High-water mark
523.9884
career-best overall
97.0% of a perfect 540
Their best day on record: 523.9884 at Smokin' For Garrett — 97.0% of a perfect 540.
- Backyard
- Sep 16, 2022
Piggin N Grinnin
Piggin N Grinnin is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smokin' For Garrett (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2022
latest Sep 8, 2023 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.70 · weakest Chicken (151.13)
Road miles
140
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Backyard (3-meat) avg
523.99 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 1 GC
Backyard (4-meat) avg
272.54 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard (3-meat) out of 540, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 129.1200 | 151.13 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 143.4168 | 160.28 | top 36% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 173.7028 | 173.70 | top 22% |
“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
First title
Sep 16, 2022
Smokin' For Garrett
Opponents faced
96
finished ahead 53 times, behind 44
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
20229 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' For Garrett
- First call Smokin' For Garrett
- First overall top-10 Smokin' For Garrett
- First overall podium Smokin' For Garrett
- First Grand Championship Smokin' For Garrett
- First state championship Smokin' For Garrett
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score523.9884 Smokin' For Garrett
- Career-best overall score523.9884 Smokin' For Garrett
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1428 Smokin' For Garrett
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 23 / 33 (272.5368) | 21 (129.1200) | 21 (143.4168) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 1 / 27 (523.9884) | 7 (173.1428) | 2 (177.1428) | 6 (173.7028) | — |