Piggy & Swine BBQ VA
Rating
1648
peak 1666
Contests
69
in the data
First seen
2022-10-21
latest 2026-06-27
Best ToY finish
#72
Master 2025
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
9
28 podiums
Overall top-10s
33
of 69 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
687.02 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 608.72 (+78.30)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±138.34
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.60)
Road miles
5048
mi across 69 mapped stops · furthest 546 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has finished one call ahead of Piggy & Swine BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Leaning Jowler BBQ has landed one call behind them 6 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 23 of their 32 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Second Helping BBQ -PA in 17 of their 19 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 3 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1).
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 24% across 8 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2025-07-25) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 14-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 29 at their very first tracked contest, Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2022-10-21).
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 59 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.3944 | 172.23 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 61 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 177.7144 | 156.5372 | 168.60 | top 49% |
| Pork | 43 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 178.8572 | 158.8000 | 170.28 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 39 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.4056 | 171.13 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 17 | 0 | top 45% |
| PA | 14 | 1 | top 39% |
| NJ | 8 | 0 | top 25% |
| DE | 3 | 0 | top 25% |
| DC | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
| MA | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 0 | top 54% |
| Medium (20–39) | 37 | 1 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (27 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (25 of 69 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (61 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2025-07-25)
- Wins it all in 1% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 608.72
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 694.7772 | 684.20 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 706.8112 | 687.68 |
| 2024 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 689.6112 | 643.12 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 519.9428 | 380.95 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 343.3944 | 338.23 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 8 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 14 / 31 (693.7260) | 14 (171.9772) | 7 (175.4288) | 11 (174.3200) | 16 (172.0000) |
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 10 / 13 (683.8972) | 9 (169.6800) | 5 (173.1200) | 9 (169.6800) | 6 (171.4172) |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 5 / 25 (694.7772) | 4 (175.4172) | 11 (171.9656) | 12 (170.8344) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 9 / 17 (680.5028) | 1 (180.0000) | 17 (156.5372) | 11 (168.5600) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 7 / 25 (682.1828) | 3 (175.4172) | 15 (167.3712) | 11 (170.2744) | 5 (169.1200) |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl Williamsburg, VA | 16 / 20 (674.1488) | 17 (168.5372) | 16 (166.2400) | 2 (175.4172) | 16 (163.9544) |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 30 / 36 (675.8856) | 16 (175.4172) | 33 (165.0972) | 31 (165.7028) | 25 (169.6684) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 10 / 40 (688.5144) | 9 (175.4172) | 27 (166.2744) | 8 (174.8456) | 14 (171.9772) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 19 (166.8344) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 17 / 90 (694.8228) | 49 (171.9656) | 27 (174.8572) | 11 (177.7028) | 46 (170.2972) |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA | 6 / 25 (689.0860) | 15 (170.2744) | 6 (176.0116) | 13 (173.1200) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA | 3 / 25 (691.9660) | 8 (171.9772) | 4 (173.7144) | 8 (173.7028) | 11 (172.5716) |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Doswell, VA | — | 7 (171.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Doswell, VA | — | — | 8 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 8 / 27 (683.3596) | 12 (170.8456) | 8 (173.1084) | 16 (167.4400) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 1 / 30 (706.8112) | 4 (177.7028) | 10 (171.4056) | 3 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 4 / 10 (688.4916) | 4 (177.1544) | 10 (162.8000) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (169.6800) |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 3 / 26 (689.6228) | 11 (170.8344) | 11 (169.6800) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (172.5484) |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 13 / 26 (685.6572) | 11 (174.8572) | 16 (169.6800) | 2 (177.7144) | 17 (163.4056) |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 19 (157.6340) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 13 / 34 (682.2056) | 1 (180.0000) | 23 (165.1428) | 17 (169.6800) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 33 (696.5372) | 10 (173.7028) | 11 (169.7144) | 