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DIZZY PIG

DIZZY PIG is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the New Holland Summer Fest (2014). They are ranked #800 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#800
of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1628
peak 1651 · rated over 34 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

35
in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013
latest Jun 22, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#182
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

3
0 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time

Category wins

5
14 podiums

Overall top-10s

14
40% of 35 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 33%
overall standings

Best overall

685.0856 / 720
Master · New Holland Summer Fest

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

654.74 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 657.79 (-3.04)

Walk rate

69%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972
Chicken · Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

Consistency

±18.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 165.82 · weakest Brisket (162.75)

Road miles

7,563
across 35 mapped stops · furthest 867 mi

Schedule strength

39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

Purse competed for

$38K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.79 / 720
35 Master contests · 3 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Against the odds

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at New Holland Summer Fest (Aug 22, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, 3 EYZ BBQ.

Giant slayer

70 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 70-team field at New Holland Summer Fest.

  • Aug 22, 2014

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 35 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 35 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.0856 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.0856 at New Holland Summer Fest — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Aug 22, 2014

Their season

2014 2 Grand Championships

2014 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 19%.

  • 9 contests
  • 3 overall top-10s
  • 2 category wins
  • average top 19%

A tough matchup

15–5 behind in the head-to-head

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead in 75% of their meetings

APORKALYPSE NOW has come out ahead in 15 of their 20 shared contests.

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The drought

20 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at New Holland Summer Fest on Aug 22, 2014 — 20 contests and 12.1 years ago.

  • last GC Aug 22, 2014
  • 12.1 years ago

A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FREE RANGE BBQ in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

13 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, APORKALYPSE NOW has out-cooked them in 13 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOOS SMOKIN has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 24% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

  • 3 July contests
  • top 33% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

  • 6 visits in all
  • best finish 1st

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #1396 (136 pts) #1456 (146 pts) #1569 (121 pts) #1207 (211 pts) #1481 (131 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #1052 (308 pts) #1195 (273 pts) #1370 (218 pts) #1455 (188 pts) #1021 (343 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #2158 (60 pts) #1935 (110 pts) #2209 (60 pts) #2225 (60 pts) #2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #436 (891 pts) #381 (991 pts) #470 (851 pts) #589 (661 pts) #564 (656 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #182 (1,474 pts) #215 (1,234 pts) #159 (1,459 pts) #199 (1,284 pts) #260 (1,134 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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25 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ
#799 of the rated field
1628 power rating
Contests
30
GCs
1
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1643
4–2 in 6 shared contests (67% to DIZZY PIG)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — DIZZY PIG ahead 4–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 30 contests
  • last seen Jun 28, 2019
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SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ
#797 of the rated field
1628 power rating
Contests
57
GCs
4
Top-10s
44%
Peak
1694
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to DIZZY PIG)

They've been 1694 at their best, 66 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 55 contests
  • last seen Oct 26, 2018
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FAT ANDY'S BBQ
#798 of the rated field
1628 power rating
Contests
30
GCs
0
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1633

Careers of much the same size, 30 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 30 contests
  • last seen Sep 8, 2017
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T Daddys BBQ
#803 of the rated field
1628 power rating
Contests
46
GCs
2
Top-10s
57%
Peak
1661

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 46 contests, alongside a 57% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 40 contests
  • last seen Aug 28, 2026
  • on a 3-contest top-10 run
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PIGGIN' OUT
#802 of the rated field
1628 power rating
Contests
28
GCs
2
Top-10s
43%
Peak
1648

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 28 contests
  • last seen Apr 7, 2023
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HOT CHIHUAHUA BARBECUE
#801 of the rated field
1628 power rating
Contests
27
GCs
1
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1628

