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WarPig BBQ

WarPig BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (2019). They are ranked #2415 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,415
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1523
peak 1530 · rated over 12 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

15
in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013
latest Mar 28, 2025 · 12 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1053
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

2
4 podiums

Overall top-10s

3
20% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%
overall standings

Best overall

694.8572 / 720
Master · BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

682.44 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 662.44 (+20.00)

Walk rate

40%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572
Pork Ribs · Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff

Consistency

±22.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 167.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.26)

Road miles

13,881
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 2,325 mi

Schedule strength

31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$224K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.44 / 720
12 Master contests · 1 GC

Backyard avg

327.39 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master 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.

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

18-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 82 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay (May 25, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-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.

  • May 25, 2019

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
  • May 25, 2019

State champions

1 state championship 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.

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 (Mar 28, 2025).

  • last seen Oct 25, 2019
  • back Mar 28, 2025
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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

±18.50% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±18.50% 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 84.9% 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 48% the rest of the year.

  • 4 April contests
  • top 48% 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

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WarPig BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX
#2,408 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
126
GCs
6
Top-10s
37%
Peak
1821
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to WarPig BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — WarPig BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 117 contests
  • last seen Oct 16, 2026
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Texas Revolution
#2,407 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1535

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Aug 15, 2026
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Fistful of Meat
#2,421 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
15%
Peak
1523

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Sep 22, 2018
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Brisket Brothers
#2,424 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
18%
Peak
1526

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before WarPig BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 11 contests
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OLLIE BABA Q
#2,412 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1532

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Apr 13, 2018
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MINISTER OF BARBECUE
#2,410 of the rated field
1523 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1526

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

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Sep 3, 2016
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin 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

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 12 2 0 0 175.4400 155.4400 165.32 top 54%
Pork Ribs 12 3 1 2 178.8572 150.2056 164.26 top 47%
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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 92%
Medium (20–39)61top 56%
Large (40+)70top 35%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
WA30top 60%
KS20top 33%
MD20top 71%
OR21top 42%
TX10top 31%
TN10top 38%
AL10top 24%
AZ10top 71%
NV10top 37%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay 2 1 1 top 42% May 25, 2019
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 2 6 0 top 44% Apr 4, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 6 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 2.1 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MD 3 of 15 contests · 9 states in all
Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once
First title May 25, 2019 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
Opponents faced 935 finished ahead 653 times, behind 577
Longest layoff 5.4 yrs Oct 25, 2019 → Mar 28, 2025

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

20252 milestones
  1. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
  2. Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20197 milestones
  1. First overall podium BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
  2. First Grand Championship BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
  3. First state championship BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
  4. 10th tracked contest BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
  5. Biggest field won (34 teams) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
  6. Career-best overall score694.8572 BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
  7. Peak power rating (1530) BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
20135 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  3. First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  4. First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  5. First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1436 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.9BBQ, Blues & Brews on the BayMay 25, 2019
+14.7Interstate BBQ FestivalApr 19, 2019
+14.3World Barbecue ChampionshipNov 11, 2016
+10.3Sam's Club National BBQ TourApr 12, 2013
+7.4Cedar Fest BBQ CookoffMar 28, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-16Maryland State BBQ BashAug 9, 2019
-13.7Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque ChampionshipJul 20, 2013
-8.7BBQ, Blues & Brews on the BayMay 22, 2015
-4.6Sam's Club National BBQ TourApr 4, 2014
-4.36th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ ChampionshipFeb 27, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20251000 100% top 31% 94.2% 94.2%
20196121 33% top 42% 96.5% 86.5%
20171000 0% — — —
20161000 0% top 24% 95.2% 95.2%
20152000 0% top 76% 89.8% 89.3%
20141000 0% top 67% 86.7% 86.7%
20133011 100% top 50% 91.3% 89.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Mar 28, 2025 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX 15 / 48 (678.1600) 26 (165.0972) 2 (178.8572) 7 (174.8456) 28 (159.3600)
Oct 25, 2019 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)
Sep 12, 2019 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)
Sep 12, 2019 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)
Aug 9, 2019 Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD 39 / 30 (174.2972) — — — —
May 25, 2019 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)
Apr 19, 2019 Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD 6 / 54 (327.3944) — — — —
Aug 11, 2017 Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD — — — — —
Nov 11, 2016 World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL 21 / 89 (685.0856) 25 (172.5600) 27 (169.7144) 33 (169.7028) 26 (173.1084)
May 22, 2015 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)
Feb 27, 2015 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)
Apr 4, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 20 / 30 (624.3888) 20 (158.2628) 15 (159.4172) 26 (152.4800) 19 (154.2288)
Jul 20, 2013 Kla Ha Ya Days Barbeque Championship Snohomish, WA 12 / 13 (634.1484) 13 (155.4400) 12 (150.2056) 11 (159.3828) 4 (169.1200)
Apr 19, 2013 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)
Apr 12, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA 6 / 29 (657.1436) 4 (169.1430) 23 (150.8574) 1 (175.4286) 10 (161.7146)

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

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