A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
Rudes BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rudes BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Diabolical Pig
Diabolical Pig is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 17th of 20 at the Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025). They are ranked #5705 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1446
peak 1446 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 20, 2022
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 3.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
282.80 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 288.42 (-5.62)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±58.61
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.67 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.99)
Road miles
215
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
288.42 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #326 (60 pts) | #330 (60 pts) | #334 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #273 (145 pts) | #281 (140 pts) | #259 (175 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #373 (60 pts) | — | #379 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #271 (115 pts) | #191 (225 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #286 (95 pts) | #302 (90 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Diabolical Pig, each with one reason worth a look.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Diabolical Pig's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Diabolical Pig's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,702 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,707 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1446
Level with Diabolical Pig on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,717 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They've been 1508 at their best, 62 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309 BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Ishy Links BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Shmack Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T.J.D. Smokehouse | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Stone Cold Grillers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| All Smoked Up BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 151.3944 | 155.67 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 139.9316 | 154.99 | top 72% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 76% | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 81% | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 95% | Jun 14, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
103
finished ahead 36 times, behind 179
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 14, 2024 → Jun 20, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20253 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.9316 Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score327.9316 Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.9888 Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- First call Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1490) Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 14, 2024 |
| -11.7 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 17, 2023 |
| -10 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2022 |
| -9.1 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| -6.7 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 16, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86% | 86% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 91.1% | 89% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 40.8% | 40.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 88.1% | 87.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 38 / 41 (309.5768) | 37 (157.6340) | 40 (151.9428) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 17 / 20 (312.5600) | 18 (157.7256) | 17 (154.8344) | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 25 / 36 (327.9316) | 31 (159.9428) | 19 (167.9888) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 40 / 40 (146.8000) | — | 39 (146.8000) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 19 / 32 (317.1316) | 27 (151.3944) | 8 (165.7372) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 30 / 33 (311.9088) | 31 (154.2172) | 22 (157.6916) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 17 / 20 (293.0628) | 15 (153.1312) | 16 (139.9316) | — | — |