A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
APORKALYPSE NOW ahead in 100% of their meetings
APORKALYPSE NOW has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BOOTLEG BBQ WILLIAMSPORT.
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1513 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-05-24
latest 2014-09-12
Best ToY finish
#966
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.32
last 3 Master vs avg 636.32 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.01 · weakest Pork (154.85)
Road miles
298
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 172 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
636.32 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
BOOTLEG BBQ WILLIAMSPORT. has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 112 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#2891 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1520
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BOOTLEG BBQ WILLIAMSPORT.)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BOOTLEG BBQ WILLIAMSPORT. has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#2892 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after BOOTLEG BBQ WILLIAMSPORT. did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#2903 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Level with BOOTLEG BBQ WILLIAMSPORT. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#2879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 153.0628 | 157.48 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.0228 | 152.5144 | 164.01 | top 30% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4516 | 150.2628 | 154.85 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 151.4172 | 159.98 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.3 yrs
2014-05-24 → 2014-09-12
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Cooks most in
PA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.01 · weakest Pork (154.85)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
1 of 3 contests
Master average
636.32
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
126
92–44 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
298
3 mapped stops · furthest 172 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Power rating
1508
peak 1513 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.3548 Roc City Rib Fest
- Career-best overall score658.3548 Roc City Rib Fest
- Peak power rating (1513) Roc City Rib Fest
- First call Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0228 Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | Roc City Rib Fest | 2014-05-24 |
| +7.3 | Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition | 2014-09-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2014-08-15 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 48% | 91.4% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-12 | Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition Scranton, PA | 9 / 25 (642.7312) | 19 (153.0628) | 2 (172.0228) | 14 (154.8228) | 8 (162.8228) |
| 2014-08-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 26 / 28 (607.8744) | 27 (153.6800) | 19 (152.5144) | 26 (150.2628) | 21 (151.4172) |
| 2014-05-24 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 12 / 86 (658.3548) | 17 (165.7028) | 11 (167.4860) | 41 (159.4516) | 17 (165.7144) |
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 | #966 (328 pts) | #1260 (248 pts) | #769 (478 pts) | #1320 (233 pts) | #988 (333 pts) |