The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7144 points of the Grand Championship at Southern Utah BBQ Festival (May 18, 2018).
CROOKED PIGS is a competition barbecue team with 64 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. They have won 5 Grand Championships, most recently at the Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #365 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #257 (437 pts) | #479 (237 pts) | #236 (517 pts) | #213 (582 pts) | #220 (532 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #349 (902 pts) | #626 (542 pts) | #383 (862 pts) | #376 (897 pts) | #295 (1,042 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #343 (985 pts) | #490 (745 pts) | #264 (1,150 pts) | #577 (650 pts) | #341 (995 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #767 (492 pts) | #842 (467 pts) | #922 (422 pts) | #669 (617 pts) | #647 (612 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2060 (95 pts) | #2124 (100 pts) | #2265 (75 pts) | #1793 (135 pts) | #2143 (95 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #730 (481 pts) | #956 (356 pts) | #421 (886 pts) | #965 (366 pts) | #786 (466 pts) |
The teams rated closest to CROOKED PIGS, each with one reason worth a look.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CROOKED PIGS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 49 contests to 64, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 59 contests, alongside a 41% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1748 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with CROOKED PIGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before CROOKED PIGS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Axe BBQ | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| GIRLS CAN GRILL | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| UTAH BBQ COMPANY | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| RJs Smokehouse | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SinBin BBQ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| SLINGIN MEATS | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| 1 Bite BBQ | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOTIES BBQ | 13 | 9 | 4 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Whistle Pig BBQ | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| J&C BBQ | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Rhythm n QUE | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 59 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 180 🔥 | 155.9772 | 168.90 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 62 | 36 | 6 | 20 | 180 🔥 | 143.3828 | 171.19 | top 34% |
| Pork | 60 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 180 🔥 | 153.0972 | 169.75 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 61 | 31 | 6 | 16 | 180 🔥 | 150.2400 | 170.81 | top 34% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 14 | 2 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 33 | 3 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 48% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay | 5 | 1 | 2 | top 14% | May 23, 2026 |
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 4 | 21 | 0 | top 55% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Smoke-N-Wings | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 18% | Jun 27, 2025 |
| The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 65% | May 31, 2025 |
| 2024 Icebox Cookoff | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 45% | Jul 6, 2024 |
| Western Legends BBQ Contest | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 22% | Sep 9, 2022 |
| Wild West BBQ Shoot Out | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 44% | Aug 23, 2019 |
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 46% | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge | Sep 6, 2019 |
| +13.6 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival | May 18, 2018 |
| +12.3 | Western Legends BBQ Contest | Aug 20, 2021 |
| +12.1 | Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival | Sep 7, 2018 |
| +11.9 | Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition | Jul 13, 2018 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.9 | Blaze of 47 | Jul 18, 2025 |
| -13.3 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) | May 30, 2025 |
| -9.2 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff | Jul 19, 2024 |
| -9 | Icebox Cookoff | Jul 1, 2023 |
