A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
EXTREME PORK
EXTREME PORK is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 253rd of 557 at the 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) (2016). They are ranked #4184 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Sep 16, 2021 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.39)
Road miles
13
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
630.83 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to EXTREME PORK, each with one reason worth a look.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,191 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to EXTREME PORK)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team EXTREME PORK has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1521
3–2 in 5 shared contests (60% to EXTREME PORK)
They've been 1521 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Level with EXTREME PORK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,181 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#4,174 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before EXTREME PORK's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pancho, Cisco, The Kid, and Company | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub You Long Time | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| EXCESSIVE BEHAVIOR | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-CHIPS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| END OF THE ROAD BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Splitlog Smokers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 154.2856 | 161.71 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 139.9432 | 154.39 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.0344 | 142.8456 | 160.13 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 133.0628 | 154.60 | top 66% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,352
finished ahead 704 times, behind 1,738
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 15, 2018 → 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
20163 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1660 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best overall score657.1660 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1503) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0344 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| -9.7 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -2.6 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -1.9 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 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 93% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85% | 85% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
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 | 436 / 467 (595.3032) | 313 (161.7028) | 457 (139.9432) | 313 (160.5944) | 454 (133.0628) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 422 / 467 (612) | 419 (154.2856) | 316 (161.6916) | 448 (142.8456) | 384 (153.1772) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 276 / 407 (644.5372) | 353 (154.8572) | 249 (162.8344) | 243 (163.4628) | 224 (163.3828) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 253 / 557 (657.1660) | 121 (170.2972) | 386 (158.8916) | 432 (157.7028) | 108 (170.2744) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 342 / 552 (645.1436) | 208 (167.4172) | 508 (148.5716) | 21 (176.0344) | 423 (153.1204) |