CARBONDALE PORK DISTRICT

CARBONDALE PORK DISTRICT is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 35th of 55 at the Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off (2015). They are ranked #5039 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,039

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1462

peak 1462 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 19, 2013

latest Sep 20, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

654.8456 / 720

Master · Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.10

last 5 Master vs avg 636.86 (+0.25)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0228

Pork Ribs · Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off

Consistency

±11.08

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.85 · weakest Pork (153.54)

Road miles

across 7 mapped stops

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

636.86 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.3 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.31 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.

Pork avg 153.54
Pork Ribs avg 162.85
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Party Q in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1671 (145 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CARBONDALE PORK DISTRICT, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smokers Anonymous

#5,040 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Carolina Rib King

#5,048 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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Philly Special BBQ

#5,053 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1504

They've been 1504 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2023

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THE SMOKING DUTCHMAN

#5,036 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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BIG JUICY BBQ CREW

#5,025 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1462

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 20, 2018

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COME AND SMOKE IT

#5,024 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1462

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 15, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Party Q	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Dewey Smokem & Howe	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
QUAU	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO.	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKI BROS. BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SAUCED	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Big O' Dang O' BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	0	172.5944	147.9772	160.57	top 70%
Pork Ribs	7	2	176.0228	153.6800	162.85	top 59%
Pork	7	0	161.7256	149.6912	153.54	top 91%
Brisket	7	0	168.5600	147.3712	159.90	top 64%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	3	44	0	top 78%	Sep 21, 2018
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	3	35	0	top 74%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 208 finished ahead 92 times, behind 321

Longest layoff 1 yrs Sep 18, 2014 → Sep 25, 2015

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

20191 milestone

Sep 20 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off

20161 milestone

Sep 23 Career-best overall score654.8456 Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

20151 milestone

Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5824 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off

20142 milestones

Sep 18 First call Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
Sep 18 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0228 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off

20132 milestones

Sep 19 First tracked contest Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
Sep 19 Peak power rating (1492) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off	Sep 20, 2019
-7.7	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off	Sep 19, 2013
-7.5	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	Sep 22, 2017
-7.3	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	Sep 18, 2014
-4.2	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	Sep 21, 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	1	0%	top 91%	86%	86%
2018	1	0%	top 80%	87.9%	87.9%
2017	1	0%	top 85%	87.5%	87.5%
2016	1	0%	top 69%	91%	91%
2015	1	100%	top 64%	90.1%	90.1%
2014	1	100%	top 81%	88.9%	88.9%
2013	1	0%	top 79%	87.9%	87.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 20, 2019	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	49 / 54 (619.3372)	52 (147.9772)	38 (162.2744)	48 (154.2628)	44 (154.8228)
Sep 21, 2018	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	47 / 59 (632.5600)	52 (159.4400)	51 (155.9888)	44 (161.7256)	50 (155.4056)
Sep 22, 2017	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	47 / 55 (630.1828)	53 (153.0856)	47 (154.8344)	52 (156)	23 (166.2628)
Sep 23, 2016	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	44 / 64 (654.8456)	13 (172.5944)	38 (164)	62 (149.6912)	24 (168.5600)
Sep 25, 2015	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	35 / 55 (648.5824)	42 (161.7256)	9 (173.1428)	53 (149.6912)	26 (164.0228)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	46 / 57 (639.9200)	31 (165.6916)	4 (176.0228)	55 (150.8344)	55 (147.3712)
Sep 19, 2013	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL	60 / 76 (632.5600)	46 (163.4972)	68 (153.6800)	68 (152.5600)	43 (162.8228)

CARBONDALE PORK DISTRICT

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 (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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

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)

📉 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)