Notorious P.I.G. AB
Rating
1584
peak 1598
Contests
41
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-05-29
Best ToY finish
#144
Master 2022
Grand champs
2
2 reserve
Category wins
6
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
18
of 41 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
462.34 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 559.35 (-97.01)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Best single call
179.4400
Consistency
±150.85
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.91)
Road miles
32262
mi across 40 mapped stops · furthest 1904 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has finished one call ahead of Notorious P.I.G. 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Fire BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 14 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MOTLEY QUE in 15 of their 18 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Didsbury Lions BBQ is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 27% across 11 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-09-07) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Sensuous BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 38 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 176.5944 | 142.8000 | 164.31 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 40 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 179.4400 | 126.2856 | 163.91 | top 45% |
| Pork | 28 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 177.7028 | 150.2856 | 165.66 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 25 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 174.2744 | 149.6800 | 165.26 | top 42% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 14 | 1 | top 24% |
| MN | 6 | 1 | top 43% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 55% |
| GA | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 27% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| BC | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| SK | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 2 | top 35% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 43% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (14 of 41 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (40 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Didsbury Lions BBQ (2023-08-05)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 559.35
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 274.8456 | 274.85 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 337.6684 | 337.67 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 688.5144 | 599.10 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 698.2744 | 510.42 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 686.8000 | 611.55 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 667.4172 | 554.94 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 647.8744 | 482.47 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 641.7140 | 639.96 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 14 / 25 (337.6684) | 15 (167.9772) | 8 (169.6912) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA | — | — | 13 (161.1544) | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 134 / 169 (675.2912) | 40 (175.4172) | 52 (174.2628) | 166 (157.0740) | 111 (168.5372) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 162 / 444 (682.1828) | 161 (171.9656) | 63 (175.4172) | 234 (167.9772) | 230 (166.8228) |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 1 / 18 (341.6916) | 1 (176.5944) | 5 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 13 / 24 (672.5260) | 14 (169.1316) | 11 (168.5716) | 5 (173.1428) | 16 (161.6800) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 6 / 35 (688.5144) | 9 (171.9772) | 8 (173.1200) | 10 (170.2972) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 26 / 34 (661.5196) | 21 (170.8112) | 12 (171.9656) | 34 (155.9084) | 25 (162.8344) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 12 / 27 (666.2512) | 11 (167.4056) | 23 (159.3944) | 16 (166.3084) | 4 (173.1428) |
| 2024-06-01 | Columbia Valley Smoke Show Invermere, BC | 7 / 9 (664.5260) | 5 (165.6684) | 8 (168.0344) | 8 (163.9772) | 7 (166.8460) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 14 / 58 (339.4288) | 24 (168.0000) | 10 (171.4288) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 46 (153.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 2 / 29 (698.2744) | 7 (170.8344) | 1 (179.4400) | 2 (175.4400) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 6 / 30 (340.5256) | 15 (166.2628) | 3 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 13 / 40 (668.9940) | 9 (172.5600) | 14 (169.6800) | 38 (157.6340) | 9 (169.1200) |
| 2023-08-05 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 1 / 17 (688.5484) | 2 (174.8456) | 10 (166.2628) | 1 (176.5828) | 4 (170.8572) |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 17 / 40 (326.2060) | 19 (163.9544) | 16 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 5 / 43 (339.9544) | 5 (171.4172) | 8 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 18 / 57 (474.8344) | 16 (162.2744) | 18 (147.4400) | 12 (165.1200) | — |
| 2022-09-10 | Smoke 'N the Valley Moose Jaw, SK | 8 / 18 (657.0516) | 4 (167.9772) | 8 (165.1316) | 14 (158.8228) | 8 (165.1200) |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 22 / 30 (323.3484) | 22 (161.6572) | 19 (161.6912) | — | — |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 3 / 36 (678.2628) | 2 (175.4400) | 23 (160.5372) | 3 (174.8456) | 9 (167.4400) |
| 2022-08-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 5 / 19 (665.6224) | 6 (166.8572) | 17 (158.7768) | 5 (167.4284) | 1 (172.5600) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 2 / 20 (678.1940) | 17 (159.9428) | 8 (167.9656) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (172.5828) |
| 2022-06-24 | Columbia Valley Smokeshow Invermere, V0A1K0 | 4 / 11 (686.8000) | 4 (174.2856) | 2 (174.2744) | 4 (167.9772) | 5 (170.2628) |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | 18 / 31 (658.2172) | 17 (161.6684) | 18 (164.5488) | 6 (172.5828) | 20 (159.4172) |
| 2022-05-28 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 3 / 39 (681.6460) | 5 (170.2744) | 11 (166.8344) | 7 (170.2628) | 1 (174.2744) |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown Cumming, GA | 22 / 28 (461.6000) | 20 (155.4172) | 21 (154.8228) | 22 (151.3600) | — |
| 2021-09-04 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 3 / 29 (667.4172) | 4 (170.2628) | 11 (164.5944) | 8 (164.5600) | 6 (168.0000) |
| 2021-09-03 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 5 / 26 (645.1540) | 12 (157.6684) | 4 (169.1772) | 3 (164.0228) | 12 (154.2856) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 16 / 26 (463.3944) | 18 (154.2512) | 10 (158.8576) | 18 (150.2856) | — |
| 2021-08-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 8 / 25 (641.0860) | 16 (156.5372) | 19 (153.6916) | 5 (165.1428) | 3 (165.7144) |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 31 / 49 (307.3256) | 46 (145.6684) | 14 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2021-07-10 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 8 / 16 (628.4688) | 13 (152.5372) | 5 (161.6800) | 6 (164.0116) | 12 (150.2400) |
| 2021-06-25 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 29 / 32 (625.0516) | 28 (153.6916) | 29 (148.5372) | 18 (167.4400) | 27 (155.3828) |
| 2020-11-20 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 20 / 21 (317.0628) | 19 (160.5256) | 20 (156.5372) | — | — |
| 2020-09-26 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 3 / 21 (647.8744) | 4 (162.8228) | 10 (155.9544) | 5 (165.6800) | 2 (163.4172) |
| 2019-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 25 / 43 (638.2056) | 36 (142.8000) | 2 (174.8572) | 23 (162.9028) | 24 (157.6456) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 92 / 183 (641.7140) | 118 (157.7028) | 23 (170.2856) | 74 (164.0456) | 150 (149.6800) |
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 32 / 38 (274.8456) | 23 (148.5600) | 36 (126.2856) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #217 (105 pts) | #224 (100 pts) | #195 (145 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #152 (383 pts) | #168 (333 pts) | #156 (363 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #327 (660 pts) | #356 (650 pts) | #418 (585 pts) | #342 (655 pts) | #330 (685 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #330 (641 pts) | #412 (546 pts) | #472 (511 pts) | #365 (581 pts) | #422 (476 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #144 (1299 pts) | #183 (1164 pts) | #282 (889 pts) | #135 (1294 pts) | #139 (1299 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #283 (686 pts) | #387 (516 pts) | #360 (571 pts) | #290 (706 pts) | #333 (616 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #471 (221 pts) | #536 (196 pts) | #698 (121 pts) | #591 (171 pts) | #471 (246 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #1885 (105 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |