Piggin N Grinnin IL
Rating
1509
peak 1518
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2022-09-16
latest 2023-09-08
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.70 · weakest Chicken (151.13)
Road miles
140
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin' For Garrett (2022-09-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
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% |
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| IL | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in KY (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin' For Garrett (2022-09-16)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 398.26
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 272.5368 | 272.54 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 523.9884 | 523.99 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 23 / 33 (272.5368) | 21 (129.1200) | 21 (143.4168) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL | 1 / 27 (523.9884) | 7 (173.1428) | 2 (177.1428) | 6 (173.7028) | — |