LYIN' PIGS

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

Power ranking

#5480

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1451

peak 1451 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2016-10-21

Best ToY finish

#556

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

655.8052 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.61 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 614.63 (+15.98)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7144

Chicken · Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

Consistency

±33.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 154.71 · weakest Chicken (152.01)

Road miles

1,373

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi

Schedule strength

21%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Master avg

614.63 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (3 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.

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PARTY PIGS BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

14 of 17 shared pork ribs entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 17 shared pork ribs entries.

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

PLUM CRAZY BBQ

#5476 of the rated field

1451 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1451

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to LYIN' PIGS)

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2021-07-30

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All Up In My Grill

#5485 of the rated field

1451 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1504 at their best, 54 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-11-21

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LWS Smokin Aces

#5469 of the rated field

1451 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1451

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-06-05

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PPF BBQ

#5465 of the rated field

1451 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1451

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2024-05-17

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BLOW-N-SMOKE

#5463 of the rated field

1451 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

Level with LYIN' PIGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-05-03

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Roni's Ribs

#5495 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2024-09-13

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BLOCK BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
PORK BARREL BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BONE TO BARK BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
NEW REVOLUTION Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MYERS MEATS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	2	1	173.7144	20.0000	152.01	top 59%
Pork Ribs	20	1	0	169.1200	141.1428	154.71	top 62%
Pork	20	1	0	166.2284	143.9084	153.54	top 67%
Brisket	20	1	0	168.5256	134.2854	154.37	top 53%

“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	Avg finish
MD	12	top 67%
VA	4	top 65%
PA	2	top 60%
DE	1	top 61%
DC	1	top 76%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 67%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2	30	top 75%	2016-05-06
The Ironman	2	29	top 60%	2016-04-01
Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2	38	top 68%	2015-07-31
BBQ Jamboree	2	32	top 50%	2015-05-08
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	16	top 65%	2014-06-06
Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2	29	top 61%	2014-05-02

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.5 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2016-10-21

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 12 of 20 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 20 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 154.71 · weakest Chicken (152.01)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 4 of 20 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 20 contests

Master average 614.63 out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 499 360–711 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,373 20 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi

Schedule strength 1529 average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests

Power rating 1451 peak 1451 · #5480 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1492) Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
May 31 First call Beltway BBQ Showdown
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8052 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 16 Career-best overall score655.8052 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2014
Jun 6 10th tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
Aug 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
2016
Oct 21 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.2	BBQ Jamboree	2015-05-08
+3.4	The Ironman	2016-04-01
+2.3	BBQ Jamboree	2014-05-09
+2.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-08-16
+1.5	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2016-05-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition	2015-04-17
-9.3	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2015-05-01
-8.1	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	2013-04-19
-7.1	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle	2013-06-22
-5.4	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2015-07-31

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	4	0%	top 60%	88.6%	87.8%
2015	5	0%	top 76%	87.8%	82.3%
2014	4	50%	top 63%	86.6%	86.1%
2013	7	29%	top 64%	91.1%	85.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-10-21	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	41 / 67 (625.5428)	23 (165.1656)	60 (142.7772)	20 (162.8344)	38 (154.7656)
2016-06-03	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	25 / 37 (633.5540)	27 (158.2856)	29 (151.3372)	13 (166.2284)	21 (157.7028)
2016-05-06	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	30 / 51 (631.2688)	16 (166.2628)	35 (154.8116)	47 (144.5144)	12 (165.6800)
2016-04-01	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	29 / 54 (638.2060)	26 (161.6916)	17 (163.4172)	30 (158.8800)	36 (154.2172)
2015-07-31	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	39 / 54 (624.4800)	37 (158.2856)	46 (143.9316)	40 (155.9656)	13 (166.2972)
2015-05-08	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	32 / 65 (632.5144)	46 (155.3944)	34 (159.9772)	21 (161.7372)	32 (155.4056)
2015-05-01	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	58 / 64 (599.8288)	61 (147.9772)	46 (152.5144)	60 (146.8344)	50 (152.5028)
2015-04-17	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	46 / 46 (482.7316)	46 (20.0000)	30 (156.5144)	45 (145.6572)	15 (160.5600)
2015-04-03	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	32 / 48 (621.5772)	23 (162.2744)	24 (159.4400)	48 (143.9084)	28 (155.9544)
2014-08-01	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	38 / 59 (623.3372)	3 (173.7144)	32 (157.6572)	34 (155.4056)	53 (136.5600)
2014-06-06	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	28 / 42 (621.0056)	28 (157.6800)	27 (156.5372)	34 (149.6684)	19 (157.1200)
2014-05-09	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	32 / 64 (622.1028)	57 (143.9428)	4 (169.1200)	46 (150.2400)	14 (158.8000)
2014-05-02	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	41 / 59 (612.9828)	34 (156.5488)	31 (157.1544)	54 (145.0740)	32 (154.2056)
2013-08-16	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	15 / 29 (655.8052)	13 (165.1084)	16 (163.9656)	20 (158.2056)	6 (168.5256)
2013-07-19	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	28 / 45 (618.0112)	28 (158.2400)	32 (151.3716)	30 (154.1940)	24 (154.2056)
2013-06-22	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	32 / 42 (584.5706)	37 (144.0000)	24 (160.0000)	35 (146.2852)	31 (134.2854)
2013-06-14	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD	42 / 63 (617.1426)	37 (157.7142)	53 (145.1428)	41 (152.5714)	20 (161.7142)
2013-05-31	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	16 / 25 (629.7138)	4 (171.4288)	23 (147.4284)	9 (162.2854)	19 (148.5712)
2013-05-03	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	29 / 55 (621.1428)	26 (162.2858)	18 (160.0000)	30 (154.2856)	46 (144.5714)
2013-04-19	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	80 / 106 (597.1428)	74 (154.2858)	91 (141.1428)	53 (155.9998)	76 (145.7144)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1215 (240 pts)	#1137 (295 pts)	#1179 (280 pts)	#1084 (325 pts)	#1048 (325 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1167 (240 pts)	#1223 (250 pts)	#1246 (245 pts)	#1215 (260 pts)	#1077 (290 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1096 (300 pts)	#1668 (150 pts)	#1405 (205 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#556 (561 pts)	#474 (676 pts)	#589 (561 pts)	#578 (576 pts)	#499 (641 pts)