Go Pig or Go Home MO
Rating
1632
peak 1639
Contests
57
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#179
Master 2022
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
9
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 57 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
7 🔥
Current form
685.63 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 679.59 (+6.04)
Walk rate
58%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±17.30
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.08)
Road miles
15638
mi across 57 mapped stops · furthest 2115 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Squealin N Dealin BBQ has finished one call ahead of Go Pig or Go Home 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 33 of their 39 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of UNFAMOUS DAVE'S in 16 of their 22 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Ozarks BBQ Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 32% across 7 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" (2022-06-17) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SLAPS BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 54 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 148.5256 | 169.61 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 56 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.7028 | 169.08 | top 50% |
| Pork | 53 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 146.8340 | 170.47 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 53 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2856 | 170.54 | top 37% |
“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 | 26 | 0 | top 45% |
| KS | 20 | 2 | top 35% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 18% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| Medium (20–39) | 23 | 2 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 29 | 0 | top 45% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (29 of 57 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (56 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" (2022-06-17)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 679.59
- 7 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 689.5996 | 686.76 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 705.0740 | 689.89 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 697.6340 | 680.81 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 693.0628 | 674.69 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 705.0856 | 679.57 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 699.9884 | 678.31 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 660.9368 | 657.85 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 679.3600 | 671.71 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 19 / 33 (689.5996) | 7 (176.5600) | 19 (172.5600) | 18 (173.1084) | 22 (167.3712) |
| 2026-04-24 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 12 / 28 (684.4688) | 4 (175.4172) | 19 (166.2632) | 8 (174.2628) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 24 / 68 (686.2168) | 29 (170.2628) | 23 (173.1200) | 30 (171.9884) | 20 (170.8456) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 241 / 401 (672.4800) | 188 (170.8344) | 302 (164.5372) | 286 (165.1428) | 113 (171.9656) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) Oak Grove, MO | 8 / 50 (695.3716) | 32 (170.8228) | 1 (178.2972) | 12 (175.4172) | 15 (170.8344) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oak Grove, MO | 10 / 53 (697.6456) | 5 (178.8572) | 47 (166.2400) | 1 (180.0000) | 24 (172.5484) |
| 2025-09-26 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 9 / 20 (693.6344) | 10 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5600) | 15 (170.8344) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2025-08-22 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff Paola, KS | 1 / 27 (705.0740) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | 12 (170.8112) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off Cameron, MO | 10 / 36 (692.4916) | 4 (177.7144) | 3 (178.8572) | 29 (165.0972) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | 11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 8 / 30 (689.6572) | 12 (173.1428) | 19 (167.3828) | 8 (171.4172) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2025-04-25 | Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 27 / 40 (677.5888) | 38 (160.5144) | 32 (168.5372) | 6 (177.7144) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 27 / 70 (685.0860) | 12 (176.0000) | 17 (173.1200) | 41 (170.2744) | 46 (165.6916) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 29 / 444 (697.0744) | 59 (176.5600) | 216 (169.6800) | 108 (173.1200) | 13 (177.7144) |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Weston, MO | 8 / 38 (681.6000) | 30 (168.5256) | 7 (174.2744) | 29 (166.2400) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 16 / 65 (691.9200) | 16 (175.4056) | 35 (167.9772) | 30 (170.8344) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ Shenandoah, IA | 3 / 36 (696.5028) | 4 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (172.5600) | 21 (167.3828) |
| 2024-06-28 | Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 12 / 28 (690.2172) | 3 (178.8572) | 8 (173.7144) | 16 (170.2628) | 22 (167.3828) |
| 2024-06-14 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life Kansas City, KS | 3 / 34 (697.6340) | 4 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (171.4056) | 18 (168.5256) |
