TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS

TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 9th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #3811 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,811

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1487

peak 1507 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Oct 16, 2015 · 2.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#792

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

15% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2288 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.74 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.96 (+2.78)

Walk rate

23%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Pork · BBQ Fest Cooking Contest

Consistency

±16.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.43)

Road miles

3,028

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 571 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

655.96 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

682.2288 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2288 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 19, 2015

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of I Smell Smoke in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The long haul

3,028 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,028 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 571 miles to Lakeland Pig Festival.

13 mapped stops
furthest 571 mi

The metronome

±2.26% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.26% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% of a perfect score
13 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
2015 ↗	Master	#792 (435 pts)	#808 (450 pts)	#815 (445 pts)	#691 (550 pts)	#847 (425 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#994 (315 pts)	#1219 (260 pts)	#1357 (220 pts)	#869 (420 pts)	#908 (375 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1242 (209 pts)	#1079 (284 pts)	#1336 (209 pts)	#1294 (209 pts)	#1067 (274 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SIMPLY SWINE BBQ

#3,801 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS)

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

2 LIVE CUE

#3,817 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1501

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 26 contests to 13.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2018

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LAST SMOKER STANDING

#3,818 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1511

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2020

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First Start/ Big B's BBQ

#3,795 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1487

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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BUTT RUBBIN BBQ

#3,798 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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CHUBBY'S BBQ

#3,802 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1504

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WILD BOAR SMOKERS	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Grillin' & Chillin'	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Big B BBQ Company	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	0	173.1316	157.0856	165.16	top 63%
Pork Ribs	13	0	0	171.4172	141.6456	161.43	top 67%
Pork	13	2	1	174.8456	149.7142	164.94	top 57%
Brisket	13	1	0	174.2628	152.5712	164.42	top 50%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	5	top 65%
MS	3	top 44%
KY	2	top 64%
FL	1	top 48%
AR	1	top 77%
MO	1	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Mid-South Barbecue Festival	2	20	0	top 72%	Oct 16, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 5 of 13 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 421 finished ahead 309 times, behind 377

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

20153 milestones

Apr 3 10th tracked contest Fifth Annual Bull Moose
Jun 19 Career-best overall score682.2288 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Oct 16 Most recent contest Mid-South Barbecue Festival

20143 milestones

Jul 18 First call Bucks, Ducks & BBQ
Jul 25 First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Cooking Contest
Jul 25 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8456 BBQ Fest Cooking Contest

20133 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2854 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Mar 15 Peak power rating (1507) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.5	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest	Jul 25, 2014
+10.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 19, 2015
+7	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	Mar 15, 2013
+6.9	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	Mar 13, 2015
+2.9	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 30, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.4	Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off	Mar 29, 2013
-9.1	Mid-South Barbecue Festival	Oct 16, 2015
-7.9	Fifth Annual Bull Moose	Apr 3, 2015
-7	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 17, 2015
-5	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff	Apr 5, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	6	1	17%	top 60%	94.8%	91.4%
2014	4	1	50%	top 55%	94.1%	91.8%
2013	3	0	0%	top 65%	92%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 16, 2015	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	27 / 31 (649.0292)	24 (163.9660)	28 (159.9888)	17 (170.8228)	28 (154.2516)
Jun 19, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	9 / 29 (682.2288)	8 (173.1316)	16 (168.5600)	8 (171.4056)	12 (169.1316)
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	47 / 59 (654.7088)	38 (168.5600)	23 (170.8344)	51 (159.9428)	53 (155.3716)
Apr 3, 2015	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	33 / 41 (640.3772)	37 (157.0856)	35 (158.8228)	12 (170.8228)	37 (153.6460)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	33 / 94 (667.3716)	49 (165.6916)	17 (171.4172)	63 (161.7028)	31 (168.5600)
Jan 30, 2015	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	30 / 62 (656.4456)	50 (161.6800)	28 (163.9656)	35 (163.3828)	23 (167.4172)
Oct 17, 2014	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	20 / 35 (667.3604)	14 (171.9772)	26 (164.0116)	17 (169.6800)	26 (161.6916)
Jul 25, 2014	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	9 / 44 (677.6912)	35 (162.2628)	17 (169.1428)	2 (174.8456)	11 (171.4400)
Jul 18, 2014	Bucks, Ducks & BBQ Conway, AR	20 / 26 (658.7316)	20 (167.3944)	25 (155.9772)	25 (161.0972)	5 (174.2628)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	64 / 95 (640.4340)	74 (158.2400)	93 (141.6456)	36 (168.5256)	13 (172.0228)
Apr 5, 2013	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	30 / 44 (652.5708)	20 (167.4284)	37 (158.8570)	36 (159.9998)	17 (166.2856)
Mar 29, 2013	Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off Benton, KY	39 / 40 (618.2852)	36 (157.7142)	27 (158.2856)	38 (149.7142)	33 (152.5712)
Mar 15, 2013	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	29 / 100 (662.2854)	15 (171.9998)	76 (157.1426)	51 (162.2856)	20 (170.8574)

TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

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 — 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)