Fire Pig AL
Rating
1660
peak 1672 · rated over 23 contests
Best runs
12
straight top-10s · 3 straight GCs
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2024-08-17
latest 2026-08-15
Best ToY finish
#6
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
5
1 reserve
Category wins
7
16 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Best overall
693.0512 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
346.36 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 344.76 (+1.61)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
12
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.51
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.63 · weakest Brisket (171.12)
Road miles
4314
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 579 mi
Schedule strength
89%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$133K
listed at 24 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
5 🏅
GCs in 14 state-championship entries
Master avg
690.77 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
344.76 / 360
20 Backyard contests · 5 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HORMONAL ESCAPE COMPETITION BBQ has finished one call ahead of Fire Pig 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Too Sauced BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rudes BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mulkey's BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7488 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke N for the Kids (2025-08-16).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Rudes BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 12 shared chicken entries.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 6% across 3 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take It Easy BBQ | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| MUDVILLE BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Shiggin aint easy | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 178.2972 | 163.3828 | 173.63 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 25 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 177.7028 | 155.3484 | 171.47 | top 34% |
| Pork | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 164.5256 | 173.06 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 165.6800 | 171.12 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 6 | 2 | top 18% |
| IL | 5 | 0 | top 40% |
| AL | 5 | 1 | top 41% |
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 19% |
| MI | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| KY | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 1 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 4 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 19% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 44% | 2026-08-15 |
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 11% | 2025-07-19 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 13% | 2026-03-20 |
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 26% | 2025-07-11 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (20 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (8 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (25 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition (2025-04-11)
- Wins it all in 18% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 690.77 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 344.76 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-08-17 — First tracked contest · Smoke N for the Kids
- 📣 2025-03-14 — First call · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- 🏆 2025-04-11 — First Grand Championship · Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition
- 🎖️ 2026-05-23 — 25th tracked contest · 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)
- ⭐ 2026-05-23 — Career-best overall score (693.0512) · 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)
- 📈 2026-08-14 — Peak power rating (1672) · Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.2 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition | 2025-04-11 |
| +16.4 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) | 2025-07-19 |
| +14.9 | Smoke N for the Kids | 2025-08-16 |
| +14.5 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2025-03-14 |
| +13.7 | Buds Blues and BBQ | 2025-09-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 2026-08-15 |
| -2.5 | Smoke N for the Kids | 2024-08-17 |
| -2.2 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-08-09 |
| -2.1 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) | 2025-10-25 |
| -1.6 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2025-05-03 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71% | top 34% | 96.3% | 95.9% |
| 2025 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 90% | top 24% | 98.4% | 96.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 22 / 32 (691.9200) | 22 (171.9772) | 25 (170.8228) | 4 (177.7028) | 17 (171.4172) |
| 2026-08-14 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 10 / 26 (687.3488) | 9 (171.9772) | 6 (173.1316) | 5 (176.5600) | 21 (165.6800) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 18 / 82 (346.2628) | 33 (170.2628) | 8 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 33 / 117 (693.0512) | 33 (175.4056) | 94 (167.3828) | 34 (174.8572) | 25 (175.4056) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 32 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 6 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 16 / 125 (343.9428) | 17 (173.1200) | 18 (170.8228) | 8 (174.2628) | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 9 / 16 (344.5256) | 9 (175.4056) | 11 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 5 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 20 (164.5256) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 10 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-10-03 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 6 / 23 (347.3828) | 7 (174.2628) | 8 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 1 / 26 (349.7028) | 1 (178.2972) | 1 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Bands and BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 1 / 29 (354.2744) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (176.5600) | 1 (173.7372) | 2 (171.9656) |
| 2025-09-05 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 1 / 9 (352.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 1 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 2 / 32 (347.3828) | 3 (174.2744) | 5 (173.1084) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 9 / 18 (339.3944) | 4 (174.2744) | 15 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 1 / 28 (352.5832) | 2 (176.5716) | 1 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 6 / 32 (341.6688) | 9 (166.2516) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) Cameron, MO | 4 / 10 (339.3828) | 2 (171.4056) | 6 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 4 / 36 (345.1088) | 3 (171.9772) | 2 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 6 / 26 (345.6684) | 8 (171.9656) | 3 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 16 / 35 (340.5144) | 12 (173.1200) | 18 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 15 / 23 (341.6456) | 10 (174.2628) | 19 (167.3828) | 6 (174.2744) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 10 / 28 (342.7768) | 5 (173.1084) | 12 (169.6684) | 10 (170.8112) | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 1 / 31 (354.2744) | 4 (177.7144) | 5 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 13 / 100 (347.3828) | 9 (176.5600) | 21 (170.8228) | 14 (170.8344) | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 17 / 27 (318.7312) | 14 (163.3828) | 18 (155.3484) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #173 (200 pts) | #167 (220 pts) | #112 (425 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #501 (258 pts) | #485 (328 pts) | #395 (458 pts) | #357 (443 pts) | #566 (228 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #6 (1331 pts) | #13 (1231 pts) | #10 (1283 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #818 (177 pts) | #990 (128 pts) | #1140 (74 pts) | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #346 (86 pts) | #335 (101 pts) | #358 (81 pts) | — | — |