A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Organizer Portal ahead in 100% of their meetings
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
THE PORK UNIVERSITY
THE PORK UNIVERSITY is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 27 at the Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash (2015). They are ranked #5397 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Sep 16, 2021 · 8.1 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 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
595.88 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 606.68 (-10.79)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±52.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.28 · weakest Brisket (149.29)
Road miles
1,347
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 427 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
606.68 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE PORK UNIVERSITY, each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THE PORK UNIVERSITY)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE PORK UNIVERSITY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,409 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THE PORK UNIVERSITY)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
They turned up 5 years after THE PORK UNIVERSITY did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#5,411 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1453
Level with THE PORK UNIVERSITY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before THE PORK UNIVERSITY's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 157.7144 | 162.28 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 150.2056 | 157.76 | top 75% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0228 | 146.7772 | 158.66 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 134.2288 | 149.29 | top 87% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
4 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
684
finished ahead 267 times, behind 477
Longest layoff
4.8 yrs
Nov 11, 2016 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20152 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.7084 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.0856 International Goat Days Championship BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1495) Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ | Sep 11, 2015 |
| -9.7 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off | Jun 17, 2016 |
| -8.7 | World Barbecue Championship | Nov 11, 2016 |
| -7.7 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -6.8 | Music City BBQ Festival | Aug 22, 2014 |
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 29% | 61.6% | 61.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 87.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 88.7% | 77.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 134 / 467 (332.5944) | 330 (160.5600) | 431 (150.8460) | 438 (146.7772) | 255 (162.8572) |
| Nov 11, 2016 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 87 / 89 (610.7660) | 82 (157.7144) | 81 (158.2744) | 73 (160.5484) | 89 (134.2288) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 38 / 41 (629.5656) | 34 (161.7028) | 37 (150.2056) | 36 (158.8228) | 37 (158.8344) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN | 30 / 31 (479.3368) | 17 (165.0856) | 25 (156) | 21 (158.2512) | — |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 23 / 27 (638.7084) | 20 (163.4400) | 15 (165.0856) | 22 (161.1084) | 26 (149.0744) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN | 32 / 41 (636.5488) | 26 (164.6172) | 28 (161.0972) | 25 (164.0228) | 36 (146.8116) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 38 / 55 (630.7772) | 28 (162.8572) | 27 (162.8456) | 34 (161.1200) | 50 (143.9544) |