PORKYLICIOUS

PORKYLICIOUS is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 4th of 41 at the Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge (2017). They are ranked #845 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#845

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1622

peak 1622 · rated over 38 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 17, 2015

latest May 13, 2022 · 7.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#283

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2172 / 720

Master · Smoking in the Foothills

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.28 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.49 (+11.79)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · WNC BBQ Festival-

Consistency

±58.31

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.75 · weakest Pork (162.31)

Road miles

2,773

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 119 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Purse competed for

$60K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.49 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 24 of 38 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 38 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

690.2172 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2172 at Smoking in the Foothills — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 14, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC has finished one call ahead of PORKYLICIOUS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

11 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

28–3 behind in the head-to-head

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC ahead in 90% of their meetings

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has come out ahead in 28 of their 31 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.44 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 24%.

Pork avg 162.31
Chicken avg 167.75
8 calls in 38 entries

A strong matchup

13–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 72% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of EB'S BAR-B-QUE in 13 of their 18 shared contests.

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The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Jiggy With The Piggy (May 13, 2022).

last seen Jun 14, 2019
back May 13, 2022

Chicken nemesis

22 of 32 shared chicken entries lost

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has out-cooked them in 22 of 32 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±8.10% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.10% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 90.9% of a perfect score
best 95.9%

A May team

Top 35% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 35% across 6 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

6 May contests
top 45% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Jiggy With The Piggy every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 8th

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
2022 ↗	Master	#954 (130 pts)	#994 (135 pts)	#1326 (80 pts)	#1236 (90 pts)	#916 (155 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#947 (304 pts)	#994 (314 pts)	#740 (489 pts)	#860 (389 pts)	#980 (309 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#283 (1,248 pts)	#232 (1,293 pts)	#271 (1,213 pts)	#315 (1,128 pts)	#358 (1,063 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#361 (1,046 pts)	#294 (1,176 pts)	#218 (1,391 pts)	#373 (1,031 pts)	#356 (1,061 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#731 (480 pts)	#688 (550 pts)	#702 (540 pts)	#752 (495 pts)	#811 (450 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PORKYLICIOUS, each with one reason worth a look.

FROZEN TOQUE BBQ

#846 of the rated field

1622 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1624

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2022

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HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ

#847 of the rated field

1622 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1622

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before PORKYLICIOUS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

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Salt City Barbecue

#844 of the rated field

1622 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1629

Fewer contests behind them than PORKYLICIOUS has cooked, 19 to 38, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 9, 2022

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Wabash BBQ

#848 of the rated field

1622 power rating

Contests: 100
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1669

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 100 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 96 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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BARREL BOYS BBQ

#854 of the rated field

1621 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1653

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

rated over 38 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2025

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KCQ

#842 of the rated field

1623 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1632

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before PORKYLICIOUS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 34 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	32	8	24	25%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	32	5	27	16%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	31	3	28	10%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	30	3	27	10%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	28	11	17	39%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	27	8	19	30%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS	24	15	9	63%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	24	4	20	17%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	22	7	15	32%	⚔ compare
PALMETTO PITMASTERS	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	9	1	4	177.7144	154.8344	167.75	top 47%
Pork Ribs	38	11	1	2	177.1544	20	164.20	top 38%
Pork	38	8	0	1	176.5600	20	162.31	top 49%
Brisket	37	9	0	1	178.8572	146.2284	164.57	top 48%

“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)	12	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	26	0	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	34	0	top 43%
SC	4	0	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Jiggy With The Piggy	5	8	top 33%	May 13, 2022
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	4	4	top 34%	Sep 21, 2018
SC Festival Of Discovery	3	31	top 63%	Jul 12, 2018
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	3	17	top 43%	Sep 15, 2017
WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley)	3	15	top 43%	Jul 21, 2017
Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off	2	5	top 31%	Oct 13, 2017
Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	2	6	top 50%	Apr 28, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 12 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 34 of 38 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 23 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 531 finished ahead 1,036 times, behind 834

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Jun 14, 2019 → May 13, 2022

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

20222 milestones

May 13 Peak power rating (1622) Jiggy With The Piggy
May 13 Most recent contest Jiggy With The Piggy

20171 milestone

Aug 18 25th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20164 milestones

May 6 10th tracked contest Jiggy With the Piggy
Jul 22 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 WNC BBQ Festival-
Oct 14 First category win (Chicken) Smoking in the Foothills
Oct 14 Career-best overall score690.2172 Smoking in the Foothills

