High-water mark
676.5144
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 676.5144 at Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 11, 2023
PIG JAM
PIG JAM is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 9th of 27 at the Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off (2018). They are ranked #4058 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Apr 17, 2015
latest Aug 12, 2023 · 8.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.52 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 641.31 (+9.21)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.90)
Road miles
554
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)
Purse competed for
$8,800
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.31 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PIG JAM, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1482
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,076 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with PIG JAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,060 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before PIG JAM's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1482
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Serial Griller | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKETASTIC BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke-A-Holics | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 148.5028 | 159.52 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 143.9544 | 158.90 | top 75% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 149.6800 | 162.62 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 150.2400 | 161.83 | top 56% |
“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 71% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
197
finished ahead 97 times, behind 228
Longest layoff
5.2 yrs
May 18, 2018 → Aug 11, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- Career-best overall score676.5144 Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4172 Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1
- 10th tracked contest Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2
- Most recent contest Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2
20183 milestones
- First call Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1828 Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1498) 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.2 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off | May 18, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 | Aug 12, 2023 |
| -5.9 | VA BBQ Championships | Aug 21, 2015 |
| -4.8 | Boo B Que By the Sea | Oct 30, 2015 |
| -3 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 | Aug 11, 2023 |
| -2.7 | Chesapeake Jubilee | May 20, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 91% | 94% | 92.2% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 92% | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 87.8% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Ashland, VA | 26 / 26 (651.3144) | 25 (161.6800) | 24 (160) | 23 (161.6572) | 21 (167.9772) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Ashland, VA | 23 / 28 (676.5144) | 22 (167.9772) | 27 (164.5600) | 22 (168.5600) | 8 (175.4172) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Chicken) Ashland, VA | — | 15 (164.5716) | — | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA | — | — | 13 (166.2744) | — | — |
| May 18, 2018 | Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA | 9 / 27 (662.1828) | 10 (167.4056) | 6 (169.1200) | 7 (166.8572) | 15 (158.8000) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA | 51 / 75 (642.1256) | 52 (161.6800) | 64 (153.6572) | 50 (159.3828) | 23 (167.4056) |
| May 20, 2016 | Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA | 18 / 26 (620.4688) | 23 (154.8000) | 14 (161.7144) | 24 (149.6800) | 17 (154.2744) |
| Oct 30, 2015 | Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE | 44 / 59 (618.1600) | 43 (154.8000) | 49 (150.2744) | 13 (162.8456) | 44 (150.2400) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | 36 / 46 (627.8516) | 44 (148.5028) | 41 (143.9544) | 14 (167.9772) | 17 (167.4172) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA | 29 / 46 (631.8740) | 36 (154.2400) | 26 (160.5140) | 20 (163.9888) | 33 (153.1312) |