A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The Porkscrews
The Porkscrews is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 300th of 467 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021). They are ranked #5305 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Sep 15, 2018
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 7.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.23 (+8.04)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.98 · weakest Pork (157.27)
Road miles
31
across 10 mapped stops
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$349K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.23 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Porkscrews, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,317 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to The Porkscrews)
These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — Tractor Shed BBQ ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to The Porkscrews)
They've been 1520 at their best, 65 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1507
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to The Porkscrews)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 24 contests to 10.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1456
They turned up 5 years after The Porkscrews did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#5,323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 86%
- Peak
- 1455
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers#5,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with The Porkscrews on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine & Swine | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| ATTITUDES OF SMOKE | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Splitlog Smokers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| BonePileBBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Butts & Guts | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Fatty Shack | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| DIXIE MOON | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Black & Veatch | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Tractor Shed BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 151.9772 | 159.89 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 152.5600 | 158.09 | top 81% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 142.7772 | 157.27 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 146.2172 | 162.98 | top 55% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 300 | 0 | top 77% | Sep 27, 2023 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 305 | 0 | top 78% | Nov 5, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
10 of 10 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
1,353
finished ahead 537 times, behind 2,694
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
- Career-best overall score658.2172 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8344 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20211 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4800 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1492) 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| -8.3 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -7.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | Sep 29, 2022 |
| -5.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| -5.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90% | 90% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 305 / 401 (658.2172) | 219 (169.6800) | 381 (152.5600) | 233 (168) | 200 (167.9772) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 356 / 444 (647.8172) | 404 (155.3600) | 408 (155.3600) | 274 (166.2628) | 130 (170.8344) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 395 / 487 (641.5428) | 318 (165.1200) | 435 (156.5028) | 364 (161.1200) | 385 (158.8000) |
| Oct 1, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 29, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 439 / 505 (631.2916) | 470 (152.5372) | 417 (158.8344) | 469 (152.5256) | 208 (167.3944) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 300 / 467 (652.4800) | 141 (169.7256) | 334 (161.1200) | 363 (157.6572) | 237 (163.9772) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 420 / 468 (614.1488) | 429 (151.9772) | 281 (163.4172) | 406 (152.5372) | 434 (146.2172) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 401 / 467 (622.0800) | 418 (154.8000) | 361 (158.8228) | 449 (142.7772) | 195 (165.6800) |