This Little Piggy Got Smoked

This Little Piggy Got Smoked is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 87 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2022). They are ranked #3026 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,026

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1505

peak 1510 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 27, 2013

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1564

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5372 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.01 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.70 (+17.31)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Consistency

±38.62

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.70 · weakest Pork (154.69)

Road miles

443

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Purse competed for

$43K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.70 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

680.5372 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5372 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 23, 2022

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.02 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 6%.

Pork avg 154.69
Chicken avg 166.70
1 call in 18 entries

A strong matchup

13–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMF in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) (Sep 24, 2021).

last seen Sep 27, 2019
back Sep 24, 2021

Chicken nemesis

12 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TRUE B QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A September team

Top 42% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 42% across 13 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.

13 September contests
top 55% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 14th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1589 (160 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1695 (135 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1564 (145 pts)	#1395 (185 pts)	#1462 (175 pts)	#1726 (135 pts)	#1307 (205 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to This Little Piggy Got Smoked, each with one reason worth a look.

100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

DOC K'S BARBECUE

#3,030 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1511

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to This Little Piggy Got Smoked)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team This Little Piggy Got Smoked has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 24, 2014

⚔ Head-to-head

Pig Data BBQ

#3,039 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1511

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before This Little Piggy Got Smoked's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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SMOKIN PISTOLS BBQ

#3,029 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1510

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2019

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Smoke Sergeant BBQ

#3,042 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1515

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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BIRD DAWG BBQ

#3,037 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1520

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2024

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Smaakmakers

#3,027 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1515

Level with This Little Piggy Got Smoked on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
F.O.M.S.B.	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
SMF	13	13	0	100%	⚔ compare
Overland Pig Committee	13	12	1	92%	⚔ compare
Last Years Leftovers	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
Why Not Smoke	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
YARDHOGS BBQ	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
Bubba's Pig-a-licious	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
Evening Wood	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
Charface	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
Grilligans Island	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
IHC BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	1	0	175.4172	156.5600	166.70	top 44%
Pork Ribs	18	0	0	172	146.8116	159.76	top 64%
Pork	18	1	1	179.4400	20	154.69	top 60%
Brisket	18	1	1	177.1428	141.0856	161.56	top 48%

“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)	1	0	top 84%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	14	0	top 45%
MO	4	0	top 89%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	7	14	top 39%	Sep 23, 2022
Shawnee Great Grillers	4	32	top 57%	Sep 25, 2026
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	17	top 23%	Sep 21, 2018
The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	44	top 92%	Apr 7, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 14 of 18 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 491 finished ahead 747 times, behind 691

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 27, 2019 → Sep 24, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Sep 25 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers

20231 milestone

Sep 22 Peak power rating (1510) Shawnee Great Grillers

20222 milestones

Sep 23 Career-best overall score680.5372 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Sep 23 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20181 milestone

Apr 13 10th tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake

20161 milestone

Sep 23 First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20151 milestone

Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8000 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20131 milestone

Sep 27 First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	Sep 22, 2017
+12.1	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 23, 2022
+11.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 23, 2016
+9.6	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	Sep 24, 2021
+7.2	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	Sep 21, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 7, 2017
-9.3	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 13, 2018
-8.6	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ	Oct 18, 2013
-7.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 26, 2014
-7.1	The Best Damn BBQ Contest	Apr 10, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 49%	92.2%	92.2%
2025	1	0%	top 64%	90.8%	90.8%
2024	1	0%	top 64%	89.6%	89.6%
2023	1	0%	top 51%	91.2%	91.2%
2022	1	100%	top 16%	94.5%	94.5%
2021	1	0%	top 24%	93.7%	93.7%
2019	1	0%	top 46%	90.7%	90.7%
2018	2	50%	top 61%	92.1%	89%
2017	2	0%	top 58%	93.3%	81.5%
2016	2	50%	top 51%	93.1%	90.6%
2015	2	0%	top 61%	90.9%	89.2%
2014	1	0%	top 77%	85.9%	85.9%
2013	2	0%	top 68%	88.9%	88.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2026	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	32 / 65 (663.9312)	46 (163.3828)	32 (166.8456)	39 (166.8800)	27 (166.8228)
Sep 26, 2025	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	43 / 67 (653.5200)	24 (170.8228)	58 (153.6572)	45 (163.9428)	34 (165.0972)
Sep 27, 2024	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	47 / 73 (645.0628)	42 (165.6800)	58 (156.5600)	69 (152.5256)	18 (170.2972)
Sep 22, 2023	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	37 / 73 (656.9940)	17 (174.2628)	43 (164.5716)	50 (161.0740)	51 (157.0856)
Sep 23, 2022	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	14 / 87 (680.5372)	30 (169.1200)	54 (160.5716)	2 (179.4400)	15 (171.4056)
Sep 24, 2021	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	21 / 86 (674.8000)	24 (170.2628)	22 (172)	36 (166.8344)	30 (165.7028)
Sep 27, 2019	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	47 / 102 (653.0628)	51 (165.6800)	82 (155.3600)	71 (159.4744)	13 (172.5484)
Sep 21, 2018	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	34 / 107 (662.8456)	33 (166.8456)	87 (154.8344)	55 (164.0228)	3 (177.1428)
Apr 13, 2018	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	46 / 51 (618.1828)	37 (161.1200)	49 (149.6572)	39 (160.5484)	48 (146.8572)
Sep 22, 2017	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	17 / 112 (671.9428)	27 (167.3828)	16 (170.8688)	22 (169.1428)	37 (164.5484)
Apr 7, 2017	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	54 / 54 (501.6800)	37 (161.6684)	22 (168.5600)	54 (20)	43 (151.4516)
Sep 23, 2016	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	20 / 111 (670.2284)	5 (175.4172)	62 (160.0228)	40 (166.2628)	18 (168.5256)
Apr 8, 2016	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	44 / 53 (634.2056)	42 (160.5600)	29 (163.3828)	46 (156.5828)	42 (153.6800)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	44 / 112 (654.8000)	18 (170.2628)	71 (160.5716)	48 (164.0228)	50 (159.9428)
Apr 10, 2015	The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	43 / 52 (629.5656)	24 (166.2512)	52 (146.8116)	22 (166.8684)	47 (149.6344)
Sep 26, 2014	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	86 / 112 (618.7196)	34 (167.4056)	72 (156)	88 (154.2284)	103 (141.0856)
Oct 18, 2013	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ Parsons, KS	21 / 25 (638.6628)	13 (167.9772)	15 (162.2400)	23 (150.8000)	18 (157.6456)
Sep 27, 2013	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	59 / 114 (639.9084)	80 (156.5600)	87 (153.0972)	53 (161.6912)	16 (168.5600)

This Little Piggy Got Smoked

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)