WarPig BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2127

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1533

peak 1541 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-12

latest 2025-03-28

Best ToY finish

#1053

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8572 / 720

Master · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Perfect 180s

Current form

682.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 636.05 (+46.39)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±93.91

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.02 · weakest Chicken (155.05)

Road miles

13,881

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 2325 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Purse competed for

$224K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.05 / 720

13 Master contests · 1 GC

Backyard avg

327.39 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 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.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (12 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Against the odds

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (2019-05-25) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SON OF SMOKE.

Giant slayer

34 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay.

2019-05-25

High-water mark

694.8572 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8572 at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-05-25

State champions

1 state championships won

They've taken 1 state championship from 6 entries at contests carrying the title.

6 state-championship entries

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 83% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.0 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.97 points below their pork, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 33%.

Chicken avg 155.05
Pork avg 167.02
3 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Northwest Smokehouse in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

5.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.4 years, then back at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (2025-03-28).

last seen 2019-10-25
back 2025-03-28

Pork nemesis

4 of 5 shared pork entries lost

SLOW PORKIN ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLOW PORKIN has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared pork entries.

Boom or bust

±12.59% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±12.59% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 88.5% of a perfect score
best 96.5%

An April team

Top 34% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 34% across 4 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,881 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,881 miles across 15 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,325 miles to Maryland State BBQ Bash.

15 mapped stops
furthest 2,325 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

HILLBILLY SHEEK

#2119 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1533

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WarPig BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WarPig BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

REDNECK BBQ

#2128 of the rated field

1533 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1541

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WarPig BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before WarPig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 28 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Disco Pigs

#2125 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1533

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WarPig BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than WarPig BBQ has cooked, 7 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

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Ishy Links BBQ

#2138 of the rated field

1533 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-08-22

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Gettin Piggy With It Backyard BBQ

#2117 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Level with WarPig BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2024-09-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Family Tradition BBQ

#2123 of the rated field

1533 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SLOW PORKIN	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PIGGY D'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	3	0	0	175.4400	20.0000	155.05	top 56%
Pork Ribs	14	4	1	2	178.8572	150.2056	163.29	top 45%
Pork	12	4	1	2	175.4286	152.4800	167.02	top 41%
Brisket	12	4	0	0	176.0116	154.2288	165.83	top 40%

“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
MD	3	0	top 53%
WA	3	0	top 60%
KS	2	0	top 33%
OR	2	1	top 42%
TX	1	0	top 31%
TN	1	0	top 38%
AL	1	0	top 24%
AZ	1	0	top 71%
NV	1	0	top 37%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 92%
Medium (20–39)	6	1	top 56%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 32%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2	1	1	top 42%	2019-05-25
Maryland State BBQ Bash	2	8	0	top 74%	2019-08-09
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	6	0	top 44%	2014-04-04

The story so far (21 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12 yrs 2013-04-12 → 2025-03-28

Busiest season 2019 6 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 2.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 3 of 15 contests · 9 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.02 · weakest Chicken (155.05)

Walk rate 47% a top-10 call in 7 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 27% 4 of 15 contests

Wins it all 7% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2019-05-25 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 636.05 out of 720 · 13 contests · 1 GC

Backyard average 327.39 out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 994 733–591 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 13,881 15 mapped stops · furthest 2,325 mi

Schedule strength 1541 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

Purse competed for $224,490 listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 1 from 6 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 5.4 yrs 2019-10-25 → 2025-03-28

Power rating 1533 peak 1541 · #2127 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 12 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 12 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 12 First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 12 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Apr 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1436 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2019
May 25 First overall podium BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First Grand Championship BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 First state championship BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 10th tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Biggest field won (34 teams) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Career-best overall score694.8572 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
May 25 Peak power rating (1541) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
2025
Mar 28 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
Mar 28 Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.4	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2019-05-25
+14.3	World Barbecue Championship	2016-11-11
+14.2	Interstate BBQ Festival	2019-04-19
+12.3	Maryland State BBQ Bash	2017-08-11
+10.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-04-12

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.4	Maryland State BBQ Bash	2019-08-09
-13.7	Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship	2013-07-20
-8.7	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay	2015-05-22
-4.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-04-04
-4.3	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2015-02-27

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)
2025	1	0	0	0	100%	top 31%	94.2%	94.2%
2019	6	1	2	1	50%	top 42%	96.5%	94.1%
2017	1	0	1	0	0%	top 17%	44.4%	44.4%
2016	1	0	0	0	0%	top 24%	95.2%	95.2%
2015	2	0	0	0	0%	top 76%	89.8%	89.3%
2014	1	0	0	0	0%	top 67%	86.7%	86.7%
2013	3	0	1	1	100%	top 50%	91.3%	89.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-03-28	Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	15 / 48 (678.1600)	26 (165.0972)	2 (178.8572)	7 (174.8456)	28 (159.3600)
2019-10-25	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	37 / 97 (679.4172)	77 (163.4284)	60 (168.5372)	27 (171.4400)	9 (176.0116)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	143 / 468 (672.9708)	102 (171.4056)	198 (166.8228)	249 (165.0740)	133 (169.6684)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	49 / 135 (686.7884)	104 (167.3944)	31 (173.7028)	24 (174.2856)	63 (171.4056)
2019-08-09	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	39 / 30 (174.2972)	39 (20.0000)	13 (154.2972)	—	—
2019-05-25	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 🏅 North Bend, OR	1 / 34 (694.8572)	4 (175.4400)	1 (177.7144)	3 (173.1428)	12 (168.5600)
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	6 / 54 (327.3944)	5 (166.8572)	10 (160.5372)	—	—
2017-08-11	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	8 / 47 (319.4060)	—	—	—	—
2016-11-11	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	21 / 89 (685.0856)	25 (172.5600)	27 (169.7144)	33 (169.7028)	26 (173.1084)
2015-05-22	BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay North Bend, OR	31 / 38 (646.7312)	27 (161.0968)	34 (153.0972)	17 (169.1200)	25 (163.4172)
2015-02-27	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	58 / 82 (638.6856)	35 (165.6800)	49 (158.8228)	71 (154.2172)	46 (159.9656)
2014-04-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	20 / 30 (624.3888)	20 (158.2628)	15 (159.4172)	26 (152.4800)	19 (154.2288)
2013-07-20	Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship Snohomish, WA	12 / 13 (634.1484)	13 (155.4400)	12 (150.2056)	11 (159.3828)	4 (169.1200)
2013-04-19	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Las Vegas, NV	11 / 30 (650.8570)	23 (158.8570)	8 (163.4288)	7 (165.1426)	7 (163.4286)
2013-04-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA	6 / 29 (657.1436)	4 (169.1430)	23 (150.8574)	1 (175.4286)	10 (161.7146)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#2054 (80 pts)	#2145 (80 pts)	#2006 (105 pts)	#2784 (55 pts)	#2095 (85 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1053 (272 pts)	#1023 (302 pts)	#1497 (167 pts)	#849 (387 pts)	#964 (317 pts)