Piggin and Grinnin
Piggin and Grinnin is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 13th of 28 at the Bands & BBQ at the Point (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2019
latest Sep 13, 2024 · 5 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 149.66 · weakest Chicken (145.16)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
286.75 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
448.62 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.2000 | 141.1200 | 145.16 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 145.6344 | 149.66 | top 32% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.7372 | 145.7372 | 145.74 | top 39% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 46% | Sep 13, 2024 |
More numbers
Opponents faced
73
finished ahead 33 times, behind 50
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Sep 13, 2019 → Sep 13, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First call Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best overall score448.6172 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)153.6800 Bands & BBQ at the Point
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2024 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 14 / 31 (286.7544) | 15 (141.1200) | 14 (145.6344) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 13 / 28 (448.6172) | 8 (149.2000) | 5 (153.6800) | 11 (145.7372) | — |