PORK FICTION

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4430

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1474

peak 1518 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-05

latest 2018-08-24

Best ToY finish

#2212

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.43 · weakest Brisket (154.33)

Road miles

2,988

mi 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

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Storylines (8 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.

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
2013-08-23

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-10s
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

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

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.

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

Team Sunrise BBQ

#4425 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-06-19
on a 6-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

All Smoked Up

#4405 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2023-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Deans Rockn Rednecks

#4423 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2023-07-29

⚔ Head-to-head

MEATATARIAN'S

#4441 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2023-03-25

⚔ Head-to-head

PIG FARMER'S BBQ

#4418 of the rated field

1474 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-01-17

⚔ Head-to-head

1st and 10 BBQ

#4448 of the rated field

1474 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-09-13

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 62%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2018-08-24
*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2	26	top 69%	2017-07-21
Sertoma 48 BBQ	2	23	top 51%	2014-05-09

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.4 yrs 2013-04-05 → 2018-08-24

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 9 of 14 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.43 · weakest Brisket (154.33)

Walk rate 43% a top-10 call in 6 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 1 of 14 contests

Master average 640.89 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 486 308–447 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,988 14 mapped stops · furthest 389 mi

Schedule strength 1540 average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2017-07-21 → 2018-08-24

Power rating 1474 peak 1518 · #4430 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1518) East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
2015
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
2016
Aug 26 10th tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
2018
Aug 24 Most recent contest *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	2013-08-23
+9.2	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	2014-08-22
+2.3	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff	2015-05-01
+2	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2016-07-22
+1.5	Sertoma 48 BBQ	2013-05-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Wabash Ribber Fest	2015-04-24
-8.9	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2016-08-26
-7.3	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2017-07-21
-7.3	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2018-08-24
-6.6	Smokin' On Big Creek	2013-04-05

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)

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
2018-08-24	*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)
2017-07-21	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	41 / 49 (641.6116)	18 (166.8800)	42 (153.6572)	37 (162.2400)	36 (158.8344)
2017-06-09	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	34 / 42 (622.7656)	34 (157.1656)	8 (171.9772)	31 (160.5484)	41 (133.0744)
2017-06-02	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	34 / 46 (638.1716)	37 (158.8344)	27 (160.5828)	39 (159.3600)	28 (159.3944)
2016-08-26	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)
2016-07-22	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	26 / 47 (666.2056)	42 (159.9656)	12 (172.0000)	26 (166.2400)	19 (168.0000)
2015-08-28	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)
2015-05-01	Brews, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cookoff Lansing, KS	16 / 33 (662.2628)	19 (163.4172)	1 (177.7372)	8 (170.8456)	32 (150.2628)
2015-04-24	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	44 / 46 (601.5656)	37 (155.4172)	45 (139.9428)	41 (151.4172)	31 (154.7884)
2014-08-22	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)
2014-05-09	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	30 / 54 (644.4800)	37 (160.5372)	25 (162.2744)	6 (170.8228)	46 (150.8456)
2013-08-23	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	6 / 68 (672.5372)	38 (159.9428)	2 (176.0000)	15 (167.4516)	13 (169.1428)
2013-05-10	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	23 / 49 (641.1428)	17 (163.4286)	40 (152.0000)	2 (176.5714)	39 (149.1428)
2013-04-05	Smokin' On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO	53 / 74 (636.5708)	74 (145.7140)	33 (164.0000)	46 (163.4284)	32 (163.4284)

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