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
- 2014-11-07
LAST PLACE PORK
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-03-29
latest 2018-03-02
Best ToY finish
#2137
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.86 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 647.40 (-2.55)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.49)
Road miles
589
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
647.40 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
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 calls 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
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.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4883 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#4873 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 40 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4885 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4898 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after LAST PLACE PORK did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4901 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Level with LAST PLACE PORK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before LAST PLACE PORK's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 6 | 0 | top 70% |
| LA | 4 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 70% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2014-05-02 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.9 yrs
2013-03-29 → 2018-03-02
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
6 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.49)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 2 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
647.40
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
229
113–267 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
589
10 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2016-03-25 → 2017-03-31
Power rating
1465
peak 1465 · #4874 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Slidell BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1497) Slidell BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5712 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- 2014
- First call Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic
- First category win (Chicken) Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score674.2056 Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic
- 2018
- 10th tracked contest *Jack Town Throw Down
- Most recent contest *Jack Town Throw Down
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6 | Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic | 2014-11-07 |
| +5.5 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | 2015-09-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Smokin Blues & BBQ | 2015-03-27 |
| -9.4 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) | 2017-09-15 |
| -7.9 | Hamond BBQ | 2016-03-25 |
| -6.9 | *Jack Town Throw Down | 2018-03-02 |
| -5.9 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | 2013-05-03 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 90.9% | 88.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 89% | 89% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 93.4% | 89.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 56% | 93.6% | 92.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-02 | *Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS | 26 / 31 (631.7712) | 24 (162.2400) | 30 (152.5028) | 19 (163.3712) | 25 (153.6572) |
| 2017-09-15 | *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) |
| 2017-03-31 | *Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS | 21 / 34 (654.7196) | 27 (159.9772) | 16 (166.8228) | 17 (165.6912) | 21 (162.2284) |
| 2016-03-25 | Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA | 52 / 58 (640.9600) | 27 (169.6800) | 53 (158.8000) | 56 (153.1084) | 50 (159.3716) |
| 2015-09-25 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA | 18 / 45 (672.4684) | 34 (162.2400) | 4 (174.2628) | 20 (168.5600) | 24 (167.4056) |
| 2015-03-27 | Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA | 51 / 56 (620.2624) | 17 (169.6800) | 55 (134.6628) | 30 (165.1428) | 47 (150.7768) |
| 2014-11-07 | Country Pleasin Grillin & Chillin BBQ Classic Florence, MS | 13 / 29 (674.2056) | 1 (178.2972) | 22 (160.5028) | 20 (164.5256) | 6 (170.8800) |
| 2014-05-02 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 27 / 40 (659.2912) | 20 (170.8228) | 20 (165.1316) | 25 (161.1084) | 30 (162.2284) |
| 2013-05-03 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 22 / 31 (652.5712) | 11 (168.0000) | 18 (165.1428) | 24 (161.7140) | 29 (157.7144) |
| 2013-03-29 | Slidell BBQ Challenge Slidell, LA | 27 / 44 (643.4280) | 18 (166.2856) | 23 (160.5712) | 33 (160.5714) | 27 (155.9998) |
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 | #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) |