FULL METAL PORK

FULL METAL PORK is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 16 at the Smoke in the House (2018). They are ranked #5622 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Full Metal Pork - SS”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,622

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 31, 2013

latest Aug 30, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1132

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

671.3488 / 720

Master · Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.06 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 644.51 (-4.45)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0344

Chicken · Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±19.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.11 · weakest Pork (157.22)

Road miles

4,972

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 655 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$23K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

644.51 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

671.3488 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.3488 at Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL) — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 16, 2017

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH ON THE HAWG ahead in 100% of their meetings

HIGH ON THE HAWG has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.90 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Pork avg 157.22
Brisket avg 165.11
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN GOOD BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (Sep 3, 2016).

last seen Oct 3, 2014
back Sep 3, 2016

Brisket nemesis

4 of 4 shared brisket entries lost

HIGH ON THE HAWG ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH ON THE HAWG has out-cooked them in 4 of 4 shared brisket entries.

The long haul

4,972 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,972 miles across 10 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 655 miles to Smokin' At The Market.

10 mapped stops
furthest 655 mi

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1636 (114 pts)	#1714 (114 pts)	#1555 (124 pts)	#1706 (114 pts)	#1678 (114 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1132 (234 pts)	#1079 (269 pts)	#1222 (229 pts)	#1110 (259 pts)	#1121 (254 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1317 (197 pts)	#1098 (317 pts)	#1455 (192 pts)	#1599 (162 pts)	#989 (357 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#1560 (175 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2798 (54 pts)	#2791 (54 pts)	#1953 (114 pts)	#2799 (54 pts)	#2041 (94 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FULL METAL PORK, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SKINT BACK BBQ

#5,617 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2021

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ROCKIN' BAR-B SMOKERS

#5,612 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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Howlin BBQ

#5,634 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before FULL METAL PORK's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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Global Smokers

#5,621 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1448

Level with FULL METAL PORK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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OFF THE GRILL BBQ

#5,627 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2022

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S&S BEERBQ

#5,630 of the rated field

1448 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

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 Apr 16, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ELLIS COUNTY BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN PENDEJOS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	1	176.0344	151.3828	161.46	top 71%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	172.5828	151.9316	160.72	top 73%
Pork	10	0	0	169.6800	141.6684	157.22	top 81%
Brisket	10	2	1	174.8800	157.6800	165.11	top 53%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 69%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 83%
Large (40+)	5	top 72%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
TX	5	0	top 72%
TN	5	0	top 80%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	3	20	top 71%	Aug 30, 2019
TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest	2	23	top 89%	Mar 29, 2019
Smoke in the House	2	11	top 62%	Jun 15, 2018
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	2	48	top 73%	Sep 3, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 5 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 302 finished ahead 108 times, behind 331

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Oct 3, 2014 → Sep 3, 2016

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

20192 milestones

Aug 30 10th tracked contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 30 Most recent contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

20172 milestones

Jun 16 Career-best overall score671.3488 Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL)
Jun 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0344 Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

Sep 3 First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

Oct 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3140 Smokin' At The Market

20132 milestones

Aug 31 First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
Aug 31 Peak power rating (1496) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.8	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 2, 2017
+1.8	Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 16, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.3	Smokin' At The Market	Oct 3, 2014
-10.3	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 31, 2018
-8	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Sep 3, 2016
-7.2	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest	Mar 29, 2019
-6.2	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest	Apr 13, 2018

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)
2019	2	0%	top 87%	89.5%	89.1%
2018	3	33%	top 81%	91.5%	88.8%
2017	2	100%	top 49%	93.2%	92.1%
2016	1	100%	top 83%	88.6%	88.6%
2014	1	0%	top 100%	92.7%	92.7%
2013	1	0%	top 63%	85.2%	85.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 30, 2019	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX	45 / 58 (638.1256)	45 (160.5256)	51 (157.6800)	41 (162.2400)	45 (157.6800)
Mar 29, 2019	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	28 / 29 (644.3656)	28 (158.2512)	23 (161.6572)	25 (162.8000)	25 (161.6572)
Aug 31, 2018	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	69 / 74 (611.2800)	69 (151.3828)	70 (151.9316)	71 (149.1428)	51 (158.8228)
Jun 15, 2018	Smoke in the House White House, TN	11 / 16 (658.7084)	6 (173.1200)	10 (166.2972)	16 (155.3484)	11 (163.9428)
Apr 13, 2018	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN	23 / 28 (647.8288)	26 (159.3712)	27 (157.6688)	13 (169.6800)	19 (161.1088)
Sep 2, 2017	Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX	20 / 46 (654.3200)	18 (162.8572)	18 (165.1772)	39 (151.4056)	2 (174.8800)
Jun 16, 2017	Smoke in the House (JUDGES FULL) White House, TN	12 / 22 (671.3488)	3 (176.0344)	15 (165.6916)	14 (165.0856)	15 (164.5372)
Sep 3, 2016	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	48 / 58 (638.1368)	54 (153.0512)	47 (155.9772)	45 (156)	6 (173.1084)
Oct 3, 2014	Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN	29 / 29 (667.3140)	28 (166.2744)	13 (172.5828)	29 (158.7884)	17 (169.6684)
Aug 31, 2013	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	56 / 89 (613.6912)	60 (153.7372)	66 (152.5600)	79 (141.6684)	13 (165.7256)

FULL METAL PORK

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

The long haul

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)