DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE

DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 33 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 8th of 30 at the 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off (2013). They are ranked #5176 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,176

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1459

peak 1519 · rated over 32 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013

latest Aug 2, 2024 · 11.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#783

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 33 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

671.9316 / 720

Master · 'Que at the View

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.28 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.06 (+13.22)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

Consistency

±14.66

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.88 · weakest Brisket (158.80)

Road miles

6,446

across 33 mapped stops · furthest 945 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$75K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.06 / 720

32 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

671.9316 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.9316 at 'Que at the View — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 8, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

B&R SMOKE has finished one call ahead of DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 47%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 47%

A tough matchup

29–1 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 97% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 29 of their 30 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 158.80
Chicken avg 162.88
5 calls in 32 entries

Chicken nemesis

23 of 30 shared chicken entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 77% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 23 of 30 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

6,446 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,446 miles across 33 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 945 miles to 'Que at the View.

33 mapped stops
furthest 945 mi

The metronome

±2.04% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.5% of a perfect score
33 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked All American BBQ Throwdown every year from 2021 to 2024 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 18th

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1158 (100 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#899 (155 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#909 (150 pts)	#1124 (115 pts)	#893 (185 pts)	#906 (170 pts)	#759 (230 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#783 (174 pts)	#865 (159 pts)	#824 (184 pts)	#539 (334 pts)	#757 (199 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#1093 (56 pts)	#862 (76 pts)	#800 (101 pts)	#1106 (56 pts)	#792 (96 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1132 (213 pts)	#1223 (203 pts)	#1120 (243 pts)	#998 (288 pts)	#1253 (188 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1175 (210 pts)	#1377 (175 pts)	#988 (325 pts)	#949 (335 pts)	#1253 (210 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1252 (221 pts)	#1381 (211 pts)	#1288 (241 pts)	#1064 (336 pts)	#1280 (236 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#920 (368 pts)	#763 (518 pts)	#810 (493 pts)	#966 (388 pts)	#1034 (333 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#822 (411 pts)	#616 (626 pts)	#537 (726 pts)	#1013 (336 pts)	#1073 (291 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1490 (170 pts)	#1076 (310 pts)	#1513 (180 pts)	#1435 (205 pts)	#1625 (160 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1121 (246 pts)	#1141 (256 pts)	#1503 (166 pts)	#1328 (201 pts)	#818 (386 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

S & G BBQ

#5,191 of the rated field

1458 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1458

7–4 in 11 shared contests (64% to DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE)

These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE ahead 7–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

Bar-B-Que-Skis

#5,184 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1516

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE)

They've been 1516 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 5, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Bootleg BBQ

#5,188 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1459

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE)

Fewer contests behind them than DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE has cooked, 7 to 33, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

CASTLE SMOKE BBQ

#5,167 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1459

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

END OF THE ROAD BBQ

#5,189 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ

#5,165 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1459

They turned up 5 years after DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
iBQ'n	30	1	29	3%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	26	6	20	23%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
B&R SMOKE	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
BAD WOLF BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
KEVLAR BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
PapaDads BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
BO B Q BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	32	8	0	3	177.1428	147.3828	162.88	top 58%
Pork Ribs	32	7	1	2	173.1656	136.9600	161.18	top 57%
Pork	32	9	0	0	174.8572	145.0400	161.21	top 58%
Brisket	32	5	1	1	173.7144	135.3944	158.80	top 61%

“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

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	26	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MI	28	top 64%
IN	2	top 89%
MS	1	top 35%
WI	1	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
All American BBQ Throwdown	5	18	top 73%	Aug 2, 2024
Bordertown BBQ Brawl	4	16	top 67%	Jul 15, 2022
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	13	top 66%	Sep 1, 2017
Blues.Brews & Barbecue	3	11	top 58%	Jul 29, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 29 of 33 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 21 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 366 finished ahead 380 times, behind 671

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

20241 milestone

Aug 2 Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown

20191 milestone

Aug 2 25th tracked contest Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown

20162 milestones

Apr 8 Career-best overall score671.9316 'Que at the View
Apr 8 Peak power rating (1519) 'Que at the View

20152 milestones

Aug 7 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Aug 7 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

