A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
MAY THE PORK BE WITH YOU
MAY THE PORK BE WITH YOU is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 16th of 17 at The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival (2016). They are ranked #5373 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 28, 2014
latest Mar 25, 2016 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±40.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.16 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.38)
Road miles
17,356
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 8,649 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Master avg
599.16 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1616 (130 pts) | #1669 (140 pts) | #1424 (190 pts) | #1923 (115 pts) | #1655 (140 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2542 (68 pts) | #2572 (68 pts) | #2580 (68 pts) | #2588 (68 pts) | #2563 (68 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to MAY THE PORK BE WITH YOU, each with one reason worth a look.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
They turned up 7 years after MAY THE PORK BE WITH YOU did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with MAY THE PORK BE WITH YOU on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,380 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 136.5600 | 153.16 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 117.7716 | 146.38 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155.4400 | 146.8228 | 151.29 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 123.4288 | 148.33 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 92% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
| AU | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firelake BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 46 | 0 | top 92% | Mar 25, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 21 times, behind 181
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off
20153 milestones
- First call Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff
- Career-best overall score638.1940 Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4400 Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1489) Firelake BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival | Jan 29, 2016 |
| -11.4 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off | Mar 28, 2014 |
| -9.8 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | Mar 25, 2016 |
| -9.4 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | Mar 27, 2015 |
| -3.1 | Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff | Jun 5, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 95% | 85.6% | 79.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 81% | 88.6% | 88.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 80.5% | 80.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2016 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 63 / 66 (616.5372) | 49 (162.3316) | 66 (137.6344) | 63 (151.9884) | 43 (164.5828) |
| Jan 29, 2016 | The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival Sydney, Australia | 16 / 17 (528.1260) | 17 (138.3428) | 16 (117.7716) | 8 (148.5828) | 15 (123.4288) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK | 22 / 30 (638.1940) | 20 (161.1428) | 10 (167.4400) | 27 (153.6340) | 20 (155.9772) |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 46 / 52 (633.0972) | 29 (167.4400) | 45 (157.0972) | 49 (155.4400) | 47 (153.1200) |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK | 40 / 43 (579.8628) | 41 (136.5600) | 31 (151.9544) | 40 (146.8228) | 37 (144.5256) |