PIG ON FIRE SC
Rating
1522
peak 1546
Contests
49
in the data
First seen
2019-02-01
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#200
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
3
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 49 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.08 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 671.67 (+3.40)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±15.29
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.60 · weakest Chicken (166.54)
Road miles
8570
mi across 49 mapped stops · furthest 825 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC has finished one call ahead of PIG ON FIRE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
CBF Que has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 30 of their 37 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOLT BROTHERS BBQ in 15 of their 19 shared contests.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 35% across 3 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, SC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 50 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 140.4684 | 166.54 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 49 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 179.4400 | 157.6456 | 170.60 | top 42% |
| Pork | 49 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 178.8572 | 150.2288 | 167.50 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 49 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 178.8572 | 158.2400 | 166.90 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC | 17 | 0 | top 62% |
| NC | 15 | 0 | top 49% |
| GA | 8 | 0 | top 43% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 54% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SC (17 of 49 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (50 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 671.67
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 675.8856 | 670.72 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 693.6344 | 679.77 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 687.3828 | 675.97 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 699.9428 | 684.77 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 686.1944 | 668.75 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 682.7544 | 672.55 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 691.9428 | 658.12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 679.8628 | 662.04 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 25 / 33 (666.1140) | 25 (165.6800) | 22 (165.6684) | 26 (163.9428) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 32 / 44 (675.8856) | 23 (170.8228) | 27 (169.1316) | 28 (167.4056) | 28 (168.5256) |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 27 / 33 (670.1600) | 31 (166.2400) | 11 (173.7144) | 15 (170.8228) | 32 (159.3828) |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills King, NC | 12 / 25 (679.8968) | 18 (167.9656) | 9 (172.5600) | 8 (170.8228) | 12 (168.5484) |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 13 / 36 (683.3372) | 14 (170.8344) | 1 (179.4400) | 25 (166.2400) | 22 (166.8228) |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 13 / 34 (681.6116) | 15 (170.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 29 (161.6572) | 20 (170.8228) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 36 / 66 (678.2628) | 5 (178.2972) | 40 (168.5484) | 26 (171.4172) | 52 (160.0000) |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 36 / 42 (670.7196) | 40 (163.3828) | 35 (165.0856) | 30 (169.7028) | 15 (172.5484) |
| 2025-05-16 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 24 / 33 (666.1140) | 25 (162.8228) | 24 (166.2400) | 15 (169.6684) | 22 (167.3828) |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 5 / 42 (693.6344) | 27 (160.4912) | 12 (171.9772) | 12 (171.9772) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2025-03-21 | Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) Waycross, GA | 11 / 26 (690.1596) | 17 (171.9656) | 5 (177.7028) | 3 (175.4056) | 22 (165.0856) |
| 2025-02-28 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 19 / 26 (674.1828) | 7 (173.7028) | 21 (165.6800) | 14 (170.8572) | 23 (163.9428) |
| 2024-11-08 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ Powells Point, NC | 7 / 16 (687.3828) | 9 (171.4284) | 4 (176.0116) | 12 (166.8112) | 3 (173.1316) |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 32 / 33 (639.1772) | 32 (155.3484) | 27 (162.8000) | 28 (161.6688) | 32 (159.3600) |
| 2024-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 15 / 31 (681.6344) | 25 (163.9656) | 15 (170.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 22 (168.5372) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 43 / 76 (681.0400) | 20 (174.2628) | 13 (175.4172) | 69 (155.9428) | 10 (175.4172) |
| 2024-05-17 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 22 / 31 (674.1600) | 5 (175.4172) | 19 (170.2628) | 24 (165.6800) | 23 (162.8000) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 26 / 59 (681.0744) | 3 (177.7028) | 32 (169.1316) | 32 (167.9772) | 39 (166.2628) |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 6 / 26 (687.3256) | 21 (167.3828) | 4 (174.8572) | 8 (171.9656) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2023-10-13 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off Waxhaw, NC | 2 / 25 (699.9428) | 12 (170.8228) | 6 (177.7028) | 2 (177.7028) | 6 (173.7144) |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 11 / 33 (689.0516) | 9 (174.2744) | 6 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1316) | 20 (166.2284) |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 12 / 36 (681.6572) | 22 (169.6800) | 13 (170.2972) | 26 (166.8228) | 7 (174.8572) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 47 / 76 (668.4340) | 52 (163.9540) | 55 (163.3828) | 17 (173.7144) | 36 (167.3828) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 170 / 249 (675.3028) | 91 (173.1200) | 74 (173.1200) | 201 (166.2400) | 210 (162.8228) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 397 / 505 (643.2228) | 464 (153.6572) | 188 (169.6800) | 456 (154.2056) | 244 (165.6800) |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 24 / 32 (660.3424) | 29 (162.7884) | 6 (173.1200) | 29 (161.6456) | 23 (162.7884) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 36 / 92 (678.7084) | 57 (165.0856) | 21 (174.2628) | 4 (175.4172) | 53 (163.9428) |
