High-water mark
663.3832
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3832 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 1, 2017
PORKVANA
PORKVANA is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 12th of 27 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They finished #1876 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 29, 2016
latest Sep 1, 2017 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.59 · weakest Chicken (157.67)
Road miles
138
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi
Master avg
647.41 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 150.8116 | 157.67 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3204 | 155.4404 | 158.88 | top 68% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 154.2628 | 160.26 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.9144 | 170.2628 | 170.59 | top 16% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
49
finished ahead 30 times, behind 34
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jul 29, 2016 → Sep 1, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3832 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score663.3832 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Blues.Brews & Barbecue
- First call Blues.Brews & Barbecue
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.9144 Blues.Brews & Barbecue
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI | 12 / 27 (663.3832) | 13 (164.5372) | 15 (162.3204) | 9 (166.2628) | 6 (170.2628) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI | 24 / 39 (631.4292) | 38 (150.8116) | 31 (155.4404) | 29 (154.2628) | 4 (170.9144) |