The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Maryland State BBQ Bash (Oct 15, 2021).
- last seen Aug 9, 2019
- back Oct 15, 2021
Pork Engineering
Pork Engineering is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 30th of 30 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2019
latest Oct 15, 2021 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 120%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 145.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (118.61)
Road miles
0
across 7 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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Pork Engineering has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 139 rated teams sit within a point of it.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
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- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
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- Contests
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
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- Contests
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- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
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- Contests
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
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- Contests
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- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
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⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.2000 | 145.2000 | 145.20 | top 116% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.6056 | 118.6056 | 118.61 | top 148% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 120% | Oct 15, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
109
finished ahead 12 times, behind 117
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
Aug 9, 2019 → Oct 15, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)145.2000 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score284 Maryland State BBQ Bash
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 140% | 73.3% | 73.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 78.9% | 78.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2021 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 35 / 25 (263.8056) | 29 (145.2000) | 37 (118.6056) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2019 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 30 / 30 (284) | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 8, 2014 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2013 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |