LAST PLACE PORK

LAST PLACE PORK is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 29 at the Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic (2014). They are ranked #4889 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,889

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1465 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 29, 2013

latest Mar 2, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2137

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

674.2056 / 720

Master · Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.86 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 647.40 (-2.55)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic

Consistency

±17.71

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.49)

Road miles

589

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Master avg

647.40 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

674.2056 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.2056 at Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 7, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES has finished one call ahead of LAST PLACE PORK 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE BLUE BLOODS ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE BLUE BLOODS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.48 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 10%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.49
Chicken avg 165.97
1 call in 10 entries

Chicken nemesis

5 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.46% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.46% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.9% of a perfect score
10 contests

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	#2524 (56 pts)	#2008 (61 pts)	#2515 (56 pts)	#1897 (86 pts)	#2519 (56 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2137 (72 pts)	#2244 (67 pts)	#2242 (72 pts)	#2228 (67 pts)	#2127 (82 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to LAST PLACE PORK, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Highland Pig Pickers

#4,902 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to LAST PLACE PORK)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2016

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V Licious BBQ

#4,899 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2023

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SMOKIN SOMBRERO

#4,873 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 13, 2021

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STELLA AND CREW BBQ

#4,893 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2018

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Juggy's Juicers

#4,897 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Level with LAST PLACE PORK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Fat Dad's Barbeque

#4,896 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1520

They've been 1520 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SWEET DREAMS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LIBERTY BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	1	1	178.2972	152.5144	165.97	top 53%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	0	174.2628	134.6628	159.49	top 67%
Pork	10	0	0	0	168.5600	153.1084	162.26	top 69%
Brisket	10	1	0	0	170.8800	150.7768	159.68	top 70%

“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)	5	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MS	6	0	top 70%
LA	4	0	top 71%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge	2	22	0	top 69%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 6 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 228 finished ahead 113 times, behind 267

Longest layoff 1 yrs Mar 25, 2016 → Mar 31, 2017

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

20182 milestones

Mar 2 10th tracked contest Jack Town Throw Down
Mar 2 Most recent contest Jack Town Throw Down

20144 milestones

Nov 7 First call Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic
Nov 7 First category win (Chicken) Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic
Nov 7 Career-best overall score674.2056 Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic
Nov 7 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic

20133 milestones

Mar 29 First tracked contest Slidell BBQ Challenge
Mar 29 Peak power rating (1497) Slidell BBQ Challenge
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5712 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.2	Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic	Nov 7, 2014
+5.5	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown	Sep 25, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	Smokin Blues & BBQ	Mar 27, 2015
-9.4	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL)	Sep 15, 2017
-7.9	Hamond BBQ	Mar 25, 2016
-6.9	Jack Town Throw Down	Mar 2, 2018
-5.9	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge	May 3, 2013

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 84%	87.7%	87.7%
2017	2	0	0%	top 76%	90.9%	88.8%
2016	1	0	0%	top 90%	89%	89%
2015	2	0	50%	top 66%	93.4%	89.8%
2014	2	1	50%	top 56%	93.6%	92.6%
2013	2	0	0%	top 66%	90.6%	90%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 2, 2018	Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS	26 / 31 (631.7712)	24 (162.2400)	30 (152.5028)	19 (163.3712)	25 (153.6572)
Sep 15, 2017	Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS	20 / 22 (624.3660)	21 (152.5144)	20 (156.5256)	21 (158.8116)	18 (156.5144)
Mar 31, 2017	Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS	21 / 34 (654.7196)	27 (159.9772)	16 (166.8228)	17 (165.6912)	21 (162.2284)
Mar 25, 2016	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	52 / 58 (640.9600)	27 (169.6800)	53 (158.8000)	56 (153.1084)	50 (159.3716)
Sep 25, 2015	Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA	18 / 45 (672.4684)	34 (162.2400)	4 (174.2628)	20 (168.5600)	24 (167.4056)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	51 / 56 (620.2624)	17 (169.6800)	55 (134.6628)	30 (165.1428)	47 (150.7768)
Nov 7, 2014	Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic Florence, MS	13 / 29 (674.2056)	1 (178.2972)	22 (160.5028)	20 (164.5256)	6 (170.8800)
May 2, 2014	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	27 / 40 (659.2912)	20 (170.8228)	20 (165.1316)	25 (161.1084)	30 (162.2284)
May 3, 2013	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	22 / 31 (652.5712)	11 (168)	18 (165.1428)	24 (161.7140)	29 (157.7144)
Mar 29, 2013	Slidell BBQ Challenge Slidell, LA	27 / 44 (643.4280)	18 (166.2856)	23 (160.5712)	33 (160.5714)	27 (155.9998)

LAST PLACE PORK

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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