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
- 2015-09-25
Porkchop Mafia
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1501 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-09-27
latest 2018-09-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.49
last 5 Master vs avg 645.49 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.40
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.10 · weakest Brisket (155.76)
Road miles
800
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 395 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
645.49 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
ACE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ACE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.34 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 155.76
- Chicken avg 165.10
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of TOTALLY SMOKIN in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival (2018-09-28).
- last seen 2015-09-25
- back 2018-09-28
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with Porkchop Mafia on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3218 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1499
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 152.4568 | 165.10 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 156.5832 | 159.74 | top 63% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 157.0972 | 164.88 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 147.4172 | 155.76 | top 63% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 43% | 2015-09-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-09-27 → 2018-09-28
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AR
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.10 · weakest Brisket (155.76)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
645.49
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
168
101–117 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
800
5 mapped stops · furthest 395 mi
Schedule strength
1519
average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2015-09-25 → 2018-09-28
Power rating
1499
peak 1501 · #3227 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1501) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest
- 2014
- First call Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5372 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score668.5372 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.1 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2015-09-25 |
| +1.4 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest | 2013-09-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | 2014-07-25 |
| -1 | *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival | 2018-09-28 |
| -0.4 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2014-09-26 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 89.9% | 89.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-28 | *Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 26 / 45 (623.7024) | 33 (152.4568) | 26 (158.2288) | 23 (159.9312) | 28 (153.0856) |
| 2015-09-25 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 12 / 38 (668.5372) | 2 (178.8572) | 29 (157.6916) | 23 (163.9656) | 10 (168.0228) |
| 2014-09-26 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 26 / 48 (640.5144) | 25 (161.6684) | 32 (156.5832) | 3 (174.8456) | 35 (147.4172) |
| 2014-07-25 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 35 / 44 (647.3484) | 19 (169.1428) | 23 (166.2628) | 38 (157.0972) | 40 (154.8456) |
| 2013-09-27 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest Jonesboro, AR | 23 / 48 (647.3372) | 24 (163.3940) | 30 (159.9544) | 14 (168.5600) | 29 (155.4288) |