| 2022-05-13 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 13 / 46 (686.1944) | 23 (169.6800) | 9 (172.5716) | 11 (173.1200) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2021-10-01 | Squealin on the Square Laurens, SC | 6 / 17 (682.7544) | 9 (166.2516) | 7 (171.9772) | 11 (167.9656) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 14 / 27 (670.2172) | 18 (165.1200) | 6 (171.4516) | 2 (175.4056) | 20 (158.2400) |
| 2021-08-27 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park Myrtle Beach, SC | 16 / 22 (659.2456) | 15 (166.2284) | 12 (167.4172) | 16 (163.9544) | 18 (161.6456) |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 16 / 26 (676.4916) | 25 (163.9544) | 9 (174.2744) | 19 (166.8228) | 8 (171.4400) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 42 / 81 (662.7652) | 50 (166.2284) | 37 (167.4628) | 29 (169.1200) | 54 (159.9540) |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 14 / 28 (680.5256) | 15 (171.9772) | 24 (165.1084) | 8 (172.0000) | 12 (171.4400) |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 22 / 39 (673.0288) | 35 (158.2516) | 7 (174.2744) | 1 (177.7028) | 27 (162.8000) |
| 2021-02-05 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 18 / 31 (675.3488) | 11 (173.1544) | 10 (173.1200) | 25 (162.8000) | 20 (166.2744) |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 4 / 24 (691.9428) | 8 (171.9884) | 3 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8228) | 10 (173.7144) |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 31 / 34 (650.6628) | 31 (162.7884) | 34 (157.6456) | 10 (170.2744) | 29 (159.9544) |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Aiken, SC | 31 / 34 (646.0568) | 29 (162.2284) | 25 (165.0856) | 32 (159.9544) | 31 (158.7884) |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge Roebuck, SC | 24 / 25 (629.4856) | 25 (157.0972) | 21 (162.7884) | 25 (150.2288) | 23 (159.3712) |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show Darlington, SC | 15 / 29 (672.4340) | 8 (173.1200) | 17 (168.5600) | 17 (165.0856) | 16 (165.6684) |
| 2019-10-04 | Squealin on the Square Laurens, SC | 12 / 19 (652.9368) | 14 (159.3712) | 5 (173.1200) | 13 (158.2056) | 11 (162.2400) |
| 2019-09-27 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 20 / 37 (663.8740) | 28 (164.5256) | 19 (166.2512) | 22 (163.9544) | 12 (169.1428) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 42 / 83 (659.2228) | 69 (152.4684) | 23 (169.6916) | 13 (171.9656) | 30 (165.0972) |
| 2019-06-28 | Saltwater BBQ Bash John's Island, SC | 13 / 18 (662.6624) | 11 (168.5256) | 13 (163.3828) | 13 (161.6340) | 7 (169.1200) |
| 2019-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition LaFayette, GA | 11 / 22 (664.3996) | 18 (162.2284) | 4 (173.1200) | 19 (155.9084) | 3 (173.1428) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 31 / 43 (634.6744) | 43 (140.4684) | 18 (165.6800) | 24 (163.4172) | 17 (165.1088) |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 62 (678.7084) | 10 (173.1200) | 13 (171.9656) | 9 (170.8344) | 42 (162.7884) |
| 2019-02-01 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 10 / 27 (679.8628) | 22 (166.2400) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (168.5256) | 19 (166.2400) |
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 ↗ | Master | #507 (176 pts) | #570 (186 pts) | #488 (261 pts) | #471 (226 pts) | #440 (236 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #200 (1070 pts) | #210 (1070 pts) | #142 (1425 pts) | #216 (1055 pts) | #192 (1120 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #437 (461 pts) | #471 (451 pts) | #423 (571 pts) | #375 (581 pts) | #439 (496 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #361 (563 pts) | #513 (393 pts) | #466 (518 pts) | #372 (573 pts) | #426 (473 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #555 (362 pts) | #641 (307 pts) | #481 (517 pts) | #441 (517 pts) | #563 (367 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1105 (91 pts) | #954 (126 pts) | #982 (131 pts) | #1531 (56 pts) | #1165 (81 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #315 (362 pts) | #349 (352 pts) | #331 (377 pts) | #430 (267 pts) | #419 (282 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #503 (661 pts) | #633 (541 pts) | #303 (1001 pts) | #502 (691 pts) | #387 (851 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #426 (828 pts) | #489 (748 pts) | #457 (813 pts) | #305 (1063 pts) | #360 (948 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #547 (716 pts) | #583 (691 pts) | #432 (906 pts) | #489 (806 pts) | #606 (651 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #632 (610 pts) | #559 (725 pts) | #568 (725 pts) | #642 (625 pts) | #702 (570 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #617 (590 pts) | #724 (510 pts) | #384 (960 pts) | #519 (745 pts) | #636 (585 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #423 (905 pts) | #427 (875 pts) | #363 (1010 pts) | #386 (960 pts) | #418 (910 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #535 (589 pts) | #400 (774 pts) | #476 (684 pts) | #423 (759 pts) | #562 (569 pts) |