5 (174.2628) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 6 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 11 / 16 (685.0284) | 12 (170.8112) | 12 (172.5600) | 12 (169.6916) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 10 / 20 (678.7544) | 17 (167.3828) | 18 (159.3600) | 1 (178.2972) | 3 (173.7144) |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 28 / 43 (678.1944) | 34 (168.5256) | 8 (175.4516) | 38 (163.3828) | 19 (170.8344) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 25 / 45 (677.0404) | 18 (173.1316) | 41 (164.5488) | 25 (169.6800) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 9 / 26 (687.3140) | 13 (172.5484) | 11 (169.6800) | 20 (167.3828) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Columbia, NJ | — | — | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 9 / 28 (685.0744) | 13 (169.6800) | 17 (165.7144) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, NJ | — | 9 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 5 / 26 (687.3484) | 12 (169.6684) | 13 (169.1200) | 9 (171.4172) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 10 / 26 (686.1828) | 11 (173.1200) | 4 (177.1544) | 18 (170.8228) | 18 (165.0856) |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Southwick, MA | 8 / 27 (689.0400) | 4 (177.7028) | 15 (170.8228) | 23 (165.0972) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Southwick, MA | — | 5 (174.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Southwick, MA | — | — | 6 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Southwick, MA | 12 / 25 (677.0628) | 14 (171.4056) | 23 (159.9544) | 5 (175.4400) | 7 (170.2628) |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Ashland, VA | 25 / 28 (663.8512) | 24 (166.2284) | 27 (160.5028) | 20 (167.4400) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Ashland, VA | 9 / 27 (689.6112) | 12 (173.1084) | 3 (176.0000) | 24 (166.2400) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Ashland, VA | — | 5 (174.8572) | — | — | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Ashland, VA | — | — | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 13 / 19 (672.4112) | 7 (173.1084) | 9 (169.6916) | 18 (161.6456) | 12 (167.9656) |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 8 / 29 (685.5996) | 14 (169.6684) | 10 (171.9772) | 10 (171.4056) | 8 (172.5484) |
| 2024-06-01 | The Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 10 / 19 (679.3484) | 10 (171.9772) | 15 (165.0856) | 6 (173.1428) | 12 (169.1428) |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 19 / 26 (658.1484) | 20 (163.3944) | 5 (172.5484) | 23 (158.8000) | 17 (163.4056) |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 26 / 37 (655.9196) | 22 (167.4056) | 25 (162.2628) | 24 (162.8456) | 21 (163.4056) |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 27 / 35 (680.4456) | 7 (177.7028) | 16 (173.1200) | 32 (165.0972) | 28 (164.5256) |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 33 / 45 (673.5768) | 5 (176.5600) | 38 (162.7884) | 41 (161.6684) | 18 (172.5600) |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 7 / 25 (686.2400) | 15 (171.9656) | 2 (176.0228) | 15 (165.6916) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 9 / 25 (684.4684) | 2 (176.5600) | 18 (168.5372) | 10 (171.4056) | 17 (167.9656) |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 3 / 42 (350.2628) | 4 (174.2628) | 4 (176.0000) | 18 (162.2516) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 20 (165.0856) | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 20 / 45 (327.3832) | 10 (170.2860) | 25 (157.0972) | 10 (169.1200) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 20 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 6 / 29 (337.6688) | 2 (177.7144) | 18 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Jackson, NJ | — | — | 7 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 11 (167.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 8 / 34 (332.5028) | 5 (167.9656) | 11 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 11 / 20 (512.5256) | 7 (174.2628) | 11 (170.2628) | 13 (168.0000) | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 3 / 24 (519.9428) | 13 (170.8228) | 10 (171.4056) | 2 (177.7144) | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 9 / 29 (337.0972) | 7 (170.2628) | 13 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 6 / 37 (341.0972) | 3 (174.2628) | 9 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Lincoln, DE | 3 / 19 (338.8348) | 1 (175.4288) | 5 (163.4060) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Lincoln, DE | 4 / 20 (327.9316) | 4 (166.2400) | 5 (161.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 9 / 27 (333.0744) | 5 (170.8344) | 16 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 3 / 29 (343.3944) | 6 (171.9772) | 4 (171.4172) | — | — |
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 | #184 (594 pts) | #143 (766 pts) | #105 (963 pts) | #185 (579 pts) | #150 (679 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #72 (1811 pts) | #92 (1614 pts) | #123 (1528 pts) | #43 (1905 pts) | #68 (1742 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #175 (306 pts) | #150 (408 pts) | #166 (332 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #105 (1418 pts) | #72 (1650 pts) | #50 (1837 pts) | #149 (1215 pts) | #35 (1825 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #30 (1086 pts) | #91 (725 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | #1092 (115 pts) | #1033 (144 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #126 (336 pts) | #136 (291 pts) | — | — |