High-water mark
672.5484
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.5484 at Porktober Que — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 25, 2015
Poolside BBQ
Poolside BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 10th of 26 at the Porktober Que (2015). Also listed in KCBS results as “Pool-Side BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Sep 29, 2017 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.41 · weakest Brisket (162.13)
Road miles
3,844
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 769 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
655.09 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Poolside BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Poolside BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 119 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1508
They turned up 12 years after Poolside BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#3,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with Poolside BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,149 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, 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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 162.2284 | 167.41 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 157.6572 | 162.71 | top 59% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.6172 | 154.7540 | 162.84 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 150.2744 | 162.13 | top 52% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porktober Que | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 47% | Sep 25, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
4 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
78
finished ahead 51 times, behind 59
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Sep 25, 2015 → Aug 11, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
20154 milestones
- First overall top-10 Porktober Que
- Career-best overall score672.5484 Porktober Que
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2972 Porktober Que
- Peak power rating (1507) Porktober Que
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest PorktoberQue
- First call PorktoberQue
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.9028 PorktoberQue
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 | Porktober Que | Sep 25, 2015 |
| +2.7 | PorktoberQue | Sep 27, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.4 | Porktober Que | Sep 29, 2017 |
| -0.2 | Porktober Que | 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 93.4% | 93.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 55% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 45% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2018 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 24 / 30 (646.1024) | 19 (166.2856) | 26 (157.6572) | 28 (154.7540) | 13 (167.4056) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 10 / 26 (672.5484) | 21 (162.2284) | 7 (170.8800) | 15 (165.1428) | 2 (174.2972) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 16 / 29 (650.7888) | 5 (170.2744) | 18 (161.1200) | 20 (162.8572) | 21 (156.5372) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2013 | PorktoberQue Dothan, AL | 13 / 29 (650.9028) | 6 (170.8456) | 17 (161.1656) | 9 (168.6172) | 24 (150.2744) |