A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
APORKALYPSE NOW ahead in 100% of their meetings
APORKALYPSE NOW has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
PHILLY UNDERHOGS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1529 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-10-05
latest 2016-09-10
Best ToY finish
#1187
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.96
last 4 Master vs avg 636.96 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.54
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.01 · weakest Brisket (155.13)
Road miles
585
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 243 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
636.96 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
2.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE (2016-09-10).
- last seen 2014-06-06
- back 2016-09-10
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.
PHILLY UNDERHOGS has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 82 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1520
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PHILLY UNDERHOGS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PHILLY UNDERHOGS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after PHILLY UNDERHOGS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2479 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Level with PHILLY UNDERHOGS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2464 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3084 | 152.5372 | 160.57 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 161.7028 | 165.01 | top 27% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 143.3828 | 156.26 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 149.1200 | 155.13 | top 55% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 22% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.9 yrs
2013-10-05 → 2016-09-10
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.01 · weakest Brisket (155.13)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
636.96
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
224
185–80 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
585
4 mapped stops · furthest 243 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2016-09-10
Power rating
1521
peak 1529 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- First call DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7372 DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Que for the Troops
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0744 Que for the Troops
- Career-best overall score649.0744 Que for the Troops
- Peak power rating (1529) Que for the Troops
- 2016
- Most recent contest Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | Que for the Troops | 2014-06-06 |
| +9 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2013-10-05 |
| +7.3 | Roc City Rib Fest | 2014-05-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE | 2016-09-10 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 21% | 90.1% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-10 | Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA | 29 / 33 (621.6800) | 15 (166.3084) | 19 (162.8688) | 32 (143.3828) | 31 (149.1200) |
| 2014-06-06 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 8 / 65 (649.0744) | 28 (160.0228) | 6 (165.7144) | 17 (162.8000) | 17 (160.5372) |
| 2014-05-24 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 25 / 86 (644.0000) | 34 (163.4172) | 29 (161.7028) | 38 (160.5828) | 43 (158.2972) |
| 2013-10-05 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 22 / 85 (633.0972) | 61 (152.5372) | 7 (169.7372) | 27 (158.2628) | 42 (152.5600) |
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 | #2866 (58 pts) | #2087 (108 pts) | #2207 (88 pts) | #2885 (58 pts) | #2883 (58 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1187 (245 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1184 (265 pts) | #1498 (190 pts) | #1466 (190 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1893 (90 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1437 (180 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |