DIG'N N PIG'N

DIG'N N PIG'N is a competition barbecue team with 67 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2024), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #655 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#655

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1648

peak 1648 · rated over 64 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 20, 2014

latest May 16, 2026 · 11.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#182

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

26 podiums

Overall top-10s

34% of 67 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

697.7372 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Grove

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

685.74 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.98 (+24.77)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Smoke in the Grove

Consistency

±27.28

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.60 · weakest Brisket (162.36)

Road miles

4,285

across 67 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Purse competed for

$388K

listed at 45 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅

won from 43 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.98 / 720

64 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (16 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

3.3256 points from the title

Came within 3.3256 points of the Grand Championship at Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Oct 22, 2021).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

Against the odds

8-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 92 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smoke in the Grove (Jul 24, 2020) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 8-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ.

Giant slayer

59 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 59-team field at Smoke in the Grove.

Jul 24, 2020

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 20%

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 51 of 67 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 67 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

697.7372 career-best overall

96.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.7372 at Smoke in the Grove — 96.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 24, 2020

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State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 43 entries at contests carrying the title.

43 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Top Gun Barbecue has finished one call ahead of DIG'N N PIG'N 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2020 1 Grand Championship

2020 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 26%.

4 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 26%

A tough matchup

27–9 behind in the head-to-head

BOGGS HOG BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings

BOGGS HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 27 of their 36 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.25 points below their pork, and turns into a call 29% of the time against 41%.

Brisket avg 162.36
Pork avg 167.60
19 calls in 66 entries

A strong matchup

32–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 32 of their 35 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 4 times.

The long haul

4,285 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,285 miles across 67 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 177 miles to Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff.

67 mapped stops
furthest 177 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Que by the Sea every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 24th

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 ↗	Master	#360 (532 pts)	#459 (432 pts)	#621 (292 pts)	#398 (482 pts)	#400 (482 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#322 (673 pts)	#436 (528 pts)	#341 (768 pts)	#399 (553 pts)	#287 (813 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#182 (1,101 pts)	#283 (811 pts)	#152 (1,246 pts)	#201 (1,031 pts)	#206 (1,021 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#253 (843 pts)	#369 (618 pts)	#339 (758 pts)	#152 (1,193 pts)	#284 (783 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#343 (671 pts)	#397 (596 pts)	#305 (840 pts)	#257 (921 pts)	#341 (706 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#194 (968 pts)	#143 (1,193 pts)	#148 (1,223 pts)	#145 (1,183 pts)	#282 (718 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#187 (630 pts)	#191 (645 pts)	#262 (475 pts)	#183 (650 pts)	#234 (500 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#448 (728 pts)	#361 (878 pts)	#381 (863 pts)	#394 (863 pts)	#583 (578 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#884 (345 pts)	#793 (430 pts)	#853 (405 pts)	#711 (510 pts)	#806 (420 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1003 (332 pts)	#1010 (372 pts)	#1109 (312 pts)	#1021 (352 pts)	#818 (472 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1215 (240 pts)	#1200 (275 pts)	#1120 (300 pts)	#1113 (315 pts)	#1285 (240 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1167 (240 pts)	#1135 (275 pts)	#1234 (250 pts)	#981 (355 pts)	#1219 (240 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2458 (73 pts)	#2505 (73 pts)	#2505 (73 pts)	#2525 (73 pts)	#2494 (73 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DIG'N N PIG'N, each with one reason worth a look.

PIGHEADED BBQ

#652 of the rated field

1649 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1723

2–5 in 7 shared contests (29% to DIG'N N PIG'N)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — PIGHEADED BBQ ahead 5–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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HELL ON SQUEALS

#653 of the rated field

1649 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1673

Careers of much the same size, 60 contests to 67, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 58 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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BONE RUBBIN BBQ

#654 of the rated field

1648 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1650

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 57 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 57 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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THE CALIFORNIA GRILL BILLIES

#657 of the rated field

1648 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1656

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

rated over 41 contests

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Steak Princess BBQ

#658 of the rated field

1648 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1648

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 19 contests, alongside a 63% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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Must B Smokin' Somethin' BBQ Team