Level with DIZZY PIG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 26 contests
  • last seen Aug 16, 2024
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
APORKALYPSE NOW 20 5 15 25% ⚔ compare
4:20 Q 18 9 9 50% ⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ 17 3 14 18% ⚔ compare
PORK BARREL BBQ 15 9 6 60% ⚔ compare
FREE RANGE BBQ 14 10 4 71% ⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE 14 7 7 50% ⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 14 5 9 36% ⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ 13 2 11 15% ⚔ compare
Serial Griller 11 5 6 45% ⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ 11 4 7 36% ⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ 11 3 8 27% ⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ 11 3 8 27% ⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ 10 7 3 70% ⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING 10 5 5 50% ⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC 10 1 9 10% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 35 11 2 6 178.2972 153.1428 165.82 top 38%
Pork Ribs 35 13 2 3 175.4400 141.6572 164.58 top 37%
Pork 35 10 1 5 177.7144 147.9884 164.64 top 35%
Brisket 35 8 0 0 176 146.7772 162.75 top 40%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)102top 31%
Large (40+)251top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
DC60top 38%
VA60top 32%
PA61top 24%
MD50top 39%
VT31top 24%
WV21top 35%
NC20top 52%
MO20top 25%
TN10top 18%
DE10top 26%
NJ10top 66%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) 6 1 1 top 24% Aug 24, 2018
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 3 9 0 top 35% Jun 23, 2018
Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ 2 1 1 top 16% Jul 25, 2015
Black Dog Music and Que Festival 2 3 0 top 26% Aug 7, 2015
BBQ Jamboree 2 3 0 top 11% May 9, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 10 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 5 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in DC 6 of 35 contests · 11 states in all
Contests visited 25 5 of them more than once
First title Sep 6, 2013 Pickin' in the Panhandle
Opponents faced 1,334 finished ahead 1,740 times, behind 687

