PO BACON BBQ

PO BACON BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 16th of 75 at the 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest (2014). They are ranked #2539 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,539

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1519

peak 1528 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2013

latest Sep 14, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1393

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5372 / 720

Master · 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.87 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.80 (+1.06)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

Consistency

±13.13

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.84 · weakest Chicken (165.68)

Road miles

144

across 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Master avg

662.80 / 720

8 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

680.5372 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5372 at 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 19, 2014

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM HOGWEISER in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.82% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.82% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
9 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
2018 ↗	Master	#1686 (117 pts)	#1728 (117 pts)	#1604 (122 pts)	#1566 (127 pts)	#1439 (162 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2027 (90 pts)	#1303 (235 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2038 (100 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2127 (65 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1757 (125 pts)	#2034 (90 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1393 (195 pts)	#1640 (155 pts)	#1501 (185 pts)	#1281 (245 pts)	#1466 (190 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#1960 (90 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PO BACON BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Big B BBQ Company

#2,527 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1575

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PO BACON BBQ)

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

rated over 55 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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TRAILHOUND SMOKERS

#2,550 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1518

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2016

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BBQ PIT STOP

#2,547 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1518

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before PO BACON BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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FORK U BBQ

#2,531 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1521

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2014

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Tipsy Smoker

#2,537 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1529

They turned up 9 years after PO BACON BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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RIB-KA-TEERS

#2,522 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1519

Level with PO BACON BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TEAM HOGWEISER	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
CAMP-BELL BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
Chokin "N" tha Smoke	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
South Pork	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN QUE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein'	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Pig Time BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	2	1	177.1428	153.6456	165.68	top 51%
Pork Ribs	9	1	0	173.1200	155.4060	165.82	top 44%
Pork	8	1	0	173.1656	157.1200	166.84	top 45%
Brisket	8	0	0	172	157.0628	166.24	top 46%

“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)	1	0	top 81%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	4	19	0	top 50%	May 4, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 9 of 9 contests

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 232 finished ahead 276 times, behind 217

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

20181 milestone

Sep 14 Most recent contest Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival

20172 milestones

May 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
May 5 Peak power rating (1528) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20141 milestone

Sep 19 Career-best overall score680.5372 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest

20133 milestones

Aug 17 First tracked contest I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
Aug 17 First call I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4916 Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.9	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest	Sep 19, 2014
+9.2	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 5, 2017
+5.1	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 6, 2016
+3.7	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest	Sep 13, 2013
+3.4	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest	Sep 11, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7	Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival	Sep 14, 2018
-4.4	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)	May 2, 2014
-2.3	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 4, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0%	top 73%	92.1%	90.7%
2017	1	100%	top 28%	94.4%	94.4%
2016	1	0%	top 39%	92.5%	92.5%
2015	1	0%	top 44%	92.8%	92.8%
2014	2	50%	top 45%	94.5%	92.1%
2013	2	50%	top 41%	91.2%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 14, 2018	Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL	26 / 32 (642.1144)	29 (158.2284)	25 (155.4060)	23 (164.5372)	17 (163.9428)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	39 / 61 (663.2912)	57 (153.6456)	24 (169.6800)	26 (168)	24 (171.9656)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	19 / 69 (679.3368)	3 (177.1428)	28 (168.5600)	17 (172.5484)	47 (161.0856)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	26 / 67 (666.1600)	27 (169.6684)	37 (161.6916)	25 (167.4172)	28 (167.3828)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	24 / 55 (668.4344)	37 (163.3944)	36 (162.8116)	12 (171.9656)	19 (170.2628)
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	16 / 75 (680.5372)	24 (170.2628)	36 (165.1088)	8 (173.1656)	17 (172)
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	42 / 62 (646.0684)	51 (158.8000)	18 (170.2628)	43 (159.9428)	45 (157.0628)
Sep 13, 2013	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	33 / 80 (656.4916)	25 (167.4172)	22 (165.7144)	64 (157.1200)	26 (166.2400)
Aug 17, 2013	I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL	—	4 (172.5600)	4 (173.1200)	—	—

PO BACON BBQ

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

Pork nemesis

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

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)