PORKERSTARS

PORKERSTARS is a competition barbecue team with 39 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 4th of 67 at the East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival (2018). They are ranked #672 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Porker Stars”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#672

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1646

peak 1656 · rated over 39 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Oct 28, 2022 · 9.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#434

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 39 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

690.7884 / 720

Master · Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)

Perfect 180s

Current form

676.35 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.83 (+12.52)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Brisket · Smoke on the Trails

Consistency

±18.22

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.46 · weakest Brisket (164.56)

Road miles

1,403

across 39 mapped stops · furthest 105 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$50K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.83 / 720

39 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

690.7884 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.7884 at Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 31, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THUMP & STRUM BBQ has finished one call ahead of PORKERSTARS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 19%.

6 contests
5 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 19%

A tough matchup

19–3 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 22 shared contests.

A strong matchup

12–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

The comeback

2.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival (Aug 26, 2022).

last seen Mar 13, 2020
back Aug 26, 2022

Pork Ribs nemesis

16 of 22 shared pork ribs entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 22 shared pork ribs entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CRAZY BONES BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A March team

Top 27% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 27% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

3 March contests
top 38% 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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#773 (110 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#515 (640 pts)	#665 (515 pts)	#519 (670 pts)	#803 (400 pts)	#397 (835 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#998 (280 pts)	#979 (320 pts)	#1082 (275 pts)	#1412 (170 pts)	#987 (305 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#578 (680 pts)	#429 (920 pts)	#597 (680 pts)	#500 (810 pts)	#517 (790 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#434 (880 pts)	#458 (860 pts)	#404 (915 pts)	#469 (830 pts)	#402 (930 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#782 (436 pts)	#563 (696 pts)	#792 (461 pts)	#696 (546 pts)	#775 (466 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PORKERSTARS, each with one reason worth a look.

Say My Name BBQ

#675 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1666

Careers of much the same size, 41 contests to 39, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas

#676 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1660

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 55 contests, alongside a 24% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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BOOTIES BBQ

#671 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1648

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 29 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2024

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SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS

#673 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1646

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before PORKERSTARS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 28 contests

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PEPPER MONKEY BBQ

#669 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1646

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2015

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HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO

#677 of the rated field

1646 power rating

Contests: 81
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1655

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

rated over 78 contests
last seen Oct 31, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	13	12	1	92%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
BULL CREEK BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	39	11	1	2	177.7028	146.8568	166.76	top 41%
Pork Ribs	39	9	0	1	177.7144	145.0400	167.46	top 35%
Pork	39	5	0	3	176.5600	148.4800	165.05	top 46%
Brisket	39	12	1	4	178.2972	145.0628	164.56	top 41%

“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)	4	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	35	0	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	25	0	top 38%
MO	14	0	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival	6	4	top 29%	Aug 26, 2022
Cookin on the Kaw	3	8	top 29%	Oct 9, 2015
Smoke on the Trails	2	8	top 24%	Sep 27, 2019
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2	9	top 27%	Jul 12, 2019
Racing for the BBQ	2	26	top 45%	Jul 29, 2016
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	2	20	top 56%	Apr 1, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 9 contests

Contests a season 4.9 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 25 of 39 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 28 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,038 finished ahead 1,378 times, behind 825

Longest layoff 2.5 yrs Mar 13, 2020 → Aug 26, 2022

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

20222 milestones

Aug 26 Peak power rating (1656) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival
Oct 28 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship

20192 milestones

May 31 Career-best overall score690.7884 Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 Smoke on the Trails

20161 milestone

Aug 26 25th tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

20151 milestone

Apr 3 10th tracked contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)

20141 milestone

Oct 10 First category win (Chicken) Cookin on the Kaw

20134 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Aug 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4456 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
Oct 11 First call Cookin' on the Kaw
Oct 11 First overall top-10 Cookin' on the Kaw

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	Sep 11, 2015
+13.4	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition	May 29, 2015
+13	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 24, 2018
+10.9	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jul 12, 2019
+10.7	Cookin' on the Kaw	Oct 11, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship	Oct 28, 2022
-9.1	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)	Apr 25, 2014
-8.9	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full)	Apr 3, 2015
-6.8	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off	May 15, 2015
-4.6	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)	Apr 19, 2013