20154 milestones

Apr 17 First tracked contest 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 17 First call 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4228 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 25 First overall top-10 Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Smoking in the Foothills	Oct 14, 2016
+15	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 22, 2017
+13.7	Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off	Oct 7, 2016
+13.6	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 5, 2017
+13.3	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	Apr 28, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.4	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n	Oct 9, 2015
-13	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 7, 2016
-7.3	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	Apr 22, 2016
-5.1	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 18, 2015
-4.8	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival	Oct 20, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0	0	100%	top 24%	95.4%	95.4%
2019	3	0	0	67%	top 42%	93.2%	91.7%
2018	4	0	0	75%	top 42%	93.3%	92.9%
2017	11	4	0	73%	top 35%	95.6%	93.1%
2016	12	2	2	58%	top 52%	95.9%	90.4%
2015	7	1	0	43%	top 57%	95.4%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 13, 2022	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	11 / 46 (686.7428)	10 (175.4056)	21 (168.5372)	19 (169.6800)	8 (173.1200)
Jun 14, 2019	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	15 / 38 (660.4116)	19 (166.2400)	14 (167.9772)	25 (158.8116)	9 (167.3828)
May 3, 2019	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	15 / 60 (670.7660)	36 (164.5372)	16 (169.1316)	7 (171.4172)	27 (165.6800)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC	27 / 43 (648.9712)	20 (165.0856)	16 (165.7144)	32 (155.9428)	21 (162.2284)
Sep 21, 2018	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	17 / 45 (664.5140)	13 (171.9884)	21 (161.1428)	21 (164.5256)	18 (166.8572)
Jul 12, 2018	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	31 / 89 (671.8856)	59 (161.6456)	32 (167.9772)	6 (175.4056)	31 (166.8572)
Jun 1, 2018	Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC	20 / 34 (670.7544)	22 (165.6800)	5 (173.7144)	22 (168.5600)	25 (162.8000)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	25 / 70 (669.6116)	41 (167.9772)	7 (173.1200)	54 (158.8344)	18 (169.6800)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	16 / 47 (660.5144)	18 (169.7144)	34 (158.2400)	26 (161.1428)	9 (171.4172)
Oct 20, 2017	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	26 / 39 (657.6804)	13 (170.2744)	20 (167.4516)	27 (160.5600)	28 (159.3944)
Oct 13, 2017	Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	12 / 29 (670.2744)	17 (165.7028)	10 (166.8572)	7 (171.4400)	14 (166.2744)
Sep 22, 2017	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	4 / 41 (688.5144)	3 (176.5716)	16 (168.5600)	3 (176.5600)	21 (166.8228)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	20 / 63 (673.0284)	36 (166.2628)	3 (175.4172)	18 (170.2628)	34 (161.0856)
Aug 18, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	13 / 29 (669.7028)	16 (167.9884)	8 (169.1428)	21 (161.7144)	5 (170.8572)
Jul 21, 2017	WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) Maggie Valley, NC	29 / 47 (670.6968)	38 (165.0856)	12 (173.1200)	21 (168.5256)	30 (163.9656)
Jul 6, 2017	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	47 / 89 (655.3140)	66 (159.3600)	36 (167.4056)	42 (165.1428)	40 (163.4056)
Jun 16, 2017	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	7 / 47 (674.2288)	3 (174.8572)	19 (166.2744)	9 (169.7144)	19 (163.3828)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	8 / 75 (677.6344)	7 (174.8572)	37 (165.6800)	14 (169.1200)	18 (167.9772)
Apr 28, 2017	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	6 / 38 (679.4632)	11 (170.2972)	6 (170.8916)	16 (167.4056)	5 (170.8688)
Nov 11, 2016	Town of Mt. Pleasant Fall Festival & First Annual Polar Pig Cook-Off Mt. Pleasant, NC	16 / 25 (648.3884)	18 (163.3828)	1 (177.1544)	24 (157.0856)	25 (150.7656)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	34 / 56 (659.3028)	52 (154.8344)	10 (170.2628)	7 (174.2744)	43 (159.9312)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC	4 / 41 (690.2172)	1 (177.7144)	11 (169.6800)	17 (167.9772)	6 (174.8456)
Oct 7, 2016	Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	5 / 25 (683.9544)	2 (174.2744)	12 (166.8572)	6 (172)	8 (170.8228)
Sep 23, 2016	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	16 / 31 (677.0972)	6 (173.1084)	14 (169.1316)	19 (167.4172)	16 (167.4400)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	17 / 68 (673.6116)	41 (163.3828)	5 (174.2744)	4 (176.0116)	39 (159.9428)
Jul 22, 2016	WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC	18 / 49 (678.2060)	36 (163.9428)	10 (171.4288)	34 (163.9772)	2 (178.8572)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	82 / 82 (481.5656)	53 (161.6456)	54 (158.8000)	46 (161.1200)	—
Jun 10, 2016	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	40 / 76 (664.9708)	52 (162.7768)	13 (173.1200)	52 (163.4056)	33 (165.6684)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	52 / 76 (643.2804)	36 (167.3828)	39 (163.9888)	70 (154.2172)	48 (157.6916)
Apr 22, 2016	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	45 / 54 (643.8628)	37 (162.2400)	35 (166.2744)	47 (159.3600)	44 (155.9884)
Apr 15, 2016	20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	19 / 41 (664.4916)	20 (166.8228)	12 (168.5600)	24 (163.4172)	21 (165.6916)
Oct 16, 2015	Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC	23 / 37 (658.7772)	25 (166.2628)	22 (163.4172)	17 (168.5600)	26 (160.5372)
Oct 9, 2015	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC	28 / 28 (358.7540)	21 (161.6684)	28 (20)	28 (20)	21 (157.0856)
Sep 25, 2015	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	10 / 27 (686.8228)	11 (172.5600)	5 (175.4172)	15 (165.7028)	9 (173.1428)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	43 / 59 (646.1828)	29 (166.2628)	25 (165.7144)	25 (167.9772)	55 (146.2284)
Jul 24, 2015	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	15 / 49 (675.3712)	6 (177.1428)	14 (168.5828)	32 (164.5256)	25 (165.1200)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	35 / 74 (662.7776)	30 (168.5600)	43 (162.8344)	13 (170.8344)	46 (160.5488)
Apr 17, 2015	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	21 / 41 (652.4228)	9 (170.8572)	28 (157.6684)	16 (165.0972)	26 (158.8000)

PORKYLICIOUS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (13 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

A May team

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)