A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings
DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
PORKSMITH
PORKSMITH is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 21st of 25 at the BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest (2018). They are ranked #5049 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 5, 2017
latest Aug 10, 2018 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.30 · weakest Brisket (141.64)
Road miles
1,552
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 738 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Master avg
601.52 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to PORKSMITH, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,063 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1461
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to PORKSMITH)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PORKSMITH has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,041 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with PORKSMITH on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 150.2400 | 156.30 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8112 | 139.3944 | 147.84 | top 84% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 149.1084 | 155.74 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.1828 | 127.9200 | 141.64 | top 90% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 81% | Aug 10, 2018 |
| Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 95% | May 5, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 23 times, behind 156
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.0796 BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8112 BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest
- Peak power rating (1488) Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.4 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 10, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | May 5, 2017 |
| -11.3 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 11, 2017 |
| -8.9 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | May 5, 2018 |
| -6.8 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | Jul 20, 2018 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.6% | 85.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.3% | 80.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 25 / 38 (618.7540) | 21 (163.9656) | 35 (147.4172) | 24 (158.2628) | 30 (149.1084) |
| Jul 20, 2018 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 21 / 25 (638.0796) | 20 (157.6912) | 13 (166.8112) | 22 (163.3944) | 22 (150.1828) |
| May 5, 2018 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD | 34 / 37 (595.7256) | 30 (158.8000) | 35 (140.4572) | 35 (149.1084) | 33 (147.3600) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 45 / 47 (576.9372) | 42 (150.2400) | 42 (145.0972) | 42 (153.6800) | 46 (127.9200) |
| May 5, 2017 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD | 36 / 37 (578.1144) | 33 (150.8112) | 34 (139.3944) | 29 (154.2628) | 36 (133.6460) |