The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at The River Grill before the Big Chill (Oct 9, 2015).
- last seen Aug 23, 2013
- back Oct 9, 2015
Ole Country Porkers
Ole Country Porkers is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 27th of 31 at the Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 9, 2015
latest Aug 25, 2017 · 1.9 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 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.05 · weakest Brisket (149.09)
Road miles
493
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
627.08 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Ole Country Porkers, each with one reason worth a look.
Ole Country Porkers has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 144 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with Ole Country Porkers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,470 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,444 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
They've been 1511 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 156.4912 | 158.45 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 145.0972 | 157.49 | top 70% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 153.0972 | 162.05 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9660 | 143.9548 | 149.09 | top 95% |
“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 87% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
104
finished ahead 20 times, behind 93
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Aug 23, 2013 → Oct 9, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score647.8512 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.3828 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- Peak power rating (1498) The River Grill before the Big Chill
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Music City Festival & BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Great American BBQ Festival | Aug 25, 2017 |
| -10.5 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -2.4 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Oct 9, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90% | 90% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2018 | Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 40 / 40 (598.7092) | 38 (156.5600) | 40 (145.0972) | 40 (153.0972) | 40 (143.9548) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN | 27 / 31 (634.6744) | 28 (156.4912) | 20 (160.5372) | 13 (165.6800) | 28 (151.9660) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 29 / 45 (647.8512) | 37 (162.2856) | 21 (166.8344) | 23 (167.3828) | 42 (151.3484) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |