VALET PORKING

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2551

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1518

peak 1549 · rated over 34 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-08-22

latest 2017-10-06

Best ToY finish

#362

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.27)

Road miles

5,002

mi 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

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Storylines (12 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2016-09-30

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 2016-10-21 — from 1545 down to 1518.

9 contests since 2016-10-21
now 1518

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

SEXY Q/17TH ST BAR & GRILL

#2547 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

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

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

One contest 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 8 contests
last seen 2017-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Sweet Heat BBQ

#2540 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 32 contests to 34, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 32 contests
last seen 2025-03-14

⚔ Head-to-head

ASTRO PIGS BBQ

#2546 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1563

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1563 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 30 contests
last seen 2019-06-07

⚔ Head-to-head

HOG-IT-UP BBQ

#2549 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1565

No shared contest yet.

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 13% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2017-05-12

⚔ Head-to-head

SLOWLY BUTT SMOKIN

#2539 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG MO FROM AHO

#2536 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 20 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2018-03-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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	152.0000	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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	24	0	top 58%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In smoke on the Square	4	7	top 53%	2017-06-02
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	3	10	top 53%	2017-10-06
*RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2	29	top 68%	2017-05-27
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2	14	top 36%	2016-10-21
Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2	27	top 61%	2016-05-28

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.1 yrs 2014-08-22 → 2017-10-06

Busiest season 2016 14 contests

Contests a season 8.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IL 17 of 34 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 34 entries · 0 wins · 10 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.92 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.27)

Walk rate 53% a top-10 call in 18 of 34 contests

Overall top-10 rate 9% 3 of 34 contests

Master average 649.50 out of 720 · 34 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 539 653–845 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 5,002 34 mapped stops · furthest 307 mi

Schedule strength 1572 average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests

Power rating 1518 peak 1549 · #2551 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Aug 22 First tracked contest Up In Smoke On The Square
Oct 17 First call 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
2015
Aug 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7144 Grill Games
Oct 9 10th tracked contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights
2016
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
2017
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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2016-09-30
+11.9	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat	2016-07-08
+11.5	Up In smoke on the Square	2017-06-02
+8.6	Windy City BBQ Classic	2015-09-11
+8.1	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque	2016-08-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Up In Smoke On The Square	2014-08-22
-11.2	*Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL)	2017-06-16
-9.9	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2017-07-15
-6.9	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q	2014-10-17
-6.7	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat	2016-07-09

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2017-10-06	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	32 / 44 (658.8000)	31 (165.7028)	33 (162.2400)	34 (165.7144)	29 (165.1428)
2017-07-15	*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)
2017-07-14	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	44 / 58 (629.6456)	51 (152.0000)	24 (162.8800)	24 (163.3944)	50 (151.3712)
2017-06-16	*Hog Capital Challenge(JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL	22 / 26 (647.8856)	20 (165.6684)	23 (156.5488)	9 (170.2628)	23 (155.4056)
2017-06-02	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	7 / 32 (676.5600)	2 (178.8800)	20 (161.6456)	7 (170.3316)	15 (165.7028)
2017-05-27	*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)
2017-05-26	*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)
2017-05-05	*Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	19 / 29 (650.7544)	18 (166.8228)	26 (155.4060)	24 (155.9656)	4 (172.5600)
2016-10-21	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)
2016-09-30	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	10 / 43 (685.0972)	7 (176.0228)	31 (165.0972)	10 (172.0000)	9 (171.9772)
2016-08-26	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	14 / 42 (661.0512)	21 (166.2856)	19 (162.8344)	18 (165.6800)	15 (166.2512)
2016-07-22	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL	13 / 37 (665.1428)	6 (172.0228)	21 (161.6916)	11 (168.0000)	18 (163.4284)
2016-07-09	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)
2016-07-08	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)
2016-07-01	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	19 / 29 (641.6800)	9 (166.8800)	23 (158.2628)	29 (149.0972)	9 (167.4400)
2016-06-24	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	19 / 33 (646.7428)	26 (161.7028)	17 (161.6456)	23 (160.5372)	14 (162.8572)
2016-06-17	*Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL Kewanee, IL	9 / 23 (663.3372)	7 (169.7372)	15 (161.0972)	19 (159.9428)	5 (172.5600)
2016-06-03	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	19 / 52 (665.0740)	8 (172.5828)	11 (166.8228)	4 (172.5600)	41 (153.1084)
2016-05-28	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	32 / 55 (654.2056)	38 (163.3828)	36 (160.5256)	24 (165.7144)	20 (164.5828)
2016-05-27	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	27 / 42 (652.4796)	33 (159.4056)	33 (158.8456)	5 (169.7028)	15 (164.5256)
2016-04-30	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	39 / 58 (639.4400)	22 (168.0000)	51 (153.6800)	47 (156.0344)	31 (161.7256)
2016-04-29	Masters in May Appleton, WI	43 / 59 (636.4572)	39 (161.7144)	41 (154.2284)	24 (165.1200)	46 (155.3944)
2015-10-23	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)
2015-10-16	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)
2015-10-09	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	19 / 48 (662.2628)	22 (165.7256)	31 (160.5372)	15 (167.4400)	12 (168.5600)
2015-10-02	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	29 / 45 (661.0628)	32 (164.0000)	30 (163.3944)	19 (169.1428)	29 (164.5256)
2015-09-18	Marshall County Blazin' BBQ & Bluegrass Plymouth, IN	23 / 27 (652.5372)	4 (173.7028)	27 (140.5600)	13 (168.0000)	10 (170.2744)
2015-09-11	Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL	18 / 61 (666.8112)	35 (162.2856)	8 (170.2972)	37 (162.8228)	6 (171.4056)
2015-08-28	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	20 / 49 (649.7144)	16 (166.8800)	41 (148.5716)	18 (162.8112)	5 (171.4516)
2015-07-31	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	18 / 30 (637.1432)	23 (159.4056)	17 (160.6172)	24 (155.4060)	14 (161.7144)
2015-07-10	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)
2015-06-05	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	23 / 40 (642.8684)	27 (160.5828)	30 (155.3944)	16 (163.4628)	18 (163.4284)
2014-10-17	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)
2014-08-22	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	48 / 50 (598.1940)	31 (159.9884)	48 (144.5372)	47 (146.8456)	45 (146.8228)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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 (1045 pts)	#302 (1157 pts)	#403 (980 pts)	#305 (1166 pts)	#278 (1220 pts)