Porkchop Mafia

Porkchop Mafia is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 38 at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2015). They are ranked #3079 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “PORK CHOP MAFIA”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,079

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1504 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 27, 2013

latest Sep 27, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

668.5372 / 720

Master · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.85

last 5 Master vs avg 646.94 (-0.08)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Consistency

±13.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.39 · weakest Brisket (157.32)

Road miles

804

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 395 mi

Schedule strength

14%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

646.94 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

668.5372 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.5372 at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 25, 2015

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

ACE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

ACE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.07 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 157.32
Chicken avg 165.39
1 call in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TOTALLY SMOKIN in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival (Sep 28, 2018).

last seen Sep 25, 2015
back Sep 28, 2018

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BARBEQUE N BUDS

#3,066 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 10, 2019

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Homeostasis BBQ

#3,064 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 29, 2018

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CITY GONE COUNTRY

#3,086 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1512

Level with Porkchop Mafia on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Mar 3, 2017

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CACTUS FLAT COOKERS

#3,098 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Feb 3, 2017

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River City Smoque

#3,073 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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BAMBOO WARRIORS

#3,078 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2022

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TOTALLY SMOKIN	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
ACE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	1	1	178.8572	152.4568	165.39	top 42%
Pork Ribs	6	1	0	170.8456	156.5832	161.59	top 55%
Pork	6	1	1	174.8456	151.3484	162.62	top 53%
Brisket	6	1	0	168.0228	147.4172	157.32	top 57%

“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)	1	0	top 32%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 56%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AR	5	0	top 47%
TN	1	0	top 80%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	12	0	top 43%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 186 finished ahead 126 times, behind 134

Longest layoff 3 yrs Sep 25, 2015 → Sep 28, 2018

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20192 milestones

Sep 27 Peak power rating (1504) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 27 Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20153 milestones

Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5372 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 25 Career-best overall score668.5372 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 25 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

Sep 26 First call Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20131 milestone

Sep 27 First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.1	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 25, 2015
+4.1	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 27, 2019
+1.4	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest	Sep 27, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.9	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest	Jul 25, 2014
-1	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival	Sep 28, 2018
-0.3	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 26, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	100%	top 42%	90.9%	90.9%
2018	1	0%	top 58%	86.6%	86.6%
2015	1	100%	top 32%	92.9%	92.9%
2014	2	50%	top 67%	89.9%	89.4%
2013	1	0%	top 48%	89.9%	89.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 27, 2019	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	18 / 43 (654.1708)	12 (166.8340)	6 (170.8456)	37 (151.3484)	13 (165.1428)
Sep 28, 2018	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	26 / 45 (623.7024)	33 (152.4568)	26 (158.2288)	23 (159.9312)	28 (153.0856)
Sep 25, 2015	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	12 / 38 (668.5372)	2 (178.8572)	29 (157.6916)	23 (163.9656)	10 (168.0228)
Sep 26, 2014	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	26 / 48 (640.5144)	25 (161.6684)	32 (156.5832)	3 (174.8456)	35 (147.4172)
Jul 25, 2014	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	35 / 44 (647.3484)	19 (169.1428)	23 (166.2628)	38 (157.0972)	40 (154.8456)
Sep 27, 2013	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest Jonesboro, AR	23 / 48 (647.3372)	24 (163.3940)	30 (159.9544)	14 (168.5600)	29 (155.4288)

Porkchop Mafia

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)