High-water mark
663.3944
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3944 at Wheatstock Grill Off — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 8, 2015
SMOKIN PORKY
SMOKIN PORKY is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 16th of 25 at the Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest (2013). They are ranked #4182 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2013
latest Aug 3, 2018 · 5.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.55 · weakest Brisket (148.86)
Road miles
399
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 175 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
632.82 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SMOKIN PORKY, each with one reason worth a look.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,163 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1540
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SMOKIN PORKY)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKIN PORKY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,162 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SMOKIN PORKY)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 41 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with SMOKIN PORKY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 146.2628 | 157.93 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 151.4282 | 161.48 | top 55% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 156.5712 | 164.55 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 133.7138 | 148.86 | top 81% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke In The Spring | 2 | 44 | 0 | top 77% | Apr 11, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
189
finished ahead 65 times, behind 166
Longest layoff
3.2 yrs
May 8, 2015 → Aug 3, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Most recent contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
20152 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3944 Wheatstock Grill Off
- Career-best overall score663.3944 Wheatstock Grill Off
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
- Peak power rating (1486) Smoke In The Spring
- First call Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 12, 2013 |
| -3 | Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest | Oct 18, 2013 |
| -2.2 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 3, 2018 |
| -1.1 | Smoke In The Spring | Apr 11, 2014 |
| -0.4 | Wheatstock Grill Off | May 8, 2015 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 87.1% | 84.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2018 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 25 / 35 (648.4340) | 24 (163.3828) | 17 (165.7256) | 13 (170.2628) | 28 (149.0628) |
| May 8, 2015 | Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS | 19 / 32 (663.3944) | 13 (169.1772) | 11 (169.1428) | 22 (162.8344) | 22 (162.2400) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 44 / 73 (632.3656) | 66 (146.2628) | 18 (168.5372) | 26 (165.0740) | 52 (152.4916) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest 🏅 Garnett, KS | 16 / 25 (627.3372) | 21 (159.9656) | 19 (152.5828) | 9 (168) | 21 (146.7888) |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 67 / 71 (592.5704) | 62 (150.8572) | 65 (151.4282) | 55 (156.5712) | 71 (133.7138) |