PIG NEWTON

PIG NEWTON is a competition barbecue team with 94 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 51 at the Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #879 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#879

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1618

peak 1657 · rated over 94 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Jun 5, 2026 · 13.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#240

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

22 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 94 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3828 / 720

Master · Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

676.06 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.71 (+10.36)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±14.14

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.34)

Road miles

8,271

across 94 mapped stops · furthest 223 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Purse competed for

$218K

listed at 23 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 32 state-championship entries

Master avg

665.71 / 720

94 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

Tie level with the champion

Finished level on points with the champion at Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) (Oct 11, 2019) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 4 visits.

4 visits
best finish 7th
average top 14%

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 59 of 94 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 94 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.3828 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3828 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 4, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN GUNS BBQ has finished one call ahead of PIG NEWTON 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

30–4 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 30 of their 34 shared contests.

A strong matchup

29–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of T'S SMOKIN PIT in 29 of their 35 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

26 of 33 shared pork entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 26 of 33 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

DIRT ROAD BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 28% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 28% across 16 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.

16 September contests
top 44% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,271 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,271 miles across 94 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 223 miles to SMOKEToBERFEST.

94 mapped stops
furthest 223 mi

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Laurie Hillbilly BBQ every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#667 (186 pts)	#577 (301 pts)	#823 (171 pts)	#661 (216 pts)	#695 (191 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#957 (113 pts)	#1046 (108 pts)	#906 (158 pts)	#1002 (113 pts)	#1103 (83 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#950 (115 pts)	#755 (210 pts)	#1190 (90 pts)	#1123 (85 pts)	#1063 (95 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#398 (495 pts)	#400 (565 pts)	#398 (620 pts)	#369 (575 pts)	#542 (345 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#862 (165 pts)	#1017 (130 pts)	#843 (210 pts)	#854 (180 pts)	#623 (315 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#496 (357 pts)	#470 (412 pts)	#514 (387 pts)	#399 (482 pts)	#537 (347 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#369 (297 pts)	#504 (222 pts)	#250 (492 pts)	#449 (257 pts)	#352 (352 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#379 (860 pts)	#401 (820 pts)	#185 (1,335 pts)	#445 (770 pts)	#353 (915 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#240 (1,275 pts)	#150 (1,555 pts)	#297 (1,072 pts)	#101 (1,744 pts)	#195 (1,420 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#424 (885 pts)	#461 (835 pts)	#541 (745 pts)	#359 (1,035 pts)	#393 (970 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#481 (837 pts)	#484 (832 pts)	#549 (757 pts)	#330 (1,107 pts)	#284 (1,207 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#428 (890 pts)	#495 (780 pts)	#327 (1,070 pts)	#319 (1,060 pts)	#283 (1,200 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#386 (974 pts)	#334 (1,069 pts)	#436 (894 pts)	#275 (1,209 pts)	#219 (1,421 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#259 (1,162 pts)	#180 (1,366 pts)	#324 (928 pts)	#205 (1,265 pts)	#269 (1,098 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PIG NEWTON, each with one reason worth a look.

Pigtamer BBQ

#878 of the rated field

1619 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1648

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to PIG NEWTON)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PIG NEWTON has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 65 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2023

⚔ Head-to-head

BULLHORN BBQ

#877 of the rated field

1619 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1619

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to PIG NEWTON)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

OLD 99 MEAT CO.

#881 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1619

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PIG NEWTON)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before PIG NEWTON's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SASSY SMOKE BBQ

#880 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1625

Fewer contests behind them than PIG NEWTON has cooked, 18 to 94, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ

#875 of the rated field

1619 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 91
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1695

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to PIG NEWTON)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 91 contests, alongside a 31% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 87 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

GIVE IT TO GOD

#889 of the rated field

1618 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1681

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to PIG NEWTON)

