PORK DADDY'S BBQ

PORK DADDY'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 48 at the Silicon Valley BBQ Championships (2014). They are ranked #3289 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,289

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1565 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 28, 2014

latest Sep 29, 2017 · 3.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#230

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

32% of 25 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0628 / 720

Master · Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.94 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 636.10 (-6.16)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±33.77

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.87 · weakest Chicken (155.65)

Road miles

2,383

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 386 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

636.10 / 720

24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 16 of 25 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 25 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

689.0628 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0628 at Dana Point State BBQ Championship — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 2, 2014

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN' AXE BBQ has finished one call ahead of PORK DADDY'S BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 33%.

10 contests
6 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 33%

A tough matchup

17–3 behind in the head-to-head

Smokey and the Pirate ahead in 85% of their meetings

Smokey and the Pirate has come out ahead in 17 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.22 points below their pork, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 33%.

Chicken avg 155.65
Pork avg 160.87
5 calls in 24 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

12 of 20 shared pork entries lost

PIRATES OF THE PIG ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PIRATES OF THE PIG has out-cooked them in 12 of 20 shared pork entries.

Going the wrong way

-35 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 35 points across 7 contests since May 5, 2017 — from 1534 down to 1499.

7 contests since May 5, 2017
now 1499

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MACBBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 28% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 28% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 53% the rest of the year

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
2017 ↗	Master	#752 (501 pts)	#624 (641 pts)	#876 (446 pts)	#770 (521 pts)	#505 (781 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2208 (80 pts)	#2086 (105 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#620 (588 pts)	#709 (528 pts)	#585 (663 pts)	#505 (768 pts)	#486 (773 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#230 (1,414 pts)	#277 (1,189 pts)	#163 (1,599 pts)	#201 (1,414 pts)	#288 (1,199 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PORK DADDY'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BONES SAUCE & HARMONY

#3,268 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to PORK DADDY'S BBQ)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — BONES SAUCE & HARMONY ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTH BRIXIA

#3,277 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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CAMP-BELL BBQ

#3,285 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1541

They've been 1541 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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Bubba's BBQ Nation

#3,283 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1526

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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SHAAZAAM-A-QUE

#3,278 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1499

Level with PORK DADDY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 20, 2022

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Idle Times

#3,264 of the rated field

1499 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1509

They turned up 9 years after PORK DADDY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 2, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIRATES OF THE PIG	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Ric's Righteous Ribs	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
RBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
FLAME THROWER BBQ CO.	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
MACBBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKE SHOW	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
2 ROLLING BONES	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	24	5	1	1	176.0228	20	155.65	top 57%
Pork Ribs	24	8	0	1	176	141.6460	159.10	top 53%
Pork	24	8	0	2	177.7028	143.9772	160.87	top 48%
Brisket	24	8	1	2	176	137.6688	160.48	top 45%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 51%
Medium (20–39)	14	top 56%
Large (40+)	8	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the River	2	9	top 65%	Sep 18, 2015
Oaktown Throwdown	2	7	top 31%	Jul 31, 2015
Wine Country Big Q	2	13	top 42%	Jul 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 10 contests

Contests a season 5 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 25 of 25 contests

Contests visited 21 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 385 finished ahead 440 times, behind 408

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

20172 milestones

Sep 29 25th tracked contest Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 29 Most recent contest Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20151 milestone

Jul 31 Peak power rating (1565) Oaktown Throwdown

20147 milestones

Mar 28 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 27 First overall top-10 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0168 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Aug 8 First category win (Chicken) Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show
Oct 2 10th tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Career-best overall score689.0628 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Dana Point State BBQ Championship

