Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.6116 at The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.96 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Brew-N-Que in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2017-05-05).
TEAM HOGWEISER has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headThey turned up 12 years after MOE & 92'S did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with MOE & 92'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brew-N-Que | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM HOGWEISER | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINEFELD | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| OOPS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| T&J's Dirty Butts | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 1709 BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAN BANDITS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Time BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Neighbor's Brewin' & Quein' | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 153.0744 | 159.84 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0002 | 161.1200 | 165.80 | top 48% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 159.9428 | 165.23 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 143.9998 | 160.67 | top 61% |
“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.
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 4 | 25 | 0 | top 62% | 2018-05-04 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.9 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) | 2014-05-02 |
| +3.3 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2015-05-01 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2017-05-05 |
| -6.2 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2013-05-03 |
| -5.1 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2018-05-04 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-04 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 47 / 61 (654.1944) | 58 (153.0744) | 46 (161.1200) | 23 (168.5828) | 25 (171.4172) |
| 2017-05-05 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 59 / 69 (634.6284) | 52 (159.3600) | 43 (163.9428) | 55 (159.9428) | 61 (151.3828) |
| 2015-05-01 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 28 / 63 (664.4456) | 29 (166.8228) | 22 (169.1200) | 37 (166.2400) | 39 (162.2628) |
| 2014-05-02 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL | 25 / 62 (665.6116) | 36 (163.3944) | 36 (162.8228) | 31 (165.1200) | 11 (174.2744) |
| 2013-05-03 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 44 / 62 (638.8568) | 49 (156.5714) | 7 (172.0002) | 30 (166.2854) | 59 (143.9998) |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1970 (70 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2111 (75 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #1739 (145 pts) |