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

rated over 87 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
T'S SMOKIN PIT	35	29	6	83%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	34	4	30	12%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	33	7	26	21%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	32	6	26	19%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	31	11	20	35%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	31	2	29	6%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	30	4	25	13%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	30	1	29	3%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	28	2	26	7%	⚔ compare
S&S BBQ	26	14	12	54%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG	24	17	7	71%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	23	12	11	52%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	94	20	2	3	178.2972	145.0628	167.04	top 47%
Pork Ribs	94	16	3	4	177.7372	145.6688	165.34	top 49%
Pork	94	27	3	7	179.4400	154.2856	167.26	top 44%
Brisket	94	25	1	8	176.5944	146.2516	166.07	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 51%
Medium (20–39)	37	top 48%
Large (40+)	54	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	51	top 43%
MO	37	top 46%
NE	4	top 52%
IA	1	top 45%
OK	1	top 53%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	8	3	top 43%	Aug 6, 2021
BBQ and Fly In on the River	7	24	top 56%	Aug 16, 2019
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	5	13	top 56%	Jul 26, 2019
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	4	7	top 14%	Sep 23, 2016
Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off	3	11	top 55%	Jul 7, 2023
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	3	13	top 58%	Oct 15, 2021
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	2	22	top 43%	Aug 19, 2022
Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days	2	6	top 39%	Sep 7, 2018
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	12	top 39%	Jun 8, 2018
Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2	26	top 62%	May 23, 2015
Cass County	2	10	top 46%	Aug 8, 2014
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2	40	top 73%	Jun 6, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 16 contests

Contests a season 6.7 across 14 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 51 of 94 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 64 12 of them more than once

Opponents faced 2,699 finished ahead 4,492 times, behind 3,078

Longest layoff 1 yrs May 31, 2024 → Jun 6, 2025

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

20261 milestone

Jun 5 Most recent contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual

20201 milestone

Aug 14 Peak power rating (1657) BBQ & Fly in on the River

20191 milestone

Oct 11 First Reserve Championship Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

20172 milestones

Aug 4 Career-best overall score691.3828 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Sep 22 50th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

20152 milestones

May 23 25th tracked contest Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
Jun 5 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL)

20137 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin' In The Creek
Apr 26 First call Smokin' In The Creek
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8568 Smokin' In The Creek
Aug 2 First category win (Chicken) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 2 First overall top-10 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 2 First overall podium Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Sep 27 10th tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 2, 2013
+13.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 26, 2014
+13.1	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)	Oct 11, 2019
+12	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	Sep 11, 2015
+11.1	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 4, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.7	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off	Jul 7, 2023
-11.3	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 15, 2021
-9.1	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	May 24, 2014
-8.2	BBQ and Fly In on the River	Aug 16, 2013
-8	2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL)	Jul 12, 2019