20131 milestone

Sep 13 First tracked contest RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 27, 2014
+13	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2014
+7.5	Wine Country Big Q	Jul 11, 2014
+7.3	Oaktown Throwdown	Jul 31, 2015
+6.8	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship	May 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.9	Smoke on the River	Sep 18, 2015
-12.2	Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way	Aug 7, 2015
-12	Grills N Grills	Aug 25, 2017
-6.7	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge	Jul 28, 2017
-5.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 28, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	7	1	0	43%	top 73%	89.5%	87.8%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 67%	87.1%	87.1%
2015	6	1	1	50%	top 58%	92.1%	85.6%
2014	10	6	1	100%	top 33%	95.7%	90.5%
2013	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 29, 2017	Unruly Country Brew N' Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) Sonora, CA	23 / 30 (642.7200)	21 (161.6572)	25 (160.5716)	22 (162.8000)	20 (157.6912)
Sep 15, 2017	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	33 / 48 (644.4572)	36 (159.9656)	38 (157.1316)	38 (158.8228)	16 (168.5372)
Aug 25, 2017	Grills N Grills penn Valley, CA	25 / 27 (618.1596)	12 (168.5256)	27 (144.5488)	27 (145.1312)	17 (159.9540)
Aug 18, 2017	Lassen County Annual BBQ Cook-Off Susanville, CA	10 / 15 (619.3488)	9 (157.7028)	11 (153.0744)	9 (151.9772)	8 (156.5944)
Jul 28, 2017	Gilroy Garli-Que Challenge Gilroy, CA	20 / 26 (625.0172)	9 (165.1084)	25 (151.3600)	16 (157.6916)	20 (150.8572)
Jul 7, 2017	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	33 / 50 (638.6972)	30 (162.2972)	37 (154.2056)	26 (162.8000)	28 (159.3944)
May 5, 2017	Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	22 / 33 (635.9660)	23 (157.6916)	26 (153.1544)	26 (152)	3 (173.1200)
Sep 16, 2016	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	41 / 61 (626.7888)	53 (149.7372)	50 (144.5372)	21 (165.0972)	16 (167.4172)
Oct 2, 2015	1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	13 / 41 (663.3484)	16 (168.5716)	12 (167.9656)	14 (164.5600)	14 (162.2512)
Sep 18, 2015	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	47 / 49 (497.0172)	47 (20)	45 (141.6460)	6 (170.2856)	9 (165.0856)
Aug 7, 2015	Grills N' Grilles- Nevada County United Way Penn Valley, CA	20 / 24 (616.9720)	15 (161.1432)	18 (153.6344)	11 (164.5256)	22 (137.6688)
Jul 31, 2015	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	7 / 27 (657.0516)	14 (160.5488)	15 (157.1200)	8 (163.3828)	1 (176)
Jul 10, 2015	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	21 / 38 (632.2968)	33 (147.9084)	5 (170.2744)	13 (163.9428)	31 (150.1712)
May 1, 2015	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	17 / 32 (631.3260)	17 (162.2628)	15 (157.7032)	18 (154.8344)	14 (156.5256)
Oct 17, 2014	Blazin' BBQ Throwdown Lancaster, CA	13 / 29 (668.4572)	9 (167.9772)	15 (163.9772)	10 (167.9656)	13 (168.5372)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	6 / 97 (689.0628)	64 (164.5372)	4 (176)	2 (177.7028)	16 (170.8228)
Sep 5, 2014	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	9 / 26 (651.2688)	20 (155.3600)	9 (164.5372)	7 (168.5716)	9 (162.8000)
Aug 22, 2014	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	6 / 17 (653.0516)	11 (164.0228)	7 (163.4172)	2 (173.1200)	12 (152.4916)
Aug 8, 2014	Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA	8 / 26 (639.8740)	1 (176.0228)	14 (151.9884)	17 (150.2056)	10 (161.6572)
Aug 1, 2014	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	8 / 22 (646.1604)	10 (161.6800)	7 (164.5716)	7 (162.8116)	11 (157.0972)
Jul 11, 2014	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	13 / 44 (656.4228)	23 (161.6800)	2 (174.2972)	30 (153.0628)	12 (167.3828)
Jun 27, 2014	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	5 / 48 (653.0168)	22 (155.3828)	5 (168.5828)	12 (162.8228)	10 (166.2284)
May 2, 2014	Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA	11 / 33 (641.0744)	12 (164.5716)	18 (155.4400)	15 (162.8228)	10 (158.2400)
Mar 28, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Sacramento, CA	21 / 29 (618.7664)	16 (161.1660)	5 (168.5488)	27 (143.9772)	23 (145.0744)
Sep 13, 2013	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA	—	—	—	—	—

PORK DADDY'S BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)