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
We Like Pig Butts BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 4th of 29 at the New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) (2024). They are ranked #1921 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1542
peak 1542 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 22, 2022
latest Apr 20, 2024 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
4
67% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s, still running
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
Consistency
±11.73
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.40 · weakest Chicken (160.74)
Road miles
0
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 🏅
won from 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to We Like Pig Butts BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
48 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,914 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1546
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,919 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1542
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.
⚔ Compare careers#1,913 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1543
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#1,918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1542
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1546
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 9 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1542
Level with We Like Pig Butts BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
Repeat visits (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% | Apr 20, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
108
finished ahead 187 times, behind 96
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20246 milestones
- 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)
20231 milestone
- First overall top-10 New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- First call New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
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) | Apr 19, 2024 |
| +8.5 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Apr 21, 2023 |
| +7.2 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Apr 22, 2023 |
| +6.7 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 23, 2022 |
| +4.8 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 22, 2022 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 9 / 27 (329.6456) | 9 (166.2628) | 8 (163.3828) | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2024 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 29 (342.2744) | 1 (176.5600) | 7 (165.7144) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 7 / 30 (321.0516) | 7 (160.5372) | 7 (160.5144) | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 8 / 36 (321.6460) | 10 (159.9544) | 6 (161.6916) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 11 / 41 (312.5148) | 12 (153.1088) | 9 (159.4060) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 15 / 48 (305.7032) | 16 (148.0004) | 11 (157.7028) | — | — |