BIG ON THE PIG

BIG ON THE PIG is a competition barbecue team with 32 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 71 at the BBQ Capital Cook-Off (2013). They are ranked #1397 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,397

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1572

peak 1579 · rated over 32 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Oct 29, 2021 · 8.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#249

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 32 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6232 / 720

Master · Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.49 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 660.26 (-0.77)

Walk rate

69%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

Consistency

±12.32

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.36 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.68)

Road miles

3,703

across 32 mapped stops · furthest 338 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.26 / 720

32 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

69% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 22 of 32 contests

A top-10 category call in 69% of their 32 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

681.6232 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6232 at Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 22, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

A TASTE OF CAROLINA has finished one call ahead of BIG ON THE PIG 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

20–4 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead in 83% of their meetings

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has come out ahead in 20 of their 24 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.68 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 25%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.68
Chicken avg 167.36
6 calls in 32 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off (Oct 8, 2021).

last seen Oct 11, 2019
back Oct 8, 2021

Chicken nemesis

15 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 15 of 24 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

3,703 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,703 miles across 32 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 338 miles to Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off.

32 mapped stops
furthest 338 mi

The metronome

±1.71% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.71% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.7% of a perfect score
32 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
2021 ↗	Master	#725 (194 pts)	#789 (189 pts)	#801 (194 pts)	#771 (184 pts)	#631 (269 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1367 (147 pts)	#1230 (202 pts)	#1781 (102 pts)	#1722 (112 pts)	#1358 (167 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1468 (133 pts)	#1793 (108 pts)	#1600 (123 pts)	#1442 (163 pts)	#1572 (123 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2110 (76 pts)	#2283 (61 pts)	#2186 (81 pts)	#1795 (121 pts)	#2026 (101 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1347 (205 pts)	#1388 (215 pts)	#1621 (170 pts)	#1564 (180 pts)	#1142 (285 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1198 (255 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1675 (140 pts)	#1699 (130 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#286 (1,224 pts)	#343 (1,055 pts)	#328 (1,081 pts)	#205 (1,402 pts)	#209 (1,460 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#249 (1,209 pts)	#173 (1,391 pts)	#228 (1,228 pts)	#291 (1,007 pts)	#206 (1,295 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG ON THE PIG, each with one reason worth a look.

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

GROG N HOGS

#1,395 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1573

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BIG ON THE PIG)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG ON THE PIG has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2016

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Smokin Suckers

#1,392 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1572

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 36 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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JACK9 BBQ

#1,396 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1572

Careers of much the same size, 41 contests to 32, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2019

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Big Cat BBQ

#1,398 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1597

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 46 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ

#1,393 of the rated field

1572 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1572

Level with BIG ON THE PIG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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SWEET PETE'S BBQ

#1,400 of the rated field

1571 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1571

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	24	4	20	17%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	22	4	18	18%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	13	12	1	92%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	32	8	0	1	173.7142	153.6456	167.36	top 41%
Pork Ribs	32	6	1	1	177.7372	148.5488	162.68	top 54%
Pork	32	7	0	3	175.4516	147.9428	164.49	top 48%
Brisket	32	11	0	5	177.7142	152.4916	165.72	top 39%

“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 62%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 48%
Large (40+)	19	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	25	top 42%
SC	2	top 55%
TN	2	top 40%
KY	1	top 62%
VA	1	top 77%
FL	1	top 15%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hog Happnin'	3	17	top 40%	Nov 4, 2016
BBQ Capital Cook-Off	2	4	top 28%	Apr 24, 2015
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2	17	top 40%	Aug 8, 2014
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	2	17	top 40%	May 9, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 12 contests

Contests a season 4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 25 of 32 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 27 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 615 finished ahead 875 times, behind 590

Longest layoff 2 yrs Oct 11, 2019 → Oct 8, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Oct 29 Most recent contest Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1

20151 milestone

Apr 24 25th tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off

20142 milestones

Aug 22 Career-best overall score681.6232 Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
Oct 31 Peak power rating (1579) Hog Happnin'

20137 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 First call Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1424 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 26 First overall top-10 BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Sep 20 10th tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Oct 11 First category win (Pork Ribs) Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
Oct 11 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	BBQ Capital Cook-Off	Apr 26, 2013
+10.7	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 11, 2013
+9.9	Lincolnton Hog Happenin'	Jun 6, 2014
+9.8	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	Aug 22, 2014
+8.3	BBQ Capital Cookoff	Apr 25, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 7, 2013
-9.4	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 17, 2015
-7.6	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally	Sep 19, 2014
-7.2	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1	Oct 29, 2021
-5.3	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades	Jul 14, 2017

