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.
PORK-U-UP
PORK-U-UP is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 21st of 25 at the Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness (2017). They are ranked #5960 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1437
peak 1437 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 24, 2016
latest Aug 31, 2018 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Best overall
650.1828 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.31
last 5 Master vs avg 627.98 (+0.33)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.77 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.73)
Road miles
773
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 259 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
627.98 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PORK-U-UP, each with one reason worth a look.
59 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1437
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
Level with PORK-U-UP on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,970 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,950 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1437
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,969 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 145.6456 | 156.02 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 136.4916 | 154.73 | top 86% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 144.4684 | 155.46 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 82% | Aug 31, 2018 |
| Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | 2 | 35 | 0 | top 91% | Jul 13, 2018 |
| Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 84% | Jun 16, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
148
finished ahead 35 times, behind 243
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
20174 milestones
- First call Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1200 Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1828 PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score650.1828 PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- Peak power rating (1492) Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Bar-B-Cure | Nov 18, 2016 |
| -11.4 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 7, 2017 |
| -9.2 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -8.2 | Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -8.1 | PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | Aug 31, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.4% | 86.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 82% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2018 | 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) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 35 / 40 (629.0748) | 35 (157.1432) | 37 (152.5144) | 26 (161.7028) | 33 (157.7144) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 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) |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 39 / 41 (601.4860) | 40 (148.4916) | 34 (154.8116) | 39 (144.4800) | 33 (153.7028) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | 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) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 29 / 29 (611.2232) | 29 (145.6456) | 29 (136.4916) | 25 (162.2516) | 16 (166.8344) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH | 30 / 34 (635.2568) | 34 (152.5028) | 28 (159.9772) | 28 (160.5484) | 24 (162.2284) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | 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) |