AESOP'S TABLE THE PORKER'S PIT

AESOP'S TABLE THE PORKER'S PIT is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 27th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2014). They are ranked #5710 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,710

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1446

peak 1446 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 16, 2014

latest May 11, 2018 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1784

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 83%

overall standings

Best overall

653.1432 / 720

Master · Minnesota in May

Perfect 180s

Current form

625.02 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 624.02 (+1.00)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5944

Pork Ribs · Minnesota in May

Consistency

±14.04

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.40 · weakest Brisket (151.21)

Road miles

across 7 mapped stops

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Master avg

624.02 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

ACES HIGH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

ACES HIGH BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.19 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.21
Chicken avg 160.40
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 3 THIRDS BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared 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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1965 (115 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1307 (240 pts)	#2024 (115 pts)	#1749 (135 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1784 (130 pts)	#1870 (130 pts)	#1513 (180 pts)	#1535 (180 pts)	#1836 (130 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to AESOP'S TABLE THE PORKER'S PIT, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Diabolical Pig

#5,705 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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FOWL HOGZ

#5,714 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

Level with AESOP'S TABLE THE PORKER'S PIT on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 12, 2024

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SLAB AND TICKLE BBQ

#5,723 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Mar 31, 2017

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LEGACY SMOKERS

#5,712 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before AESOP'S TABLE THE PORKER'S PIT's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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Smoke Dat Hog BBQ

#5,702 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1446

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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Trailer Pork Bros

#5,707 of the rated field

1446 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1446

They turned up 8 years after AESOP'S TABLE THE PORKER'S PIT did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 4, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG CITY BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Totally Sauced	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
QUETOPIA	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CASE OF RIBS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Hogline	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	164.0344	154.2744	160.40	top 68%
Pork Ribs	7	1	172.5944	140.4116	155.87	top 67%
Pork	7	0	168.0228	149.0972	156.54	top 80%
Brisket	7	0	163.4172	137.6116	151.21	top 76%

“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)	2	0	top 93%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 79%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Minnesota in May	3	54	top 87%	May 11, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	27	top 93%	Jul 22, 2016
Minnesota in May	2	33	top 66%	May 13, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 3 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 173 finished ahead 77 times, behind 306

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

20181 milestone

May 11 Most recent contest Minnesota in May

20164 milestones

May 13 First call Minnesota in May
May 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1432 Minnesota in May
May 13 Career-best overall score653.1432 Minnesota in May
May 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5944 Minnesota in May

20142 milestones

May 16 First tracked contest Minnesota in May
May 16 Peak power rating (1490) Minnesota in May

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.6	Minnesota in May	May 13, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 18, 2014
-11.2	Minnesota in May	May 15, 2015
-11.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 22, 2016
-10.4	Minnesota in May	May 16, 2014
-9.7	Minnesota in May	May 12, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 77%	88.1%	88.1%
2017	1	0%	top 92%	85%	85%
2016	2	50%	top 72%	90.7%	87.9%
2015	1	0%	top 92%	85.2%	85.2%
2014	2	0%	top 88%	86.8%	86.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	54 / 70 (634.1720)	54 (160.5488)	31 (165.7372)	52 (161.6916)	64 (146.1944)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	65 / 71 (611.8288)	29 (164.0344)	49 (159.9656)	68 (150.2172)	69 (137.6116)
Jul 22, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	29 / 30 (612.4920)	24 (162.2744)	30 (146.2744)	30 (149.0972)	21 (154.8460)
May 13, 2016	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	33 / 71 (653.1432)	36 (163.4628)	5 (172.5944)	57 (157.0972)	40 (159.9888)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	55 / 60 (613.4860)	38 (160.5372)	60 (140.4116)	60 (149.1200)	31 (163.4172)
Jul 18, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN	27 / 30 (624.9600)	28 (154.2744)	15 (162.2400)	25 (160.5256)	25 (147.9200)
May 16, 2014	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	50 / 58 (618.0800)	42 (157.6800)	56 (143.8972)	15 (168.0228)	48 (148.4800)

AESOP'S TABLE THE PORKER'S PIT

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

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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

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 — 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)