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)
2021	2	1	0	100%	top 58%	92.4%	92.3%
2019	1	1	0	100%	top 30%	92.8%	92.8%
2018	1	1	0	100%	top 62%	92.2%	92.2%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 77%	88.5%	88.5%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 43%	93.5%	93%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 63%	91.3%	90.1%
2014	11	3	0	64%	top 37%	94.7%	91.9%
2013	12	3	1	75%	top 40%	93.7%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 29, 2021	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 🏅 Shelby, NC	27 / 33 (663.3148)	16 (169.6916)	27 (162.8116)	29 (159.3716)	8 (171.4400)
Oct 8, 2021	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	9 / 26 (665.5196)	18 (163.9428)	9 (170.8228)	10 (168.5256)	12 (162.2284)
Oct 11, 2019	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	8 / 27 (667.8740)	4 (172.5600)	15 (159.9428)	13 (166.2628)	6 (169.1084)
Jul 27, 2018	Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY	8 / 13 (663.8164)	11 (160.4912)	9 (165.6912)	5 (171.9656)	9 (165.6684)
Jul 14, 2017	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA	20 / 26 (636.9484)	23 (153.6456)	19 (158.2744)	11 (162.8000)	15 (162.2284)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	17 / 56 (673.0744)	14 (171.4056)	34 (162.8344)	17 (171.4172)	26 (167.4172)
Oct 7, 2016	Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	14 / 25 (666.1828)	15 (163.9656)	13 (166.2628)	19 (160.5372)	3 (175.4172)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	30 / 60 (657.6112)	13 (173.1084)	50 (155.3828)	35 (164.5600)	23 (164.5600)
Apr 17, 2015	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	31 / 41 (639.2228)	10 (170.8112)	34 (152.5372)	21 (163.3828)	32 (152.4916)
Oct 31, 2014	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	18 / 61 (673.0972)	35 (165.1084)	37 (162.8688)	14 (169.6800)	4 (175.4400)
Oct 10, 2014	Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC	16 / 53 (656.4800)	18 (167.4056)	41 (155.3944)	8 (170.8112)	23 (162.8688)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	45 / 64 (650.7088)	29 (169.6800)	45 (157.6688)	50 (158.2628)	31 (165.0972)
Aug 22, 2014	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	6 / 40 (681.6232)	18 (168.5372)	27 (162.2516)	3 (175.4172)	3 (175.4172)
Aug 8, 2014	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC	17 / 39 (674.6968)	25 (167.3712)	6 (173.1316)	6 (172.5600)	28 (161.6340)
Aug 1, 2014	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	9 / 32 (657.0628)	9 (170.8228)	4 (168.0116)	22 (155.3828)	9 (162.8456)
Jul 10, 2014	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	49 / 86 (646.6856)	44 (163.9428)	48 (161.1544)	56 (158.2056)	32 (163.3828)
Jun 6, 2014	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	6 / 38 (679.3256)	11 (170.8456)	28 (156.5028)	2 (175.4172)	2 (176.5600)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	41 / 80 (647.3032)	16 (170.8344)	72 (148.5488)	42 (161.0856)	25 (166.8344)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	14 / 62 (658.2860)	12 (170.8572)	12 (167.4516)	26 (163.4516)	38 (156.5256)
Apr 11, 2014	Jammin' Pig BBQ Musice Festival Winston-Salem, NC	14 / 30 (655.9888)	19 (160.5600)	13 (164.5944)	12 (162.2744)	4 (168.5600)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	44 / 75 (655.2688)	26 (169.1200)	59 (158.2288)	30 (166.2628)	45 (161.6572)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	9 / 55 (663.8856)	17 (166.8228)	1 (177.7372)	24 (162.2400)	35 (157.0856)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	26 / 72 (665.0056)	9 (173.7028)	27 (166.8228)	42 (165.1200)	44 (159.3600)
Aug 23, 2013	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	22 / 41 (646.1600)	12 (167.3828)	11 (167.4288)	38 (147.9428)	17 (163.4056)
Aug 9, 2013	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	18 / 49 (671.9316)	34 (163.3828)	23 (168.0116)	2 (175.4516)	25 (165.0856)
Jul 19, 2013	Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off Unicoi, TN	10 / 20 (666.2172)	4 (171.9656)	11 (164.5488)	12 (165.6800)	13 (164.0228)
Jun 21, 2013	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	13 / 36 (654.8566)	24 (162.8570)	28 (157.1426)	21 (161.7142)	2 (173.1428)
Jun 7, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	20 / 26 (627.4282)	3 (169.1426)	19 (153.7144)	25 (149.7142)	18 (154.8570)
May 17, 2013	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	14 / 47 (674.8568)	31 (163.4284)	23 (165.1428)	24 (168.5714)	3 (177.7142)
May 10, 2013	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	17 / 58 (659.9996)	35 (159.4286)	18 (165.7142)	28 (163.9998)	13 (170.8570)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	4 / 71 (670.8568)	8 (169.1428)	8 (170.8572)	23 (167.9998)	20 (162.8570)
Apr 19, 2013	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	26 / 55 (657.1424)	8 (173.7142)	40 (158.2858)	43 (157.7142)	19 (167.4282)

BIG ON THE PIG

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 (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

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)