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	100%	top 57%	94.6%	93.7%
2025	1	0	0	100%	top 46%	94.8%	94.8%
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 40%	93.7%	93.7%
2023	3	1	0	100%	top 52%	93.6%	93.3%
2022	3	1	1	67%	top 45%	95%	94%
2021	4	0	0	25%	top 62%	93.5%	93.4%
2020	3	0	0	67%	top 41%	95.4%	94.7%
2019	10	2	0	50%	top 42%	100%	93.5%
2018	16	2	3	81%	top 40%	95.9%	93%
2017	9	2	0	44%	top 40%	96%	92.8%
2016	9	2	2	67%	top 42%	93.8%	92.2%
2015	10	2	2	60%	top 42%	94.8%	92.5%
2014	12	2	0	67%	top 51%	94.6%	90.8%
2013	11	2	1	45%	top 43%	94.8%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 5, 2026	McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	15 / 30 (681.1088)	7 (173.7028)	16 (169.7028)	11 (169.7144)	14 (167.9888)
Apr 3, 2026	Smokin in the Valley 🏅 Linn Valley, KS	20 / 31 (668.4456)	9 (174.2628)	22 (161.1200)	18 (167.3828)	20 (165.6800)
Jun 6, 2025	McLouth BBQ Blowout 34th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	13 / 28 (682.2168)	14 (171.4172)	7 (176.5600)	13 (170.8456)	19 (163.3940)
May 31, 2024	McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	14 / 35 (674.2972)	4 (174.8800)	19 (166.2744)	20 (165.7028)	18 (167.4400)
Jul 28, 2023	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	11 / 25 (674.2516)	8 (173.1200)	6 (173.7028)	13 (166.2744)	21 (161.1544)
Jul 7, 2023	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO	25 / 30 (668.3884)	8 (175.4056)	20 (168.5372)	19 (168.5256)	28 (155.9200)
Jun 2, 2023	McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	10 / 36 (671.9312)	11 (169.7372)	14 (167.9656)	9 (170.8456)	17 (163.3828)
Nov 4, 2022	Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Harper, KS	4 / 10 (683.9204)	7 (171.9888)	1 (175.4172)	2 (171.4172)	9 (165.0972)
Aug 19, 2022	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	25 / 54 (682.1944)	35 (167.4056)	15 (171.9772)	27 (171.9772)	20 (170.8344)
Jun 3, 2022	McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	15 / 30 (663.4740)	22 (159.4628)	16 (164)	12 (168.0228)	3 (171.9884)
Oct 15, 2021	Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS	13 / 16 (672.4456)	13 (168.5256)	13 (169.6684)	13 (165.1200)	11 (169.1316)
Aug 20, 2021	BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	27 / 40 (672.4224)	14 (173.1084)	14 (173.1200)	17 (170.2628)	31 (155.9312)
Aug 6, 2021	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	14 / 26 (673.0512)	20 (163.9428)	13 (169.7372)	7 (172.5600)	14 (166.8112)
Jun 4, 2021	Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual 🏅 Mclouth, KS	19 / 42 (671.2796)	13 (170.2744)	27 (166.2284)	12 (171.4056)	23 (163.3712)
Aug 14, 2020	BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	22 / 55 (683.3372)	17 (173.7028)	22 (170.8344)	15 (173.7028)	34 (165.0972)
Jul 18, 2020	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO	18 / 32 (675.8744)	24 (167.3828)	5 (177.1544)	19 (168.5372)	26 (162.8000)
Jul 17, 2020	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	11 / 42 (686.8000)	26 (168.5256)	3 (177.7372)	35 (163.9772)	3 (176.5600)
Oct 11, 2019	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	2 / 51 (180)	21 (170.8228)	5 (176.0116)	34 (162.8456)	12 (170.8572)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	19 / 53 (663.2684)	43 (153.0628)	6 (171.9656)	11 (169.6800)	12 (168.5600)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	108 / 468 (677.0396)	111 (170.8228)	51 (174.2628)	175 (167.9884)	231 (163.9656)
Aug 16, 2019	BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	40 / 68 (664.3768)	43 (166.8112)	12 (173.1200)	51 (161.6456)	42 (162.8000)
Aug 2, 2019	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	10 / 30 (679.3716)	11 (172.5600)	14 (168.5600)	14 (169.1200)	14 (169.1316)
Jul 26, 2019	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	24 / 41 (665.0628)	22 (167.4056)	7 (173.1544)	29 (162.2400)	30 (162.2628)
Jul 12, 2019	2nd Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Cameron, MO	23 / 35 (662.7312)	15 (170.2512)	13 (168.5716)	29 (160.5028)	25 (163.4056)
May 31, 2019	McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	11 / 25 (667.3940)	21 (159.4056)	10 (166.2744)	13 (166.8684)	5 (174.8456)
May 10, 2019	Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS	26 / 53 (674.2288)	20 (173.1200)	16 (171.9772)	39 (163.9772)	33 (165.1544)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	20 / 42 (661.6000)	18 (163.9772)	7 (171.4172)	26 (161.6800)	21 (164.5256)
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	30 / 56 (672.4336)	45 (163.9312)	34 (166.8112)	17 (171.9884)	23 (169.7028)
Oct 19, 2018	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	13 / 33 (681.6916)	4 (178.2972)	14 (166.8572)	18 (165.6800)	12 (170.8572)
