High-water mark
669.0400
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.0400 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 27, 2013
Pork-U BBQ
Pork-U BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 11th of 15 at the Southern Utah BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #4034 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “.Pork U BBQ” and “Pork-U-BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
peak 1510 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest May 18, 2018 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.14 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 640.74 (-4.60)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.50 · weakest Brisket (155.07)
Road miles
4,053
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 1,478 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.74 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pork-U BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1482
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with Pork-U BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1482
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1483
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,036 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Fewer contests behind them than Pork-U BBQ has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Smoked Your Butt | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Years Leftovers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Grilligans Island | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUEAL OF APPROVAL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 155.3716 | 161.94 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 145.1430 | 160.23 | top 55% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 157.7372 | 163.50 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2860 | 147.9656 | 155.07 | top 65% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 58% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 4 | 12 | 0 | top 55% | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 65% | May 16, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 9 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
275
finished ahead 245 times, behind 314
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Sep 23, 2016 → May 18, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Southern Utah BBQ Festival
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0400 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best overall score669.0400 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1510) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.1 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 27, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 26, 2014 |
| -7.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -6 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 16, 2014 |
| -4.6 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival | May 18, 2018 |
| -2.7 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | May 10, 2013 |
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 | 100% | top 73% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.9% | 87.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 92.9% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2018 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival Washington, UT | 11 / 15 (652.5144) | 5 (167.4172) | 13 (154.8344) | 10 (169.1200) | 9 (161.1428) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 82 / 111 (627.8976) | 90 (155.3716) | 42 (165.0972) | 85 (157.7372) | 93 (149.6916) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 62 / 112 (642.6972) | 45 (165.6916) | 60 (162.2856) | 40 (166.2400) | 95 (148.4800) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 88 / 112 (617.6456) | 79 (158.2628) | 81 (153.1200) | 73 (158.2972) | 90 (147.9656) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 16, 2014 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 35 / 50 (639.9432) | 41 (157.7144) | 16 (168) | 40 (158.2744) | 35 (155.9544) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 12 / 114 (669.0400) | 41 (164.5372) | 6 (173.1200) | 5 (175.4172) | 65 (155.9656) |
| May 10, 2013 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 31 / 52 (635.4288) | 17 (164.5714) | 49 (145.1430) | 33 (159.4284) | 9 (166.2860) |