A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Four Men and A Pig ahead in 100% of their meetings
Four Men and A Pig has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
PORCINE PERFECTION
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-04-11
latest 2014-06-27
Best ToY finish
#826
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.06
last 5 Master vs avg 637.06 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.32
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.39 · weakest Chicken (155.16)
Road miles
424
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
637.06 / 720
5 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 weak link
−7.2
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.22 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 155.16
- Pork Ribs avg 162.39
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1507
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PORCINE PERFECTION)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PORCINE PERFECTION has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Level with PORCINE PERFECTION on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 146.2056 | 155.16 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 157.7376 | 162.39 | top 47% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 157.0968 | 162.03 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0572 | 144.5600 | 157.48 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.2 yrs
2014-04-11 → 2014-06-27
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Cooks most in
MO
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.39 · weakest Chicken (155.16)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
637.06
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
320
141–203 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
424
5 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
1528
average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Power rating
1486
peak 1486 · #3826 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First call Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- Peak power rating (1492) Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2980 Rock'n Freedom
- Career-best overall score658.2980 Rock'n Freedom
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7144 Rock'n Freedom
- Most recent contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2014-06-27 |
| +0.8 | Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) | 2014-05-02 |
| +0.4 | Rock'n Freedom | 2014-06-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2014-04-11 |
| -7.1 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-05-16 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 64% | 91.4% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 90 / 184 (632.3884) | 171 (146.2056) | 45 (165.1200) | 56 (163.4056) | 73 (157.6572) |
| 2014-06-20 | Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO | 20 / 33 (658.2980) | 18 (169.7144) | 26 (157.7376) | 19 (164.5716) | 13 (166.2744) |
| 2014-05-16 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 38 / 50 (634.1940) | 44 (154.8000) | 23 (164.5600) | 26 (163.9884) | 45 (150.8456) |
| 2014-05-02 | Truman Heritage Festival (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Grandview, MO | 15 / 28 (635.9428) | 27 (146.2628) | 12 (160.5372) | 17 (161.0856) | 6 (168.0572) |
| 2014-04-11 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 45 / 54 (624.4684) | 42 (158.8344) | 23 (163.9772) | 46 (157.0968) | 48 (144.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #826 (411 pts) | #954 (371 pts) | #870 (421 pts) | #899 (406 pts) | #722 (511 pts) |