OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS IN
Rating
1497
peak 1519
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2025-09-19
Best ToY finish
#165
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.27 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 667.40 (+2.86)
Walk rate
64%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.58
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.25 · weakest Brisket (164.87)
Road miles
3084
mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 276 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
JANKY LEG BBQ has finished one call ahead of OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HOBBIE BAR-B-Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 157.6800 | 166.26 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 157.0972 | 168.25 | top 45% |
| Pork | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 153.6228 | 168.01 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 152.4568 | 164.87 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 12 | 0 | top 56% |
| TN | 5 | 0 | top 59% |
| IL | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
| KY | 4 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (12 of 25 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (25 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 667.40
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 676.4456 | 676.45 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 652.4456 | 652.45 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 664.9368 | 664.94 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 686.1944 | 674.71 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 683.9544 | 664.94 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 667.8396 | 659.09 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 44 / 56 (676.4456) | 42 (169.1084) | 38 (169.6800) | 50 (165.6800) | 27 (171.9772) |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 25 / 27 (652.4456) | 27 (157.6800) | 13 (169.7144) | 15 (171.9656) | 26 (153.0856) |
| 2022-04-08 | CCSFEST Indianapolis, IN | 33 / 42 (664.9368) | 39 (163.9428) | 33 (165.0856) | 5 (175.4056) | 37 (160.5028) |
| 2021-10-22 | Smokin' For Garrett Boonville, IN | 12 / 27 (671.3028) | 7 (171.9656) | 9 (167.4172) | 8 (172.5600) | 21 (159.3600) |
| 2021-09-17 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 9 / 31 (686.1944) | 13 (169.1200) | 15 (168.5372) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (171.9772) |
| 2021-09-10 | Smoke on the Ohio Mt. Vernon, IN | 4 / 16 (681.6000) | 8 (166.8344) | 3 (170.8228) | 2 (174.2744) | 6 (169.6684) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smithfield Classic in Nashville Nashville, TN | 41 / 50 (673.0516) | 17 (172.5600) | 41 (167.3944) | 45 (165.1200) | 34 (167.9772) |
| 2021-08-13 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 19 / 30 (663.8516) | 25 (162.8116) | 23 (163.3828) | 13 (169.6800) | 13 (167.9772) |
| 2021-07-09 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 9 / 38 (682.2172) | 19 (168.5716) | 2 (175.4172) | 23 (165.6800) | 7 (172.5484) |
| 2021-06-19 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 2 Franklin, IN | 15 / 37 (678.7424) | 31 (165.6912) | 15 (170.2628) | 15 (171.9656) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2021-06-18 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | 18 / 51 (677.1084) | 45 (159.3828) | 8 (172.0000) | 4 (175.4400) | 18 (170.2856) |
| 2021-05-14 | Obion County Barbeque Cook Off Union City, TN | 15 / 31 (657.0288) | 19 (163.3828) | 17 (163.9888) | 10 (168.5716) | 19 (161.0856) |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 31 / 57 (675.9544) | 43 (161.7144) | 10 (174.8572) | 12 (173.7028) | 38 (165.6800) |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 23 / 41 (658.1716) | 20 (165.7144) | 32 (158.8228) | 20 (167.3944) | 20 (166.2400) |
| 2020-09-25 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN | 22 / 47 (683.9544) | 10 (174.2972) | 19 (170.8572) | 30 (166.8228) | 21 (171.9772) |
| 2020-08-14 | Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN | 45 / 50 (653.0056) | 45 (160.5716) | 2 (176.5828) | 49 (155.3600) | 43 (160.4912) |
| 2020-07-24 | Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY | 18 / 30 (667.3140) | 8 (170.8344) | 8 (171.4284) | 30 (158.2056) | 18 (166.8456) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 54 / 63 (658.1712) | 54 (163.4056) | 47 (161.6684) | 33 (167.9888) | 39 (165.1084) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 33 / 69 (669.0400) | 28 (168.5256) | 25 (167.4172) | 16 (171.9772) | 50 (161.1200) |
| 2019-09-20 | Grillin & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 15 / 34 (667.8396) | 8 (172.0000) | 14 (168.5372) | 4 (174.8456) | 28 (152.4568) |
| 2019-08-16 | Evansville BBQ Evansville, IN | 8 / 19 (660.9944) | 9 (164.5256) | 13 (159.3716) | 5 (171.9772) | 8 (165.1200) |
| 2019-07-26 | Effingham -Jam Effingham, IL | 20 / 26 (654.7660) | 20 (158.8344) | 9 (166.8344) | 16 (165.6916) | 13 (163.4056) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 17 / 26 (655.8168) | 15 (166.2512) | 13 (170.2628) | 25 (153.6228) | 10 (165.6800) |
| 2019-04-05 | Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off Franklin, KY | 23 / 28 (651.8288) | 12 (167.9888) | 24 (157.0972) | 22 (163.9428) | 21 (162.8000) |
| 2019-03-08 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 42 / 67 (663.2800) | 21 (170.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 64 (155.9200) | 62 (157.6456) |
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) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1539 (52 pts) | #1577 (52 pts) | #1118 (112 pts) | #1056 (102 pts) | #1539 (52 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #839 (185 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #165 (1110 pts) | #206 (920 pts) | #122 (1340 pts) | #109 (1390 pts) | #171 (1040 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #271 (415 pts) | #224 (550 pts) | #167 (680 pts) | #288 (425 pts) | #272 (435 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #607 (538 pts) | #532 (658 pts) | #426 (808 pts) | #532 (653 pts) | #607 (568 pts) |