PORK FICTION

PORK FICTION is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 68 at the East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival (2013). They are ranked #4449 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,449

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1474

peak 1518 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 5, 2013

latest Aug 24, 2018 · 5.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2212

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

672.5372 / 720

Master · East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.24 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 640.89 (-11.65)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff

Consistency

±18.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.43 · weakest Brisket (154.33)

Road miles

2,988

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 389 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

640.89 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

672.5372 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.5372 at East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 23, 2013

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Big Wigs BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Big Wigs BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.09 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 21%.

Brisket avg 154.33
Pork avg 164.43
0 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork entries lost

Big Wigs BBQ ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Big Wigs BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.

An August team

Top 49% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 49% across 5 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.

5 August contests
top 61% the rest of the year

Show 1 more storyline

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 6th

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

ROLLING COALS BBQ - KS

#4,472 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to PORK FICTION)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

⚔ Head-to-head

Team Sunrise BBQ

#4,457 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1474

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026
on a 6-contest top-10 run

⚔ Compare careers

SMOKIN THE GOOD STUFF

#4,450 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024

⚔ Compare careers

MEATATARIAN'S

#4,467 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1474

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2023

⚔ Compare careers

Casey's BBQ & Smokehouse

#4,443 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1474

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2019

⚔ Compare careers

PIG FARMER'S BBQ

#4,440 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jan 17, 2025

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FUNNY FARM BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Big Wigs BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PORK 'N MINDY	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Dead Last BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Two Fat Guys Burning Meat	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Knights of the Holy Grill	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Royal Smoke	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Double Stack BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' ASS BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BEAUX HAWG BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	1	0	0	173.1428	145.7140	159.82	top 63%
Pork Ribs	14	3	1	2	177.7372	139.9428	162.31	top 50%
Pork	14	3	0	1	176.5714	151.4172	164.43	top 48%
Brisket	14	0	0	0	169.1428	133.0744	154.33	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)	1	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	9	top 53%
IA	2	top 69%
MN	1	top 74%
IL	1	top 96%
MO	1	top 72%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	5	6	top 49%	Aug 24, 2018
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2	26	top 69%	Jul 21, 2017
Sertoma 48 BBQ	2	23	top 51%	May 9, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 9 of 14 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 482 finished ahead 308 times, behind 447

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Jul 21, 2017 → Aug 24, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Aug 24 Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

20161 milestone

Aug 26 10th tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

20152 milestones

May 1 First category win (Pork Ribs) Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff
May 1 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff

20141 milestone

Aug 22 Peak power rating (1518) East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival

20135 milestones

Apr 5 First tracked contest Smokin' On Big Creek
May 10 First call Sertoma 48 BBQ
Aug 23 First overall top-10 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.5372 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
Aug 23 Career-best overall score672.5372 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 23, 2013
+9.2	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	Aug 22, 2014
+2.3	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff	May 1, 2015
+2	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Jul 22, 2016
+1.5	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 10, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Wabash Ribber Fest	Apr 24, 2015
-9	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 26, 2016
-7.3	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Jul 21, 2017
-7.3	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 24, 2018
-6.6	Smokin' On Big Creek	Apr 5, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 82%	85.5%	85.5%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 80%	89.1%	88.1%
2016	2	0	0	0%	top 68%	92.5%	89.9%
2015	3	0	1	33%	top 65%	92%	88.5%
2014	2	0	0	100%	top 40%	90.9%	90.2%
2013	3	1	0	67%	top 42%	93.4%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	55 / 67 (615.8284)	44 (157.1084)	43 (162.2516)	54 (154.2168)	60 (142.2516)
Jul 21, 2017	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	41 / 49 (641.6116)	18 (166.8800)	42 (153.6572)	37 (162.2400)	36 (158.8344)
Jun 9, 2017	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	34 / 42 (622.7656)	34 (157.1656)	8 (171.9772)	31 (160.5484)	41 (133.0744)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	34 / 46 (638.1716)	37 (158.8344)	27 (160.5828)	39 (159.3600)	28 (159.3944)
Aug 26, 2016	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	49 / 61 (627.8284)	28 (163.4056)	54 (153.0972)	28 (163.9656)	54 (147.3600)
Jul 22, 2016	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	26 / 47 (666.2056)	42 (159.9656)	12 (172)	26 (166.2400)	19 (168)
Aug 28, 2015	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	33 / 65 (647.2916)	52 (152.5028)	24 (165.7144)	11 (168.5600)	34 (160.5144)
May 1, 2015	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	16 / 33 (662.2628)	19 (163.4172)	1 (177.7372)	8 (170.8456)	32 (150.2628)
Apr 24, 2015	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	44 / 46 (601.5656)	37 (155.4172)	45 (139.9428)	41 (151.4172)	31 (154.7884)
Aug 22, 2014	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	17 / 69 (654.2400)	5 (173.1428)	29 (161.1544)	19 (166.2972)	40 (153.6456)
May 9, 2014	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	30 / 54 (644.4800)	37 (160.5372)	25 (162.2744)	6 (170.8228)	46 (150.8456)
Aug 23, 2013	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	6 / 68 (672.5372)	38 (159.9428)	2 (176)	15 (167.4516)	13 (169.1428)
May 10, 2013	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	23 / 49 (641.1428)	17 (163.4286)	40 (152)	2 (176.5714)	39 (149.1428)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	53 / 74 (636.5708)	74 (145.7140)	33 (164)	46 (163.4284)	32 (163.4284)

PORK FICTION

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

An August team

A standing appointment

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

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)