PORK N THINGS BBQ

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

Rating

1481

peak 1481 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-10-18

latest 2017-09-01

Best ToY finish

#2212

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

662.8000 / 720

Master · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.58

last 5 Master vs avg 644.58 (+0.00)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)

Consistency

±12.36

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.46)

Road miles

818

mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 283 mi

Schedule strength

65%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Master avg

644.58 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 found in this team's record)

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High-water mark

662.8000 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 662.8000 at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-10-28

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.93 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 157.46
Pork avg 166.39
0 calls in 5 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) (2016-10-28).

last seen 2014-10-18
back 2016-10-28

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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PORK N THINGS BBQ has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 121 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.

KANSAS CITY PETERBILT

#4051 of the rated field

1482 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to PORK N THINGS BBQ)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

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That's All Smoke

#4072 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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Sweet Meat Butcher Shop

#4067 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after PORK N THINGS BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-04-17

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Daddy and Me BBQ

#4061 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1481

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2024-07-06

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Mr. B's BBQ

#4065 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2023-08-19

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TIPSY PIGS BBQ

#4058 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2023-03-03

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By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	165.1200	156.5028	161.34	top 81%
Pork Ribs	5	162.2516	153.0972	157.46	top 81%
Pork	5	174.8572	157.0972	166.39	top 51%
Brisket	5	173.7144	153.6684	159.39	top 67%

“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	4	0	top 72%
IA	1	0	top 96%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 96%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 72%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2	147	0	top 68%	2016-10-29

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

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2014-10-18 → 2017-09-01

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.46)

Walk rate 0% a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 5 contests

Master average 644.58 out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 759 374–834 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 818 5 mapped stops · furthest 283 mi

Schedule strength 1581 average field rating faced — tougher than 65% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2014-10-18 → 2016-10-28

Power rating 1481 peak 1481 · #null of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Oct 18 First tracked contest Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)
2016
Oct 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8000 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL)
Oct 28 Career-best overall score662.8000 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL)
Oct 29 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
Oct 29 Peak power rating (1492) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
2017
Sep 1 Most recent contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2)	2014-10-18
-6.5	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2017-09-01
-3.8	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest	2017-07-28

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0%	top 77%	89.6%	88.4%
2016	2	0%	top 68%	92.1%	91.3%
2014	1	0%	top 96%	88.1%	88.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-01	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	333 / 407 (628.3656)	340 (156.5028)	352 (153.0972)	336 (157.0972)	247 (161.6684)
2017-07-28	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	31 / 43 (645.0516)	30 (165.1200)	31 (161.6916)	28 (164.5600)	37 (153.6800)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	302 / 557 (652.4344)	360 (161.0972)	335 (162.2516)	30 (174.8572)	412 (154.2284)
2016-10-28	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	147 / 180 (662.8000)	168 (160.5484)	171 (154.8344)	28 (173.7028)	40 (173.7144)
2014-10-18	Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Marshalltown, IA	26 / 27 (634.2284)	25 (163.4172)	25 (155.4172)	23 (161.7256)	25 (153.6684)

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)