High-water mark
334.2512
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 334.2512 at Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) — 92.8% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jun 14, 2024
Grundy County Smokin Pigs
Grundy County Smokin Pigs is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 8th of 33 at the Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1517
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2023
latest Jun 14, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.45 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.55)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,100
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
334.01 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 1 | 1 | 173.7600 | 165.1428 | 169.45 | top 22% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 160 | 164.55 | top 42% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 28% | Jun 14, 2024 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best overall score334.2512 Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20236 milestones
- First tracked contest Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First category win (Chicken) Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score333.7600 Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7600 Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2024 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 13 / 40 (334.2512) | 16 (165.1428) | 12 (169.1084) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 8 / 33 (333.7600) | 1 (173.7600) | 18 (160) | — | — |