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
- Jan 18, 2020
Smoky Porky's
Smoky Porky's is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 5 at the Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) (2019). They are ranked #4938 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoky Porkys”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2019
latest Mar 12, 2022 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
67% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
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
Consistency
±16.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.43 · weakest Brisket (159.89)
Road miles
337
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
646.41 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smoky Porky's, each with one reason worth a look.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,924 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Level with Smoky Porky's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,930 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,933 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Smoky Porky's's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,950 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,916 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 91% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
Repeat visits (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% | Mar 12, 2022 |
| Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 96% | Sep 14, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
BZ
2 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
49
finished ahead 24 times, behind 50
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Jan 18, 2020 → Oct 29, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
20211 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1888 Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2
20201 milestone
- Career-best overall score667.4060 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
20195 milestones
- 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)
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 | Jan 18, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) | Sep 13, 2019 |
| -11.8 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) | Sep 14, 2019 |
| -9.5 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 | Oct 29, 2021 |
| -5 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | Mar 12, 2022 |
| -4.1 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 | Oct 30, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2022 | 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) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 Catigliano, Vicenza | 9 / 11 (664.5604) | 11 (155.4288) | 5 (169.7028) | 3 (173.1888) | 4 (166.2400) |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 Catigliano, Vicenza | 8 / 8 (641.1204) | 8 (157.7028) | 8 (157.7260) | 6 (166.8800) | 8 (158.8116) |
| Jan 18, 2020 | 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) |
| Sep 14, 2019 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 2) Carugate MI | 12 / 13 (626.7088) | 9 (161.6572) | 10 (160.0116) | 11 (154.7772) | 12 (150.2628) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Italian Hardcore Barbecue (DAY 1) Carugate MI | 5 / 5 (652.4804) | 5 (159.3600) | 3 (165.1316) | 5 (162.8344) | 5 (165.1544) |