Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#477

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1683

peak 1683 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-09-29

latest 2020-03-06

Best ToY finish

#70

Master 2019

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

17 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Plant City Pig Jam

Consistency

±7.47

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 173.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.81)

Road miles

5,949

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 1008 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 🏅

GCs in 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

689.51 / 720

17 Master contests · 4 GCs

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Storylines (18 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The heartbreaker

3.4172 points from the title

Came within 3.4172 points of the Grand Championship at Saltwater BBQ Bash (2019-06-28).

Among the elite

#477 of 6,413 rated teams

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

A power rating of 1683 puts them #477 of 6,413 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! (2019-04-12) 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 2019-03-15 — from 1565 up to 1683.

10 contests since 2019-03-15
now 1683

Giant slayer

39 teams beaten in one weekend

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

2019-11-22

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%

A multi-meat day

1 contests 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 (2019-11-22).

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
2019-11-22

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

FIRE DANCER BBQ

#478 of the rated field

1683 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 250
GCs: 17
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1821

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

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 238 contests
last seen 2026-08-14
on a 3-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Yardogs BBQ

#476 of the rated field

1683 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 71%
Peak: 1711

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 35 contests to 17.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

BRINGIN' THE HEAT

#475 of the rated field

1683 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1683

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 34 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2018-09-14
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

JOUSTING PIGS BBQ

#474 of the rated field

1684 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1686

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

48 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 48 contests
last seen 2022-06-03

⚔ Head-to-head

WICKED QUE

#481 of the rated field

1682 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1712

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

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

rated over 58 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

RUB MY RACK

#471 of the rated field

1684 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 141
GCs: 8
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1774

3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — Pig-Chicka-Cow-Cow ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 124 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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	180.0000 🔥	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	180.0000 🔥	163.3828	173.37	top 24%
Brisket	17	8	4	5	180.0000 🔥	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 state / province

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%

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%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Fire it up Frostproof!	2	1	2	top 4%	2020-03-06
SC Festival of Discovery	2	4	0	top 13%	2019-07-12
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	18	0	top 29%	2018-09-15

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.4 yrs 2017-09-29 → 2020-03-06

Busiest season 2019 11 contests · 3 GCs

Contests a season 4.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in FL 5 of 17 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 3 wins · 7 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 173.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.81)

Walk rate 82% a top-10 call in 14 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 59% 10 of 17 contests

Wins it all 24% 4 Grand Championships · 2 reserve

First title 2019-04-12 Fire it up Frostproof!

Best top-10 run 8 straight contests

Master average 689.51 out of 720 · 17 contests · 4 GCs

Perfect 180s 5 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 1,099 1,645–307 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 5,949 17 mapped stops · furthest 1,008 mi

Schedule strength 1587 average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests

Purse competed for $321,790 listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 4 from 11 state-championship entries

Power rating 1683 peak 1683 · #477 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
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
2018
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
2019
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
2020
Mar 6 Peak power rating (1683) Fire it up Frostproof!
Mar 6 Most recent contest Fire it up Frostproof!

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	2019-05-24
+17.3	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2018-09-15
+16.3	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam	2018-11-16
+15.8	Saltwater BBQ Bash	2019-06-28
+15	Fire it up Frostproof!	2019-04-12

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2020-03-06	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	1 / 32 (695.3944)	7 (171.4056)	10 (171.4172)	3 (176.5716)	1 (176.0000)
2019-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	1 / 39 (701.6912)	1 (176.5600)	1 (176.0228)	16 (169.1084)	1 (180.0000)
2019-10-25	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)
2019-09-12	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)
2019-09-12	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)
2019-07-19	Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA	1 / 25 (698.2856)	1 (178.8572)	9 (170.8572)	3 (173.1656)	2 (175.4056)
2019-07-12	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	4 / 83 (687.3256)	25 (169.6800)	43 (163.9428)	8 (173.7028)	1 (180.0000)
2019-06-28	Saltwater BBQ Bash 🏅 John's Island, SC	2 / 18 (698.8228)	8 (171.9656)	4 (173.7144)	1 (180.0000)	4 (173.1428)
2019-06-14	Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	4 / 48 (690.7656)	1 (180.0000)	11 (173.1200)	41 (163.3828)	10 (174.2628)
2019-05-24	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)
2019-04-12	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	1 / 25 (698.2284)	2 (176.5600)	6 (173.1200)	2 (176.5828)	5 (171.9656)
2019-03-15	Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL	7 / 35 (677.6116)	2 (177.7028)	32 (159.3716)	8 (171.4172)	11 (169.1200)
2018-11-16	Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	3 / 44 (687.3140)	28 (165.0856)	6 (174.2628)	1 (180.0000)	16 (167.9656)
2018-09-15	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)
2018-09-14	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)
2018-07-12	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	18 / 89 (682.7428)	30 (168.5372)	33 (167.9772)	5 (175.4056)	20 (170.8228)
2017-09-29	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	12 / 30 (677.5772)	17 (168.5256)	12 (170.8344)	8 (173.1200)	19 (165.0972)

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

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
2020 ↗	Master	#212 (567 pts)	#275 (447 pts)	#304 (417 pts)	#355 (337 pts)	#205 (567 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#70 (2043 pts)	#73 (1853 pts)	#196 (1303 pts)	#168 (1398 pts)	#71 (1858 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1124 (235 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1397 (175 pts)	#1049 (285 pts)	#1776 (105 pts)