PORK N' CIDER

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2035

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1537

peak 1537 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-20

latest 2016-06-24

Best ToY finish

#619

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.82)

Road miles

1,000

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 105 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

657.62 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

On the rise

+25 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 25 points across 5 contests since 2015-06-26 — from 1512 up to 1537.

5 contests since 2015-06-26
now 1537

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
2015-03-21

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 calls 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.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

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

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

BIG DADDY Q - FL

#2040 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2024-02-16

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MOLLOY'S BBQ

#2033 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2016-06-24

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EGGSTRA POINT BBQ

#2037 of the rated field

1537 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2015-05-01

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Red Rock Cafe

#2028 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1555

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 7 years after PORK N' CIDER did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-05-16

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KNOW BULL

#2034 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2017-05-05

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Gus's BBQ

#2031 of the rated field

1537 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2024-05-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 56%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 43%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2	14	0	top 65%	2015-07-31
Rock'n Freedom	2	19	0	top 72%	2015-06-19

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2 yrs 2014-06-20 → 2016-06-24

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 4.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 13 of 14 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.82)

Walk rate 57% a top-10 call in 8 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 2 of 14 contests

Master average 657.62 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 333 304–273 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,000 14 mapped stops · furthest 105 mi

Schedule strength 1567 average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests

Power rating 1537 peak 1537 · #2035 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
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
2015
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
2016
Jun 24 Peak power rating (1537) Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off
Jun 24 Most recent contest Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	2nd Annual Smokin At The Run Shootout	2015-03-21
+9.9	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2016-04-22
+8.8	Burg Fest BBQ Contest	2014-09-26
+8.1	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off	2015-06-26
+6.4	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2015-07-31

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2014-08-01
-10.3	Rock'n Freedom	2014-06-20
-4.7	Table Rock Boats and Bones	2014-09-13
-2.6	Johnson County Fair BBQ	2014-07-11

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2016-06-24	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	22 / 49 (658.8000)	27 (169.7028)	39 (157.0972)	21 (163.9656)	19 (168.0344)
2016-04-22	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	9 / 61 (677.7028)	6 (172.0000)	13 (168.5828)	23 (165.7028)	8 (171.4172)
2015-07-31	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	14 / 38 (673.6344)	17 (169.6800)	20 (167.9656)	10 (170.2744)	23 (165.7144)
2015-07-10	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	15 / 33 (662.8116)	5 (175.4172)	19 (162.2972)	26 (158.8344)	15 (166.2628)
2015-06-26	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)
2015-06-19	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	19 / 36 (667.9772)	7 (174.2628)	29 (161.7372)	20 (165.7144)	16 (166.2628)
2015-05-22	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)
2015-04-24	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	25 / 63 (649.0288)	30 (165.6800)	30 (162.8344)	40 (161.0972)	25 (159.4172)
2015-03-21	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)
2014-09-26	Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO	8 / 22 (661.1656)	3 (172.5828)	9 (164.0000)	13 (159.4400)	9 (165.1428)
2014-09-13	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	27 / 34 (638.8456)	17 (168.6056)	30 (155.4516)	33 (150.7884)	15 (164.0000)
2014-08-01	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	44 / 47 (623.4172)	45 (147.9428)	47 (145.6800)	32 (161.7600)	12 (168.0344)
2014-07-11	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	24 / 36 (636.5372)	34 (151.3828)	28 (153.6572)	16 (165.2000)	8 (166.2972)
2014-06-20	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	30 / 33 (626.1944)	21 (166.8572)	22 (161.7256)	29 (157.1084)	33 (140.5032)

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
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)