A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
We Be Porken
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1506 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-05-31
latest 2014-09-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.62 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 650.32 (-3.70)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.93 · weakest Pork (159.27)
Road miles
561
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Master avg
650.32 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−5.7
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.66 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.
- Pork avg 159.27
- Pork Ribs avg 164.93
- 0 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
8–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PIG APPROVED BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
7 of 7
shared pork ribs entries lost
SPITFIRE ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
CITY SLICKERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±1.35%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.35% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.3% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1502
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to We Be Porken)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team We Be Porken has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3327 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1497
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3310 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1497
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with We Be Porken on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3322 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIG APPROVED BBQ | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| TIPPYCANOE BBQ CREW | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG T'Z Q CRU | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| F n G BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| CITY SLICKERS BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| C R BUTTS SMOKE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| ACES HIGH BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| MYASSIS SMOKIN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Skin BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggy Blues BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 157.0856 | 163.27 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 158.2628 | 164.93 | top 46% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 147.9316 | 159.27 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7372 | 150.8000 | 162.85 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 54% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 46% | 2014-08-08 |
| Smokin in Steele | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 68% | 2014-05-30 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2014-09-12
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
7
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.93 · weakest Pork (159.27)
Walk rate
44%
a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
650.32
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
229
196–248 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
561
9 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Power rating
1497
peak 1506 · #3320 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' in Steele
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4282 Smokin' in Steele
- Career-best overall score660.5710 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- First call Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2856 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Peak power rating (1506) 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
- 2014
- Most recent contest King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.2 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2013-08-09 |
| +2.6 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2014-08-08 |
| +1.7 | Big Island BBQ | 2014-08-22 |
| +1.6 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ | 2013-08-23 |
| +1.5 | Smokin' in Steele | 2013-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Smokin in Steele | 2014-05-30 |
| -1.5 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off | 2013-09-13 |
| -1.3 | King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off | 2014-09-12 |
| -0.2 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship | 2013-06-15 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 91.6% | 89.4% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 50% | 91.7% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-12 | King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN | 22 / 36 (639.3144) | 30 (157.0856) | 10 (165.6800) | 32 (153.1316) | 20 (163.4172) |
| 2014-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 28 / 54 (659.2916) | 39 (162.2284) | 40 (162.2516) | 29 (164.5372) | 19 (170.2744) |
| 2014-08-08 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 19 / 40 (647.8628) | 23 (162.2516) | 24 (158.2628) | 33 (154.7884) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2014-05-30 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 59 / 67 (629.0284) | 52 (163.9540) | 43 (163.4400) | 65 (147.9316) | 52 (153.7028) |
| 2013-09-13 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 23 / 39 (657.6112) | 20 (165.6684) | 19 (166.8112) | 38 (151.3944) | 7 (173.7372) |
| 2013-08-23 | 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 24 / 50 (655.3260) | 27 (166.2400) | 19 (166.2516) | 29 (164.0000) | 24 (158.8344) |
| 2013-08-09 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 22 / 50 (652.4568) | 20 (165.7028) | 4 (174.2856) | 30 (161.6684) | 37 (150.8000) |
| 2013-06-15 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 36 / 68 (660.5710) | 47 (162.8570) | 43 (162.2856) | 25 (167.4284) | 29 (168.0000) |
| 2013-05-31 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 24 / 51 (651.4282) | 25 (163.4286) | 16 (165.1428) | 13 (168.5712) | 35 (154.2856) |