The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMF has finished one call ahead of Bubba's Pig-a-licious 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Bubba's Pig-a-licious
Bubba's Pig-a-licious is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 40th of 73 at the Shawnee Great Grillers (2024). They are ranked #6052 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bubba's Pigalicious” and “Bubbas Pigalicious”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1432
peak 1432 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Sep 26, 2025 · 12 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.17 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 631.31 (+10.86)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.81
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.26 · weakest Brisket (153.34)
Road miles
5
across 12 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.31 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bubba's Pig-a-licious, each with one reason worth a look.
61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,047 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Compare careers#6,039 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Bubba's Pig-a-licious's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#6,046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1432
Level with Bubba's Pig-a-licious 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMF | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| YARDHOGS BBQ | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Years Leftovers | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Overland Pig Committee | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Why Not Smoke | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Grilligans Island | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| This Little Piggy Got Smoked | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T'S SMOKIN PIT | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IHC BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| F.O.M.S.B. | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Evening Wood | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG HEAVEN | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 145.0856 | 160.26 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 154.2056 | 160.11 | top 64% |
| Pork | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 138.2400 | 157.60 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 139.9544 | 153.34 | top 73% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 7 | 64 | 0 | top 80% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 3 | 40 | 0 | top 66% | Sep 26, 2025 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2 | 71 | 0 | top 71% | Sep 21, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
12 of 12 contests
Contests visited
3
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
337
finished ahead 279 times, behind 865
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 27, 2019 → Sep 24, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score654.2168 Shawnee Great Grillers
20232 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6116 Shawnee Great Grillers
- 10th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20142 milestones
- First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1488) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 27, 2024 |
| +1.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 22, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
| -9.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | Sep 24, 2021 |
| -8.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -7.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2019 |
| -7.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 26, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87% | 87% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 58 / 67 (639.3028) | 48 (162.8684) | 50 (159.9544) | 65 (151.9428) | 36 (164.5372) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 40 / 73 (654.2168) | 31 (169.6800) | 36 (166.2628) | 60 (158.3084) | 47 (159.9656) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 42 / 73 (653.6116) | 42 (165.1200) | 49 (162.8116) | 37 (166.8228) | 44 (158.8572) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 64 / 87 (636.9948) | 70 (158.2744) | 73 (154.2056) | 36 (165.7032) | 55 (158.8116) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 77 / 86 (626.7084) | 81 (153.1316) | 76 (154.2400) | 44 (165.6912) | 69 (153.6456) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 84 / 102 (623.2804) | 33 (168.0116) | 70 (159.3944) | 82 (155.9200) | 98 (139.9544) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 71 / 107 (638.7428) | 47 (165.1428) | 73 (159.9772) | 69 (160.5256) | 81 (153.0972) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 85 / 112 (631.8168) | 50 (163.3828) | 80 (156.5144) | 63 (162.2628) | 95 (149.6568) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 84 / 111 (627.2800) | 86 (155.9656) | 74 (156.5488) | 71 (161.1428) | 79 (153.6228) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 91 / 112 (616.5484) | 107 (149.1084) | 75 (158.8572) | 79 (154.8800) | 75 (153.7028) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 81 / 112 (622.7768) | 105 (145.0856) | 5 (175.4400) | 100 (149.7028) | 80 (152.5484) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 100 / 114 (604.4116) | 25 (167.3828) | 68 (157.0860) | 113 (138.2400) | 100 (141.7028) |