A SIMPLE PIG

A SIMPLE PIG is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 46 at the Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (2023). They are ranked #4823 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,823

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1467

peak 1467 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 8, 2018

latest Aug 15, 2026 · 7.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#566

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0512 / 720

Master · Kora Shriners BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.46 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.50 (+23.97)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork · Kora Shriners BBQ Competition

Consistency

±23.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.04 · weakest Brisket (158.79)

Road miles

1,616

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 164 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$68K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.50 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

689.0512 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0512 at Kora Shriners BBQ Competition — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 19, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOKIE POKIE Q has finished one call ahead of A SIMPLE PIG 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

PADDY MCQ'S ahead in 100% of their meetings

PADDY MCQ'S has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.25 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 158.79
Chicken avg 163.04
2 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ Bandits in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Kora Kares for Kids (Aug 16, 2025).

last seen Sep 23, 2023
back Aug 16, 2025

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Chicken nemesis

11 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared chicken entries.

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
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1094 (85 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#566 (306 pts)	#543 (361 pts)	#796 (236 pts)	#527 (376 pts)	#727 (226 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#873 (164 pts)	#846 (194 pts)	#695 (298 pts)	#1125 (114 pts)	#624 (314 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#694 (209 pts)	#608 (279 pts)	#686 (244 pts)	#422 (449 pts)	#615 (284 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1445 (125 pts)	#1261 (190 pts)	#1444 (145 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1368 (160 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1677 (118 pts)	#1720 (118 pts)	#1550 (133 pts)	#1470 (153 pts)	#1703 (118 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to A SIMPLE PIG, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Pikes Pits BBQ

#4,838 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1466

0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to A SIMPLE PIG)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Pikes Pits BBQ ahead 5–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 1, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Crooked Que BBQ

#4,801 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Showtime

#4,819 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before A SIMPLE PIG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY

#4,805 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1507

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2024

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BETTER THAN BACON

#4,816 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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PIG PICKERS

#4,831 of the rated field

1466 power rating

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

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before A SIMPLE PIG's first contest.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2016

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PADDY MCQ'S	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SUWHEE Q	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Q Shanty	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BBQ Bandits	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
Matt's Backyard BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
BEVERAGE BROTHERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	2	0	174.2628	147.9540	163.04	top 59%
Pork Ribs	15	0	0	171.9656	143.9428	160.72	top 68%
Pork	14	3	2	177.1428	150.8228	162.31	top 62%
Brisket	14	2	1	173.7028	138.7772	158.79	top 66%

“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)	10	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
ME	6	top 64%
MA	4	top 66%
RI	2	top 71%
NH	1	top 88%
VT	1	top 94%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	3	20	0	top 64%	Sep 23, 2023
Kora Kares for Kids	2	32	0	top 81%	Aug 15, 2026

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 3 contests

Contests a season 2.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in ME 7 of 15 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 15 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Opponents faced 212 finished ahead 159 times, behind 327

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Sep 23, 2023 → Aug 16, 2025

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

20261 milestone

Aug 15 Most recent contest Kora Kares for Kids

20233 milestones

Aug 19 First overall top-10 Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
Aug 19 Career-best overall score689.0512 Kora Shriners BBQ Competition
Aug 19 Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Kora Shriners BBQ Competition

20222 milestones

Aug 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1828 Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition
Oct 1 10th tracked contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20211 milestone

Jun 12 First call Granite State BBQ Championship

20182 milestones

Sep 8 First tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Sep 8 Peak power rating (1489) Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition	Aug 19, 2023
+4	Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition	Aug 27, 2022
+1.2	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	Sep 23, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 8, 2018
-8.1	Granite State BBQ Championship	Jun 12, 2021
-6.3	Kora Kares for Kids	Aug 16, 2025
-6.3	Kora Kares for Kids	Aug 15, 2026
-5.2	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition	Aug 20, 2021

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0%	top 82%	91.6%	91.6%
2025	1	0	0%	top 80%	90.7%	90.7%
2023	3	1	67%	top 46%	95.7%	94%
2022	3	0	33%	top 62%	90.9%	89.9%
2021	3	0	100%	top 80%	89.8%	88.3%
2019	2	0	0%	top 68%	88.6%	88.3%
2018	2	0	0%	top 85%	85.8%	83.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 15, 2026	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	42 / 51 (659.8744)	37 (167.4172)	39 (165.0972)	42 (163.9772)	41 (163.3828)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	32 / 40 (653.0060)	26 (167.4172)	35 (157.0972)	31 (161.1088)	20 (167.3828)
Sep 23, 2023	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	23 / 42 (669.0856)	11 (173.1428)	26 (166.8344)	26 (168.5828)	33 (160.5256)
Sep 22, 2023	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	20 / 31 (671.3028)	10 (174.2628)	23 (168.5256)	20 (167.4172)	26 (161.0972)
Aug 19, 2023	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	8 / 46 (689.0512)	17 (170.8228)	15 (171.9656)	3 (177.1428)	15 (169.1200)
Oct 1, 2022	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA	24 / 33 (639.8856)	13 (170.2512)	20 (164.5488)	28 (154.8572)	32 (150.2284)
Aug 27, 2022	Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	16 / 31 (654.1828)	21 (165.6800)	16 (163.9772)	29 (150.8228)	2 (173.7028)
Aug 27, 2022	Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	11 (165.7144)	—	—
Sep 25, 2021	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown 🏅 Southwick, MA	19 / 26 (627.3024)	24 (147.9540)	13 (161.6684)	3 (174.2628)	23 (143.4172)
Aug 20, 2021	Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	21 / 26 (646.8568)	6 (170.9144)	20 (159.9656)	19 (162.2740)	23 (153.7028)
Jun 12, 2021	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	28 / 32 (632.4916)	32 (149.6456)	31 (145.0516)	9 (167.4516)	7 (170.3428)
Sep 28, 2019	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Hope Valley, RI	24 / 36 (638.0684)	20 (162.8228)	30 (155.3600)	27 (156.5028)	17 (163.3828)
Aug 24, 2019	Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	25 / 36 (633.6804)	16 (161.7488)	20 (162.2628)	27 (157.7028)	32 (151.9660)
Oct 20, 2018	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI	28 / 37 (618.1144)	29 (150.7772)	22 (158.8344)	31 (152.5256)	25 (155.9772)
Sep 8, 2018	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT	31 / 33 (590.0796)	30 (149.6340)	32 (143.9428)	18 (157.7256)	32 (138.7772)

A SIMPLE PIG

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

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)