20135 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
Jun 21 First call 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
Jun 21 First category win (Brisket) 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
Jun 21 First overall top-10 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
Jun 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.0002 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 17, 2015
+8.4	5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off	Jun 21, 2013
+7.9	'Que at the View	Apr 8, 2016
+7.7	Blues, Brews & Barbecue	Aug 21, 2015
+5.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Aug 7, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off	Jun 21, 2019
-11	Rockin BBQ	May 13, 2016
-8.1	All American BBQ Throwdown	Aug 2, 2024
-7.9	Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown	Aug 2, 2019
-7.9	All American BBQ Throwdown	Aug 4, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 93%	88.4%	88.4%
2023	1	0	0	100%	top 66%	91.7%	91.7%
2022	3	0	0	33%	top 63%	92.8%	92%
2021	2	0	0	100%	top 63%	92.2%	90.7%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 81%	88.9%	88.9%
2019	3	0	0	33%	top 78%	92.1%	88.3%
2018	3	0	0	67%	top 63%	89.1%	88.2%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 70%	89%	88.2%
2016	5	0	0	40%	top 68%	93.3%	89.2%
2015	5	1	1	60%	top 56%	92.9%	90.5%
2014	3	0	0	100%	top 61%	89.8%	89%
2013	3	1	1	100%	top 47%	91.7%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 2, 2024	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	37 / 40 (636.4688)	39 (154.8228)	28 (163.4056)	30 (162.2860)	35 (155.9544)
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	29 / 44 (660.4688)	17 (170.8572)	33 (163.9660)	43 (153.6456)	8 (172)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	33 / 50 (657.0172)	49 (153.6456)	23 (167.9772)	19 (167.9772)	23 (167.4172)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 15, 2022	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	18 / 30 (668.4916)	26 (161.1200)	13 (168.5716)	20 (166.8228)	7 (171.9772)
Aug 6, 2021	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	18 / 32 (663.9548)	18 (167.9888)	10 (166.8916)	10 (167.4172)	22 (161.6572)
Jul 16, 2021	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	19 / 27 (642.6172)	22 (163.4172)	26 (136.9600)	4 (174.8572)	10 (167.3828)
Jul 17, 2020	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	25 / 31 (640.4228)	21 (161.1316)	16 (162.8000)	27 (153.6684)	17 (162.8228)
Aug 2, 2019	Westland Area Jaycees All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	32 / 40 (628.4568)	33 (158.2400)	30 (158.2628)	33 (155.9656)	31 (155.9884)
Jul 19, 2019	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	16 / 28 (663.3600)	18 (163.9656)	10 (166.8572)	6 (172.5600)	22 (159.9772)
Jun 21, 2019	11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Auburn Hills, MI	29 / 30 (614.7428)	30 (157.1084)	29 (151.3944)	24 (154.8228)	24 (151.4172)
Sep 14, 2018	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	23 / 48 (641.6000)	27 (155.3944)	21 (162.8344)	10 (170.8684)	28 (152.5028)
Aug 3, 2018	Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	29 / 39 (632.4688)	28 (159.9772)	13 (167.9656)	37 (145.0972)	23 (159.4288)
Jun 22, 2018	10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	20 / 30 (631.7940)	28 (147.3828)	11 (164.5256)	9 (164.5256)	20 (155.3600)
Sep 1, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	20 / 27 (635.2804)	20 (159.4060)	14 (162.8344)	13 (164.5372)	25 (148.5028)
Aug 4, 2017	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	24 / 29 (628.3656)	27 (151.3600)	21 (155.9428)	10 (166.2628)	22 (154.8000)
Jul 21, 2017	BBQ & BREWS Birch Run, MI	20 / 37 (641.0168)	21 (162.2856)	30 (152.5028)	18 (163.4056)	14 (162.8228)
Sep 2, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	23 / 30 (641.6000)	15 (170.8572)	21 (160.5828)	26 (156.5028)	26 (153.6572)
Jul 29, 2016	Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	25 / 39 (631.3600)	37 (151.3828)	23 (161.7028)	12 (165.1316)	29 (153.1428)
Jun 24, 2016	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff Auburn Hills, MI	20 / 30 (636.0116)	18 (158.2744)	8 (164.0344)	20 (155.4056)	15 (158.2972)
May 13, 2016	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	27 / 28 (630.2172)	20 (164.5600)	26 (155.4288)	26 (156.5256)	25 (153.7028)
Apr 8, 2016	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	15 / 43 (671.9316)	5 (174.8456)	9 (172.0116)	22 (166.2400)	32 (158.8344)
Aug 21, 2015	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	11 / 33 (651.3832)	3 (172.0116)	1 (172.0116)	24 (154.8000)	25 (152.5600)
Aug 7, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	17 / 30 (667.3600)	2 (177.1428)	9 (172.5828)	21 (164.5372)	28 (153.0972)
Jul 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Auburn Hills, MI	10 / 28 (669.1428)	20 (163.3944)	3 (173.1656)	9 (168)	12 (164.5828)
Jun 19, 2015	7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	23 / 32 (642.3660)	12 (165.7372)	19 (164.5828)	31 (146.3200)	11 (165.7260)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	32 / 39 (627.2572)	28 (161.6916)	22 (162.8800)	38 (145.0400)	31 (157.6456)
Aug 22, 2014	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	30 / 39 (630.8456)	6 (171.4400)	18 (164.6056)	27 (159.4056)	38 (135.3944)
Jul 4, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	13 / 21 (646.8688)	9 (168)	18 (158.8800)	8 (164.5600)	15 (155.4288)
Jun 20, 2014	6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	14 / 31 (644.6056)	3 (172.0228)	29 (144.5372)	16 (161.1428)	9 (166.9028)
Aug 23, 2013	Blues, Brews & Barbecues Birch Run, MI	16 / 31 (637.0856)	7 (165.1200)	31 (145.0856)	7 (168.5828)	13 (158.2972)
Jun 28, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	16 / 26 (635.4284)	9 (165.7142)	19 (154.2858)	19 (154.8568)	14 (160.5716)
Jun 21, 2013	5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	8 / 30 (660.0002)	12 (161.7142)	19 (157.7144)	12 (166.8572)	1 (173.7144)

DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)