VALET PORKING

VALET PORKING is a competition barbecue team with 34 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 7th of 32 at the Up In smoke on the Square (2017). They are ranked #2564 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,564

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1518

peak 1549 · rated over 34 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 22, 2014

latest Oct 6, 2017 · 3.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#362

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

9% of 34 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

685.0972 / 720

Master · Jim Beam BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.01 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.50 (-2.49)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Chicken · Up In smoke on the Square

Consistency

±16.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.27)

Road miles

5,002

across 34 mapped stops · furthest 307 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Master avg

649.50 / 720

34 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

685.0972 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.0972 at Jim Beam BBQ Classic — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 30, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Hill Billy BBQ has finished one call ahead of VALET PORKING 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

18–2 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.65 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 29%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.27
Chicken avg 164.92
3 calls in 34 entries

A strong matchup

8–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TOPPGATOR BBQ in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

16 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has out-cooked them in 16 of 18 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-27 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 27 points across 9 contests since Oct 21, 2016 — from 1545 down to 1518.

9 contests since Oct 21, 2016
now 1518

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Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

CRASH TEST SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 46% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 46% across 3 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 58% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,002 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,002 miles across 34 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 307 miles to Jim Beam BBQ Classic.

34 mapped stops
furthest 307 mi

The metronome

±2.31% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.31% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
34 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Up In smoke on the Square every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 7th

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
2017 ↗	Master	#631 (612 pts)	#489 (797 pts)	#788 (512 pts)	#611 (662 pts)	#586 (672 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#362 (1,045 pts)	#302 (1,157 pts)	#403 (980 pts)	#305 (1,166 pts)	#278 (1,220 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

DEEP SOUTH BBQ

#2,572 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1603

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to VALET PORKING)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team VALET PORKING has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 76 contests
last seen Jul 6, 2023

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SEXY Q/17TH ST BAR & GRILL

#2,568 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to VALET PORKING)

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 Sep 22, 2017

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Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque

#2,573 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1527

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 34, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN

#2,558 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1559

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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BIG MO FROM AHO

#2,559 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1521

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2018

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SAUCE BOSSES

#2,556 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1525

Fewer contests behind them than VALET PORKING has cooked, 19 to 34, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUAU	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
Risky Brisket	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
D.F.G.'S BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
RACK MASTERS BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	34	10	1	178.8800	152	164.92	top 52%
Pork Ribs	34	3	0	170.8456	140.5600	159.27	top 63%
Pork	34	7	0	172.5600	144.5484	162.69	top 52%
Brisket	34	8	0	173.1544	146.8228	162.62	top 49%

“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)	10	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	24	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	17	top 57%
WI	13	top 58%
KY	3	top 53%
IN	1	top 85%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In smoke on the Square	4	7	top 53%	Jun 2, 2017
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	3	10	top 53%	Oct 6, 2017
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2	29	top 68%	May 27, 2017
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2	14	top 36%	Oct 21, 2016
Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2	27	top 61%	May 28, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 14 contests

Contests a season 8.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 17 of 34 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 26 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 537 finished ahead 653 times, behind 845

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

20173 milestones

Jun 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 Up In smoke on the Square
Jun 2 Peak power rating (1549) Up In smoke on the Square
Oct 6 Most recent contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20163 milestones

Jun 17 First overall top-10 Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL
Sep 30 25th tracked contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Sep 30 Career-best overall score685.0972 Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20152 milestones

Aug 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7144 Grill Games
Oct 9 10th tracked contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights

20142 milestones

Aug 22 First tracked contest Up In Smoke On The Square
Oct 17 First call 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Sep 30, 2016
+11.9	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat	Jul 8, 2016
+11.5	Up In smoke on the Square	Jun 2, 2017
+8.6	Windy City BBQ Classic	Sep 11, 2015
+8.1	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque	Aug 26, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Up In Smoke On The Square	Aug 22, 2014
-11.2	Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 16, 2017
-9.9	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	Jul 15, 2017
-6.9	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q	Oct 17, 2014
-6.7	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat	Jul 9, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	8	1	50%	top 69%	94%	89.8%
2016	14	2	57%	top 49%	95.2%	91.1%
2015	10	0	50%	top 55%	92.6%	90.3%
2014	2	0	50%	top 86%	86.5%	84.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	32 / 44 (658.8000)	31 (165.7028)	33 (162.2400)	34 (165.7144)	29 (165.1428)
Jul 15, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	45 / 49 (622.1716)	42 (153.6800)	38 (161.1200)	39 (159.3944)	47 (147.9772)
Jul 14, 2017	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	44 / 58 (629.6456)	51 (152)	24 (162.8800)	24 (163.3944)	50 (151.3712)
Jun 16, 2017	Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL	22 / 26 (647.8856)	20 (165.6684)	23 (156.5488)	9 (170.2628)	23 (155.4056)
Jun 2, 2017	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	7 / 32 (676.5600)	2 (178.8800)	20 (161.6456)	7 (170.3316)	15 (165.7028)
May 27, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	38 / 59 (643.9200)	38 (160.5600)	41 (159.9656)	27 (165.1200)	33 (158.2744)
May 26, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	29 / 40 (641.5652)	10 (169.1428)	23 (160.5484)	31 (154.7884)	28 (157.0856)
May 5, 2017	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	19 / 29 (650.7544)	18 (166.8228)	26 (155.4060)	24 (155.9656)	4 (172.5600)
Oct 21, 2016	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	14 / 51 (662.1368)	18 (165.6684)	18 (163.3828)	10 (167.9656)	20 (165.1200)
Sep 30, 2016	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	10 / 43 (685.0972)	7 (176.0228)	31 (165.0972)	10 (172)	9 (171.9772)
Aug 26, 2016	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	14 / 42 (661.0512)	21 (166.2856)	19 (162.8344)	18 (165.6800)	15 (166.2512)
Jul 22, 2016	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL	13 / 37 (665.1428)	6 (172.0228)	21 (161.6916)	11 (168)	18 (163.4284)
Jul 9, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	45 / 55 (643.8744)	43 (161.7256)	19 (167.4060)	28 (165.0856)	51 (149.6572)
Jul 8, 2016	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	16 / 66 (669.6800)	47 (161.1544)	6 (170.8456)	35 (164.5256)	7 (173.1544)
Jul 1, 2016	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	19 / 29 (641.6800)	9 (166.8800)	23 (158.2628)	29 (149.0972)	9 (167.4400)
Jun 24, 2016	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	19 / 33 (646.7428)	26 (161.7028)	17 (161.6456)	23 (160.5372)	14 (162.8572)
Jun 17, 2016	Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL Kewanee, IL	9 / 23 (663.3372)	7 (169.7372)	15 (161.0972)	19 (159.9428)	5 (172.5600)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	19 / 52 (665.0740)	8 (172.5828)	11 (166.8228)	4 (172.5600)	41 (153.1084)
May 28, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	32 / 55 (654.2056)	38 (163.3828)	36 (160.5256)	24 (165.7144)	20 (164.5828)
May 27, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	27 / 42 (652.4796)	33 (159.4056)	33 (158.8456)	5 (169.7028)	15 (164.5256)
Apr 30, 2016	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	39 / 58 (639.4400)	22 (168)	51 (153.6800)	47 (156.0344)	31 (161.7256)
Apr 29, 2016	Masters in May Appleton, WI	43 / 59 (636.4572)	39 (161.7144)	41 (154.2284)	24 (165.1200)	46 (155.3944)
Oct 23, 2015	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI	20 / 44 (648.5596)	9 (168.5828)	37 (149.7028)	13 (166.2856)	11 (163.9884)
Oct 16, 2015	10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	22 / 35 (647.3368)	9 (170.2856)	9 (168.5372)	32 (144.5484)	13 (163.9656)
Oct 9, 2015	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	19 / 48 (662.2628)	22 (165.7256)	31 (160.5372)	15 (167.4400)	12 (168.5600)
Oct 2, 2015	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	29 / 45 (661.0628)	32 (164)	30 (163.3944)	19 (169.1428)	29 (164.5256)
Sep 18, 2015	Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	23 / 27 (652.5372)	4 (173.7028)	27 (140.5600)	13 (168)	10 (170.2744)
Sep 11, 2015	Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL	18 / 61 (666.8112)	35 (162.2856)	8 (170.2972)	37 (162.8228)	6 (171.4056)
Aug 28, 2015	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	20 / 49 (649.7144)	16 (166.8800)	41 (148.5716)	18 (162.8112)	5 (171.4516)
Jul 31, 2015	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	18 / 30 (637.1432)	23 (159.4056)	17 (160.6172)	24 (155.4060)	14 (161.7144)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	52 / 80 (636.0224)	51 (159.9884)	60 (155.4284)	71 (150.2972)	14 (170.3084)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	23 / 40 (642.8684)	27 (160.5828)	30 (155.3944)	16 (163.4628)	18 (163.4284)
Oct 17, 2014	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	32 / 42 (622.7772)	32 (157.0512)	35 (150.8228)	9 (167.4744)	39 (147.4288)
Aug 22, 2014	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	48 / 50 (598.1940)	31 (159.9884)	48 (144.5372)	47 (146.8456)	45 (146.8228)

VALET PORKING

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

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

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)