Porkaholics Barbeque

Porkaholics Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 15th of 26 at the Rock'n Ribville (2015). They are ranked #6311 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,311

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1409

peak 1409 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 14, 2015

latest Jul 12, 2018 · 2.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 81%

overall standings

Best overall

670.7428 / 720

Master · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

638.91 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 639.48 (-0.58)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±16.32

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.80 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.84)

Road miles

1,377

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Master avg

639.48 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

High-water mark

670.7428 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.7428 at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 4, 2016

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

ATLANTA BBQ STORE ahead in 100% of their meetings

ATLANTA BBQ STORE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKE SLINGERS - GA in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

11 of 12 shared pork entries lost

ATLANTA BBQ STORE ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ATLANTA BBQ STORE has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.27% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.27% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.8% of a perfect score
20 contests

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#6,315 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Porkaholics Barbeque)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Porkaholics Barbeque has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2022

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1 2 BBQ

#6,308 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2024

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#6,313 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

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rated over 16 contests
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#6,309 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 3, 2026

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ATTITUDES OF SMOKE

#6,310 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Chuck Norris 7

#6,314 of the rated field

1409 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 28, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
ROAST BEAST BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
WAY 2 QUE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CRIMSON Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
E.T.'S BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Bubba Q	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
RUNWAY SMOKE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	3	0	0	176	146.8572	161.52	top 70%
Pork Ribs	19	0	0	0	167.9772	147.9200	157.84	top 81%
Pork	19	3	1	1	180 🔥	142.7656	161.80	top 66%
Brisket	19	0	0	0	169.1084	136.4800	158.32	top 72%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 82%
Large (40+)	9	top 77%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	17	top 82%
SC	1	top 52%
NC	1	top 89%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Roman Roast on the River	2	27	0	top 81%	May 12, 2017
Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier)	2	15	0	top 70%	Sep 16, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 11 contests

Contests a season 5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 18 of 20 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 17 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 385 finished ahead 178 times, behind 612

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

20181 milestone

Jul 12 Most recent contest SC Festival Of Discovery

20163 milestones

Mar 4 First category win (Pork) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 4 First perfect 180 (Pork) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 4 Career-best overall score670.7428 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20155 milestones

Apr 17 First tracked contest Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival
Aug 14 First call Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
Aug 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6232 Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
Aug 14 Peak power rating (1499) Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
Nov 20 10th tracked contest The National BBQ Cup

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.6	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 4, 2016
+6.1	SC Festival Of Discovery	Jul 12, 2018
+1.2	Rock'n Ribville	Oct 9, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 28, 2015
-10.8	Richland Char-Broil Challenge	Nov 13, 2015
-10.5	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 3, 2015
-9.4	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 2, 2015
-8.9	Flags are Flying	Nov 6, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	0	33%	top 78%	90.9%	88%
2017	1	0	0%	top 86%	90%	90%
2016	5	1	40%	top 72%	93.2%	90.8%
2015	11	0	18%	top 85%	91.3%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 12, 2018	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	46 / 89 (654.2628)	9 (173.7600)	65 (154.8000)	49 (162.8800)	45 (162.8228)
Apr 20, 2018	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition Cornelia, GA	23 / 26 (623.2228)	16 (166.2628)	21 (160.5372)	21 (159.9428)	26 (136.4800)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	55 / 59 (623.7832)	51 (155.9544)	56 (149.0632)	37 (163.4172)	48 (155.3484)
May 12, 2017	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	32 / 37 (648.3312)	32 (162.7768)	30 (159.3716)	13 (170.2628)	28 (155.9200)
Sep 16, 2016	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	32 / 39 (644.9256)	26 (162.8000)	28 (161.6456)	31 (161.0856)	30 (159.3944)
Aug 19, 2016	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	31 / 39 (648.3196)	33 (161.6456)	33 (161.6456)	37 (158.8000)	23 (166.2284)
Jun 3, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	24 / 27 (648.3768)	17 (166.2512)	15 (167.9772)	26 (154.8000)	23 (159.3484)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	27 / 36 (654.7084)	27 (161.0740)	26 (162.2744)	10 (170.2628)	23 (161.0972)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	21 / 59 (670.7428)	6 (176)	58 (149.6228)	1 (180)	29 (165.1200)
Dec 4, 2015	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	35 / 39 (636.9140)	38 (149.0512)	35 (154.2288)	27 (164.5256)	20 (169.1084)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	69 / 74 (625.4856)	69 (156.5028)	57 (163.3712)	69 (154.8000)	69 (150.8116)
Nov 13, 2015	Richland Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA	18 / 18 (625.5888)	18 (146.8572)	13 (163.3828)	12 (162.8344)	18 (152.5144)
Nov 6, 2015	Flags are Flying Winder, GA	19 / 21 (630.6512)	13 (164.5600)	21 (147.9200)	19 (159.3484)	16 (158.8228)
Oct 9, 2015	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	15 / 26 (646.0916)	5 (173.1316)	21 (155.3600)	19 (155.3600)	15 (162.2400)
Oct 3, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	41 / 41 (634.0912)	41 (161.0972)	38 (154.7540)	29 (165.1544)	40 (153.0856)
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	48 / 52 (642.7088)	50 (154.2400)	46 (159.3600)	30 (165.7144)	37 (163.3944)
Aug 28, 2015	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	41 / 41 (595.0972)	40 (150.7772)	40 (155.9428)	41 (142.7656)	41 (145.6116)
Aug 21, 2015	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	31 / 41 (639.2228)	13 (167.9656)	31 (155.9660)	39 (149.6112)	18 (165.6800)
Aug 14, 2015	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA	26 / 48 (657.6232)	39 (158.2516)	28 (161.6916)	6 (172.5716)	19 (165.1084)
Apr 17, 2015	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA	—	—	—	—	—

Porkaholics Barbeque

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

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The metronome

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)