PORK N' CIDER

PORK N' CIDER is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 8th of 22 at the Burg Fest BBQ Contest (2014). They are ranked #1990 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,990

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1539 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 20, 2014

latest Jun 24, 2016 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#619

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

14% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0972 / 720

Master · 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.88 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.62 (+12.26)

Walk rate

57%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Johnson County Fair BBQ

Consistency

±19.34

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.82)

Road miles

1,000

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 105 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Master avg

657.62 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

On the rise

+27 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 5 contests since Jun 26, 2015 — from 1512 up to 1539.

5 contests since Jun 26, 2015
now 1539

High-water mark

689.0972 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0972 at 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 21, 2015

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

7 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 92% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.45 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 43%.

Pork Ribs avg 161.82
Chicken avg 168.27
1 call in 14 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLOWN AWAY BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2015 ↗	Master	#619 (589 pts)	#518 (749 pts)	#774 (479 pts)	#693 (549 pts)	#672 (554 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#854 (397 pts)	#712 (532 pts)	#914 (397 pts)	#906 (402 pts)	#624 (592 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PORK N' CIDER, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BLACK DOG BBQ IA

#2,000 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1572

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PORK N' CIDER)

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

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS

#1,994 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1540

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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BOURBON SMOKE BBQ

#2,005 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1539

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

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Que or be Qued

#1,987 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1553

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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16 Mesh BBQ

#1,997 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1539

They turned up 8 years after PORK N' CIDER did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2025

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Belly Buss Barbeque

#1,984 of the rated field

1539 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1539

6 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SLEEPY HOLLOW	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
A Good Rub BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BIG WOODIE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BLOWN AWAY BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
MOKAN MEATHEADS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
EPIC BBQ CRU	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CLARK KENT SUPER SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	6	1	175.4172	147.9428	168.27	top 43%
Pork Ribs	14	1	0	169.1084	145.6800	161.82	top 62%
Pork	14	1	0	174.8456	150.7884	162.56	top 59%
Brisket	14	3	0	173.7144	140.5032	164.97	top 42%

“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)	9	0	top 56%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	13	0	top 54%
OK	1	0	top 23%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2	14	0	top 65%	Jul 31, 2015
Rock'n Freedom	2	19	0	top 72%	Jun 19, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 13 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 332 finished ahead 308 times, behind 269

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

20162 milestones

Jun 24 Peak power rating (1539) Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off
Jun 24 Most recent contest Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off

20153 milestones

Mar 21 Career-best overall score689.0972 2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout
Jun 26 10th tracked contest 3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Johnson County Fair BBQ

20144 milestones

Jun 20 First tracked contest Rock'n Freedom
Jul 11 First call Johnson County Fair BBQ
Sep 26 First overall top-10 Burg Fest BBQ Contest
Sep 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1656 Burg Fest BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout	Mar 21, 2015
+12.1	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 22, 2016
+8.8	Burg Fest BBQ Contest	Sep 26, 2014
+8.1	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 26, 2015
+6.4	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Jul 31, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 1, 2014
-10.3	Rock'n Freedom	Jun 20, 2014
-4.7	Table Rock Boats and Bones	Sep 13, 2014
-2.6	Johnson County Fair BBQ	Jul 11, 2014

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	1	50%	top 30%	94.1%	92.8%
2015	7	0	71%	top 42%	95.7%	92.9%
2014	5	1	40%	top 73%	91.8%	88.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 24, 2016	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	22 / 49 (658.8000)	27 (169.7028)	39 (157.0972)	21 (163.9656)	19 (168.0344)
Apr 22, 2016	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	9 / 61 (677.7028)	6 (172)	13 (168.5828)	23 (165.7028)	8 (171.4172)
Jul 31, 2015	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	14 / 38 (673.6344)	17 (169.6800)	20 (167.9656)	10 (170.2744)	23 (165.7144)
Jul 10, 2015	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	15 / 33 (662.8116)	5 (175.4172)	19 (162.2972)	26 (158.8344)	15 (166.2628)
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	11 / 31 (676.4572)	5 (174.2744)	11 (169.1084)	16 (164.5372)	15 (168.5372)
Jun 19, 2015	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	19 / 36 (667.9772)	7 (174.2628)	29 (161.7372)	20 (165.7144)	16 (166.2628)
May 22, 2015	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) Kimberling City, MO	16 / 26 (665.0056)	9 (174.2628)	15 (167.9772)	24 (156.5028)	12 (166.2628)
Apr 24, 2015	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	25 / 63 (649.0288)	30 (165.6800)	30 (162.8344)	40 (161.0972)	25 (159.4172)
Mar 21, 2015	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	19 / 82 (689.0972)	39 (173.1316)	48 (167.4056)	15 (174.8456)	16 (173.7144)
Sep 26, 2014	Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO	8 / 22 (661.1656)	3 (172.5828)	9 (164)	13 (159.4400)	9 (165.1428)
Sep 13, 2014	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	27 / 34 (638.8456)	17 (168.6056)	30 (155.4516)	33 (150.7884)	15 (164)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	44 / 47 (623.4172)	45 (147.9428)	47 (145.6800)	32 (161.7600)	12 (168.0344)
Jul 11, 2014	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	24 / 36 (636.5372)	34 (151.3828)	28 (153.6572)	16 (165.2000)	8 (166.2972)
Jun 20, 2014	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	30 / 33 (626.1944)	21 (166.8572)	22 (161.7256)	29 (157.1084)	33 (140.5032)

PORK N' CIDER

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 (8 found in their record)

On the rise

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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 — 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)