A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHOOCHOO BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHOOCHOO BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Pigout Bar BQ
Pigout Bar BQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 25 at the Honeybee BBQ Competition (2024). They are ranked #5423 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Pig Out Bar B Q” and “PIG OUT BAR-B-Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
peak 1453 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 12, 2017
latest May 31, 2024 · 7.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.80)
Road miles
159
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 58 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
615.74 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pigout Bar BQ, each with one reason worth a look.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,437 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Level with Pigout Bar BQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,416 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Pigout Bar BQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1453
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#5,421 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Pigout Bar BQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 149.6228 | 157.65 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 96.8460 | 144.80 | top 87% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4628 | 155.3716 | 164.89 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6460 | 143.3260 | 148.39 | top 96% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 92% | May 31, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
165
finished ahead 23 times, behind 176
Longest layoff
5.4 yrs
Dec 1, 2017 → Apr 7, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Honeybee BBQ Competition
20175 milestones
- First call Roman Roast on the River
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3372 Roman Roast on the River
- Career-best overall score651.3372 Roman Roast on the River
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4628 Roman Roast on the River
- Peak power rating (1492) Roman Roast on the River
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Roman Roast on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) | Dec 1, 2017 |
| -9.7 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | Jun 2, 2023 |
| -9.6 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | May 31, 2024 |
| -8 | Roman Roast on the River | May 12, 2017 |
| -7.9 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 7, 2023 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 87.8% | 86% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 91% | 90.5% | 84.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 23 / 25 (617.4404) | 25 (149.6228) | 21 (158.8000) | 25 (155.3716) | 23 (153.6460) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 25 / 27 (632.3548) | 25 (156.5488) | 18 (163.9544) | 24 (163.9428) | 26 (147.9088) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 37 / 39 (606.5144) | 39 (151.3484) | 37 (149.0400) | 31 (162.8000) | 38 (143.3260) |
| Dec 1, 2017 | Smokin up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 30 / 30 (571.0292) | 25 (161.0856) | 30 (96.8460) | 17 (166.8572) | 30 (146.2404) |
| May 12, 2017 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 30 / 37 (651.3372) | 17 (169.6684) | 34 (155.3716) | 2 (175.4628) | 34 (150.8344) |
| May 13, 2016 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |