HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ

HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 39 at the RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #811 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#811

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1627

peak 1634 · rated over 41 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Apr 26, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#179

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

21 podiums

Overall top-10s

40% of 42 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

693.1200 / 720

Master · Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

659.86 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 663.69 (-3.83)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival

Consistency

±13.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.19 · weakest Brisket (164.15)

Road miles

22,841

across 41 mapped stops · furthest 1,499 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Purse competed for

$25K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.69 / 720

41 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×3

Happy hunting ground

Top 9% average finish here

Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 9%

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 33 of 42 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 42 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.1200 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.1200 at Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 9, 2014

A tough matchup

12–2 behind in the head-to-head

QUAU ahead in 86% of their meetings

QUAU has come out ahead in 12 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 39% of the time against 52%.

Brisket avg 164.15
Chicken avg 170.19
16 calls in 41 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Hogzilla in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

9 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

QUAU ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUAU has out-cooked them in 9 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG WOODIE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

22,841 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 22,841 miles across 41 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,499 miles to RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills.

41 mapped stops
furthest 1,499 mi

The metronome

±1.83% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.83% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.2% of a perfect score
42 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
2019 ↗	Master	#1445 (125 pts)	#1115 (235 pts)	#1444 (145 pts)	#1730 (110 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1031 (267 pts)	#1274 (197 pts)	#1071 (282 pts)	#945 (337 pts)	#774 (447 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2140 (70 pts)	#1161 (285 pts)	#2190 (80 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1557 (165 pts)	#1168 (285 pts)	#2109 (105 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2015 (115 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#357 (1,046 pts)	#263 (1,241 pts)	#300 (1,151 pts)	#490 (796 pts)	#345 (1,036 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#179 (1,604 pts)	#46 (2,179 pts)	#236 (1,323 pts)	#302 (1,148 pts)	#139 (1,694 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#219 (1,314 pts)	#179 (1,369 pts)	#232 (1,214 pts)	#213 (1,239 pts)	#255 (1,149 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Big Wigs BBQ

#810 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1689

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

2LiveQ

#807 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1637

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 49 contests to 42, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2025

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CRASH TEST SMOKERS

#806 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 83
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1702

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ)

They've been 1702 at their best, 75 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 83 contests
last seen Aug 27, 2021

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THE PIT CREW GA

#804 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 108
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1812

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ)

Their rating is built on 9 Grand Championships in 108 contests, alongside a 52% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 108 contests
last seen May 13, 2022

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Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que

#805 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1628

They turned up 9 years after HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Poppin Smoke BBQ

#812 of the rated field

1627 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1631

Level with HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUAU	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Pig Skin BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Hogzilla	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
K.C. CAN CREW	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
MIKE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	42	22	7	13	180 🔥	159.3712	170.19	top 30%
Pork Ribs	42	12	1	4	178.8572	148.5714	164.71	top 44%
Pork	41	7	0	1	175.4286	154.2400	164.62	top 47%
Brisket	41	16	0	3	177.7372	145.6344	164.15	top 41%

“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)	1	top 35%
Medium (20–39)	16	top 32%
Large (40+)	25	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	9	top 33%
OK	6	top 61%
CA	4	top 34%
NV	4	top 41%
TX	3	top 21%
GA	2	top 48%
CO	2	top 27%
MD	2	top 16%
PA	1	top 23%
NC	1	top 35%
AZ	1	top 35%
KS	1	top 54%
VA	1	top 25%
TN	1	top 21%
WY	1	top 32%
MN	1	top 38%
IA	1	top 35%
IL	1	top 16%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bliss, Brews & Que	3	5	top 21%	Oct 9, 2015
Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	3	4	top 30%	Aug 28, 2015
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	12	top 27%	Apr 26, 2019
Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2	5	top 9%	Apr 22, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 16 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 9 of 42 contests · 18 states in all

Contests visited 36 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,397 finished ahead 1,312 times, behind 808

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

20191 milestone

Apr 26 Most recent contest Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

Apr 22 Peak power rating (1634) Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival

20143 milestones

Aug 9 Career-best overall score693.1200 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2
Aug 22 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Wild West BBQ Shoot Out
Oct 10 25th tracked contest Bliss, Brews & Que

20134 milestones

Apr 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
Sep 13 First overall podium RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills
Sep 13 First Reserve Championship RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills
Oct 31 10th tracked contest Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship

—4 milestones

First tracked contest Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First call Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First overall top-10 Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
First overall past 90% of a perfect score503.3716 Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 19, 2013
+14.2	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2	Aug 9, 2014
+14.1	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills	Sep 13, 2013
+12.7	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out	Aug 23, 2013
+11.3	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	May 1, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.7	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2015
-7.5	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 31, 2013
-6.4	Smokin' At The Run	Mar 15, 2014
-5.2	Atlanta BBQ Festival	May 5, 2018
-4.8	Smokin' At The Run Shootout	Mar 14, 2014

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)
—	1	1	0	100%	top 16%	93.2%	93.2%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 30%	92.7%	92.7%
2018	3	0	0	100%	top 53%	92.6%	91.8%
2017	1	0	1	100%	top 42%	90.2%	90.2%
2016	1	1	1	100%	top 11%	94.7%	94.7%
2015	10	3	1	60%	top 41%	93.9%	92.3%
2014	16	7	2	75%	top 36%	96.3%	92.4%
2013	9	5	3	89%	top 32%	95.6%	91.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 26, 2019	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival 🏅 Springfield, MO	12 / 40 (667.2796)	3 (175.4056)	9 (170.2628)	15 (163.9428)	29 (157.6684)
Aug 4, 2018	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	18 / 37 (666.6856)	23 (166.8112)	15 (168.5372)	31 (160.5144)	7 (170.8228)
May 5, 2018	Atlanta BBQ Festival Atlanta, GA	16 / 27 (658.1252)	22 (159.3712)	13 (167.3828)	7 (171.4056)	21 (159.9656)
Apr 20, 2018	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	22 / 43 (657.6120)	25 (162.8460)	34 (154.2172)	13 (165.6916)	4 (174.8572)
Apr 21, 2017	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	23 / 55 (649.6004)	1 (180)	21 (164.5488)	31 (159.3944)	43 (145.6572)
Apr 22, 2016	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	7 / 61 (681.6456)	1 (180)	16 (168.0116)	32 (163.9312)	14 (169.7028)
Oct 9, 2015	Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	7 / 40 (653.0280)	1 (172.6172)	12 (163.3828)	18 (157.6340)	10 (159.3940)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	46 / 75 (655.3716)	32 (169.1428)	61 (158.8116)	14 (172)	59 (155.4172)
Aug 28, 2015	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	29 / 49 (666.8112)	36 (163.9656)	9 (173.1772)	40 (161.6684)	23 (168)
Aug 7, 2015	CASA's Grab, Root and Growl BBQ Woodward, OK	10 / 26 (673.1200)	10 (173.1200)	15 (166.2972)	17 (164)	5 (169.7028)
May 30, 2015	Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO	16 / 38 (661.6456)	2 (176.0228)	21 (159.9772)	24 (161.6800)	22 (163.9656)
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	13 / 57 (650.3088)	14 (167.4400)	16 (164.0116)	22 (162.2972)	26 (156.5600)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	4 / 64 (675.9884)	14 (167.9884)	8 (168)	14 (165.1428)	2 (174.8572)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	21 / 60 (665.6224)	17 (171.9656)	2 (176)	27 (166.8456)	53 (150.8112)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	55 / 82 (673.6228)	46 (171.9884)	39 (168.5600)	64 (166.2516)	61 (166.8228)
Mar 20, 2015	3rd Annual Smokin At The Run Miami, OK	53 / 87 (668.4228)	74 (165.6684)	46 (167.3944)	58 (165.0972)	21 (170.2628)
Oct 18, 2014	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA	10 / 27 (678.7772)	7 (174.2628)	16 (167.9772)	13 (167.9772)	12 (168.5600)
Oct 10, 2014	Bliss, Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	5 / 26 (656.5260)	8 (162.2972)	16 (159.4060)	6 (168.5600)	4 (166.2628)
Sep 13, 2014	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	19 / 34 (658.7428)	7 (174.2972)	13 (167.3828)	30 (158.2400)	25 (158.8228)
Sep 5, 2014	AZ Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ	6 / 17 (686.7768)	3 (173.7028)	3 (177.1428)	13 (165.6684)	8 (170.2628)
Aug 22, 2014	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	6 / 31 (674.8112)	1 (180)	18 (161.0856)	15 (164.5600)	6 (169.1656)
Aug 15, 2014	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	5 / 43 (677.0856)	19 (165.1084)	10 (168.5716)	9 (169.1084)	2 (174.2972)
Aug 9, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 2 Huntington Beach, CA	3 / 38 (693.1200)	2 (177.7028)	14 (169.1428)	20 (168.5372)	2 (177.7372)
Aug 8, 2014	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Day 1 Huntington Beach, CA	24 / 39 (669.0856)	3 (176.5944)	31 (162.2284)	20 (165.1200)	25 (165.1428)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	99 / 184 (629.0396)	41 (166.2856)	86 (159.9540)	104 (155.9772)	140 (146.8228)
May 16, 2014	Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA	8 / 32 (645.5880)	7 (167.3712)	2 (167.4056)	10 (160.5256)	18 (150.2856)
May 9, 2014	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	14 / 57 (659.3828)	1 (177.7028)	32 (156.5716)	27 (158.2856)	10 (166.8228)
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	15 / 59 (654.2972)	13 (166.2856)	25 (160.5372)	27 (161.1772)	13 (166.2972)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	13 / 62 (682.7312)	38 (166.8228)	18 (169.6800)	15 (170.8228)	9 (175.4056)
Apr 4, 2014	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	22 / 75 (662.7772)	3 (176.0344)	35 (163.4056)	38 (163.9428)	40 (159.3944)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	53 / 72 (665.5428)	55 (167.3828)	55 (164.5256)	46 (167.3828)	38 (166.2516)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	29 / 43 (651.8856)	16 (168.5600)	30 (160.5488)	35 (158.2284)	23 (164.5484)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	63 / 85 (637.6116)	30 (168.5828)	72 (154.8572)	25 (168.5372)	74 (145.6344)
Oct 11, 2013	Bliss Brews & Que Fort Bliss, TX	7 / 26 (652.4804)	1 (170.8572)	4 (166.2744)	18 (154.2400)	7 (161.1088)
Sep 13, 2013	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA	2 / 39 (664.4456)	10 (169.7028)	6 (166.2400)	4 (169.1084)	17 (159.3944)
Aug 23, 2013	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	4 / 34 (666.2056)	1 (171.4400)	25 (156.5372)	3 (173.1084)	11 (165.1200)
Aug 16, 2013	9th Annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Worland, WY	8 / 25 (649.5884)	11 (162.2856)	5 (167.4172)	11 (156.5028)	7 (163.3828)
Aug 9, 2013	Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN	19 / 50 (656.3884)	22 (165.6800)	40 (153.0628)	29 (162.8000)	6 (174.8456)
Jul 26, 2013	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	23 / 66 (665.6340)	10 (171.4056)	26 (165.7144)	23 (167.3712)	37 (161.1428)
Apr 19, 2013	Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	5 / 68 (687.9998)	30 (162.8570)	1 (178.8572)	4 (175.4286)	9 (170.8570)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	31 / 55 (659.9996)	9 (172.5712)	53 (148.5714)	15 (170.8570)	19 (168)
—	Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Yorkville, IL	6 / 38 (503.3716)	9 (167.9656)	8 (166.2744)	—	—

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

HERE PIGGY PIGGY BBQ

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 (11 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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)