| -8.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 80% | top 37% | 99.1% | 96.2% |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 67% | top 45% | 97.7% | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 83% | top 26% | 97.3% | 95.9% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 29% | 97.8% | 95.6% |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 86% | top 19% | 96.1% | 95.3% |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 35% | 95.2% | 94.1% |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 60% | top 42% | 96.3% | 92.9% |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 100% | top 31% | 96.9% | 94.9% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 83% | top 33% | 95.9% | 93.8% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 95.3% | 92.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 93.7% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 80 / 99 (678.7544) | 77 (167.9772) | 59 (170.8344) | 87 (165.0972) | 28 (174.8456) |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 12 / 52 (697.6456) | 25 (174.8456) | 1 (180) | 38 (168.5256) | 13 (174.2744) |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Meridian, ID | — | — | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 13 / 33 (681.6112) | 15 (170.2628) | 9 (174.8456) | 15 (170.8228) | 22 (165.6800) |
| May 1, 2026 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash 🏅 Marriott-Slaterville, UT | 1 / 19 (713.7144) | 1 (180) | 3 (176.5600) | 5 (177.7144) | 1 (179.4400) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 18 / 90 (693.6112) | 9 (177.7028) | 21 (173.1200) | 34 (171.9772) | 42 (170.8112) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 78 / 90 (671.9084) | 87 (161.1200) | 63 (169.1200) | 61 (170.2628) | 40 (171.4056) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 6 / 39 (699.9656) | 2 (178.8572) | 21 (172) | 5 (177.7028) | 15 (171.4056) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Blaze of 47 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 23 / 26 (674.7084) | 21 (167.3828) | 23 (167.9656) | 25 (166.2400) | 14 (173.1200) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 9 / 32 (690.7656) | 9 (173.1084) | 18 (169.6800) | 4 (177.7144) | 19 (170.2628) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 5 / 16 (703.4172) | 1 (180) | 9 (173.1544) | 2 (178.8572) | 10 (171.4056) |
| May 31, 2025 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 15 / 28 (684.4800) | 10 (174.2628) | 12 (171.4172) | 19 (170.2628) | 17 (168.5372) |
| May 30, 2025 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 23 / 30 (666.1256) | 14 (170.2628) | 26 (160.5144) | 16 (167.9772) | 17 (167.3712) |
| May 24, 2025 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 1 / 26 (703.3828) | 17 (166.8228) | 1 (180) | 1 (180) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 25 / 87 (685.6000) | 46 (169.6800) | 17 (175.4056) | 25 (171.9772) | 40 (168.5372) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 11 / 16 (675.3832) | 15 (167.3944) | 6 (172.0116) | 7 (173.1428) | 14 (162.8344) |
| Jul 6, 2024 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 12 / 37 (686.2628) | 26 (167.4172) | 17 (170.8572) | 17 (171.4056) | 5 (176.5828) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 2 / 28 (698.2404) | 12 (170.8460) | 3 (176.5716) | 12 (170.8228) | 1 (180) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 4 / 29 (700.5484) | 2 (179.4400) | 7 (174.8572) | 10 (173.7028) | 7 (172.5484) |
| May 25, 2024 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 1 / 27 (696.5600) | 16 (170.8572) | 13 (166.2628) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (180) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Honolulu, HI | — | — | — | — | 2 (171.4056) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" 🏅 Honolulu, HI | 4 / 18 (684.4800) | 2 (176.5716) | 7 (170.2744) | 7 (168.5256) | 4 (169.1084) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Warrior BBQ's "The Great Hawaiian Smokeout" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Honolulu, HI | — | — | 8 (168.5488) | — | — |
| Jul 1, 2023 | Icebox Cookoff 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 22 / 38 (672.4684) | 25 (169.1428) | 1 (175.4172) | 36 (158.2400) | 20 (169.6684) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 4 / 16 (703.9772) | 3 (176.5828) | 6 (175.4172) | 5 (175.4056) | 2 (176.5716) |
| May 27, 2023 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 3 / 25 (692.4912) | 14 (167.9656) | 1 (180) | 3 (176) | 11 (168.5256) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 21 / 83 (682.2172) | 27 (171.9888) | 47 (170.2628) | 50 (167.4172) | 22 (172.5484) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY | 7 / 29 (679.8628) | 17 (166.2400) | 4 (171.9772) | 13 (167.3828) | 3 (174.2628) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT | 11 / 31 (680.4684) | 6 (173.7028) | 10 (170.2628) | 18 (167.9772) | 9 (168.5256) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR | 7 / 34 (687.8968) | 16 (170.8112) | 10 (173.1200) | 4 (177.1428) | 18 (166.8228) |
| May 28, 2022 | BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR | 3 / 27 (688.5256) | 4 (174.8800) | 3 (174.8456) | 12 (167.9772) | 6 (170.8228) |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship 🏅 Puyallup, WA | 2 / 22 (689.6684) | 8 (170.8800) | 4 (174.2744) | 3 (171.4056) | 4 (173.1084) |
