Trailer Pork Boys

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

Power ranking

#4863

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1465

peak 1465 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2022-09-29

latest 2026-08-14

Best ToY finish

#796

Master 2026

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

667.3368 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.79 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.73 (+6.06)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8228

Pork · 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life

Consistency

±12.52

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.12 · weakest Chicken (160.45)

Road miles

mi across 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength

77%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)

Purse competed for

$240K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.73 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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

667.3368 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.3368 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-11-05

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

LOVE 2 Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LOVE 2 Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.67 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Chicken avg 160.45
Pork avg 165.12
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Grillzwolds BBQ Team in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The metronome

±1.74% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.74% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.4% of a perfect score
9 contests

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

DIXIE MOON

#4877 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to Trailer Pork Boys)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Trailer Pork Boys ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Osdorp grillers

#4864 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-08-29

⚔ Head-to-head

Triple ROC BBQ

#4852 of the rated field

1465 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2017, 5 years before Trailer Pork Boys's first contest.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-12-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Where There's A Will

#4867 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Trailer Pork Boys's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

POOR HOUSE BBQ

#4881 of the rated field

1465 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

Level with Trailer Pork Boys on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-06-02

⚔ Head-to-head

BELLA-CUE BBQ

#4855 of the rated field

1465 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Trailer Pork Boys's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LOVE 2 Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Barking Dog BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Cow Creek BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Go Pig or Go Home	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
IRWIN'S PIT CREW BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Squealin N Dealin BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BRUSHFIRE BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
RED OAK BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Notch 9	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	169.6800	151.3600	160.45	top 80%
Pork Ribs	7	169.6916	153.0744	162.73	top 75%
Pork	7	170.8228	159.9428	165.12	top 70%
Brisket	7	170.2744	157.7256	162.42	top 71%

“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
KS	6	0	top 78%
MO	1	0	top 92%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 86%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 77%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	263	0	top 68%	2025-11-05
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	375	0	top 80%	2023-09-27

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.9 yrs 2022-09-29 → 2026-08-14

Busiest season 2026 2 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 165.12 · weakest Chicken (160.45)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 650.73 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 932 485–1,489 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 59 9 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1599 average field rating faced — tougher than 77% of rated contests

Purse competed for $240,200 listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 7 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2023-09-27 → 2024-10-30

Power rating 1465 peak 1465 · #4863 of 6,413 rated

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

2022
Sep 29 First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1493) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
2024
Oct 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4572 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
2025
Nov 5 Career-best overall score667.3368 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
2026
Jun 19 Career-best single call (Pork)170.8228 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life
Aug 14 Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.5	BBQ & Fly-In on the River	2026-08-14
-7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2022-09-29
-6.8	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"	2023-06-16
-6.3	12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life	2026-06-19
-4.5	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2023-09-27

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0%	top 88%	92.4%	90.9%
2025	2	0%	top 66%	92.7%	92.7%
2024	2	0%	top 70%	91.7%	91.7%
2023	2	0%	top 82%	89.8%	88.9%
2022	1	0%	top 83%	88.6%	88.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-14	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	76 / 83 (644.3656)	82 (151.3600)	53 (169.6800)	77 (159.9428)	69 (163.3828)
2026-06-19	12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	28 / 33 (665.0060)	27 (166.2744)	23 (169.6916)	23 (170.8228)	30 (158.2172)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	263 / 401 (667.3368)	220 (169.6800)	197 (169.6684)	303 (164.0000)	273 (163.9884)
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	309 / 444 (660.4572)	244 (168.5372)	397 (157.0856)	301 (164.5600)	143 (170.2744)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	375 / 487 (646.8000)	414 (158.8000)	345 (163.3828)	264 (166.8916)	394 (157.7256)
2023-06-16	Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS	25 / 29 (633.5544)	26 (155.9772)	28 (153.0744)	22 (163.3828)	23 (161.1200)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	420 / 505 (637.6112)	469 (152.5484)	442 (156.5372)	272 (166.2744)	318 (162.2512)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#796 (118 pts)	#864 (118 pts)	#860 (128 pts)	#761 (128 pts)	#814 (118 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1041 (114 pts)	#1101 (114 pts)	#1204 (114 pts)	#957 (129 pts)	#978 (124 pts)