#656 of the rated field

1648 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 72%
Peak: 1648

They turned up 9 years after DIG'N N PIG'N did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	52	16	36	31%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	37	10	27	27%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	36	9	27	25%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	35	32	3	91%	⚔ compare
TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ	32	31	1	97%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	32	10	22	31%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	31	14	17	45%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	31	13	18	42%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	30	23	7	77%	⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	27	10	17	37%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	26	6	20	23%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	25	10	15	40%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	24	12	12	50%	⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q	23	21	2	91%	⚔ compare
DEAD ON Q	23	17	6	74%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	66	22	1	5	177.7144	138.7428	167.00	top 47%
Pork Ribs	67	25	3	7	177.1544	143.3600	164.77	top 45%
Pork	66	27	1	9	177.7144	138.2628	167.60	top 36%
Brisket	66	19	1	5	180 🔥	125.0860	162.36	top 50%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	2	0	top 37%
Medium (20–39)	31	1	top 39%
Large (40+)	33	1	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NJ	30	1	top 43%
PA	24	1	top 37%
NY	9	0	top 53%
DE	2	0	top 74%
CT	1	0	top 87%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	8	5	0	top 34%	Aug 23, 2024
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	7	4	0	top 37%	May 16, 2026
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	6	3	0	top 32%	May 3, 2025
Que by the Sea	5	24	0	top 74%	Sep 22, 2018
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	4	11	0	top 43%	Oct 25, 2025
Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	3	8	0	top 39%	Oct 22, 2022
Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	3	10	0	top 38%	Oct 21, 2022
York County BBQ Festival	3	9	0	top 27%	Jun 18, 2021
NYC BBQ Cookoff	3	13	0	top 56%	Apr 5, 2019
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	1	1	top 20%	Oct 19, 2024
Smoke in the Grove	2	1	1	top 25%	Jul 30, 2021
Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff	2	6	0	top 50%	Jun 21, 2025
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	7	0	top 37%	Apr 22, 2022
Smoke in the Park	2	22	0	top 65%	Sep 24, 2021
Pit at the Park	2	11	0	top 50%	Aug 3, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 8 contests

Contests a season 5.2 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 31 of 67 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 27 15 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 67 entries · 3 wins · 25 calls

First title Jul 24, 2020 Smoke in the Grove

Opponents faced 759 finished ahead 1,723 times, behind 1,415

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

20262 milestones

May 16 Peak power rating (1648) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)
May 16 Most recent contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)

20241 milestone

Apr 19 50th tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

20211 milestone

Oct 22 First Reserve Championship Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20207 milestones

Jul 24 First category win (Brisket) Smoke in the Grove
Jul 24 First overall podium Smoke in the Grove
Jul 24 First Grand Championship Smoke in the Grove
Jul 24 First state championship Smoke in the Grove
Jul 24 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Smoke in the Grove
Jul 24 Biggest field won (59 teams) Smoke in the Grove
Jul 24 Career-best overall score697.7372 Smoke in the Grove

20192 milestones

Oct 12 First overall top-10 Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 12 25th tracked contest Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20172 milestones

Apr 7 10th tracked contest NYC BBQ Cookoff
Aug 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3716 Pit at the Park

