High-water mark
674.8000
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.8000 at Benton County Fair BBQ Contest — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-08-23
Down & Dirty Porkers
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1507 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2018-03-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.38
last 5 Master vs avg 661.38 (-0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.44
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.90)
Road miles
38
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Master avg
661.38 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
KILLER HOGS ahead in 80% of their meetings
KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.3
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.28 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.
- Pork Ribs avg 161.90
- Chicken avg 167.19
- 1 calls in 5 entries
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.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Down & Dirty Porkers)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Down & Dirty Porkers has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
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#3446 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
Level with Down & Dirty Porkers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
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#3466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- 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#3461 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILLER HOGS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.8572 | 155.9428 | 167.19 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 143.3372 | 161.90 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 153.6684 | 165.57 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 162.2628 | 166.71 | top 59% |
“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.
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.6 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2018-03-16
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.90)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
661.38
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
97
50–83 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
38
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
2016-09-29 → 2018-03-16
Power rating
1494
peak 1507 · #3459 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Benton County Fair BBQ Contest
- First call Benton County Fair BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.8000 Benton County Fair BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score674.8000 Benton County Fair BBQ Contest
- 2014
- First category win (Chicken) Mississippi Springfest
- First overall top-10 Mississippi Springfest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Mississippi Springfest
- Peak power rating (1507) Mississippi Springfest
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Hog Wild BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8 | Mississippi Springfest | 2014-05-09 |
| +1.4 | *Hog Wild BBQ Contest | 2018-03-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest | 2015-05-08 |
| -4.5 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | 2016-09-29 |
| -1.4 | Benton County Fair BBQ Contest | 2013-08-23 |
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% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 35% | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-16 | *Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS | 21 / 36 (658.1256) | 31 (155.9428) | 18 (165.1200) | 18 (169.6800) | 18 (167.3828) |
| 2016-09-29 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS | 20 / 28 (659.3484) | 19 (164.5600) | 18 (167.9772) | 27 (153.6684) | 7 (173.1428) |
| 2015-05-08 | Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS | 27 / 31 (642.7084) | 12 (170.8456) | 30 (143.3372) | 19 (166.2628) | 23 (162.2628) |
| 2014-05-09 | Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS | 8 / 23 (671.9200) | 1 (174.8572) | 15 (159.9656) | 8 (169.1200) | 12 (167.9772) |
| 2013-08-23 | Benton County Fair BBQ Contest Ashland, MS | 12 / 20 (674.8000) | 6 (169.7372) | 4 (173.1200) | 12 (169.1428) | 19 (162.8000) |