PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS

PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS is a competition barbecue team with 36 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 8th of 25 at the Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier) (2016). They are ranked #5505 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,505

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1451

peak 1512 · rated over 36 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 7, 2014

latest Sep 25, 2020 · 6.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#502

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 36 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

693.0744 / 720

Master · Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.25 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.37 (-11.12)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716

Pork Ribs · Calhoun KOA's

Consistency

±15.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.83 · weakest Brisket (163.37)

Road miles

5,094

across 36 mapped stops · furthest 421 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.37 / 720

36 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

693.0744 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.0744 at Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 5, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE has finished one call ahead of PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

23–2 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 92% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 23 of their 25 shared contests.

A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOOTIE-Q in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 6, 2020).

last seen Mar 9, 2018
back Mar 6, 2020

Pork Ribs nemesis

16 of 25 shared pork ribs entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 16 of 25 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TENACIOUS Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 46% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 46% across 4 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 66% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,094 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,094 miles across 36 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 421 miles to Almost Heaven BBQ Bash.

36 mapped stops
furthest 421 mi

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
36 contests

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	#624 (132 pts)	#692 (122 pts)	#633 (152 pts)	#701 (122 pts)	#386 (307 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1462 (155 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#682 (565 pts)	#686 (590 pts)	#482 (815 pts)	#603 (670 pts)	#506 (780 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#525 (750 pts)	#543 (750 pts)	#426 (950 pts)	#436 (940 pts)	#484 (850 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#502 (753 pts)	#395 (953 pts)	#365 (1,003 pts)	#470 (828 pts)	#482 (783 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#942 (339 pts)	#600 (654 pts)	#716 (524 pts)	#1084 (304 pts)	#1046 (309 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

92 - BBQ

#5,511 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1510

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ

#5,518 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS)

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 May 13, 2022

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GRUNTS 11 BBQ

#5,521 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Borgy the BBQ Butcher

#5,512 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1509

Careers of much the same size, 43 contests to 36, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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Secondhand Smoke

#5,513 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1451

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 49 contests, alongside a 12% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ

#5,500 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1451

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 27 contests
last seen May 3, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	25	2	23	8%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
WAY 2 QUE	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
ROAST BEAST BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	7	1	176.5600	149.6228	165.72	top 59%
Pork Ribs	36	7	3	176.5716	152.5028	165.83	top 55%
Pork	36	5	0	174.2628	147.4172	163.46	top 65%
Brisket	36	7	1	176	147.9540	163.37	top 58%

“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)	22	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	32	top 65%
NC	2	top 94%
WV	2	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Flames on the Flint	3	39	top 79%	Mar 9, 2018
BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)	3	23	top 81%	Apr 28, 2017
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	52	top 89%	Mar 6, 2020
Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	2	25	top 79%	Feb 2, 2018
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)	2	21	top 65%	Aug 25, 2017
Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	2	8	top 30%	Jun 3, 2016
Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	2	26	top 72%	Aug 28, 2015
Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash	2	19	top 65%	Mar 27, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 9 contests

Contests a season 6 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 32 of 36 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 26 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 588 finished ahead 490 times, behind 977

Longest layoff 2 yrs Mar 9, 2018 → Mar 6, 2020

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

20201 milestone

Sep 25 Most recent contest Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy

20171 milestone

Mar 3 25th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20154 milestones

Jun 5 First overall top-10 Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 5 Career-best overall score693.0744 Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 19 10th tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Jun 19 Peak power rating (1512) Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

20144 milestones

Feb 7 First tracked contest Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 7 First call Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0512 Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Dec 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 Calhoun KOA's