| Jan 8, 2022 | Willamette Sportsman Show Cookoff 2022 🏅 Albany, OR | 1 / 16 (691.9656) | 6 (167.4056) | 2 (176.0228) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (173.1200) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | 32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 19 / 70 (683.9428) | 34 (170.2628) | 17 (173.7144) | 16 (172.5600) | 46 (167.4056) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 226 / 467 (663.3716) | 169 (168.5600) | 294 (163.4172) | 407 (153.0972) | 5 (178.2972) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS | 107 / 185 (677.6228) | 145 (166.2628) | 111 (169.6800) | 43 (174.2628) | 119 (167.4172) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT | 2 / 26 (685.6000) | 10 (171.9656) | 3 (173.1316) | 16 (163.9428) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 21 / 43 (669.6344) | 36 (165.1660) | 21 (167.9656) | 24 (165.6800) | 11 (170.8228) |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT | 7 / 32 (693.0972) | 20 (168.5256) | 14 (168.5372) | 2 (177.1772) | 1 (178.8572) |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO | 86 / 109 (157.7028) | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 20 / 59 (670.7656) | 39 (162.8228) | 7 (172.5600) | 25 (166.8228) | 14 (168.5600) |
| Jan 3, 2020 | Red Rock BBQ 🏅 Hurrican, UT | 4 / 15 (681.6572) | 14 (164.5256) | 2 (170.2972) | 1 (178.2972) | 8 (168.5372) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID | 3 / 25 (697.6684) | 14 (168.5600) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (177.7028) | 1 (173.7028) |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Colorado Pork & Hops Challenge 🏅 Grand Jct, CO | 1 / 28 (691.3488) | 10 (167.3828) | 2 (175.4288) | 5 (171.9772) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV | 9 / 37 (685.5996) | 18 (168.5256) | 16 (167.3828) | 3 (177.1428) | 13 (172.5484) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Western Legends Roundup BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kanab, UT | 14 / 18 (664.9944) | 16 (159.3716) | 11 (167.9772) | 11 (167.9656) | 9 (169.6800) |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Smoke on the Dragon BBQ-N-Brew 🏅 Dallas, OR | 6 / 16 (677.0624) | 9 (169.1312) | 10 (165.0856) | 7 (166.8456) | 2 (176) |
| Sep 7, 2018 | Rockn & BBQ Brew Festival Boise, ID | 2 / 25 (690.8000) | 6 (169.1200) | 3 (176.5716) | 5 (173.7028) | 5 (171.4056) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 29 / 46 (660.4456) | 37 (163.3828) | 22 (168.5372) | 45 (155.9772) | 12 (172.5484) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Happy Grillmore BBQ Competition Draper, UT | 4 / 21 (676.4916) | 12 (165.6800) | 2 (177.7144) | 17 (162.2400) | 5 (170.8572) |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Traeger NorUt State Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 7 / 19 (670.7316) | 11 (165.6916) | 3 (175.4172) | 18 (154.2172) | 3 (175.4056) |
| May 25, 2018 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 18 / 30 (663.2564) | 26 (160.4796) | 12 (169.1428) | 19 (163.9656) | 7 (169.6684) |
| May 18, 2018 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival Washington, UT | 2 / 15 (688.5256) | 2 (170.8572) | 1 (177.1428) | 5 (172.5600) | 7 (167.9656) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Logandale Fall Festival Logandale, NV | 7 / 18 (660.4916) | 14 (159.9772) | 5 (166.2744) | 4 (172) | 11 (162.2400) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Boise, ID | 11 / 28 (661.6688) | 7 (170.3088) | 27 (143.3828) | 4 (174.2744) | 6 (173.7028) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out West Wendover, NV | 14 / 37 (686.2400) | 22 (171.4288) | 15 (172.5600) | 10 (173.1084) | 14 (169.1428) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Q'n With Kia-Kia-Kia Ogden, UT | 7 / 15 (673.0628) | 12 (164.5600) | 6 (167.9772) | 3 (171.4172) | 3 (169.1084) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 14 / 29 (661.0860) | 10 (168.5716) | 15 (164.5716) | 23 (162.2400) | 13 (165.7028) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Nampa, ID | 16 / 25 (660.4112) | 15 (166.2744) | 20 (158.7884) | 9 (169.6800) | 16 (165.6684) |
| Oct 24, 2015 | Oktoberfeast BBQ & Brews Festival Las Vegas, NV | 24 / 34 (650.6856) | 30 (160.5256) | 5 (172) | 30 (156.5144) | 20 (161.6456) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Days of 47 BBQ Rib & Rodeo Salt Lake City, UT | 4 / 17 (674.7884) | 14 (162.2512) | 3 (171.9772) | 8 (168.5828) | 3 (171.9772) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Salt Lake City, UT | 13 / 30 (646.1600) | 14 (164.5488) | 3 (168.5600) | 26 (154.2400) | 19 (158.8112) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Reno, NV | 14 / 30 (639.3372) | 18 (155.9772) | 2 (170.8572) | 13 (162.2628) | 20 (150.2400) |
| Nov 13, 2014 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 26 (167.3944) | 17 (167.9772) | 24 (167.9656) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.