Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team AL
Rating
1593
peak 1593
Contests
57
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#72
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
3
16 podiums
Overall top-10s
20
of 57 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
345.80 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 365.37 (-19.57)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±69.72
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.26 · weakest Brisket (151.39)
Road miles
4165
mi across 57 mapped stops · furthest 282 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Wee Daddy's BBQ has finished one call ahead of Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
NORALA BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 23 of their 28 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of JT'S SMOKE SHACK in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0228 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Falls (2019-04-12).
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 33% across 10 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 51 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 178.8572 | 148.5600 | 170.26 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 54 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 179.4400 | 141.6572 | 164.90 | top 59% |
| Pork | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 175.4056 | 155.3828 | 165.75 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.3944 | 151.3944 | 151.39 | top 95% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 43 | 0 | top 51% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 9 | 0 | top 49% |
| Medium (20–39) | 32 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 39% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (52 of 57 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (54 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 365.37
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 350.8344 | 346.54 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 350.8344 | 342.59 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 355.4172 | 339.15 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 501.0284 | 377.71 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 511.3716 | 368.68 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 512.5144 | 401.75 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 329.0512 | 322.57 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 494.7656 | 387.78 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 6 / 26 (350.8344) | 10 (172.0000) | 14 (167.4056) | 18 (168.5256) | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 11 / 36 (342.2400) | 20 (163.9428) | 2 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 5 / 16 (350.8344) | 2 (178.8572) | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 3 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 6 (175.4056) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 14 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL | — | — | 3 (166.8456) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 7 / 22 (341.1200) | 16 (166.2400) | 4 (174.8800) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | 18 (151.3944) |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 12 / 30 (343.9544) | 18 (169.6800) | 9 (174.2744) | 7 (175.4056) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 13 / 28 (343.3944) | 21 (168.5256) | 8 (174.8688) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 11 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 17 (165.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 26 / 29 (333.6344) | 24 (169.6800) | 21 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 2 / 38 (355.4172) | 3 (178.8572) | 5 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 30 / 59 (337.0744) | 32 (168.5372) | 30 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 25 / 33 (331.3256) | 11 (171.9656) | 30 (159.3600) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 22 / 39 (335.3600) | 18 (170.2628) | 26 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 15 / 20 (334.7772) | 11 (169.6800) | 18 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 17 / 27 (335.9544) | 2 (176.5600) | 24 (159.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 8 / 31 (341.6572) | 8 (173.1200) | 10 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 5 / 16 (341.6572) | 5 (171.9772) | 7 (169.6800) | 13 (159.3600) | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Battle for the Bones (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL | — | — | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 48 / 73 (323.9200) | 43 (165.0972) | 51 (158.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 Oneonta, AL | 9 / 18 (337.0512) | 7 (171.9656) | 12 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (One Meat Ribs) Oneonta, AL | — | — | 8 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, AL | 3 / 17 (343.9772) | 3 (176.5600) | 7 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 33 / 35 (483.2800) | 15 (169.6800) | 33 (158.2172) | 35 (155.3828) | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 17 / 58 (342.2400) | 13 (171.9772) | 29 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 8 / 34 (343.3944) | 17 (170.8228) | 7 (172.5716) | — | — |
| 2023-04-14 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 7 / 17 (501.0284) | 11 (162.8000) | 3 (170.2628) | 7 (167.9656) | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 4 / 39 (346.8228) | 3 (177.7028) | 19 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 32 / 49 (333.0744) | 17 (173.1200) | 41 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 10 / 91 (170.2628) | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 16 / 28 (335.3828) | 16 (168.5256) | 13 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 21 / 38 (328.5028) | 12 (171.4056) | 30 (157.0972) | — | — |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 27 / 35 (492.9940) | 28 (163.3828) | 17 (168.5256) | 29 (161.0856) | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 11 / 25 (483.8512) | 5 (167.3828) | 15 (153.0856) | 7 (163.3828) | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 28 / 72 (331.3716) | 14 (170.8228) | 39 (160.5488) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 28 / 34 (331.3484) | 29 (165.0856) | 27 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-04-02 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 6 / 20 (511.3716) | 2 (177.7028) | 20 (158.8116) | 1 (174.8572) | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 24 / 31 (322.7312) | 18 (166.8228) | 28 (155.9084) | — | — |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 3 / 31 (512.5144) | 18 (161.7028) | 14 (163.9888) | 6 (169.6800) | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 20 / 31 (332.5260) | 7 (171.9772) | 26 (160.5488) | — | — |
| 2021-05-21 | Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS | 7 / 22 (342.2628) | 3 (177.1428) | 15 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-04-17 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 9 / 21 (498.6968) | 16 (162.7884) | 11 (166.2400) | 6 (169.6684) | — |
| 2020-09-25 | Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest Semmes, AL | 19 / 23 (319.9200) | 6 (170.2856) | 21 (149.6344) | — | — |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 39 / 28 (318.7428) | 19 (167.3828) | 47 (151.3600) | — | — |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off Montgomery, AL | 17 / 25 (329.0512) | 10 (170.8112) | 18 (158.2400) | — | — |
| 2019-10-11 | Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY) Trussville, AL | 16 / 17 (447.9200) | 13 (148.5600) | 17 (141.6572) | 10 (157.7028) | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Smoking for a Reason(BACKYARD ONLY) Fort Payne, AL | 7 / 11 (485.5772) | 3 (172.5600) | 10 (153.0628) | 9 (159.9544) | — |
| 2019-08-09 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 19 / 26 (494.7656) | 9 (171.9772) | 17 (162.2628) | 21 (160.5256) | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL | 6 / 48 (344.5372) | 4 (176.5600) | 12 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 18 / 25 (320.5600) | 9 (167.9884) | 22 (152.5716) | — | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 2 / 30 (346.8228) | 11 (171.4056) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2019-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 6 / 18 (345.6800) | 5 (175.4056) | 8 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2019-03-22 | Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY) Brookwood, AL | 14 / 17 (316.4112) | 12 (161.6456) | 15 (154.7656) | 6 (167.3828) | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #115 (292 pts) | #143 (217 pts) | #92 (422 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #95 (605 pts) | #75 (734 pts) | #65 (848 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #598 (311 pts) | #515 (435 pts) | #819 (164 pts) | #1114 (79 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #72 (755 pts) | #44 (923 pts) | #100 (593 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #68 (832 pts) | #65 (921 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #563 (393 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #61 (752 pts) | #104 (437 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #38 (846 pts) | #79 (416 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #30 (372 pts) | #56 (207 pts) | — | — |