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	Jun 5, 2015
+11	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)	Dec 4, 2015
+9.7	Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier)	Sep 23, 2016
+7	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	Jun 3, 2016
+4.1	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 3, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	Aug 7, 2015
-9.7	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 6, 2020
-9.7	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 4, 2016
-8.7	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER)	Sep 15, 2017
-8.3	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	Feb 2, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	2	0	50%	top 91%	93.1%	91%
2018	2	0	0%	top 95%	89.6%	89%
2017	9	0	33%	top 69%	93.3%	91%
2016	9	1	56%	top 62%	94.1%	91.6%
2015	9	1	56%	top 61%	96.3%	91.7%
2014	5	0	80%	top 57%	94.4%	92.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy 🏅 Murphy, NC	20 / 22 (670.1828)	22 (165.0972)	16 (167.9656)	22 (161.1200)	2 (176)
Mar 6, 2020	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	55 / 61 (639.7828)	60 (149.6228)	50 (162.8000)	30 (167.3828)	50 (159.9772)
Mar 9, 2018	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	39 / 42 (636.3428)	40 (158.2172)	40 (152.5028)	35 (159.9428)	28 (165.6800)
Feb 2, 2018	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	34 / 35 (644.9488)	27 (162.8116)	33 (158.8000)	34 (156.5144)	18 (166.8228)
Sep 15, 2017	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	34 / 39 (644.9944)	32 (158.7884)	26 (166.2744)	25 (165.6800)	35 (154.2516)
Aug 25, 2017	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA	28 / 37 (656.3656)	34 (160.5028)	9 (171.9772)	35 (154.2056)	15 (169.6800)
Aug 4, 2017	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA	30 / 57 (671.8856)	26 (169.1200)	18 (170.8344)	44 (161.6684)	18 (170.2628)
Jun 16, 2017	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	36 / 57 (651.8400)	20 (168.5372)	15 (171.4172)	35 (163.3828)	49 (148.5028)
Apr 28, 2017	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	23 / 26 (636.3540)	17 (164.5256)	23 (153.6572)	25 (154.7656)	16 (163.4056)
Apr 21, 2017	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA	19 / 29 (659.8288)	27 (153.6344)	20 (166.2400)	19 (165.0972)	5 (174.8572)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	55 / 67 (645.5772)	41 (164.5488)	27 (167.4172)	50 (162.8112)	61 (150.8000)
Mar 3, 2017	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	31 / 63 (663.8628)	42 (165.6684)	12 (170.8344)	38 (163.4172)	37 (163.9428)
Feb 3, 2017	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA	25 / 41 (668.4112)	25 (168.5256)	21 (167.3828)	6 (173.1200)	34 (159.3828)
Nov 4, 2016	Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	19 / 33 (675.3488)	24 (166.8228)	25 (165.6916)	16 (169.1200)	9 (173.7144)
Sep 23, 2016	Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	8 / 25 (677.6688)	5 (173.1200)	18 (162.8000)	5 (171.4516)	6 (170.2972)
Aug 26, 2016	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	21 / 38 (666.1372)	16 (169.6916)	22 (166.2400)	5 (174.2628)	29 (155.9428)
Jun 3, 2016	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	13 / 32 (675.3372)	20 (167.9656)	2 (176.0116)	11 (170.8228)	22 (160.5372)
May 13, 2016	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	31 / 41 (624.4004)	34 (154.7888)	15 (163.3944)	40 (147.4172)	23 (158.8000)
Apr 29, 2016	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	30 / 35 (654.6744)	21 (166.2400)	34 (157.0744)	22 (165.1200)	21 (166.2400)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	56 / 89 (656.4688)	24 (170.2744)	82 (154.2172)	68 (160.5716)	12 (171.4056)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	52 / 59 (642.1600)	39 (165.0972)	43 (161.7144)	39 (162.2628)	54 (153.0856)
Feb 5, 2016	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL Young Harris, GA	21 / 35 (663.2684)	33 (158.8116)	5 (172.5484)	18 (167.9656)	22 (163.9428)
Dec 4, 2015	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	11 / 39 (676.5032)	13 (170.8344)	3 (176.0116)	34 (160.5372)	19 (169.1200)
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	34 / 48 (662.6856)	41 (161.6572)	26 (169.1200)	31 (166.8228)	34 (165.0856)
Aug 28, 2015	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	32 / 41 (657.0400)	17 (171.4172)	27 (165.1088)	8 (172.5600)	40 (147.9540)
Aug 7, 2015	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	35 / 36 (626.7660)	31 (161.1200)	33 (153.7032)	31 (163.3944)	36 (148.5484)
Jun 19, 2015	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	25 / 41 (662.7312)	15 (173.1084)	12 (172)	40 (150.8116)	21 (166.8112)
Jun 5, 2015	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	8 / 42 (693.0744)	4 (176.5600)	23 (166.8344)	4 (174.2628)	7 (175.4172)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	24 / 35 (648.4112)	27 (158.8000)	15 (166.2516)	28 (159.4056)	21 (163.9540)
Mar 27, 2015	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash Ashburn, GA	21 / 28 (648.4344)	24 (158.2400)	10 (169.6800)	24 (153.6572)	10 (166.8572)
Feb 6, 2015	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	19 / 35 (663.9316)	6 (173.1200)	8 (171.4172)	16 (165.7144)	31 (153.6800)
Dec 5, 2014	Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA	20 / 38 (679.9088)	5 (174.2744)	3 (176.5716)	34 (162.8000)	28 (166.2628)
Oct 18, 2014	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA	16 / 27 (668.4340)	21 (165.0856)	13 (169.6684)	14 (167.4172)	14 (166.2628)
Aug 30, 2014	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	26 / 39 (654.7656)	3 (174.8800)	38 (154.2400)	27 (162.8000)	22 (162.8456)
Mar 28, 2014	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	19 / 35 (667.8856)	8 (172.5600)	15 (168.5256)	23 (165.1200)	25 (161.6800)
Feb 7, 2014	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA	15 / 28 (665.0512)	8 (172)	21 (162.8000)	20 (161.1084)	7 (169.1428)

PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

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)