On the rise
+38
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 38 points across 5 contests since Jan 18, 2019 — from 1561 up to 1599.
- 5 contests since Jan 18, 2019
- now 1599
PORTLY FELLAS BBQ
PORTLY FELLAS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 4th of 33 at the Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival (2019). They are ranked #1053 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1599
peak 1599 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Jan 19, 2018
latest Jan 17, 2020 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
36% of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.85 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 675.95 (+1.90)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.40 · weakest Chicken (168.70)
Road miles
1,803
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)
Purse competed for
$85K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.95 / 720
11 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 PORTLY FELLAS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
25 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1599
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 32
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 34%
- Peak
- 1618
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before PORTLY FELLAS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1612
34 contests to 11: their number has had years to settle where PORTLY FELLAS BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Compare careers#1,051 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1628
65 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 63
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1654
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before PORTLY FELLAS BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#1,057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 90
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1642
Level with PORTLY FELLAS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Behind BBQ | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| COW TIPPIN BBQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| All About Smokin Q | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| GIRLS CAN GRILL | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIG NINJA BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BELLIES | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Vegas Grillbillies | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' WITH SWAG | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| STEEL CITY BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 164.5256 | 168.70 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 178.8572 | 159.4060 | 168.92 | top 42% |
| Pork | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 176 | 165.7028 | 169.40 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 159.3712 | 168.96 | top 33% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 31% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 26% | Jan 17, 2020 |
| Arizona National BBQ Stampede | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 32% | Dec 27, 2019 |
| Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 12% | Sep 27, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
6 contests
Contests a season
3.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
8 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
206
finished ahead 354 times, behind 149
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20202 milestones
- Peak power rating (1599) Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Most recent contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
20193 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) The Best Dam Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival
- 10th tracked contest Arizona National BBQ Stampede
20185 milestones
- First tracked contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.2796 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- First call The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score685.0856 The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall top-10 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival | Sep 28, 2018 |
| +15.4 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 18, 2019 |
| +14 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival | Sep 27, 2019 |
| +12.1 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) | Feb 23, 2018 |
| +10.1 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede | Dec 28, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.5 | City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown | May 4, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 22% | 94.7% | 94.3% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 38% | 95.2% | 93.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2020 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 15 / 59 (673.6116) | 14 (172.5600) | 45 (159.4060) | 28 (166.2400) | 5 (175.4056) |
| Dec 27, 2019 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ | 14 / 44 (678.8116) | 20 (168.5600) | 36 (164.5716) | — | 3 (176.5600) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival 🏅 Payson, AZ | 4 / 33 (680.5256) | 19 (165.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 20 (165.7028) | 8 (170.8456) |
| May 24, 2019 | The Best Dam Barbeque 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 10 / 29 (674.1368) | 22 (164.5256) | 1 (178.8572) | 17 (167.9656) | 17 (162.7884) |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 6 / 63 (682.1828) | 30 (168.5256) | 12 (169.6916) | 2 (176) | 25 (167.9656) |
| Dec 28, 2018 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 15 / 47 (682.1828) | 23 (171.4056) | 14 (173.1200) | 25 (166.8228) | 10 (170.8344) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 5 / 40 (682.7888) | 4 (173.1200) | 9 (167.3944) | 3 (175.4172) | 13 (166.8572) |
| May 25, 2018 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 15 / 30 (665.5884) | 12 (169.6684) | 24 (159.4172) | 13 (170.2628) | 15 (166.2400) |
| May 4, 2018 | City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 33 / 52 (659.2568) | 34 (165.0972) | 28 (167.9656) | 27 (166.8228) | 33 (159.3712) |
| Feb 23, 2018 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (JUDGES FULL) Coachella, CA | 13 / 47 (685.0856) | 27 (169.7028) | 27 (169.1316) | 21 (171.9656) | 7 (174.2856) |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 30 / 70 (671.2796) | 38 (167.3712) | 21 (169.6684) | 34 (166.8228) | 31 (167.4172) |