Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow

Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2020. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the Fire it up Frostproof! (2020), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #474 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#474

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1683

peak 1683 · rated over 14 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 29, 2017

latest Mar 6, 2020 · 2.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#70

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 24% of the time

Category wins

17 podiums

Overall top-10s

59% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 16%

overall standings

Best overall

701.6912 / 720

Master · Plant City Pig Jam

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Current form

690.93 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 689.51 (+1.42)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Plant City Pig Jam

Consistency

±7.47

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 173.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.81)

Road miles

5,949

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 1,008 mi

Schedule strength

69%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)

Purse competed for

$322K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

4 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

689.51 / 720

17 Master contests · 4 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

3.4172 points from the title

Came within 3.4172 points of the Grand Championship at Saltwater BBQ Bash (Jun 28, 2019).

Among the elite

#474 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1683 puts them #474 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1683
peak 1683
14 rated contests

The 180 club

5 perfect 180s

5 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Pork ×2
Brisket ×2
Chicken ×1

Against the odds

10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 90 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Fire it up Frostproof! (Apr 12, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 10-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LUCKY'S Q.

On the rise

+118 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 118 points across 10 contests since Mar 15, 2019 — from 1565 up to 1683.

10 contests since Mar 15, 2019
now 1683

Giant slayer

39 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at Plant City Pig Jam.

Nov 22, 2019

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

Fire it up Frostproof! is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 4%

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A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 3 category wins at Plant City Pig Jam (Nov 22, 2019).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.6912 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.6912 at Plant City Pig Jam — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 22, 2019

State champions

4 state championships won

They've taken 4 state championships from 11 entries at contests carrying the title.

11 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

INSANE SWINE BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 3 Grand Championships

2019 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 3 Grand Championships and 8 category wins, at an average finish in the top 13%.

11 contests
8 overall top-10s
8 category wins
average top 13%

A tough matchup

5–2 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 71% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOT WACHULA'S in 11 of their 15 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

SWAMP BOYS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

5,949 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,949 miles across 17 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,008 miles to 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL).

17 mapped stops
furthest 1,008 mi

The metronome

±1.04% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.04% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 95.8% of a perfect score
17 contests

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
2020 ↗	Master	#212 (567 pts)	#275 (447 pts)	#304 (417 pts)	#355 (337 pts)	#205 (567 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#70 (2,043 pts)	#73 (1,853 pts)	#196 (1,303 pts)	#168 (1,398 pts)	#71 (1,858 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1124 (235 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1397 (175 pts)	#1049 (285 pts)	#1776 (105 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow, each with one reason worth a look.

Lazy Butt BBQ

#473 of the rated field

1683 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1683

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN O BBQ

#472 of the rated field

1683 power rating

Contests: 74
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1714

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow)

They've been 1714 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 71 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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WICKED QUE

#479 of the rated field

1682 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1713

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow)

58 contests to 17: their number has had years to settle where Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow's is still finding its level.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ

#476 of the rated field

1682 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 253
GCs: 17
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1822

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow)

Their rating is built on 17 Grand Championships in 253 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 240 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

O.G. BANDITS

#469 of the rated field

1684 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1688

They turned up 5 years after Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Porket About It

#478 of the rated field

1682 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1682

Level with Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOT WACHULA'S	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare
SWEET SMOKE Q	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Angry Jack BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SWAMP BOYS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Going Yard BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS	6	5	0	83%	⚔ compare
SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	7	3	5	180 🔥	164.5256	172.88	top 28%
Pork Ribs	17	7	1	1	176.0228	159.3716	170.81	top 33%
Pork	17	11	3	6	180 🔥	163.3828	173.37	top 24%
Brisket	17	8	4	5	180 🔥	164.5484	172.45	top 25%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 11%
Medium (20–39)	6	4	top 12%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 18%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
FL	5	3	top 7%
KS	4	0	top 30%
SC	3	0	top 12%
GA	2	1	top 3%
AL	2	0	top 24%
TN	1	0	top 21%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Fire it up Frostproof!	2	1	2	top 4%	Mar 6, 2020
SC Festival of Discovery	2	4	0	top 13%	Jul 12, 2019
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	18	0	top 29%	Sep 15, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 11 contests · 3 GCs

Contests a season 4.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 5 of 17 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 14 3 of them more than once

First title Apr 12, 2019 Fire it up Frostproof!

