High-water mark
667.9084
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.9084 at Stand By Your Grill — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 15, 2014
DIXIE PORKERS
DIXIE PORKERS is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 28th of 31 at the Fourth Annual Bull Moose (2014). They are ranked #4402 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 4, 2014
latest Mar 17, 2017 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.07 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 651.19 (+7.87)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.42
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.04)
Road miles
436
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 133 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
651.19 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DIXIE PORKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,415 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1475
They turned up 10 years after DIXIE PORKERS did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#4,374 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Level with DIXIE PORKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1475
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,416 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILLER HOGS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine Life | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 1709 BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWIGGIN PIG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAN BANDITS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 159.9660 | 166.51 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 147.9200 | 155.04 | top 86% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 157.6572 | 166.00 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 154.1940 | 163.64 | top 59% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand by Your Grill | 3 | 31 | 0 | top 65% | Aug 19, 2016 |
| Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | 2 | 49 | 0 | top 65% | Mar 17, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
6 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
222
finished ahead 126 times, behind 263
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
20151 milestone
- First call Stand By Your Grill
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest Fourth Annual Bull Moose
- Peak power rating (1488) Fourth Annual Bull Moose
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9084 Stand By Your Grill
- Career-best overall score667.9084 Stand By Your Grill
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Stand By Your Grill
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.7 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | Mar 18, 2016 |
| +1.6 | Stand By Your Grill | Aug 15, 2014 |
| +0.4 | Stand By Your Grill | Aug 14, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Fourth Annual Bull Moose | Apr 4, 2014 |
| -10.8 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | May 2, 2014 |
| -4.3 | Stand by Your Grill | Aug 19, 2016 |
| -1.6 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 | Mar 17, 2017 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 90.9% | 90.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 92% | 92% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 92.8% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2017 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 49 / 68 (657.5660) | 31 (169.1544) | 63 (153.6228) | 43 (166.2400) | 32 (168.5488) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS | 31 / 40 (654.1368) | 27 (167.4172) | 40 (147.9200) | 21 (166.2512) | 8 (172.5484) |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 55 / 95 (652.9824) | 18 (173.1200) | 77 (156.5140) | 58 (163.3712) | 64 (159.9772) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 35 / 57 (662.7428) | 45 (163.9428) | 56 (155.9200) | 9 (173.1200) | 23 (169.7600) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 36 / 65 (667.9084) | 40 (166.8228) | 28 (167.4056) | 12 (173.7028) | 45 (159.9772) |
| May 2, 2014 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 36 / 40 (634.7084) | 31 (165.1428) | 37 (151.4056) | 33 (157.6572) | 35 (160.5028) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 28 / 31 (628.3200) | 22 (159.9660) | 30 (152.5028) | 22 (161.6572) | 25 (154.1940) |