High-water mark
667.4060
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.4060 at W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2020-01-18
Smoky Porky's
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-09-13
latest 2022-03-12
Best ToY finish
#623
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.20 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 646.41 (-1.21)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.43 · weakest Brisket (159.89)
Road miles
337
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
646.41 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
LUNA SMOKE - Italy ahead in 100% of their meetings
LUNA SMOKE - Italy has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.54 points below their pork, and turns into a call 67% of the time against 67%.
- Brisket avg 159.89
- Pork avg 165.43
- 4 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 (2021-10-29).
- last seen 2020-01-18
- back 2021-10-29
Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 5 at their very first tracked contest, Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) (2019-09-13).
- 2019-09-13
- 5-team field
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.
133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4894 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4905 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smoky Porky's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4918 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Smoky Porky's's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Smoky Porky's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 155.4288 | 160.25 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169.7028 | 153.0972 | 160.84 | top 74% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173.1888 | 154.7772 | 165.43 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 172.0572 | 146.8228 | 159.89 | top 72% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 91% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 58% | 2022-03-12 |
| Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 96% | 2019-09-14 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.5 yrs
2019-09-13 → 2022-03-12
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
BZ
2 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.43 · weakest Brisket (159.89)
Walk rate
83%
a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
67%
4 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
646.41
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
49
24–50 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
337
6 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
1566
average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2020-01-18 → 2021-10-29
Power rating
1464
peak 1464 · #4908 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1)
- First call Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1)
- First overall top-10 Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4804 Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1)
- Peak power rating (1486) Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1)
- 2020
- Career-best overall score667.4060 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
- 2021
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1888 Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2
- 2022
- Most recent contest W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.7 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 2020-01-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) | 2019-09-13 |
| -11.8 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) | 2019-09-14 |
| -9.5 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 | 2021-10-29 |
| -5 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 2022-03-12 |
| -4.2 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 | 2021-10-30 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87% | 87% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 91% | 92.3% | 90.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 96% | 90.6% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-12 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 12 / 15 (626.1944) | 13 (163.9544) | 15 (153.0972) | 12 (162.3200) | 14 (146.8228) |
| 2021-10-30 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 Catigliano, Vicenza, 35038 | 9 / 11 (664.5604) | 11 (155.4288) | 5 (169.7028) | 3 (173.1888) | 4 (166.2400) |
| 2021-10-29 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 Catigliano, Vicenza, 35038 | 8 / 8 (641.1204) | 8 (157.7028) | 8 (157.7260) | 6 (166.8800) | 8 (158.8116) |
| 2020-01-18 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 10 / 28 (667.4060) | 15 (163.4060) | 18 (159.3828) | 7 (172.5600) | 3 (172.0572) |
| 2019-09-14 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) Carugate MI, 20015 | 12 / 13 (626.7088) | 9 (161.6572) | 10 (160.0116) | 11 (154.7772) | 12 (150.2628) |
| 2019-09-13 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) Carugate MI, 20015 | 5 / 5 (652.4804) | 5 (159.3600) | 3 (165.1316) | 5 (162.8344) | 5 (165.1544) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1125 (105 pts) | #1193 (100 pts) | #1287 (90 pts) | #1170 (105 pts) | #1188 (95 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #623 (249 pts) | #703 (234 pts) | #614 (289 pts) | #513 (359 pts) | #582 (314 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #633 (128 pts) | #791 (103 pts) | #838 (88 pts) | #614 (158 pts) | #502 (228 pts) |