| 2024-04-06 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2024 Heredia, 40703 | 23 / 24 (599.9768) | 23 (148.5256) | 23 (149.7028) | 23 (147.4628) | 15 (154.2856) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 56 / 97 (679.8856) | 35 (173.7028) | 80 (164.5372) | 61 (167.3828) | 23 (174.2628) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 12 / 58 (692.5144) | 19 (173.1200) | 22 (171.4172) | 19 (174.2628) | 5 (173.7144) |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 18 / 47 (693.0628) | 36 (168.5256) | 23 (171.9772) | 5 (176.0000) | 9 (176.5600) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 164 / 487 (681.0284) | 99 (174.2628) | 377 (161.6800) | 83 (174.2628) | 143 (170.8228) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 125 / 211 (681.0172) | 145 (168.5372) | 66 (173.1316) | 193 (162.7884) | 19 (176.5600) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 33 / 57 (665.0056) | 53 (149.6572) | 27 (170.8228) | 12 (175.4056) | 21 (169.1200) |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 24 / 36 (680.4340) | 30 (165.0856) | 25 (168.5256) | 16 (173.1200) | 15 (173.7028) |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 10 / 37 (686.7656) | 6 (174.2628) | 22 (167.3828) | 13 (173.1316) | 9 (171.9884) |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 14 / 30 (681.0284) | 18 (169.6684) | 15 (171.9656) | 18 (170.2744) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2023-06-09 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Kansas City, MO | 36 / 44 (665.0516) | 42 (159.3600) | 37 (165.0972) | 4 (177.1544) | 33 (163.4400) |
| 2023-04-15 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2023 San Jose, | 24 / 26 (640.5252) | 8 (168.5600) | 15 (165.1200) | 26 (146.8340) | 11 (162.8456) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 63 / 103 (673.0060) | 69 (167.3944) | 46 (170.8344) | 81 (161.6572) | 26 (173.1200) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Oak Grove, MO | 27 / 40 (670.8116) | 38 (160.5716) | 36 (162.2400) | 3 (176.0000) | 13 (172.0000) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 17 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 143 / 249 (678.7772) | 213 (165.0856) | 97 (171.9772) | 18 (177.7372) | 204 (163.9772) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 143 / 505 (680.4572) | 345 (163.9428) | 74 (174.2744) | 133 (171.9656) | 136 (170.2744) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 40 / 54 (666.1484) | 41 (165.0856) | 46 (158.8000) | 14 (174.2628) | 31 (168.0000) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Cameron, MO | 16 / 25 (678.7544) | 18 (167.3944) | 8 (172.5600) | 6 (176.0000) | 23 (162.8000) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 15 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 3 / 27 (693.6572) | 7 (175.4172) | 22 (166.2400) | 3 (177.7372) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2022-06-17 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS | 1 / 29 (705.0856) | 7 (174.2628) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2022-04-22 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 3 / 31 (695.9428) | 14 (169.6684) | 12 (171.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (174.2972) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 56 / 94 (671.2800) | 2 (180.0000) | 81 (157.6456) | 60 (167.3828) | 53 (166.2516) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica 2022 San Jose, | 24 / 28 (654.8336) | 18 (162.3200) | 6 (173.7256) | 26 (155.4284) | 25 (163.3596) |
| 2021-10-29 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 Unity Village, MO | 31 / 41 (675.3260) | 41 (159.3600) | 30 (169.1316) | 32 (166.8344) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 109 / 467 (675.3028) | 251 (165.0972) | 162 (169.1084) | 247 (164.5372) | 17 (176.5600) |
| 2021-09-03 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO | 7 / 12 (669.0744) | 6 (172.0000) | 10 (165.1200) | 7 (166.8344) | 7 (165.1200) |
| 2021-07-16 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Cameron, MO | 13 / 33 (682.7772) | 14 (170.8572) | 20 (167.9772) | 15 (171.9772) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 29 / 145 (670.3316) | 39 (165.7372) | 54 (165.7372) | 18 (172.0228) | 38 (166.8344) |
| 2021-06-04 | Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO | 12 / 55 (675.3604) | 11 (173.7144) | 35 (157.6800) | 21 (168.5488) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2021-04-23 | Ozarks BBQ Fest Springfield, MO | 4 / 37 (699.9884) | 7 (175.4400) | 12 (173.1428) | 7 (174.8456) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off Nevada, MO | 35 / 37 (654.7544) | 29 (166.8572) | 33 (162.8000) | 36 (159.4172) | 28 (165.6800) |
| 2020-08-14 | BBQ & Fly in on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 42 / 55 (660.9368) | 51 (159.3600) | 34 (167.3828) | 37 (166.8228) | 31 (167.3712) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 34 / 68 (670.7196) | 46 (166.2284) | 49 (161.1084) | 13 (173.1200) | 20 (170.2628) |
| 2019-05-31 | Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) Kansas City, MO | 12 / 56 (679.3600) | 16 (169.7028) | 26 (162.2516) | 10 (172.0000) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2019-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 23 / 54 (665.0516) | 25 (166.2856) | 28 (164.5488) | 25 (167.9888) | 24 (166.2284) |
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 ↗ | Master | #386 (271 pts) | #292 (426 pts) | #511 (241 pts) | #384 (301 pts) | #404 (266 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #186 (1162 pts) | #184 (1217 pts) | #130 (1489 pts) | #157 (1262 pts) | #206 (1057 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #234 (937 pts) | #239 (962 pts) | #252 (972 pts) | #370 (592 pts) | #275 (827 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #327 (645 pts) | #361 (625 pts) | #444 (550 pts) | #274 (805 pts) | #281 (790 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #179 (1132 pts) | #219 (1012 pts) | #225 (1055 pts) | #104 (1442 pts) | #213 (1032 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #340 (565 pts) | #356 (575 pts) | #471 (435 pts) | #369 (545 pts) | #211 (930 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #701 (120 pts) | #706 (120 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1187 (195 pts) | #1380 (165 pts) | #1580 (120 pts) | #1252 (195 pts) | #1039 (275 pts) |