High-water mark
672.4456
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.4456 at Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 10, 2016
PORK FAT RULES BBQ
PORK FAT RULES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 24th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #3470 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Jun 10, 2016 · 3 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 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.57
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.32 · weakest Chicken (158.36)
Road miles
64
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
649.61 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PORK FAT RULES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
They turned up 8 years after PORK FAT RULES BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,448 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
Level with PORK FAT RULES BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,461 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,474 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKING BUTT HEADS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 149.0740 | 158.36 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 152.5028 | 161.68 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4284 | 165.6912 | 168.32 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 149.7140 | 161.25 | top 55% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | 4 | 31 | 0 | top 57% | Jun 10, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
196
finished ahead 147 times, behind 201
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score672.4456 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Most recent contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
20153 milestones
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7308 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4284 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1501) Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.5 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 10, 2016 |
| +1 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 14, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 13, 2014 |
| -6.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -0.1 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival | Jun 12, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 90.9% | 90.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2016 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 31 / 76 (672.4456) | 32 (169.7028) | 29 (169.6800) | 22 (169.6684) | 44 (163.3944) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 47 / 78 (646.1716) | 72 (149.0740) | 51 (159.4060) | 28 (166.8228) | 14 (170.8688) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 24 / 30 (654.7308) | 27 (152.5256) | 22 (161.6456) | 10 (171.4284) | 11 (169.1312) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 57 / 73 (631.8624) | 53 (160.5140) | 60 (152.5028) | 36 (165.6912) | 58 (153.1544) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC | 48 / 97 (642.8566) | 55 (159.9996) | 29 (165.1428) | 21 (168.0002) | 79 (149.7140) |