High-water mark
690.7884
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.7884 at 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 3, 2015
Wicked Pig
Wicked Pig is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 9th of 34 at the Back to Back to the Park BBQ (2014). They are ranked #1717 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1551
peak 1551 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2013
latest Oct 3, 2015 · 2.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.20 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 668.04 (+5.15)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.94 · weakest Chicken (165.70)
Road miles
2,334
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 945 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Master avg
668.04 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Wicked Pig, each with one reason worth a look.
62 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 47
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1638
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Wicked Pig)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Wicked Pig has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1551
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1551
They turned up 5 years after Wicked Pig did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#1,715 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1553
Level with Wicked Pig on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,725 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1551
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 10 contests to 6.
⚔ Compare careers#1,714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1552
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 160 | 165.70 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 158.2858 | 165.89 | top 39% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 152.0002 | 167.52 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 159.9772 | 168.94 | top 23% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 27% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 32% | Oct 18, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
978
finished ahead 1,182 times, behind 137
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Oct 3, 2013 → Oct 17, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20154 milestones
- Career-best overall score690.7884 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Peak power rating (1551) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20141 milestone
- First overall top-10 Back to Back to the Park BBQ
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First call NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1712 Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| +13.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +11.4 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | Oct 17, 2014 |
| +8.2 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) | Oct 18, 2014 |
| +3.7 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.8 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | Aug 23, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 2% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 94.4% | 94.2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 35% | 92.8% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 14 / 606 (690.7884) | 139 (169.6800) | 131 (169.7028) | 16 (177.1428) | 40 (174.2628) |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Marshalltown, IA | 10 / 27 (679.9888) | 16 (169.1200) | 17 (165.6916) | 10 (168.6172) | 4 (176.5600) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA | 9 / 34 (676.5484) | 15 (166.2628) | 5 (173.7372) | 7 (172.5600) | 15 (163.9884) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 54 / 535 (668.4800) | 206 (163.9656) | 80 (168) | 73 (169.6800) | 104 (166.8344) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 25 / 44 (650.1712) | 23 (165.1428) | 28 (159.9428) | 21 (165.1084) | 21 (159.9772) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO | 31 / 79 (642.2860) | 40 (160) | 43 (158.2858) | 57 (152.0002) | 5 (172) |