High-water mark
684.4912
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.4912 at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 19, 2025
Bumpy Pickle
Bumpy Pickle is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 37th of 56 at the Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 21, 2023
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Consistency
±14.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.41 · weakest Pork (166.45)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
88%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1622)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
672.29 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 151.9312 | 167.22 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 168.5600 | 171.41 | top 47% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 163.9544 | 166.45 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 166.2744 | 167.21 | top 73% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 3 | 37 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 25, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
129
finished ahead 54 times, behind 120
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 21, 2023 → Sep 19, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0116 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score684.4912 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Peak power rating (1496) Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8856 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 47 / 71 (680.4916) | 19 (176.0116) | 32 (172.5600) | 65 (163.9544) | 53 (167.9656) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 37 / 56 (684.4912) | 25 (173.7256) | 23 (173.1200) | 35 (170.2628) | 46 (167.3828) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 39 / 50 (651.8856) | 47 (151.9312) | 28 (168.5600) | 38 (165.1200) | 31 (166.2744) |