PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ

PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 19 at the Downtown BBQ Showdown (2017). They are ranked #3372 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,372

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1496

peak 1503 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 27, 2015

latest Mar 22, 2019 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#900

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

673.6112 / 720

Master · Downtown BBQ Showdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.11 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 650.40 (-18.29)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork Ribs · Downtown BBQ Showdown

Consistency

±47.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 167.31 · weakest Pork (165.26)

Road miles

1,723

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 327 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

650.40 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

673.6112 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.6112 at Downtown BBQ Showdown — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 9, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

LIBERTY BBQ has finished one call ahead of PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE BLUE BLOODS ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE BLUE BLOODS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN COONASSES in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

THE BLUE BLOODS ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE BLUE BLOODS has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared brisket entries.

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	#1887 (70 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1805 (90 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1492 (145 pts)	#1939 (70 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1443 (179 pts)	#1398 (209 pts)	#1265 (249 pts)	#1648 (149 pts)	#1049 (329 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#900 (380 pts)	#925 (395 pts)	#907 (420 pts)	#756 (520 pts)	#714 (560 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1840 (115 pts)	#1892 (115 pts)	#1715 (135 pts)	#1923 (115 pts)	#1576 (155 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

River Rat Pig Porkers

#3,374 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1496

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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TEAM DOGHOUSE BBQ

#3,360 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1496

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

rated over 13 contests

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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN SMOKERS

#3,371 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2018

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KCKing BBQ

#3,348 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1525

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 18% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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The Eagle BBQ

#3,357 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1496

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Beards BBQ

#3,361 of the rated field

1496 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1523

They turned up 7 years after PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Mar 14, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE BLUE BLOODS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WILD BUNCH BUTT BURNERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
KOKOMO Q	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
RED EYED SMOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
QUAU	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
C4-Que	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LIBERTY BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
COCHON 225	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	0	0	172.5600	156.5144	165.30	top 66%
Pork Ribs	12	3	1	1	176.5600	159.9428	166.30	top 53%
Pork	11	4	0	0	173.1200	157.6456	165.26	top 56%
Brisket	12	3	1	1	173.7028	157.0972	167.31	top 44%

“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 53%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 61%
Large (40+)	7	top 67%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
LA	5	top 61%
MS	3	top 64%
AL	3	top 69%
FL	1	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hammond BBQ	3	23	top 59%	Mar 22, 2019
Downtown BBQ Showdown	2	10	top 46%	Oct 20, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	16	top 73%	Feb 26, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in LA 5 of 12 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 283 finished ahead 186 times, behind 320

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

20191 milestone

Mar 22 Most recent contest Hammond BBQ

20171 milestone

Oct 20 10th tracked contest Downtown BBQ Showdown

20161 milestone

Mar 25 Peak power rating (1503) Hamond BBQ

20157 milestones

Feb 27 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3252 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Oct 9 First call Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 9 First category win (Pork Ribs) Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 9 First overall top-10 Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 9 Career-best overall score673.6112 Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 9 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Downtown BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.1	Downtown BBQ Showdown	Oct 9, 2015
+3.5	Hamond BBQ	Mar 25, 2016
+3.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 26, 2016
+3.2	Hammond BBQ	Mar 22, 2019
+2.6	Downtown BBQ Showdown	Oct 20, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Southaven Springfest	Apr 22, 2016
-9.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 27, 2015
-4.8	Smokin Blues & BBQ	Mar 27, 2015
-1	Hammond BBQ	Mar 23, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 48%	93.5%	93.5%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 71%	91.4%	91.4%
2017	2	1	1	50%	top 55%	92.8%	92.5%
2016	5	0	0	80%	top 66%	93.5%	88.1%
2015	3	1	1	33%	top 70%	93.6%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 22, 2019	Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA	23 / 48 (673.0512)	34 (164.5484)	13 (169.7144)	29 (166.8228)	19 (171.9656)
Mar 23, 2018	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	34 / 48 (658.0912)	43 (160.5028)	38 (159.9428)	9 (170.2628)	23 (167.3828)
Oct 20, 2017	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	10 / 19 (664.4568)	12 (166.2628)	6 (166.8228)	16 (157.6684)	1 (173.7028)
Mar 24, 2017	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	32 / 55 (667.9088)	17 (172.5600)	19 (170.2744)	42 (163.3944)	39 (161.6800)
Apr 22, 2016	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	41 / 41 (497.0284)	29 (163.9428)	33 (161.6572)	—	13 (171.4284)
Mar 25, 2016	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	31 / 58 (668.5028)	41 (165.0972)	28 (166.2972)	40 (163.9656)	9 (173.1428)
Mar 18, 2016	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	27 / 43 (666.7084)	40 (160.5256)	39 (159.9428)	6 (173.1200)	12 (173.1200)
Mar 4, 2016	Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL	15 / 25 (666.7084)	15 (167.3828)	7 (170.8228)	7 (170.2628)	21 (158.2400)
Feb 26, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	16 / 30 (673.0168)	13 (170.2628)	19 (167.3828)	10 (169.6684)	16 (165.7028)
Oct 9, 2015	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	10 / 26 (673.6112)	5 (171.4400)	1 (176.5600)	21 (157.6456)	7 (167.9656)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	43 / 56 (636.3544)	53 (156.5144)	41 (159.9428)	35 (162.8000)	40 (157.0972)
Feb 27, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL	28 / 30 (659.3252)	25 (164.5484)	21 (166.2400)	26 (162.2740)	17 (166.2628)

PORK CHOPITOULAS BBQ

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 (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

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)