TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST

TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 26 at The Best BBQ Chef Competition (2013). They are ranked #2744 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,744

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1512

peak 1525 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 28, 2013

latest Jul 12, 2024 · 10.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1189

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

664.0228 / 720

Master · Sun BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.05 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 646.85 (-2.80)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7144

Brisket · Sun BBQ Fest

Consistency

±10.21

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.06 · weakest Brisket (156.72)

Road miles

183

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Purse competed for

$39K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.85 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) (Aug 31, 2013).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

664.0228 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.0228 at Sun BBQ Fest — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 2, 2018

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.33 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 45%.

Brisket avg 156.72
Pork Ribs avg 164.06
2 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BACKYARD SMOKERS in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.9 years, then back at HOGS 4 HEROES (May 6, 2023).

last seen Jun 1, 2019
back May 6, 2023

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Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±1.42% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.42% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.8% of a perfect score
11 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sun BBQ Fest every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 15th

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	#1508 (55 pts)	#1190 (75 pts)	#1190 (90 pts)	#1208 (65 pts)	#1513 (55 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1189 (75 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1320 (90 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#840 (175 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1732 (110 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1261 (210 pts)	#1923 (80 pts)	#1565 (125 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1483 (174 pts)	#1075 (329 pts)	#1572 (174 pts)	#1370 (214 pts)	#1143 (284 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#1692 (155 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2316 (65 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MILL'S COUNTRY BACKYARD BBQ

#2,761 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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Scrappy's BBQ

#2,742 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1515

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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SMOKEY STRUT BBQ

#2,740 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1526

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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Scott - Yards BBQ

#2,723 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1525

Level with TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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ALBURNT EINSWINE

#2,717 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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MILL HILL BARBEQUE COMPANY

#2,747 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1512

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 1, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG ROCK BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Q HAVEN BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
iQue	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BACKYARD SMOKERS	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
GREENWITCH QUE CO.	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
JOHN'S TWISTED Q	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
ELJEFE SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	4	1	1	172.5828	156.5372	163.62	top 50%
Pork Ribs	11	5	1	1	172.0344	149.7144	164.06	top 41%
Pork	10	4	0	1	170.2628	153.6568	163.17	top 49%
Brisket	10	2	0	0	173.7144	141.0856	156.72	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 71%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 54%
Large (40+)	6	top 48%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CT	9	0	top 53%
RI	1	0	top 44%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sun BBQ Fest	5	15	0	top 44%	Jun 2, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CT 10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 225 finished ahead 234 times, behind 222

Longest layoff 3.9 yrs Jun 1, 2019 → May 6, 2023

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

20241 milestone

Jul 12 Most recent contest Connecticut Barbecue Challenge

20231 milestone

May 6 10th tracked contest HOGS 4 HEROES

20182 milestones

Jun 2 Career-best overall score664.0228 Sun BBQ Fest
Jun 2 Peak power rating (1525) Sun BBQ Fest

20171 milestone

Jun 3 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7144 Sun BBQ Fest

20161 milestone

Jun 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8004 Sun BBQ Fest

20135 milestones

Aug 31 First tracked contest Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series)
Aug 31 First call Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series)
Aug 31 First category win (Chicken) Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series)
Aug 31 First multi-meat day Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series)
Sep 28 First overall top-10 The Best BBQ Chef Competition

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 2, 2018
+8.9	The Best BBQ Chef Competition	Sep 28, 2013
+6.4	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 3, 2017
+3.8	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 11, 2016
+2.8	HOGS 4 HEROES	May 6, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge	Jul 12, 2024
-5.9	Sun BBQFest	Jun 1, 2019
-4.7	New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton	Aug 12, 2017
-0.5	Sun BBQ Fest	Jun 13, 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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 83%	88.2%	88.2%
2023	1	0	0	100%	top 44%	90.6%	90.6%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 75%	88%	88%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 25%	92.2%	92.2%
2017	2	1	0	100%	top 54%	92%	90.1%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 48%	90.4%	90.4%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 60%	89.6%	89.6%
2014	1	0	0	100%	top 53%	89.7%	89.7%
2013	2	1	2	100%	top 27%	89.5%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 12, 2024	Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT	25 / 30 (635.3028)	21 (162.2512)	18 (167.4172)	23 (163.9772)	30 (141.6572)
May 6, 2023	HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI	22 / 50 (652.5024)	37 (161.1544)	19 (167.4056)	42 (153.6568)	6 (170.2856)
Jun 1, 2019	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	46 / 61 (633.6232)	50 (156.5372)	45 (154.8228)	44 (158.2860)	27 (163.9772)
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	15 / 59 (664.0228)	40 (158.8456)	4 (172.0344)	21 (166.8456)	12 (166.2972)
Aug 12, 2017	New London's Best BBQ Chef Competiton New London, CT	10 / 14 (634.8116)	5 (167.4400)	10 (157.7144)	6 (162.8228)	11 (146.8344)
Jun 3, 2017	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	26 / 73 (662.2516)	7 (172.5828)	57 (149.7144)	28 (166.2400)	6 (173.7144)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	33 / 69 (650.8004)	40 (161.1088)	8 (169.7372)	55 (153.6572)	24 (166.2972)
Jun 13, 2015	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	31 / 52 (645.1312)	30 (162.8456)	22 (165.7372)	10 (168.5600)	46 (147.9884)
Jun 20, 2014	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	17 / 32 (645.6232)	24 (161.6800)	6 (167.4516)	8 (167.3828)	28 (149.1088)
Sep 28, 2013	The Best BBQ Chef Competition New London, CT	7 / 26 (644.4572)	5 (169.6800)	11 (163.4288)	3 (170.2628)	23 (141.0856)
Aug 31, 2013	Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) Westport, CT	—	1 (165.7256)	1 (169.1544)	—	—

TWO LITTLE PIGS BBQ EAST

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)

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

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 — 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)