PoCo Porkers

PoCo Porkers is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 12 at the Smoke on the Ohio (2022). They are ranked #6070 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “PO CO PORKERS”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,070

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1431

peak 1431 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 24, 2015

latest Sep 11, 2026 · 11.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1028

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

13% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

663.8168 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Ohio

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.09 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 633.34 (+23.75)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1428

Chicken · Smoke on the Ohio

Consistency

±23.99

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.36 · weakest Brisket (154.48)

Road miles

388

across 15 mapped stops

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$73K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.34 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

663.8168 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.8168 at Smoke on the Ohio — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 12, 2025

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Kentucky Kookers has finished one call ahead of PoCo Porkers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.88 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 21%.

Brisket avg 154.48
Chicken avg 163.36
2 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GPAs PUB in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Smokin For Garrett (Oct 23, 2020).

last seen Sep 7, 2018
back Oct 23, 2020

Chicken nemesis

12 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

LOCAL YOKELS BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LOCAL YOKELS BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TEMPTATION STATION has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke on the Ohio every year from 2021 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 9th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#1028 (71 pts)	#976 (116 pts)	#1434 (56 pts)	#1073 (71 pts)	#871 (121 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1717 (113 pts)	#1443 (158 pts)	#1760 (113 pts)	#1562 (128 pts)	#1739 (113 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2155 (69 pts)	#1665 (149 pts)	#2234 (74 pts)	#2137 (84 pts)	#2879 (54 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PoCo Porkers, each with one reason worth a look.

54 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Big daddys bbq

#6,078 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1511

They've been 1511 at their best, 80 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 24, 2024

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2 GREEKS BBQ

#6,076 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1431

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2025

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LICENSE TO GRILL

#6,075 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1431

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2025

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BREWBQUE

#6,066 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1431

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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REVIN IT UP BBQ

#6,077 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1431

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before PoCo Porkers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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Get Your Grill On

#6,064 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1431

Level with PoCo Porkers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Global Smokers	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
TEMPTATION STATION	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
BIG RACK SMOKERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Hickory Pit Stop	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Kentucky Kookers	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
POOH BEAR BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
AbiCue	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
JaBs BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GPAs PUB	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	3	1	173.1428	145.0744	163.36	top 65%
Pork Ribs	14	1	0	170.8228	143.8856	157.18	top 77%
Pork	14	1	0	166.2400	142.2056	158.32	top 79%
Brisket	14	2	0	170.9028	131.3144	154.48	top 74%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 66%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 79%
Large (40+)	2	top 98%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IN	12	0	top 78%
IL	2	0	top 92%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Ohio	8	9	0	top 71%	Sep 11, 2026
Smokin' For Garrett	3	24	0	top 93%	Oct 22, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 13 of 15 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 225 finished ahead 70 times, behind 381

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Sep 7, 2018 → Oct 23, 2020

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Sep 11 Most recent contest Smoke on the Ohio

20251 milestone

Sep 12 Career-best overall score663.8168 Smoke on the Ohio

20222 milestones

Sep 9 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Ohio
Sep 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 Smoke on the Ohio

20212 milestones

Sep 10 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Ohio
Sep 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0516 Smoke on the Ohio

20171 milestone

Sep 8 First call Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)

20151 milestone

Apr 24 Peak power rating (1487) Wabash Ribber Fest

20141 milestone

Apr 3 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.7	Smoke on the Ohio	Sep 12, 2025
+4.2	Smoke on the Ohio	Sep 13, 2024
+2.6	Smoke on the Ohio	Sep 10, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Wabash Ribber Fest	Apr 24, 2015
-10.7	Smokin For Garrett	Oct 23, 2020
-10.4	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 7, 2018
-9	Smokin For Garrett	Apr 27, 2018
-8.9	Smokin For Garrett	Jun 2, 2017

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0%	top 81%	92%	92%
2025	1	0	0%	top 48%	92.2%	92.2%
2024	1	0	0%	top 57%	92.1%	92.1%
2023	1	0	100%	top 76%	90.4%	90.4%
2022	2	1	50%	top 80%	89.6%	89.6%
2021	2	1	50%	top 73%	90.1%	88.4%
2020	1	0	0%	top 98%	82.7%	82.7%
2018	2	0	0%	top 94%	85.1%	84.8%
2017	2	0	50%	top 83%	87.8%	87.3%
2015	1	0	0%	top 98%	82%	82%
2014	1	0	0%	—	—	—

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2026	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	21 / 26 (662.2172)	12 (171.9772)	24 (155.3716)	21 (163.9656)	11 (170.9028)
Sep 12, 2025	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	13 / 27 (663.8168)	11 (170.2512)	19 (163.9428)	19 (166.2284)	15 (163.3944)
Sep 13, 2024	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	16 / 28 (663.3028)	17 (165.6800)	16 (166.2516)	18 (163.9312)	12 (167.4400)
Sep 8, 2023	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	19 / 25 (651.1996)	22 (160.4912)	9 (170.8228)	23 (155.9084)	17 (163.9772)
Sep 16, 2022	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL	23 / 27 (644.9252)	19 (168.5256)	26 (147.9200)	25 (158.8112)	11 (169.6684)
Sep 9, 2022	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	9 / 12 (645.0056)	3 (173.1428)	12 (157.0972)	12 (150.8000)	8 (163.9656)
Oct 22, 2021	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	24 / 27 (623.8172)	22 (161.6800)	12 (166.2628)	27 (144.4800)	22 (151.3944)
Sep 10, 2021	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	9 / 16 (649.0516)	10 (163.4400)	12 (158.8116)	8 (161.6800)	8 (165.1200)
Oct 23, 2020	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	40 / 41 (595.1088)	41 (145.0744)	39 (149.6572)	21 (166.2400)	41 (134.1372)
Sep 7, 2018	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	27 / 28 (613.0284)	22 (158.2856)	26 (149.1200)	22 (160.5712)	27 (145.0516)
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	35 / 38 (607.7028)	19 (166.8228)	38 (143.8856)	32 (154.2516)	36 (142.7428)
Sep 8, 2017	Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN	22 / 29 (625.0292)	8 (170.8572)	21 (158.8460)	19 (164.0116)	29 (131.3144)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	28 / 31 (632.4684)	28 (158.8456)	23 (160.5716)	25 (163.3712)	29 (149.6800)
Apr 24, 2015	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	45 / 46 (590.1144)	43 (151.9772)	34 (151.9772)	44 (142.2056)	45 (143.9544)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	—	—	—	—	—

PoCo Porkers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)