PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS

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

Power ranking

#5459

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1451

peak 1512 · rated over 36 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-02-07

latest 2020-09-25

Best ToY finish

#502

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.83 · weakest Brisket (163.37)

Road miles

5,094

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.37 / 720

36 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

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
2015-06-05

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 (2020-03-06).

last seen 2018-03-09
back 2020-03-06

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.

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

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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.

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

Borgy the BBQ Butcher

#5472 of the rated field

1451 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1509 at their best, 59 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 43 contests
last seen 2025-10-03

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG ORANGE SMOKERS

#5448 of the rated field

1452 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 31 contests to 36, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ

#5456 of the rated field

1451 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2024-05-03

⚔ Head-to-head

BLOWIN' SMOKE

#5454 of the rated field

1451 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1451

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 56 contests
last seen 2022-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ

#5445 of the rated field

1452 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1452

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

⚔ Head-to-head

PLUM CRAZY BBQ

#5476 of the rated field

1451 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1451

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2021-07-30

⚔ Head-to-head

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	176.0000	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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	22	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Flames on the Flint	3	39	top 79%	2018-03-09
*BBQ Boogie & Blues(GBC Qualifier)	3	23	top 81%	2017-04-28
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	52	top 89%	2020-03-06
Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	2	25	top 79%	2018-02-02
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival(GBC QUALIFIER)	2	21	top 65%	2017-08-25
Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	2	8	top 30%	2016-06-03
Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	2	26	top 72%	2015-08-28
Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash	2	19	top 65%	2015-03-27

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.6 yrs 2014-02-07 → 2020-09-25

Busiest season 2017 9 contests

Contests a season 6 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 32 of 36 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 8 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 36 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 165.83 · weakest Brisket (163.37)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 18 of 36 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 2 of 36 contests

Master average 658.37 out of 720 · 36 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 590 490–977 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 5,094 36 mapped stops · furthest 421 mi

Schedule strength 1586 average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests

Purse competed for $13,100 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2018-03-09 → 2020-03-06

Power rating 1451 peak 1512 · #5459 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
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
2015
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
2017
Mar 3 25th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
2020
Sep 25 Most recent contest Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	2015-06-05
+11	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)	2015-12-04
+9.7	Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier)	2016-09-23
+7	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	2016-06-03
+4.1	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2017-03-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2015-08-07
-9.7	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2020-03-06
-9.6	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2016-03-04
-8.7	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER)	2017-09-15
-8.3	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)	2018-02-02

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)
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
2020-09-25	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy 🏅 Murphy, NC	20 / 22 (670.1828)	22 (165.0972)	16 (167.9656)	22 (161.1200)	2 (176.0000)
2020-03-06	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	55 / 61 (639.7828)	60 (149.6228)	50 (162.8000)	30 (167.3828)	50 (159.9772)
2018-03-09	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	39 / 42 (636.3428)	40 (158.2172)	40 (152.5028)	35 (159.9428)	28 (165.6800)
2018-02-02	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)
2017-09-15	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	34 / 39 (644.9944)	32 (158.7884)	26 (166.2744)	25 (165.6800)	35 (154.2516)
2017-08-25	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)
2017-08-04	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA	30 / 57 (671.8856)	26 (169.1200)	18 (170.8344)	44 (161.6684)	18 (170.2628)
2017-06-16	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	36 / 57 (651.8400)	20 (168.5372)	15 (171.4172)	35 (163.3828)	49 (148.5028)
2017-04-28	*BBQ Boogie & Blues(GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	23 / 26 (636.3540)	17 (164.5256)	23 (153.6572)	25 (154.7656)	16 (163.4056)
2017-04-21	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA	19 / 29 (659.8288)	27 (153.6344)	20 (166.2400)	19 (165.0972)	5 (174.8572)
2017-03-10	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	55 / 67 (645.5772)	41 (164.5488)	27 (167.4172)	50 (162.8112)	61 (150.8000)
2017-03-03	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	31 / 63 (663.8628)	42 (165.6684)	12 (170.8344)	38 (163.4172)	37 (163.9428)
2017-02-03	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)
2016-11-04	Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	19 / 33 (675.3488)	24 (166.8228)	25 (165.6916)	16 (169.1200)	9 (173.7144)
2016-09-23	Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	8 / 25 (677.6688)	5 (173.1200)	18 (162.8000)	5 (171.4516)	6 (170.2972)
2016-08-26	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)
2016-06-03	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	13 / 32 (675.3372)	20 (167.9656)	2 (176.0116)	11 (170.8228)	22 (160.5372)
2016-05-13	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)
2016-04-29	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	30 / 35 (654.6744)	21 (166.2400)	34 (157.0744)	22 (165.1200)	21 (166.2400)
2016-03-11	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	56 / 89 (656.4688)	24 (170.2744)	82 (154.2172)	68 (160.5716)	12 (171.4056)
2016-03-04	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	52 / 59 (642.1600)	39 (165.0972)	43 (161.7144)	39 (162.2628)	54 (153.0856)
2016-02-05	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)
2015-12-04	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)
2015-11-13	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)
2015-08-28	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	32 / 41 (657.0400)	17 (171.4172)	27 (165.1088)	8 (172.5600)	40 (147.9540)
2015-08-07	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	35 / 36 (626.7660)	31 (161.1200)	33 (153.7032)	31 (163.3944)	36 (148.5484)
2015-06-19	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	25 / 41 (662.7312)	15 (173.1084)	12 (172.0000)	40 (150.8116)	21 (166.8112)
2015-06-05	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	8 / 42 (693.0744)	4 (176.5600)	23 (166.8344)	4 (174.2628)	7 (175.4172)
2015-04-24	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	24 / 35 (648.4112)	27 (158.8000)	15 (166.2516)	28 (159.4056)	21 (163.9540)
2015-03-27	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash Ashburn, GA	21 / 28 (648.4344)	24 (158.2400)	10 (169.6800)	24 (153.6572)	10 (166.8572)
2015-02-06	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)
2014-12-05	Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA	20 / 38 (679.9088)	5 (174.2744)	3 (176.5716)	34 (162.8000)	28 (166.2628)
2014-10-18	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA	16 / 27 (668.4340)	21 (165.0856)	13 (169.6684)	14 (167.4172)	14 (166.2628)
2014-08-30	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	26 / 39 (654.7656)	3 (174.8800)	38 (154.2400)	27 (162.8000)	22 (162.8456)
2014-03-28	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	19 / 35 (667.8856)	8 (172.5600)	15 (168.5256)	23 (165.1200)	25 (161.6800)
2014-02-07	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA	15 / 28 (665.0512)	8 (172.0000)	21 (162.8000)	20 (161.1084)	7 (169.1428)

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
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 (1003 pts)	#470 (828 pts)	#482 (783 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#942 (339 pts)	#600 (654 pts)	#716 (524 pts)	#1084 (304 pts)	#1046 (309 pts)