PoCo Porkers

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5951

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1434

peak 1434 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-04-24

latest 2025-09-12

Best ToY finish

#1717

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

663.8168 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Ohio

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.65 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 631.12 (+22.53)

Walk rate

29%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1428

Chicken · Smoke on the Ohio

Consistency

±23.47

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.70 · weakest Brisket (153.22)

Road miles

386

mi across 14 mapped stops

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Purse competed for

$64K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

631.12 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

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
2025-09-12

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

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.48 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 23%.

Brisket avg 153.22
Chicken avg 162.70
2 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GPAs PUB in 4 of their 4 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 (2020-10-23).

last seen 2018-09-07
back 2020-10-23

Chicken nemesis

11 of 11 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 11 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TEMPTATION STATION has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 71% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 71% across 8 contests, versus top 80% the rest of the year.

8 September contests
top 80% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke on the Ohio every year from 2021 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 9th

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.

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

HQO

#5960 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1501 at their best, 67 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2023-06-09

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK RADIO 810

#5950 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Disco Balls

#5945 of the rated field

1435 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before PoCo Porkers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT

#5953 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2022-05-06

⚔ Head-to-head

Hog Heaven BBQ

#5958 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2022-07-23

⚔ Head-to-head

MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE

#5954 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
LOCAL YOKELS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BIG RACK SMOKERS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Global Smokers	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
TEMPTATION STATION	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Kentucky Kookers	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Hickory Pit Stop	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OWENSBORO PORK PULLERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
POOH BEAR BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
AbiCue	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Z SMOKE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	3	1	173.1428	145.0744	162.70	top 67%
Pork Ribs	13	1	0	170.8228	143.8856	157.32	top 76%
Pork	13	1	0	166.2400	142.2056	157.88	top 79%
Brisket	13	2	0	169.6684	131.3144	153.22	top 76%

“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	11	0	top 78%
IL	2	0	top 92%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 66%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 79%
Large (40+)	2	top 98%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Ohio	7	9	0	top 69%	2025-09-12
Smokin' For Garrett	3	24	0	top 93%	2021-10-22

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.4 yrs 2015-04-24 → 2025-09-12

Busiest season 2022 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 12 of 14 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.70 · weakest Brisket (153.22)

Walk rate 29% a top-10 call in 4 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 2 of 14 contests

Master average 631.12 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 222 65–361 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 386 14 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1563 average field rating faced — tougher than 49% of rated contests

Purse competed for $63,630 listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 7 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs 2018-09-07 → 2020-10-23

Power rating 1434 peak 1434 · #5951 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Apr 3 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out
2015
Apr 24 Peak power rating (1487) Wabash Ribber Fest
2017
Sep 8 First call *Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)
2021
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
2022
Sep 9 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Ohio
Sep 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 Smoke on the Ohio
2025
Sep 12 Career-best overall score663.8168 Smoke on the Ohio
Sep 12 Most recent contest Smoke on the Ohio

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.7	Smoke on the Ohio	2025-09-12
+4.2	Smoke on the Ohio	2024-09-13
+2.6	Smoke on the Ohio	2021-09-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Wabash Ribber Fest	2015-04-24
-10.7	Smokin For Garrett	2020-10-23
-10.4	*Smoke On The Ohio(JUDGES FULL)	2018-09-07
-9	*Smokin For Garrett	2018-04-27
-8.9	*Smokin For Garrett	2017-06-02

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
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
2025-09-12	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	13 / 27 (663.8168)	11 (170.2512)	19 (163.9428)	19 (166.2284)	15 (163.3944)
2024-09-13	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	16 / 28 (663.3028)	17 (165.6800)	16 (166.2516)	18 (163.9312)	12 (167.4400)
2023-09-08	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	19 / 25 (651.1996)	22 (160.4912)	9 (170.8228)	23 (155.9084)	17 (163.9772)
2022-09-16	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL	23 / 27 (644.9252)	19 (168.5256)	26 (147.9200)	25 (158.8112)	11 (169.6684)
2022-09-09	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	9 / 12 (645.0056)	3 (173.1428)	12 (157.0972)	12 (150.8000)	8 (163.9656)
2021-10-22	Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN	24 / 27 (623.8172)	22 (161.6800)	12 (166.2628)	27 (144.4800)	22 (151.3944)
2021-09-10	Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN	9 / 16 (649.0516)	10 (163.4400)	12 (158.8116)	8 (161.6800)	8 (165.1200)
2020-10-23	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	40 / 41 (595.1088)	41 (145.0744)	39 (149.6572)	21 (166.2400)	41 (134.1372)
2018-09-07	*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)
2018-04-27	*Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	35 / 38 (607.7028)	19 (166.8228)	38 (143.8856)	32 (154.2516)	36 (142.7428)
2017-09-08	*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)
2017-06-02	*Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	28 / 31 (632.4684)	28 (158.8456)	23 (160.5716)	25 (163.3712)	29 (149.6800)
2015-04-24	Wabash Ribber Fest Mt. Carmel, IL	45 / 46 (590.1144)	43 (151.9772)	34 (151.9772)	44 (142.2056)	45 (143.9544)
2014-04-03	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	—	—	—	—	—

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

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
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)