High-water mark
690.2056
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.2056 at Uniquely Union — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2026
The Rusty Porker
The Rusty Porker is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 14 at the Uniquely Union (2026). They finished #531 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 24, 2026
latest Sep 11, 2026
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.78)
Road miles
412
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 342 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Purse competed for
$31K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
679.31 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #531 (314 pts) | #580 (314 pts) | #649 (289 pts) | #520 (354 pts) | #442 (449 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 171.9656 | 172.17 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 165.0972 | 167.78 | top 73% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 170.2512 | 171.40 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 159.3600 | 167.97 | top 45% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
SC
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
114
finished ahead 39 times, behind 86
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20268 milestones
- First tracked contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl
- First call Revolutionary BBQ Brawl
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7084 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl
- Peak power rating (1502) Revolutionary BBQ Brawl
- First overall top-10 Uniquely Union
- Career-best overall score690.2056 Uniquely Union
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 Uniquely Union
- Most recent contest Uniquely Union
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Uniquely Union 🏅 Union, SC | 7 / 14 (690.2056) | 7 (171.9772) | 6 (173.1200) | 9 (170.2512) | 2 (174.8572) |
| Jul 9, 2026 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 59 / 75 (669.0060) | 33 (172.5600) | 61 (165.1088) | 27 (171.9772) | 65 (159.3600) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 12 / 20 (678.7084) | 12 (171.9656) | 19 (165.0972) | 5 (171.9656) | 7 (169.6800) |