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PORKIN' AIN'T EASY
PORKIN' AIN'T EASY is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 20th of 31 at the 8th Annual Poor Que (2017). They are ranked #4635 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings . Also listed in KCBS results as “Porkin-Aint-Easy”.
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At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating 1470
peak 1470 · rated over 5 contests
First seen Jun 6, 2014
latest Aug 25, 2017 · 3.2 years on the trail
Overall top-10s 0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish top 76%
overall standings
Best overall 661.0860 / 720
Walk rate 40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency ±17.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat Pork
avg 162.28 · weakest Brisket (152.19)
Road miles 1,457
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 642 mi
Schedule strength 32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg 626.78 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 found in their record)
Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.
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The weak link
−10.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.08 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.
Brisket avg 152.19 Pork avg 162.28 0 calls in 5 entries
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The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years , then back at Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Jun 24, 2016).
last seen Jun 6, 2014 back Jun 24, 2016
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Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PORKIN' AIN'T EASY, each with one reason worth a look.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
SMOKY LINCS
#4,617 of the rated field
1471
power rating
Contests 34
GCs 0
Top-10s 6%
Peak 1471
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PORKIN' AIN'T EASY)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PORKIN' AIN'T EASY has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
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Barbectioners
#4,625 of the rated field
1471
power rating
Contests 5
GCs 0
Top-10s 0%
Peak 1471
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
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Lost In The Sauce
#4,653 of the rated field
1470
power rating
Contests 5
GCs 0
Top-10s 0%
Peak 1501
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
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IlliDueQue
#4,650 of the rated field
1470
power rating
Contests 5
GCs 0
Top-10s 0%
Peak 1470
Level with PORKIN' AIN'T EASY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
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Stoaberg Griller
#4,651 of the rated field
1470
power rating
Contests 5
GCs 0
Top-10s 0%
Peak 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
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DROP THE GLOVES BBQ
#4,640 of the rated field
1470
power rating
Contests 5
GCs 0
Top-10s 0%
Peak 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
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By meat
“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 state / province (where the contests were held)
Where Contests GCs Avg finish
WI 3 0 top 75% KS 1 0 top 71% IL 1 0 top 85%
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Busiest season
2017
2 contests
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Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
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Most contests held in
WI
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
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Contests visited
5
a different one every time
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Opponents faced
149
finished ahead 42 times, behind 132
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Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Jun 6, 2014 → Jun 24, 2016
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
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)
2017 2 0 0 0
50%
top 77%
86.3%
85.9%
2016 2 0 0 0
50%
top 78%
91.8%
88.7%
2014 1 0 0 0
0%
top 71%
85.9%
85.9%
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Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
Date Event Overall Chicken Ribs Pork Brisket
Aug 25, 2017
Grill Games Kenosha, WI 35 / 39 (616.4912) 32 (155.3712) 27 (156.5944) 22 (159.4056) 34 (145.1200)
Jun 9, 2017
8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI 20 / 31 (621.0628) 25 (153.0856) 22 (147.9772) 6 (166.8800) 21 (153.1200)
Oct 14, 2016
Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS 27 / 38 (661.0860) 31 (162.8228) 33 (160.5716) 9 (171.4288) 21 (166.2628)
Jun 24, 2016
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL 28 / 33 (616.4920) 27 (161.1428) 25 (151.4060) 26 (154.2516) 26 (149.6916)
Jun 6, 2014
Poor Que Montello, WI 27 / 38 (618.7548) 26 (154.8572) 17 (157.6916) 21 (159.4288) 32 (146.7772)
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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