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20191 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Giant National Capital BBQ Battle
20181 milestone
  1. Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
20161 milestone
  1. 25th tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
20151 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1651) New Holland Summer Fest
20142 milestones
  1. Biggest field won (70 teams) New Holland Summer Fest
  2. Career-best overall score685.0856 New Holland Summer Fest
20138 milestones
  1. First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
  2. First call BBQ Jamboree
  3. First overall top-10 BBQ Jamboree
  4. First overall podium BBQ Jamboree
  5. First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1430 BBQ Jamboree
  6. First category win (Pork Ribs) The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
  7. First Grand Championship Pickin' in the Panhandle
  8. 10th tracked contest DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.1BBQ JamboreeMay 10, 2013
+14.3Harpoon Championships of New England BBQJul 25, 2014
+14.1Pickin' in the PanhandleSep 6, 2013
+12.8New Holland Summer FestAug 22, 2014
+11.712th Annual Maryland State BBQ BashAug 9, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-13.6Interstate BBQ FestivalApr 15, 2016
-8BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2)Mar 23, 2019
-7.7New Holland Summer FestAug 26, 2016
-7.4DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ ChampionshipOct 5, 2013
-6.3Almost Heaven BBQ BashJun 17, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20192000 50% top 72% 90.5% 90%
20182000 50% top 38% 94% 91.3%
20172020 100% top 19% 93.6% 92.8%
20166000 33% top 57% 92.8% 89.8%
20154031 75% top 31% 94% 93.1%
20149232 78% top 19% 95.2% 92.6%
201310162 80% top 27% 94.1% 90.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jun 22, 2019 Giant National Capital BBQ Battle 🏅 Washington, DC 21 / 31 (651.9428) 19 (163.9428) 24 (155.4288) 8 (172.0228) 22 (160.5484)
Mar 23, 2019 BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA 40 / 52 (644.4112) 40 (164.5256) 27 (164.5372) 39 (158.8228) 38 (156.5256)
Aug 24, 2018 New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA 36 / 71 (637.5656) 34 (160.5372) 26 (162.8228) 26 (160.5256) 44 (153.6800)
Jun 23, 2018 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC 11 / 42 (677.0512) 3 (178.2972) 22 (166.8228) 19 (163.9656) 16 (167.9656)
Aug 25, 2017 New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA 7 / 69 (662.7428) 17 (165.7144) 20 (164.5256) 28 (161.6456) 4 (170.8572)
Jun 24, 2017 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC 9 / 33 (674.1940) 6 (173.1428) 10 (169.1200) 11 (165.1084) 10 (166.8228)
Aug 26, 2016 New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA 41 / 66 (632.3884) 32 (160.5028) 42 (157.7028) 16 (167.4056) 55 (146.7772)
Aug 12, 2016 Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD 19 / 42 (661.6456) 23 (165.6800) 33 (159.4628) 5 (171.4056) 13 (165.0972)
Jun 25, 2016 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC 18 / 35 (668.5148) 16 (163.9888) 7 (172.0116) 23 (161.6800) 11 (170.8344)
Jun 17, 2016 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV 28 / 42 (653.4972) 21 (169.6800) 27 (161.6456) 34 (155.9316) 20 (166.2400)
May 6, 2016 Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD 17 / 51 (649.0860) 29 (158.8688) 16 (164.5716) 15 (162.2628) 16 (163.3828)
Apr 15, 2016 Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD 35 / 41 (615.9200) 24 (165.1772) 40 (141.6572) 32 (155.4056) 30 (153.6800)
Aug 28, 2015 New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA 4 / 70 (674.3432) 5 (173.1772) 24 (162.8916) 6 (169.1428) 11 (169.1316)
Aug 7, 2015 Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA 10 / 27 (676.5260) 17 (164.5372) 11 (169.1200) 1 (177.7144) 12 (165.1544)
Jul 25, 2015 Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT 10 / 35 (669.0972) 30 (158.8000) 5 (170.8572) 3 (173.7028) 12 (165.7372)
May 8, 2015 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC 38 / 74 (659.9088) 15 (172.5600) 56 (158.2516) 31 (166.8572) 41 (162.2400)
Oct 24, 2014 Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN 17 / 92 (679.9888) 2 (177.7144) 55 (166.2516) 13 (172.6172) 58 (163.4056)
Oct 2, 2014 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 55 / 165 (676.5944) 97 (166.8456) 73 (168.5944) 111 (165.1544) 22 (176)
Oct 2, 2014 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 93 / 552 (674.7544) 347 (162.2400) 166 (168.5372) 93 (171.4172) 56 (172.5600)
Sep 12, 2014 Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA 3 / 21 (681.6228) 1 (178.2972) 5 (172) 5 (168.5372) 8 (162.7884)
Aug 22, 2014 New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA 1 / 70 (685.0856) 3 (172.5600) 2 (175.4172) 15 (164.5484) 5 (172.5600)
Jul 25, 2014 Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT 1 / 34 (668.5944) 1 (172.5944) 7 (163.4400) 2 (170.8572) 17 (161.7028)
Jun 21, 2014 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC 15 / 41 (655.9196) 17 (160.5828) 17 (162.8228) 18 (161.7028) 9 (170.8112)
May 9, 2014 BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA 11 / 64 (643.3832) 16 (161.1200) 7 (167.4632) 12 (164.5600) 39 (150.2400)
Apr 11, 2014 Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE 28 / 109 (637.6916) 5 (173.1772) 57 (153.1316) 39 (158.8572) 55 (152.5256)
Oct 5, 2013 DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ 56 / 85 (607.3256) 52 (154.8228) 31 (157.1544) 62 (147.9884) 57 (147.3600)
Sep 6, 2013 Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV 1 / 37 (677.6572) 15 (162.8344) 1 (175.4400) 2 (172.5600) 11 (166.8228)
Aug 23, 2013 New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA 8 / 71 (656.0232) 16 (164.0344) 20 (162.2744) 2 (169.7488) 21 (159.9656)
Aug 9, 2013 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD 7 / 60 (664.5256) 6 (169.7028) 5 (170.8344) 17 (162.3200) 15 (161.6684)
Jul 26, 2013 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT 13 / 31 (651.3944) 26 (156.5600) 1 (174.2972) 18 (160) 15 (160.5372)
Jun 28, 2013 Covington Cork and Pork Festival Covington, VA 10 / 25 (650.8568) 16 (159.4284) 12 (158.2858) 6 (165.7140) 6 (167.4286)
Jun 22, 2013 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC 7 / 42 (659.4284) 6 (164.5714) 5 (171.4286) 11 (165.1426) 15 (158.2858)
Jun 14, 2013 Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD 12 / 63 (650.2854) 49 (153.1428) 6 (169.1430) 30 (157.1426) 5 (170.8570)
May 10, 2013 BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA 3 / 60 (653.1430) 2 (168.0002) 4 (166.2856) 19 (158.2858) 10 (160.5714)
Apr 26, 2013 BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC 38 / 71 (639.4282) 18 (166.2856) 43 (155.9998) 43 (161.7144) 40 (155.4284)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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