Oct 12, 2018	15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	14 / 69 (690.2628)	6 (177.1428)	31 (168.5256)	20 (171.4400)	22 (173.1544)
Oct 5, 2018	SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	18 / 40 (657.6000)	18 (166.2400)	27 (158.8344)	3 (173.7028)	26 (158.8228)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	128 / 467 (675.8740)	162 (169.6800)	129 (170.2628)	271 (162.8228)	69 (173.1084)
Sep 7, 2018	Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	6 / 19 (675.3028)	5 (173.7028)	12 (165.6916)	6 (169.6684)	8 (166.2400)
Sep 1, 2018	Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE	19 / 34 (658.1252)	25 (161.6340)	5 (169.1428)	10 (167.4056)	23 (159.9428)
Aug 17, 2018	BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	24 / 57 (665.6460)	42 (161.0972)	39 (160.5372)	1 (177.1544)	24 (166.8572)
Aug 3, 2018	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	15 / 35 (666.1828)	22 (163.9656)	23 (162.8344)	5 (173.1428)	16 (166.2400)
Jul 27, 2018	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	17 / 27 (658.7196)	6 (173.1084)	25 (153.0972)	19 (161.6684)	3 (170.8456)
Jul 13, 2018	1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO	3 / 24 (686.8000)	13 (167.9884)	1 (173.1316)	5 (171.4172)	2 (174.2628)
Jun 15, 2018	Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS	12 / 32 (666.1484)	16 (165.6800)	20 (165.0856)	8 (168.5256)	13 (166.8572)
Jun 8, 2018	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	20 / 46 (662.2404)	12 (170.2628)	32 (159.4172)	10 (169.6916)	20 (162.8688)
Jun 1, 2018	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	14 / 36 (668.5828)	1 (177.1428)	31 (157.1544)	22 (164.5484)	7 (169.7372)
May 11, 2018	The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS	12 / 56 (686.8340)	13 (173.1428)	33 (163.9656)	5 (176.5828)	10 (173.1428)
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO	36 / 53 (638.6856)	32 (164.5256)	39 (159.9544)	39 (160.5256)	39 (153.6800)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	25 / 47 (673.0856)	30 (167.3828)	24 (167.9772)	23 (166.2628)	13 (171.4628)
Sep 22, 2017	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	24 / 112 (666.7768)	20 (168.5484)	24 (169.1428)	51 (164.5600)	38 (164.5256)
Sep 15, 2017	Butler Chambers Of Commerce BBQ & Hucksters Days Butler, MO	12 / 26 (658.1484)	11 (169.1200)	22 (156.5144)	13 (165.6684)	11 (166.8456)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	234 / 407 (655.3144)	137 (170.2512)	389 (145.6688)	156 (167.9772)	77 (171.4172)
Aug 18, 2017	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	38 / 65 (658.1484)	21 (170.8228)	54 (155.9544)	19 (171.4172)	41 (159.9540)
Aug 4, 2017	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	5 / 40 (691.3828)	10 (173.1084)	6 (171.4172)	7 (173.7028)	8 (173.1544)
Jul 28, 2017	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	15 / 27 (666.2056)	9 (171.4056)	15 (162.8344)	12 (167.9884)	19 (163.9772)
Jun 2, 2017	McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	8 / 32 (668.5484)	17 (165.0856)	18 (164.5600)	8 (170.3200)	11 (168.5828)
May 19, 2017	22nd Annual Platte City BBQ Cook Off at Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	20 / 59 (675.9088)	30 (167.3944)	48 (159.3716)	4 (174.8572)	5 (174.2856)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	216 / 557 (662.2400)	129 (170.2744)	308 (163.4516)	334 (162.2628)	198 (166.2512)
Sep 23, 2016	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	10 / 111 (675.3600)	19 (170.2628)	80 (155.3944)	1 (178.8572)	9 (170.8456)
Sep 9, 2016	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	32 / 76 (667.9316)	62 (157.0856)	34 (166.2860)	2 (175.4172)	18 (169.1428)
Aug 19, 2016	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	35 / 56 (655.2456)	30 (167.3828)	38 (165.0972)	46 (159.9428)	29 (162.8228)
Aug 5, 2016	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	28 / 50 (663.9084)	3 (176.5600)	38 (161.6800)	18 (167.9884)	39 (157.6800)
Jul 29, 2016	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	19 / 36 (655.9888)	26 (160.5600)	17 (166.8456)	24 (162.3088)	13 (166.2744)
Jun 17, 2016	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off Kansas City, KS	9 / 25 (661.0856)	15 (159.3828)	8 (165.1544)	7 (166.2856)	5 (170.2628)
Jun 10, 2016	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	12 / 34 (666.7772)	19 (165.0856)	19 (162.8344)	23 (162.2628)	1 (176.5944)
Jun 3, 2016	McLouth BBQ Blowout 25th Anniversary (Judges full) McLouth, KS	14 / 33 (666.3088)	21 (164)	12 (170.3088)	26 (155.9656)	4 (176.0344)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	203 / 606 (663.8968)	35 (175.4056)	360 (161.7028)	425 (159.3712)	178 (167.4172)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	27 / 112 (665.7032)	34 (167.3944)	59 (162.2972)	24 (169.7144)	32 (166.2972)
