This Little Piggy Got Smoked

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3065

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1510 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-27

latest 2025-09-26

Best ToY finish

#1564

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5372 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.18 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 641.45 (+20.73)

Walk rate

18%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

Consistency

±39.38

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.90 · weakest Pork (153.97)

Road miles

443

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi

Schedule strength

23%

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

Purse competed for

$37K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

641.45 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2022-09-23

A tough matchup

11–0 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 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.93 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 6%.

Pork avg 153.97
Chicken avg 166.90
1 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMF in 11 of their 11 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) (2021-09-24).

last seen 2019-09-27
back 2021-09-24

Chicken nemesis

11 of 11 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 11 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

True-B-Que has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 42% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 42% across 12 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.

12 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

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

COLONIAL EMBERS

#3054 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before This Little Piggy Got Smoked's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM

#3051 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1561

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1561 at their best, 57 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2018-07-21

⚔ Head-to-head

WILD SHOOTERS BBQ

#3049 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

POVERTY HILL SMOKERS

#3056 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

BURNT WOOD BBQ

#3059 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-05-01

⚔ Head-to-head

Bad to the Brisket

#3073 of the rated field

1503 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2026-05-30

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
F.O.M.S.B.	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
Overland Pig Committee	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
Why Not Smoke	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
YARDHOGS BBQ	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
Last Years Leftovers	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
Bubba's Pig-a-licious	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
Grilligans Island	12	7	5	58%	⚔ compare
IHC BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SMF	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
Evening Wood	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
Charface	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	1	0	175.4172	156.5600	166.90	top 43%
Pork Ribs	17	0	0	172.0000	146.8116	159.34	top 65%
Pork	17	1	1	179.4400	20.0000	153.97	top 60%
Brisket	17	1	1	177.1428	141.0856	161.25	top 49%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	13	0	top 45%
MO	4	0	top 89%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 84%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 53%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	7	14	top 39%	2022-09-23
Shawnee Great Grillers	3	37	top 60%	2025-09-26
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	17	top 23%	2018-09-21
The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	44	top 92%	2017-04-07

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12 yrs 2013-09-27 → 2025-09-26

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 12 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 13 of 17 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.90 · weakest Pork (153.97)

Walk rate 18% a top-10 call in 3 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 17 contests

Master average 641.45 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 484 714–660 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 443 17 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi

Schedule strength 1531 average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests

Purse competed for $36,725 listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 12 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2019-09-27 → 2021-09-24

Power rating 1504 peak 1510 · #3065 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 27 First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2015
Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8000 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2016
Sep 23 First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
2018
Apr 13 10th tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
2022
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
2023
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1510) Shawnee Great Grillers
2025
Sep 26 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2017-09-22
+12.1	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2022-09-23
+11.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2016-09-23
+9.6	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	2021-09-24
+7.3	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2018-09-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2017-04-07
-9.2	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2018-04-13
-8.6	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ	2013-10-18
-7.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2014-09-26
-7.2	The Best Damn BBQ Contest	2015-04-10

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
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
2025-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	43 / 67 (653.5200)	24 (170.8228)	58 (153.6572)	45 (163.9428)	34 (165.0972)
2024-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	47 / 73 (645.0628)	42 (165.6800)	58 (156.5600)	69 (152.5256)	18 (170.2972)
2023-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	37 / 73 (656.9940)	17 (174.2628)	43 (164.5716)	50 (161.0740)	51 (157.0856)
2022-09-23	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	14 / 87 (680.5372)	30 (169.1200)	54 (160.5716)	2 (179.4400)	15 (171.4056)
2021-09-24	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	21 / 86 (674.8000)	24 (170.2628)	22 (172.0000)	36 (166.8344)	30 (165.7028)
2019-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	47 / 102 (653.0628)	51 (165.6800)	82 (155.3600)	71 (159.4744)	13 (172.5484)
2018-09-21	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	34 / 107 (662.8456)	33 (166.8456)	87 (154.8344)	55 (164.0228)	3 (177.1428)
2018-04-13	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)
2017-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	17 / 112 (671.9428)	27 (167.3828)	16 (170.8688)	22 (169.1428)	37 (164.5484)
2017-04-07	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	54 / 54 (501.6800)	37 (161.6684)	22 (168.5600)	54 (20.0000)	43 (151.4516)
2016-09-23	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	20 / 111 (670.2284)	5 (175.4172)	62 (160.0228)	40 (166.2628)	18 (168.5256)
2016-04-08	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)
2015-09-25	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	44 / 112 (654.8000)	18 (170.2628)	71 (160.5716)	48 (164.0228)	50 (159.9428)
2015-04-10	The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	43 / 52 (629.5656)	24 (166.2512)	52 (146.8116)	22 (166.8684)	47 (149.6344)
2014-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	86 / 112 (618.7196)	34 (167.4056)	72 (156.0000)	88 (154.2284)	103 (141.0856)
2013-10-18	Balloons Blues Bikes & BBQ Parsons, KS	21 / 25 (638.6628)	13 (167.9772)	15 (162.2400)	23 (150.8000)	18 (157.6456)
2013-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	59 / 114 (639.9084)	80 (156.5600)	87 (153.0972)	53 (161.6912)	16 (168.5600)

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

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)