PINE BELT PORKERS

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

Power ranking

#4684

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1469 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-08

latest 2017-10-20

Best ToY finish

#1149

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

665.7138 / 720

Master · Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

652.24 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.30 (+5.95)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork Ribs · Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±15.24

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.55 · weakest Chicken (159.90)

Road miles

980

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 407 mi

Schedule strength

11%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)

Master avg

646.30 / 720

6 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.

High-water mark

665.7138 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.7138 at Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-04-19

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

RED EYED SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

RED EYED SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at *Downtown BBQ Showdown (2017-10-20).

last seen 2014-10-03
back 2017-10-20

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.

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

Off the Chain BBQ

#4673 of the rated field

1469 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PINE BELT PORKERS)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2025-04-11

⚔ Head-to-head

Yesterday's Swine

#4655 of the rated field

1469 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2023-10-05

⚔ Head-to-head

ROUND BOYS BBQ

#4677 of the rated field

1469 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

No shared contest yet.

Level with PINE BELT PORKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2020-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

The Po Po Piggy

#4701 of the rated field

1468 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after PINE BELT PORKERS did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Pigs N Heat

#4682 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-07-20

⚔ Head-to-head

CHILICHEF

#4671 of the rated field

1469 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1503 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2019-04-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RED EYED SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SWEET DREAMS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	0	172.5716	130.8568	159.90	top 62%
Pork Ribs	6	1	1	174.8572	157.7140	162.16	top 57%
Pork	6	1	0	174.2858	154.7884	161.69	top 67%
Brisket	6	0	0	170.2858	158.2284	162.55	top 61%

“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
MS	4	top 72%
GA	1	top 56%
AL	1	top 88%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 74%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 67%
Large (40+)	1	top 88%

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

On the trail 4.6 yrs 2013-03-08 → 2017-10-20

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MS 4 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 162.55 · weakest Chicken (159.90)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 646.30 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 167 54–144 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 980 6 mapped stops · furthest 407 mi

Schedule strength 1516 average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests

Longest layoff 3 yrs 2014-10-03 → 2017-10-20

Power rating 1469 peak 1469 · #4684 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 8 First tracked contest BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Mar 8 Peak power rating (1488) BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Apr 19 First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.7138 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 Career-best overall score665.7138 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
2017
Oct 20 Most recent contest *Downtown BBQ Showdown

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival	2013-03-08
-8.5	'Que at the View	2014-04-04
-4.4	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge	2013-05-03
-3.7	*Downtown BBQ Showdown	2017-10-20
-2.3	Downtown BBQ Showdown	2014-10-03

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	100%	top 74%	90.3%	90.3%
2014	2	50%	top 73%	90.1%	89.6%
2013	3	67%	top 70%	92.5%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-10-20	*Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	14 / 19 (650.1260)	6 (172.5716)	12 (158.2172)	17 (157.0972)	12 (162.2400)
2014-10-03	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	17 / 27 (648.9824)	5 (172.5600)	17 (162.2284)	25 (154.7884)	20 (159.4056)
2014-04-04	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	30 / 36 (640.9712)	28 (162.2516)	27 (158.2400)	28 (162.2512)	27 (158.2284)
2013-05-03	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	21 / 31 (655.4282)	26 (156.5710)	19 (161.7146)	4 (174.2858)	20 (162.8568)
2013-04-19	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA	20 / 36 (665.7138)	23 (164.5712)	3 (174.8572)	32 (155.9996)	14 (170.2858)
2013-03-08	BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL	49 / 56 (616.5704)	55 (130.8568)	41 (157.7140)	23 (165.7140)	27 (162.2856)

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
2013 ↗	Master	#1149 (237 pts)	#1326 (202 pts)	#820 (397 pts)	#912 (352 pts)	#1072 (272 pts)