A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
One2BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
THE PORK WHISPERERS
THE PORK WHISPERERS is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 16th of 25 at the Randolph County Pig Party (2013). They are ranked #3949 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 5 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest Sep 20, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.69
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.32 · weakest Brisket (152.53)
Road miles
1,340
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 635 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.81 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
302.21 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1867 (95 pts) | #1522 (155 pts) | #1863 (110 pts) | #1918 (105 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE PORK WHISPERERS, each with one reason worth a look.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,966 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1505
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE PORK WHISPERERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE PORK WHISPERERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,961 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,945 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with THE PORK WHISPERERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 155.9998 | 164.32 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4288 | 146.8116 | 155.52 | top 73% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 148.5028 | 160.43 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 133.5888 | 152.53 | top 70% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
234
finished ahead 95 times, behind 203
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 25, 2015 → Sep 21, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off
20153 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8744 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score651.8744 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4056 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Randolph County Pig Party
- First call Randolph County Pig Party
- Peak power rating (1497) Randolph County Pig Party
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.2 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Apr 19, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off | Sep 20, 2019 |
| -6.7 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Sep 21, 2018 |
| -3.3 | Randolph County Pig Party | May 17, 2013 |
| -0.2 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Sep 25, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 87.4% | 85.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 88.3% | 87.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2019 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 45 / 54 (629.5428) | 33 (163.3828) | 36 (163.4288) | 52 (148.5028) | 46 (154.2284) |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 24 / 54 (302.2056) | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 50 / 59 (620.3432) | 26 (169.7028) | 53 (153.0972) | 38 (163.9544) | 58 (133.5888) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 33 / 55 (651.8744) | 28 (167.3828) | 50 (146.8116) | 14 (171.4056) | 23 (166.2744) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL | 18 / 29 (626.8568) | 20 (155.9998) | 19 (153.1426) | 15 (158.2856) | 13 (159.4288) |
| May 17, 2013 | Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL | 16 / 25 (635.4284) | 7 (165.1428) | 13 (161.1430) | 14 (159.9998) | 20 (149.1428) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.