PARK AVENUE PORK KS
Rating
1525
peak 1550
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#382
Master 2014
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
658.19 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 635.04 (+23.15)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±63.68
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.23 · weakest Brisket (163.40)
Road miles
121
mi across 15 mapped stops
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoke Sergeant BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB has come out ahead in 14 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 11 of their 13 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 16 at their very first tracked contest, UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest(Invitational Competitor's Series) (2019-05-03).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 174.2972 | 153.1312 | 165.48 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 177.1428 | 153.0628 | 167.23 | top 40% |
| Pork | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 173.1544 | 153.1544 | 166.12 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168.5600 | 154.8116 | 163.40 | top 48% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 9 | 0 | top 47% |
| MO | 2 | 1 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 17% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (12 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (13 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest - Competitor's Series (2022-05-06)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 635.04
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 671.3256 | 671.33 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 656.4796 | 656.48 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 646.1372 | 644.74 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 683.9084 | 665.84 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 488.4568 | 488.46 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 683.9540 | 612.71 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 246 / 401 (671.3256) | 195 (170.8228) | 211 (168.5600) | 298 (164.5256) | 207 (167.4172) |
| 2025-10-03 | Gladstone Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Gladstone, MO | — | — | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 325 / 444 (656.4796) | 413 (153.1312) | 226 (169.6684) | 294 (165.1200) | 179 (168.5600) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 380 / 487 (646.1372) | 375 (162.2744) | 344 (163.3940) | 439 (155.3716) | 282 (165.0972) |
| 2023-06-23 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 102 / 167 (643.3488) | 127 (157.1200) | 108 (160.5600) | 41 (170.8572) | 119 (154.8116) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 204 / 505 (673.6688) | 256 (167.4056) | 84 (173.7144) | 168 (170.2972) | 317 (162.2516) |
| 2022-06-24 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 111 / 164 (639.9432) | 89 (162.2516) | 35 (168.5600) | 140 (153.1544) | 128 (155.9772) |
| 2022-05-06 | UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest - Competitor's Series Kansas City, MO | 1 / 12 (683.9084) | 2 (174.2628) | 2 (173.1200) | 2 (173.1200) | 3 (163.4056) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 85 / 467 (488.4568) | 42 (174.2972) | 413 (153.0628) | 160 (167.4400) | 306 (159.9544) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 84 / 468 (489.6916) | 421 (154.2284) | 156 (167.9772) | 156 (168.5828) | 152 (168.5600) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 7 / 183 (683.9540) | 10 (173.7028) | 1 (177.1428) | 63 (165.6684) | 42 (167.4400) |
| 2019-05-03 | UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest(Invitational Competitor's Series) Kansas City, MO | 4 / 16 (664.4800) | 3 (170.8228) | 11 (156.5372) | 2 (173.1544) | 4 (163.9656) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #634 (302 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1105 (225 pts) | #1250 (195 pts) | #899 (345 pts) | #1584 (120 pts) | #1539 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1405 (170 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #1768 (125 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1156 (263 pts) | #1001 (353 pts) | #1354 (228 pts) | #1384 (228 pts) | #749 (518 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #830 (405 pts) | #852 (425 pts) | #795 (460 pts) | #912 (395 pts) | #575 (655 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #382 (979 pts) | #457 (839 pts) | #442 (889 pts) | #401 (929 pts) | #290 (1189 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #521 (596 pts) | #350 (871 pts) | #509 (651 pts) | #537 (616 pts) | #515 (621 pts) |