High-water mark
668.9944
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.9944 at 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 31, 2019
The Johnny Pig
The Johnny Pig is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 17th of 39 at the 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition (2019). They are ranked #4950 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 12, 2017
latest Jun 30, 2023 · 6.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.73 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 629.62 (+3.10)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.94)
Road miles
102
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.62 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Johnny Pig, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,938 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with The Johnny Pig on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,966 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before The Johnny Pig's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1464
They turned up 8 years after The Johnny Pig did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#4,954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM BREW & QUE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6684 | 151.9200 | 157.57 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 145.6344 | 153.94 | top 85% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 145.0972 | 159.40 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 146.7424 | 158.72 | top 61% |
“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 76% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ in the Bluffs | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 83% | May 11, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
3 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
124
finished ahead 44 times, behind 178
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
May 31, 2019 → Jun 30, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ
20194 milestones
- First call 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.9944 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score668.9944 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
- Peak power rating (1491) BBQ in the Bluffs
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.6 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | May 31, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ | Jun 30, 2023 |
| -9.5 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | May 18, 2018 |
| -9.2 | BBQ in the Bluffs | May 12, 2017 |
| -8.6 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition | May 19, 2017 |
| -5 | BBQ in the Bluffs | May 11, 2018 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 95% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.4% | 86.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.7% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2023 | Ditmars Red White & Blue BBQ 🏅 Council Bluffs, IA | 21 / 22 (630.1032) | 21 (156.5028) | 22 (145.6344) | 16 (162.8344) | 9 (165.1316) |
| May 31, 2019 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 17 / 39 (668.9944) | 28 (160.5144) | 29 (162.8000) | 8 (172.5600) | 7 (173.1200) |
| May 18, 2018 | 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 40 / 42 (596.2624) | 40 (151.9200) | 36 (152.5028) | 42 (145.0972) | 38 (146.7424) |
| May 11, 2018 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 30 / 39 (643.8512) | 32 (161.6684) | 25 (163.9772) | 14 (167.4056) | 34 (150.8000) |
| May 19, 2017 | 6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE | 41 / 47 (624.4228) | 35 (158.8344) | 43 (150.8228) | 31 (161.6800) | 38 (153.0856) |
| May 12, 2017 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 35 / 39 (614.1144) | 33 (155.9772) | 36 (147.9200) | 37 (146.8000) | 18 (163.4172) |