PORKTERA BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4358

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1475

peak 1475 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-06

latest 2016-07-29

Best ToY finish

#590

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

669.1088 / 720

Master · Wine Country Big Q

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.00 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 614.04 (+17.96)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

173.1316

Pork Ribs · Wine Country Big Q

Consistency

±38.68

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.26 · weakest Brisket (143.51)

Road miles

1,810

mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 373 mi

Schedule strength

15%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)

Master avg

614.04 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

669.1088 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.1088 at Wine Country Big Q — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-07-11

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

PIRATES OF THE PIG has finished one call ahead of PORKTERA BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

Smokey and the Pirate ahead in 100% of their meetings

Smokey and the Pirate has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−16.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.74 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 41%.

Brisket avg 143.51
Chicken avg 160.26
1 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BENT SMOKE in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

SON OF SMOKE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SON OF SMOKE has out-cooked them in 14 of 14 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 51% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 51% across 3 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 62% the rest of the year

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.

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

Blazin by the Bay BBQ

#4381 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1475

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

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-11-21

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BEER & SMOKING IN LAS VEGAS

#4377 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1475

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-05-04

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SWIMMIN IN SMOKE

#4349 of the rated field

1475 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2017-01-20

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Heat's Neat

#4383 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1515

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 2025-11-05

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DIRTY POSSUM BBQ

#4354 of the rated field

1475 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2019-10-04

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Smoke Wurx BBQ

#4356 of the rated field

1475 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1475

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 23 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
Smokey and the Pirate	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Ric's Righteous Ribs	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BOWLING OVER PIGS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
PORK DYNASTY	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BAD S. BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
PORK DADDY'S BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THESMOKERING.COM	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MACBBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	7	172.0000	144.5256	160.26	top 50%
Pork Ribs	17	4	173.1316	143.9772	157.86	top 53%
Pork	17	2	165.0972	131.4284	152.41	top 64%
Brisket	17	1	167.4172	20.0000	143.51	top 64%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 65%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 67%
Large (40+)	6	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	3	20	0	top 54%	2015-06-26
Wine Country Big Q	2	10	0	top 44%	2014-07-11

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-04-06 → 2016-07-29

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 17 of 17 contests

Contests visited 14 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.26 · weakest Brisket (143.51)

Walk rate 65% a top-10 call in 11 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 18% 3 of 17 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 614.04 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 327 243–378 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,810 17 mapped stops · furthest 373 mi

Schedule strength 1522 average field rating faced — tougher than 15% of rated contests

Power rating 1475 peak 1475 · #4358 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 6 First tracked contest Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Apr 6 Peak power rating (1498) Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Jul 20 First call Smokin' For Gold
Aug 9 First overall top-10 Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show
2014
Jul 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1088 Wine Country Big Q
Jul 11 10th tracked contest Wine Country Big Q
Jul 11 Career-best overall score669.1088 Wine Country Big Q
Jul 11 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1316 Wine Country Big Q
2016
Jul 29 Most recent contest 2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.1	Wine Country Big Q	2014-07-11
+11.8	Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show	2014-08-08
+6.3	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2014-06-27
+5.3	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2015-06-26
+2.6	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship	2016-04-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.1	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship	2014-05-02
-9.6	Blues, Brews & BBQ	2013-05-24
-7.3	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	2013-06-28
-6.7	Smokin' For Gold	2013-07-20
-6.1	2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge	2016-07-29

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	0	100%	top 65%	87.9%	87.5%
2015	1	0	100%	top 43%	88.6%	88.6%
2014	7	2	71%	top 57%	92.9%	85.7%
2013	7	1	43%	top 68%	87.2%	83.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-07-29	2016 Gilroy Garli-Que BBQ Challenge Gilroy, CA	16 / 20 (633.0744)	19 (151.4284)	17 (158.8344)	5 (165.0972)	14 (157.7144)
2016-04-29	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	15 / 30 (627.2800)	10 (164.5372)	18 (155.9428)	24 (148.5028)	12 (158.2972)
2015-06-26	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	21 / 49 (638.1940)	33 (149.6684)	16 (165.1200)	28 (155.9884)	9 (167.4172)
2014-10-02	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	72 / 97 (642.1712)	36 (169.7028)	54 (164.5256)	85 (154.2400)	79 (153.7028)
2014-09-05	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	18 / 26 (619.2800)	8 (167.4284)	16 (155.3828)	19 (153.0972)	22 (143.3716)
2014-08-22	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	12 / 17 (637.0400)	15 (159.9428)	6 (165.1428)	11 (154.8228)	11 (157.1316)
2014-08-08	Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA	6 / 26 (645.1204)	4 (172.0000)	6 (162.2976)	8 (157.7028)	13 (153.1200)
2014-07-11	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	10 / 44 (669.1088)	10 (170.8684)	5 (173.1316)	13 (164.5716)	22 (160.5372)
2014-06-27	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	20 / 48 (620.4688)	11 (160.5372)	21 (157.1316)	16 (160.5600)	34 (142.2400)
2014-05-02	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	33 / 33 (487.3828)	7 (167.4284)	28 (143.9772)	23 (155.9772)	33 (20.0000)
2013-09-13	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA	24 / 39 (627.9776)	7 (170.2972)	26 (155.4172)	32 (148.5488)	27 (153.7144)
2013-08-09	Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show Brentwood, CA	10 / 17 (585.5200)	13 (144.5256)	8 (153.6688)	13 (147.4056)	11 (139.9200)
2013-07-20	Smokin' For Gold Placerville, CA	19 / 25 (609.6344)	8 (167.4172)	15 (156.5372)	17 (151.9656)	23 (133.7144)
2013-07-12	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	29 / 44 (610.1712)	28 (156.5828)	23 (157.6684)	42 (136.5256)	16 (159.3944)
2013-06-28	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	43 / 56 (580.5706)	39 (153.7142)	45 (144.5712)	40 (145.1426)	47 (137.1426)
2013-05-24	Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA	28 / 34 (587.4286)	29 (145.1428)	11 (164.5716)	33 (131.4284)	23 (146.2858)
2013-04-06	Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Woodland, CA	19 / 33 (618.2858)	23 (153.1426)	25 (149.7144)	16 (159.4286)	16 (156.0002)

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	#2083 (90 pts)	#2260 (75 pts)	#2212 (85 pts)	#1637 (170 pts)	#2112 (100 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#590 (627 pts)	#431 (872 pts)	#563 (682 pts)	#623 (617 pts)	#770 (467 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1124 (245 pts)	#1220 (230 pts)	#910 (345 pts)	#1215 (230 pts)	#1015 (295 pts)