THE PORKCHOP MAFIA

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

Power ranking

#4646

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1469 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2018-05-04

Best ToY finish

#1362

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 67%

overall standings

Best overall

674.1944 / 720

Master · BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.27 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 648.17 (-1.90)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest

Consistency

±12.35

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.88 · weakest Brisket (158.49)

Road miles

716

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

648.17 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

674.1944 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.1944 at BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-07-24

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.39 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 158.49
Chicken avg 166.88
1 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Bubba's BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Snout Standing has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.72% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.0% of a perfect score
13 contests

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.

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

HOT ROD HOGS

#4627 of the rated field

1470 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1470

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to THE PORKCHOP MAFIA)

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2017-09-22

⚔ Head-to-head

SWEET & SASSY

#4640 of the rated field

1469 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1469

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2021-05-01

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BULLY BBQ

#4659 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1514

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-02-21

⚔ Head-to-head

MARKO'S SMOKIN' BBQ

#4665 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1469

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2019-07-13

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Tractor Shed BBQ

#4639 of the rated field

1469 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

REDNECK CAVIAR

#4678 of the rated field

1469 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1469

No shared contest yet.

Level with THE PORKCHOP MAFIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-09-06

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIRE DANCER BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WARDEN'S Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Through The Night	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SWINE CRUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
QUE-N-BREW	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Redneck Grillers	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RWQ/SKIP HIGHFILL	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	5	1	2	178.2972	146.2400	166.88	top 44%
Pork Ribs	13	1	0	1	174.2628	147.9544	159.26	top 70%
Pork	13	3	0	0	171.9772	152.0000	163.54	top 60%
Brisket	13	1	0	0	171.9772	148.5714	158.49	top 68%

“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
MO	6	top 76%
TN	4	top 63%
AR	3	top 54%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	15	0	top 43%	2017-09-29
Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff	2	14	0	top 78%	2014-04-04

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

On the trail 5.1 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2018-05-04

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 6 of 13 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 1 win · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.88 · weakest Brisket (158.49)

Walk rate 46% a top-10 call in 6 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 648.17 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 302 160–324 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 716 13 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Power rating 1469 peak 1469 · #4646 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 5 First tracked contest Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Apr 5 Peak power rating (1486) Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
2014
Apr 4 First call Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Apr 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2512 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
2015
Jul 24 First category win (Chicken) BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
Jul 24 Career-best overall score674.1944 BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
Jul 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
2016
Sep 30 10th tracked contest *Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
2018
May 4 Most recent contest *37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.3	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest	2015-07-24
+5.6	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2016-09-30
+4.4	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2017-09-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.6	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff	2013-04-05
-8.2	*36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's	2017-05-05
-5.8	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2014-06-13
-4.7	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash	2013-05-31
-4.1	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest	2016-04-01

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	100%	top 76%	90.4%	90.4%
2017	2	0	50%	top 67%	89.3%	88.1%
2016	4	0	50%	top 64%	91.8%	90.6%
2015	2	1	50%	top 52%	93.6%	92%
2014	2	0	50%	top 70%	90.9%	90.6%
2013	2	0	0%	top 81%	89.4%	88.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-05-04	*37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	19 / 25 (650.6972)	6 (172.5484)	19 (157.6688)	12 (169.7028)	23 (150.7772)
2017-09-29	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	15 / 33 (642.6512)	8 (169.1084)	17 (162.2400)	22 (159.9428)	21 (151.3600)
2017-05-05	*36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	30 / 34 (626.1256)	22 (162.8000)	32 (151.3600)	23 (158.8456)	28 (153.1200)
2016-09-30	*Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	18 / 44 (661.0516)	3 (171.9656)	23 (163.9888)	9 (170.8456)	32 (154.2516)
2016-07-22	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	33 / 47 (650.8112)	28 (165.7028)	36 (158.2400)	20 (166.8684)	36 (160.0000)
2016-05-27	35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off Kennett, MO	19 / 28 (650.2632)	6 (170.8572)	17 (162.8460)	22 (161.7028)	21 (154.8572)
2016-04-01	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	47 / 61 (646.1372)	26 (169.6800)	60 (147.9544)	54 (156.5256)	13 (171.9772)
2015-07-24	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	12 / 35 (674.1944)	1 (178.2972)	24 (161.6572)	6 (171.9772)	22 (162.2628)
2015-05-22	34th Annual Kennett Jaycee Show-Me State BBQ CookOff Kennett, MO	22 / 32 (650.7544)	14 (168.5484)	30 (152.5260)	24 (162.2400)	14 (167.4400)
2014-06-13	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	37 / 49 (650.6968)	36 (162.8228)	34 (163.3828)	34 (162.8112)	34 (161.6800)
2014-04-04	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	14 / 22 (654.2512)	22 (146.2400)	2 (174.2628)	9 (166.8456)	10 (166.9028)
2013-05-31	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	30 / 43 (643.4276)	23 (165.1426)	36 (155.4284)	30 (165.7140)	34 (157.1426)
2013-04-05	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	41 / 44 (625.1432)	22 (165.7146)	36 (158.8572)	42 (152.0000)	42 (148.5714)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1362 (203 pts)	#1162 (288 pts)	#1411 (213 pts)	#1444 (213 pts)	#1241 (253 pts)