Opponents faced 1,088 finished ahead 1,645 times, behind 307

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

20202 milestones

Mar 6 Peak power rating (1683) Fire it up Frostproof!
Mar 6 Most recent contest Fire it up Frostproof!

20199 milestones

Apr 12 First Grand Championship Fire it up Frostproof!
Apr 12 First state championship Fire it up Frostproof!
May 24 First Reserve Championship Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
Jun 28 10th tracked contest Saltwater BBQ Bash
Nov 22 First multi-meat day Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 10th category win Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 5th perfect 180 Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 Biggest field won (39 teams) Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 22 Career-best overall score701.6912 Plant City Pig Jam

20184 milestones

Sep 15 First category win (Pork) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Nov 16 First overall top-10 Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 16 First overall podium Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
Nov 16 First perfect 180 (Pork) Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam

20173 milestones

Sep 29 First tracked contest Porktober Que
Sep 29 First call Porktober Que
Sep 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.5772 Porktober Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	May 24, 2019
+17.2	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
+16.3	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam	Nov 16, 2018
+15.8	Saltwater BBQ Bash	Jun 28, 2019
+15.1	Fire it up Frostproof!	Apr 12, 2019

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)
2020	1	1	1	1	100%	top 3%	96.6%	96.6%
2019	11	3	8	8	82%	top 13%	97.5%	96%
2018	4	0	1	2	75%	top 21%	96.3%	95.3%
2017	1	0	0	0	100%	top 40%	94.1%	94.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 6, 2020	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	1 / 32 (695.3944)	7 (171.4056)	10 (171.4172)	3 (176.5716)	1 (176)
Nov 22, 2019	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	1 / 39 (701.6912)	1 (176.5600)	1 (176.0228)	16 (169.1084)	1 (180)
Oct 25, 2019	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	20 / 97 (686.8224)	30 (173.1084)	34 (172.0228)	5 (177.1428)	60 (164.5484)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	31 / 468 (688.5372)	15 (177.1544)	102 (170.8228)	78 (171.9772)	149 (168.5828)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	74 / 135 (682.2056)	74 (171.4056)	49 (171.4172)	91 (167.9656)	62 (171.4172)
Jul 19, 2019	Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA	1 / 25 (698.2856)	1 (178.8572)	9 (170.8572)	3 (173.1656)	2 (175.4056)
Jul 12, 2019	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	4 / 83 (687.3256)	25 (169.6800)	43 (163.9428)	8 (173.7028)	1 (180)
Jun 28, 2019	Saltwater BBQ Bash 🏅 John's Island, SC	2 / 18 (698.8228)	8 (171.9656)	4 (173.7144)	1 (180)	4 (173.1428)
Jun 14, 2019	Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	4 / 48 (690.7656)	1 (180)	11 (173.1200)	41 (163.3828)	10 (174.2628)
May 24, 2019	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA	2 / 72 (694.8112)	11 (175.4056)	8 (173.1428)	27 (168.5600)	1 (177.7028)
Apr 12, 2019	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	1 / 25 (698.2284)	2 (176.5600)	6 (173.1200)	2 (176.5828)	5 (171.9656)
Mar 15, 2019	Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL	7 / 35 (677.6116)	2 (177.7028)	32 (159.3716)	8 (171.4172)	11 (169.1200)
Nov 16, 2018	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	3 / 44 (687.3140)	28 (165.0856)	6 (174.2628)	1 (180)	16 (167.9656)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	18 / 467 (693.1084)	271 (164.5256)	31 (175.4400)	1 (179.4400)	57 (173.7028)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	90 / 164 (680.4688)	72 (172.5600)	117 (166.2400)	97 (169.6916)	72 (171.9772)
Jul 12, 2018	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	18 / 89 (682.7428)	30 (168.5372)	33 (167.9772)	5 (175.4056)	20 (170.8228)
Sep 29, 2017	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	12 / 30 (677.5772)	17 (168.5256)	12 (170.8344)	8 (173.1200)	19 (165.0972)

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

Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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 (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

The 180 club

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

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

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)