20151 milestone

Oct 9 First call Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000

20141 milestone

Sep 20 First tracked contest Que by the Sea

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 24, 2020
+14.5	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 22, 2021
+14	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo	Mar 8, 2019
+13.9	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	Oct 19, 2024
+12.2	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 12, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	Que by the Sea	Sep 19, 2015
-9.8	Que by the Sea	Sep 20, 2014
-9.2	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)	May 2, 2025
-8.4	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 13, 2015
-7.9	Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff	Jun 22, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	4	0	3	0	100%	top 35%	96.7%	95.3%
2025	7	0	1	0	71%	top 47%	96.1%	94.8%
2024	7	1	6	2	100%	top 30%	96.8%	94.7%
2023	6	0	2	0	100%	top 33%	96.7%	93.9%
2022	6	0	4	0	100%	top 29%	95.5%	94.6%
2021	8	0	3	2	88%	top 39%	95.7%	92.8%
2020	4	1	3	2	75%	top 26%	96.9%	94%
2019	7	0	1	0	86%	top 39%	93.3%	91.5%
2018	4	0	0	0	100%	top 47%	89.8%	89.1%
2017	5	0	0	0	40%	top 67%	90.5%	88%
2016	4	0	0	0	0%	top 63%	89.8%	87.6%
2015	4	0	0	0	25%	top 82%	85.1%	83.4%
2014	1	0	0	0	0%	top 85%	82.8%	82.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 16, 2026	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	7 / 17 (683.9088)	5 (176.5600)	9 (169.1316)	8 (171.9772)	13 (166.2400)
May 15, 2026	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	4 / 25 (683.3484)	17 (168.5828)	14 (167.3828)	3 (174.2628)	3 (173.1200)
May 2, 2026	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY	4 / 59 (696.5140)	6 (177.7028)	41 (167.9656)	13 (173.7028)	8 (177.1428)
May 1, 2026	Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated New Paltz, NY	32 / 43 (681.6344)	29 (171.4172)	9 (175.4172)	23 (171.4056)	39 (163.3944)
Oct 25, 2025	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	11 / 32 (686.1828)	28 (165.0972)	3 (176.5600)	11 (173.7028)	16 (170.8228)
Oct 24, 2025	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	13 / 31 (678.7544)	19 (169.6800)	16 (167.4172)	16 (169.6800)	12 (171.9772)
Aug 2, 2025	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) 🏅 Port Jervis, NY	32 / 47 (679.8972)	24 (173.1200)	33 (167.9772)	28 (170.8228)	30 (167.9772)
Aug 1, 2025	Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Port Jervis, NY	20 / 34 (683.9200)	21 (170.8228)	9 (174.8572)	11 (176)	33 (162.2400)
Jun 21, 2025	Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY	6 / 18 (691.9660)	8 (174.8572)	6 (174.8572)	13 (167.3944)	2 (174.8572)
May 3, 2025	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	11 / 34 (682.8116)	13 (171.9656)	9 (171.9772)	19 (167.9888)	14 (170.8800)
May 2, 2025	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	20 / 33 (671.8860)	24 (166.2400)	22 (165.0972)	22 (167.3944)	6 (173.1544)
Oct 19, 2024	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Columbia, NJ	1 / 26 (697.0972)	8 (174.2860)	1 (176.5600)	2 (176.5600)	11 (169.6912)
Oct 18, 2024	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ	10 / 28 (677.0056)	17 (167.3828)	5 (171.9888)	12 (169.1200)	12 (168.5140)
Aug 23, 2024	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	10 / 38 (680.9824)	4 (175.4056)	22 (165.0856)	12 (170.8228)	11 (169.6684)
Jun 22, 2024	Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY	14 / 21 (661.5884)	10 (170.8228)	15 (159.9772)	10 (165.0972)	8 (165.6912)
May 17, 2024	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	9 / 37 (681.6232)	28 (166.2516)	6 (170.8344)	11 (170.2744)	5 (174.2628)
Apr 20, 2024	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	6 / 27 (690.2972)	13 (170.8456)	6 (173.7144)	8 (169.7256)	3 (176.0116)
Apr 19, 2024	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	8 / 29 (683.9656)	22 (167.9656)	1 (177.1544)	9 (171.4400)	16 (167.4056)
Oct 21, 2023	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	12 / 29 (680.5028)	14 (172.5944)	25 (160.5372)	5 (174.2628)	7 (173.1084)
Oct 20, 2023	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	18 / 34 (662.2400)	27 (159.9772)	27 (157.1200)	2 (176.0344)	11 (169.1084)
Aug 25, 2023	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	5 / 44 (679.3256)	21 (168.5256)	2 (172.5716)	3 (172.5600)	17 (165.6684)
May 19, 2023	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	17 / 37 (665.6460)	22 (162.8228)	18 (166.8572)	4 (175.4288)	23 (160.5372)
Apr 22, 2023	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	3 / 30 (696.5832)	9 (173.7372)	3 (176.5600)	4 (174.2744)	7 (172.0116)
Apr 21, 2023	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	14 / 36 (670.7312)	8 (172.5600)	26 (158.2400)	16 (168.5256)	7 (171.4056)
Oct 22, 2022	Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	8 / 27 (682.7776)	10 (168.5372)	7 (171.4172)	2 (174.2744)	11 (168.5488)
Oct 21, 2022	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	10 / 29 (676.4920)	2 (177.7144)	21 (163.3944)	3 (174.2744)	18 (161.1088)
Aug 26, 2022	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	9 / 49 (687.3372)	18 (170.8344)	4 (176)	3 (175.4172)	23 (165.0856)
May 13, 2022	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	18 / 39 (672.4112)	28 (167.3828)	30 (159.9312)	11 (171.9772)	7 (173.1200)
