INDIGO PIG KS
Rating
1458
peak 1458
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2024-05-31
Best ToY finish
#337
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
653.85
last 5 vs career avg 654.04 (-0.20)
Walk rate
53%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.74
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.00 · weakest Brisket (155.66)
Road miles
654
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 80 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
M.T. Pockets has finished one call ahead of INDIGO PIG 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Flying W North BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of One Love BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 136.4800 | 166.02 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 153.6800 | 165.36 | top 58% |
| Pork | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 176.0000 | 159.9772 | 167.00 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 141.1084 | 155.66 | top 77% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 16 | 0 | top 67% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 76% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (16 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 654.04
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 667.3712 | 666.20 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 659.4284 | 645.61 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 661.0284 | 651.57 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 660.4572 | 646.73 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 682.8912 | 658.30 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual McLouth, KS | 18 / 35 (667.3712) | 22 (165.6684) | 20 (165.1772) | 7 (173.1428) | 23 (163.3828) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 77 / 97 (665.0284) | 74 (165.1084) | 73 (165.7028) | 48 (170.8228) | 74 (163.3944) |
| 2023-06-30 | Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 27 / 33 (657.0516) | 6 (178.2972) | 28 (162.8112) | 28 (162.2516) | 29 (153.6916) |
| 2023-06-02 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual McLouth, KS | 17 / 36 (659.4284) | 17 (165.7372) | 34 (155.9884) | 13 (169.1428) | 8 (168.5600) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 95 / 103 (620.3544) | 103 (136.4800) | 95 (153.6800) | 79 (161.6572) | 55 (168.5372) |
| 2022-10-14 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 17 / 28 (661.0284) | 22 (163.9656) | 14 (170.2628) | 10 (169.1200) | 21 (157.6800) |
| 2022-07-01 | Happy Basset 2nd Annual BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 13 / 24 (657.0284) | 13 (166.8112) | 12 (165.6800) | 14 (163.3944) | 17 (161.1428) |
| 2022-04-29 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition Topeka, KS | 52 / 77 (633.4860) | 55 (162.8000) | 44 (165.1200) | 53 (161.6688) | 66 (143.8972) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 76 / 94 (654.7204) | 53 (168.5372) | 54 (167.9772) | 71 (164.5372) | 83 (153.6688) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 69 / 93 (660.4572) | 44 (170.2628) | 32 (170.2628) | 47 (168.5372) | 87 (151.3944) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 56 / 61 (632.9944) | 56 (157.6456) | 58 (153.7028) | 52 (159.9772) | 46 (161.6688) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 46 / 68 (658.7888) | 2 (180.0000) | 36 (168.0116) | 28 (167.4172) | 64 (143.3600) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 22 / 41 (667.9544) | 4 (176.5828) | 25 (164.5716) | 2 (176.0000) | 37 (150.8000) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 45 / 59 (650.1256) | 57 (153.6112) | 7 (175.4400) | 36 (165.6800) | 50 (155.3944) |
| 2019-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual McLouth, KS | 5 / 25 (682.8912) | 4 (172.5828) | 2 (175.4400) | 2 (173.7256) | 16 (161.1428) |
| 2019-04-26 | Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS | 25 / 38 (649.0284) | 15 (168.5256) | 7 (173.1428) | 18 (166.2516) | 36 (141.1084) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 82 / 104 (641.0056) | 40 (169.6912) | 89 (158.2288) | 58 (165.6800) | 94 (147.4056) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #811 (155 pts) | #934 (135 pts) | #933 (145 pts) | #717 (225 pts) | #894 (130 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #698 (218 pts) | #576 (333 pts) | #928 (178 pts) | #691 (238 pts) | #636 (273 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #592 (322 pts) | #651 (297 pts) | #631 (342 pts) | #575 (352 pts) | #673 (282 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #701 (120 pts) | #706 (120 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #663 (490 pts) | #355 (900 pts) | #453 (760 pts) | #438 (785 pts) | #811 (395 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #685 (497 pts) | #581 (642 pts) | #599 (607 pts) | #334 (1007 pts) | #767 (452 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #483 (777 pts) | #420 (902 pts) | #446 (877 pts) | #504 (782 pts) | #598 (657 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #581 (677 pts) | #589 (687 pts) | #364 (1032 pts) | #485 (837 pts) | #525 (777 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #337 (1108 pts) | #452 (875 pts) | #172 (1548 pts) | #220 (1328 pts) | #460 (814 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #350 (1045 pts) | #236 (1318 pts) | #152 (1620 pts) | #476 (817 pts) | #344 (1061 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #994 (291 pts) | #1012 (306 pts) | #1073 (286 pts) | #1029 (301 pts) | #942 (326 pts) |