PORK-U-UP

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

Power ranking

#5909

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1437

peak 1437 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-06-24

latest 2018-08-31

Best ToY finish

#1338

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 88%

overall standings

Best overall

650.1828 / 720

Master · PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.31

last 5 Master vs avg 627.98 (+0.33)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.1200

Brisket · *Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness

Consistency

±15.22

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 161.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.73)

Road miles

773

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 259 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

627.98 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

DUB TOWN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

DUB TOWN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.03 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 13%.

Pork Ribs avg 154.73
Brisket avg 161.77
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SHEP DOGG'S PORCH N' BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

6 of 7 shared brisket entries lost

DUB TOWN SMOKERS ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DUB TOWN SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.2% of a perfect score
8 contests

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

BBQ Bros

#5917 of the rated field

1436 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1436

No shared contest yet.

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 2024-05-25

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Smokin Fat Racks

#5902 of the rated field

1437 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-06-01

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Big JT and the pork pistols

#5916 of the rated field

1436 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1436

No shared contest yet.

Level with PORK-U-UP on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-09-05

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BACK FROM THE DEAD

#5898 of the rated field

1437 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-09-20

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BATTLEGROUND BBQ

#5904 of the rated field

1437 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-05-11

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Brewskies BBQ

#5894 of the rated field

1437 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after PORK-U-UP did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-04-24

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DUB TOWN SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOOSIERS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
GETCHA SOME BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	165.6800	145.6456	156.02	top 87%
Pork Ribs	8	0	164.5372	136.4916	154.73	top 86%
Pork	8	0	166.2628	144.4684	155.46	top 85%
Brisket	8	1	169.1200	153.7028	161.77	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
OH	5	top 87%
IN	2	top 84%
TN	1	top 100%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 89%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 86%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2	27	top 82%	2018-08-31
*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	35	top 91%	2018-07-13
*Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	2	21	top 84%	2017-06-16

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.2 yrs 2016-06-24 → 2018-08-31

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OH 5 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 161.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.73)

Walk rate 13% a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 627.98 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 148 35–243 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 773 8 mapped stops · furthest 259 mi

Schedule strength 1570 average field rating faced — tougher than 55% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1437 peak 1437 · #5909 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Jun 24 First tracked contest Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
Jun 24 Peak power rating (1492) Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
2017
Jun 16 First call *Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
Jun 16 Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1200 *Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
Sep 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1828 PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Sep 1 Career-best overall score650.1828 PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
2018
Aug 31 Most recent contest PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Bar-B-Cure	2016-11-18
-11.5	*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2017-07-07
-9.3	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2016-07-08
-8.2	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	2016-06-24
-8.1	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival	2018-08-31

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0%	top 92%	87.4%	86.7%
2017	3	33%	top 82%	90.3%	87.7%
2016	3	0%	top 91%	88.3%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-08-31	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	44 / 46 (619.1996)	42 (158.8228)	44 (154.7884)	46 (144.4684)	41 (161.1200)
2018-07-13	*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	35 / 40 (629.0748)	35 (157.1432)	37 (152.5144)	26 (161.7028)	33 (157.7144)
2017-09-01	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH	27 / 40 (650.1828)	26 (165.6800)	32 (159.9544)	24 (166.2628)	32 (158.2856)
2017-07-07	*Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	39 / 41 (601.4860)	40 (148.4916)	34 (154.8116)	39 (144.4800)	33 (153.7028)
2017-06-16	*Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	21 / 25 (641.5884)	16 (165.6800)	23 (154.8000)	24 (151.9884)	8 (169.1200)
2016-11-18	Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN	29 / 29 (611.2232)	29 (145.6456)	29 (136.4916)	25 (162.2516)	16 (166.8344)
2016-07-08	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	30 / 34 (635.2568)	34 (152.5028)	28 (159.9772)	28 (160.5484)	24 (162.2284)
2016-06-24	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	26 / 31 (635.8056)	28 (154.2056)	19 (164.5372)	29 (151.9428)	16 (165.1200)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1338 (190 pts)	#1363 (215 pts)	#1506 (180 pts)	#1489 (180 pts)	#1187 (265 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1546 (169 pts)	#1641 (169 pts)	#1467 (199 pts)	#1648 (169 pts)	#1209 (264 pts)