Sep 11, 2015	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	10 / 76 (681.1084)	7 (173.7028)	1 (177.7372)	18 (169.1200)	37 (160.5484)
Aug 14, 2015	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	26 / 67 (666.8228)	43 (161.1428)	18 (169.7144)	35 (164.5256)	12 (171.4400)
Jul 31, 2015	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	28 / 38 (659.3140)	26 (165.1084)	35 (156.5372)	29 (163.9656)	6 (173.7028)
Jul 24, 2015	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	13 / 26 (667.8856)	20 (163.9656)	17 (162.8000)	7 (170.8228)	7 (170.2972)
Jul 10, 2015	Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE	19 / 31 (649.6916)	24 (158.8800)	16 (163.4172)	15 (165.1200)	17 (162.2744)
Jun 5, 2015	McLouth BBQ Blowout 24th Annual (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	7 / 33 (682.8112)	21 (162.8456)	14 (167.9656)	1 (179.4400)	8 (172.5600)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	26 / 62 (670.8340)	39 (165.1084)	21 (170.3084)	49 (161.0972)	3 (174.3200)
Apr 24, 2015	The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) Garnett, KS	16 / 25 (655.2684)	15 (161.0856)	10 (167.9772)	12 (166.2628)	19 (159.9428)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	102 / 552 (673.6800)	158 (169.1200)	21 (175.4400)	211 (166.2972)	261 (162.8228)
Sep 26, 2014	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	7 / 112 (681.0628)	27 (169.1200)	19 (169.1200)	8 (176)	18 (166.8228)
Sep 19, 2014	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	9 / 46 (667.8628)	4 (171.9656)	22 (162.8228)	22 (162.8000)	2 (170.2744)
Aug 15, 2014	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	29 / 51 (654.1832)	21 (168.5600)	26 (163.3944)	9 (172.0116)	44 (150.2172)
Aug 8, 2014	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	24 / 35 (634.7432)	23 (160.0116)	20 (157.0744)	4 (171.4056)	29 (146.2516)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	30 / 47 (648.4340)	32 (163.9656)	40 (154.2172)	18 (166.8456)	22 (163.4056)
Jul 25, 2014	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ at the Allen County Fair Iola, KS	11 / 21 (661.1088)	4 (173.7372)	15 (159.4060)	5 (170.8456)	16 (157.1200)
Jun 20, 2014	Ol' Glory BBQ Bash Fredonia, KS	27 / 42 (662.8116)	17 (169.1200)	19 (168.0116)	41 (155.9772)	10 (169.7028)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	40 / 54 (638.7540)	51 (151.9312)	45 (154.8344)	24 (166.2856)	21 (165.7028)
May 24, 2014	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	72 / 87 (620.4684)	73 (154.2400)	75 (152.5028)	47 (162.8572)	67 (150.8684)
Apr 11, 2014	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	31 / 54 (643.9428)	49 (149.6800)	19 (165.6800)	44 (157.7372)	4 (170.8456)
Apr 4, 2014	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	32 / 75 (654.2404)	50 (161.1316)	61 (155.9772)	39 (163.3944)	3 (173.7372)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	368 / 535 (623.8976)	418 (153.0744)	184 (163.4172)	383 (154.8228)	357 (152.5832)
Sep 27, 2013	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	20 / 114 (663.8740)	51 (162.2400)	16 (169.1428)	36 (165.6684)	19 (166.8228)
Sep 6, 2013	Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO	17 / 72 (672.5716)	6 (176)	11 (170.8572)	48 (161.7144)	20 (164)
Aug 30, 2013	Four State BBQ Championship Presented by Downstream Casino Quapaw, OK	19 / 36 (666.1828)	27 (162.8344)	11 (166.8456)	11 (171.4172)	17 (165.0856)
Aug 16, 2013	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	51 / 66 (624.9712)	64 (145.0628)	47 (157.0856)	48 (160)	26 (162.8228)
Aug 9, 2013	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	10 / 44 (668.5484)	6 (172.5600)	24 (160.5600)	4 (174.2856)	27 (161.1428)
Aug 2, 2013	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	3 / 51 (682.2744)	1 (176.5600)	21 (165.7144)	2 (174.3200)	15 (165.6800)
Jun 14, 2013	Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS	18 / 34 (646.8568)	12 (169.1428)	26 (157.7142)	23 (162.2854)	20 (157.7144)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	49 / 69 (632.5710)	65 (147.4284)	53 (155.4286)	14 (169.7142)	41 (159.9998)
May 31, 2013	McLouth BBQ Blowout 22nd Annual McLouth, KS	19 / 37 (654.8568)	11 (166.8572)	23 (160.5714)	28 (154.2856)	5 (173.1426)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin' In The Creek Sugar Creek, MO	13 / 41 (654.8568)	11 (166.2856)	36 (148.5716)	10 (169.1426)	7 (170.8570)

PIG NEWTON

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

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

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