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)
2022	2	0	0	100%	top 51%	95.3%	94.2%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 37%	93.9%	93.9%
2019	6	5	1	100%	top 19%	95.9%	94.7%
2018	3	1	0	67%	top 23%	95.4%	94.3%
2016	9	1	0	56%	top 40%	94.2%	92.5%
2015	9	3	0	44%	top 43%	95.1%	91.7%
2014	5	0	1	60%	top 53%	91.6%	89.5%
2013	4	1	0	25%	top 42%	90.9%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 28, 2022	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	29 / 40 (670.1484)	33 (164.5140)	16 (171.9656)	36 (158.2516)	4 (175.4172)
Aug 26, 2022	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	13 / 45 (686.2288)	24 (166.2744)	5 (177.7144)	25 (167.3828)	6 (174.8572)
Mar 13, 2020	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	25 / 68 (676.4340)	34 (167.3828)	13 (173.1200)	15 (173.7028)	47 (162.2284)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS	8 / 53 (678.7656)	10 (171.9772)	15 (167.4056)	31 (161.0856)	3 (178.2972)
Aug 23, 2019	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	25 / 66 (670.1600)	30 (167.3828)	3 (175.4056)	37 (164.5372)	33 (162.8344)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	9 / 59 (687.3600)	20 (170.2744)	6 (176)	22 (170.8228)	19 (170.2628)
May 31, 2019	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	8 / 56 (690.7884)	21 (169.1200)	12 (170.2628)	3 (176.5600)	6 (174.8456)
Apr 12, 2019	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	10 / 54 (679.9548)	6 (173.1316)	22 (166.2860)	21 (168.5372)	7 (172)
Mar 15, 2019	Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	9 / 64 (683.3600)	31 (165.7144)	22 (167.3828)	12 (172.5600)	1 (177.7028)
Sep 28, 2018	Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS	23 / 68 (677.0856)	52 (163.9772)	15 (173.1428)	15 (171.4056)	23 (168.5600)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	4 / 67 (686.8344)	2 (176.5600)	7 (173.1544)	44 (159.9428)	3 (177.1772)
Jun 1, 2018	Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	14 / 48 (673.5996)	13 (168)	8 (173.1200)	11 (170.8456)	26 (161.6340)
Oct 14, 2016	Balloons Blues and Barbeque Parsons, KS	26 / 39 (654.7432)	26 (164.5372)	20 (166.8344)	17 (166.8572)	30 (156.5144)
Sep 9, 2016	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	29 / 76 (670.7544)	47 (163.9656)	16 (171.9772)	3 (175.4172)	56 (159.3944)
Aug 26, 2016	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	17 / 61 (663.3376)	10 (169.6916)	18 (167.3944)	48 (155.3944)	8 (170.8572)
Jul 29, 2016	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	26 / 54 (671.3372)	43 (161.6800)	7 (175.4172)	21 (170.8228)	36 (163.4172)
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	21 / 55 (664.4456)	16 (169.7028)	19 (165.1200)	21 (167.9772)	30 (161.6456)
May 13, 2016	21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO	29 / 51 (649.5540)	11 (169.6800)	40 (155.4056)	38 (158.7884)	17 (165.6800)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS	9 / 30 (669.0628)	6 (172)	17 (165.0856)	15 (161.1200)	5 (170.8572)
Apr 22, 2016	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	18 / 60 (678.1828)	5 (176.5600)	32 (166.2400)	31 (166.2400)	14 (169.1428)
Apr 1, 2016	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	20 / 72 (670.7428)	22 (171.4056)	19 (167.3944)	15 (172)	40 (159.9428)
Oct 9, 2015	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	9 / 36 (685.0052)	10 (173.1084)	9 (175.4056)	28 (164.5256)	8 (171.9656)
Sep 11, 2015	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	7 / 76 (683.9084)	32 (163.9428)	12 (171.4056)	9 (171.9772)	3 (176.5828)
Aug 28, 2015	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	23 / 65 (654.0796)	17 (167.3828)	22 (166.2284)	24 (165.6800)	46 (154.7884)
Jul 24, 2015	Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO	26 / 63 (666.7540)	17 (170.2856)	29 (165.6800)	18 (169.1200)	37 (161.6684)
Jun 5, 2015	2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	20 / 64 (659.7940)	5 (174.2628)	24 (165.0856)	27 (165.0856)	42 (155.3600)
May 29, 2015	Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO	6 / 43 (679.3256)	17 (164.5256)	4 (173.1084)	6 (170.2744)	6 (171.4172)
May 15, 2015	20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	39 / 51 (638.7540)	46 (152.5140)	30 (161.7028)	22 (165.1200)	24 (159.4172)
Apr 17, 2015	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	31 / 47 (644.4228)	43 (151.3600)	14 (170.2744)	18 (165.6800)	38 (157.1084)
Apr 3, 2015	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	60 / 71 (630.0340)	34 (167.3712)	46 (162.8116)	66 (154.7884)	67 (145.0628)
Oct 10, 2014	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	20 / 46 (659.8168)	1 (177.7028)	30 (158.7884)	38 (155.3600)	13 (167.9656)
Sep 19, 2014	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	19 / 46 (653.5312)	27 (162.8000)	28 (159.3484)	2 (175.4056)	23 (155.9772)
Aug 22, 2014	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	27 / 69 (643.8852)	35 (161.1312)	15 (167.9656)	30 (162.8228)	46 (151.9656)
May 2, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	18 / 29 (642.0916)	8 (167.9772)	12 (165.6800)	26 (148.4800)	15 (159.9544)
Apr 25, 2014	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	52 / 65 (623.8168)	19 (166.2856)	60 (145.0400)	52 (157.6456)	48 (154.8456)
Oct 11, 2013	Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	8 / 42 (654.1484)	7 (168.5716)	9 (168.5256)	28 (157.6456)	14 (159.4056)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	39 / 74 (652.4456)	60 (158.8112)	25 (167.3944)	36 (165.1428)	42 (161.0972)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	47 / 73 (617.7136)	67 (146.8568)	34 (158.2856)	51 (152.5712)	29 (160)
Mar 15, 2013	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	24 / 79 (646.8574)	17 (165.1430)	28 (162.2858)	37 (159.4286)	27 (160)

PORKERSTARS

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March 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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)