Riding a hot streak
4
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 4
We Like Pig Butts BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1542
peak 1542 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2022-04-22
latest 2024-04-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
325.43 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 322.14 (+3.29)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±11.73
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.40 · weakest Chicken (160.74)
Road miles
0
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$31K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
322.14 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
High-water mark
342.2744
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 342.2744 at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) — 95.1% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- 2024-04-19
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Oldman's Backyard B B QUE has finished one call ahead of We Like Pig Butts BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHUNKY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHUNKY BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
6–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
PADDY MCQ'S has landed one call behind them 3 times.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
51 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1899 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1905 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1542
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 4 years before We Like Pig Butts BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 8 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1903 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1543
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1542
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before We Like Pig Butts BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#1901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1545
No shared contest yet.
Level with We Like Pig Butts BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CHICKEN CHOKERS BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Grandpa Val's BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Beefy Bros BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Butts BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DIG'N N PIG'N | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 148.0004 | 160.74 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 157.7028 | 161.40 | top 23% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 23% | 2024-04-20 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2022-04-22 → 2024-04-20
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NJ
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 1 win · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 161.40 · weakest Chicken (160.74)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
67%
4 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight contests — and still running
Backyard average
322.14
out of 360 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
108
187–96 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1572
average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$31,000
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Power rating
1542
peak 1542 · #1906 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2022
- First tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- First call New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- 2023
- First overall top-10 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- 2024
- First category win (Chicken) New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.2744 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
- Career-best overall score342.2744 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
- Peak power rating (1542) New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
- Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2024-04-19 |
| +8.5 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2023-04-21 |
| +7.2 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2023-04-22 |
| +6.6 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2022-04-23 |
| +4.8 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2022-04-22 |
Category scores over time
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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 24% | 95.1% | 93.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 29% | 86.8% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 9 / 27 (329.6456) | 9 (166.2628) | 8 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 29 (342.2744) | 1 (176.5600) | 7 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 7 / 30 (321.0516) | 7 (160.5372) | 7 (160.5144) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 8 / 36 (321.6460) | 10 (159.9544) | 6 (161.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 11 / 41 (312.5148) | 12 (153.1088) | 9 (159.4060) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 15 / 48 (305.7032) | 16 (148.0004) | 11 (157.7028) | — | — |