The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
92 BB Crew has finished one call ahead of Porkganic BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Porkganic BBQ
Porkganic BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 24th of 39 at the Plant City Pig Jam (2019). They are ranked #5981 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Porkganic B B Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1436
peak 1436 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2019
latest Jan 22, 2026 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
9%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±150.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.53 · weakest Brisket (154.19)
Road miles
27
across 11 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$184K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
515.63 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
319.92 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
618.54 / 720
3 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Porkganic BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
45 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,983 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1435
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Porkganic BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Porkganic BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,980 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,986 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1435
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,979 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Porkganic BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,977 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Porkganic BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1436
Level with Porkganic BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burning Bush BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Double Barrel Smokers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| The Rusty Pig | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| 92 BB Crew | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Nuts & Butts | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Team Smoke Showin' | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Barely Sober BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of Hamarchy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Live Que | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 152.5028 | 158.53 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 151.3716 | 157.55 | top 71% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 143.3944 | 156.97 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 146.8116 | 154.19 | top 71% |
“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 81% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 82% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 7 | 26 | 0 | top 82% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Plant City Pig Jam | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 81% | Nov 17, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
11 of 11 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
425
finished ahead 166 times, behind 678
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jan 24, 2020 → Jan 28, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First call Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.2056 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20251 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score630.2168 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1500) Lakeland Pig Festival
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 22, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 2020 |
| -13.7 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 17, 2023 |
| -11.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 28, 2022 |
| -9.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 24, 2025 |
| -7.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 113% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.9% | 86.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 42% | 42% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 87.5% | 85.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 26 / 63 (330.2056) | 43 (157.0856) | 11 (173.1200) | 30 (162.8456) | 8 (168.5372) |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 45 / 40 (315.9316) | 46 (156.5372) | 41 (159.3944) | 21 (169.1428) | 37 (154.8460) |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 51 / 61 (313.6112) | 32 (161.6912) | 52 (151.9200) | 38 (158.8228) | 39 (153.1200) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 25 / 25 (623.2000) | 21 (159.9312) | 24 (151.9316) | 23 (158.2400) | 23 (153.0972) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 45 / 51 (625.5660) | 45 (156.5256) | 27 (165.1316) | 52 (149.6456) | 41 (154.2632) |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 58 / 60 (620.9488) | 59 (152.5028) | 57 (151.3716) | 53 (159.3828) | 49 (157.6916) |
| Jan 24, 2020 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 51 / 53 (302.7312) | — | 49 (153.0972) | — | 46 (149.6340) |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 24 / 39 (599.8288) | 16 (157.0972) | 20 (152.5256) | 27 (143.3944) | 26 (146.8116) |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 32 / 58 (630.2168) | 15 (166.8456) | 28 (159.4284) | 30 (154.2628) | 34 (149.6800) |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | — | — | — | — | — |