High-water mark
663.9540
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.9540 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 27, 2023
Pig Tales - TX
Pig Tales - TX is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 92nd of 100 at the Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) (2017). They finished #1255 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “PIG TALES”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 7, 2017
latest Sep 27, 2023 · 6.5 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.41 · weakest Pork (153.98)
Road miles
64
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Purse competed for
$82K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
633.05 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 158.2400 | 161.41 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1428 | 156.5484 | 156.85 | top 81% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 137.1316 | 153.98 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 150.2172 | 160.81 | top 57% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
565
finished ahead 192 times, behind 392
Longest layoff
6.5 yrs
Apr 7, 2017 → Sep 27, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9540 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score663.9540 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4056 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 302 / 487 (663.9540) | 334 (164.5828) | 420 (157.1428) | 175 (170.8228) | 129 (171.4056) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS | 92 / 100 (602.1372) | 82 (158.2400) | 76 (156.5484) | 98 (137.1316) | 87 (150.2172) |