Fire Pig AL
Rating
1671
peak 1671
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
2024-08-17
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#6
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
5
1 reserve
Category wins
7
16 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 26 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Best overall
693.0512
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
415.03 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 361.34 (+53.69)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
12
best run (overall)
Consistency
±74.53
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.43)
Road miles
4050
mi across 26 mapped stops · furthest 579 mi
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
NORALA BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mulkey's BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 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.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 6% across 3 contests, versus top 26% 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 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 178.2972 | 163.3828 | 173.77 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 177.7028 | 155.3484 | 171.43 | top 32% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 164.5256 | 171.90 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 171.9656 | 173.69 | top 14% |
“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% |
| AL | 5 | 1 | top 41% |
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 19% |
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
| 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) | 13 | 4 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 19% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (20 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (8 of 26 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition (2025-04-11)
- Wins it all in 19% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 361.34
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 693.0512 | 461.09 |
| 2025 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 354.2744 | 346.25 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 318.7312 | 318.73 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | — | — |
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 | #143 (200 pts) | #141 (220 pts) | #90 (425 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #688 (120 pts) | #519 (235 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 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) | — | — |