Apr 22, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	7 / 48 (685.1432)	29 (165.6800)	6 (173.7260)	22 (168)	2 (177.7372)
Apr 22, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Blairstown, NJ	—	—	5 (170.8228)	—	—
Oct 23, 2021	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	20 / 31 (664.4688)	8 (173.1200)	26 (159.3944)	20 (165.6800)	16 (166.2744)
Oct 22, 2021	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	2 / 31 (689.1772)	2 (177.1544)	1 (172.5600)	2 (173.1772)	10 (166.2856)
Sep 24, 2021	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	22 / 31 (656.4456)	12 (168.5600)	3 (173.7144)	6 (170.2628)	30 (143.9084)
Aug 27, 2021	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	8 / 44 (677.1084)	9 (172)	10 (167.9656)	6 (171.9656)	16 (165.1772)
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	26 / 54 (662.7544)	18 (170.2628)	13 (169.6916)	24 (166.2400)	42 (156.5600)
Jun 18, 2021	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	12 / 41 (669.1088)	21 (167.4516)	11 (168.5716)	9 (170.2628)	28 (162.8228)
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	8 / 46 (668.5028)	1 (177.7028)	31 (155.3944)	5 (170.2856)	9 (165.1200)
Apr 23, 2021	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	24 / 40 (655.3716)	34 (159.3944)	4 (170.8800)	16 (167.4172)	29 (157.6800)
Oct 17, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	24 / 40 (654.1600)	3 (175.4172)	36 (152.5028)	16 (165.7028)	24 (160.5372)
Oct 16, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	10 / 37 (672.4916)	9 (173.1084)	15 (166.2744)	1 (177.7144)	26 (155.3944)
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	1 / 59 (697.7372)	10 (172)	5 (173.1428)	9 (172.5944)	1 (180)
Jun 26, 2020	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	9 / 53 (682.2400)	11 (174.8572)	13 (169.7144)	14 (169.7028)	19 (167.9656)
Oct 12, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	8 / 30 (669.7372)	21 (159.4400)	5 (170.2972)	10 (170.8572)	8 (169.1428)
Oct 11, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	17 / 32 (644.5488)	29 (152.0004)	4 (169.7256)	9 (168)	25 (154.8228)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	24 / 40 (648.4108)	14 (167.4056)	16 (159.9540)	5 (171.4056)	33 (149.6456)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	20 / 65 (663.9200)	28 (165.1200)	11 (171.9772)	42 (158.2744)	14 (168.5484)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	16 / 48 (672)	4 (174.8800)	30 (161.1084)	6 (173.7372)	31 (162.2744)
Apr 5, 2019	NYC BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Staten Island, NY	13 / 26 (648.5600)	3 (173.7600)	12 (162.2744)	13 (163.9656)	20 (148.5600)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	14 / 66 (663.9084)	10 (170.8572)	24 (163.9544)	26 (164.5828)	29 (164.5140)
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	24 / 43 (638.8456)	9 (168.5372)	18 (159.4400)	16 (164.5484)	33 (146.3200)
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	29 / 71 (643.2912)	51 (153.0628)	42 (155.9656)	15 (164.5600)	10 (169.7028)
Aug 3, 2018	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	11 / 25 (646.2744)	11 (163.3944)	22 (150.8572)	6 (166.2972)	6 (165.7256)
Apr 6, 2018	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	17 / 36 (636.4688)	16 (163.9656)	5 (165.7260)	11 (163.4172)	30 (143.3600)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	31 / 43 (627.3828)	27 (161.7028)	27 (157.6916)	23 (158.8572)	33 (149.1312)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	46 / 69 (635.3024)	33 (162.8112)	46 (157.1200)	44 (159.3712)	42 (156)
Aug 4, 2017	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	18 / 32 (651.3716)	10 (168.5372)	22 (157.7032)	19 (161.1084)	13 (164.0228)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	37 / 53 (640.9828)	44 (160.5028)	44 (157.0972)	24 (162.8456)	29 (160.5372)
Apr 7, 2017	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	30 / 43 (613.6000)	39 (138.7428)	28 (153.7488)	23 (155.3828)	6 (165.7256)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	46 / 67 (619.3256)	36 (161.6800)	44 (151.9428)	29 (159.9656)	59 (145.7372)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	32 / 48 (646.2396)	21 (165.6684)	34 (156)	17 (166.8572)	36 (157.7140)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	26 / 44 (623.9316)	22 (161.1200)	13 (164.0344)	18 (161.1544)	39 (137.6228)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	37 / 66 (633.0516)	51 (155.3828)	26 (163.9888)	40 (158.2856)	36 (155.3944)
Oct 30, 2015	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	47 / 59 (611.2228)	19 (163.3944)	46 (150.8116)	42 (153.6340)	51 (143.3828)
Oct 9, 2015	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ	29 / 46 (612.4116)	24 (160.5372)	23 (156.4912)	6 (170.2972)	45 (125.0860)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	40 / 41 (567.7828)	39 (143.8856)	39 (143.3600)	41 (138.2628)	36 (142.2744)
Jun 13, 2015	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	45 / 52 (610.8340)	42 (157.7256)	47 (147.4400)	44 (150.2512)	34 (155.4172)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	41 / 48 (596.4912)	42 (147.3828)	33 (149.6800)	34 (152.5828)	33 (146.8456)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

DIG'N N PIG'N

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (16 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)