The metronome
±2.48%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 85.9% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
PORK STARS
PORK STARS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 18th of 19 at the Burg Fest BBQ Contest (2015). Also listed in KCBS results as “PORKSTARS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2013
latest Jul 8, 2016 · 2.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.12 · weakest Brisket (148.79)
Road miles
2,690
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 699 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
618.27 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PORK STARS, each with one reason worth a look.
PORK STARS 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 155 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Fewer contests behind them than PORK STARS has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
They turned up 10 years after PORK STARS did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#4,740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with PORK STARS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Fewer contests behind them than PORK STARS has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,731 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Fewer contests behind them than PORK STARS has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Fewer contests behind them than PORK STARS has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 145.6572 | 151.24 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 144.5600 | 157.12 | top 66% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 150.8228 | 161.12 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6112 | 141.0744 | 148.79 | top 88% |
“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 95% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 72% | Aug 22, 2014 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
128
finished ahead 30 times, behind 124
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20143 milestones
- First call Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score637.5652 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4056 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1495) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -10.1 | Burg Fest BBQ Contest | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -5.9 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -5.5 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 23, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 84% | 84% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.8% | 82.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2016 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO | 39 / 40 (605.0172) | 38 (153.0972) | 39 (144.5600) | 36 (157.6684) | 35 (149.6916) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Burg Fest BBQ Contest Warrensburg, MO | 18 / 19 (596.4232) | 19 (145.6572) | 14 (158.8688) | 19 (150.8228) | 19 (141.0744) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 33 / 45 (637.5652) | 44 (148.4912) | 9 (171.4056) | 20 (166.8800) | 39 (150.7884) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 38 / 54 (634.0796) | 41 (157.7028) | 40 (153.6572) | 12 (169.1084) | 41 (153.6112) |