High-water mark
343.4056
career-best overall
95.4% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 343.4056 at Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) — 95.4% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Aug 15, 2026
PORKLANDIA
PORKLANDIA is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 30 at the Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #2136 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1533
peak 1533 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 20, 2022
latest Aug 15, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
50% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
329.21 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 327.78 (+1.43)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.54
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.67 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.11)
Road miles
2
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Purse competed for
$3,480
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
327.78 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PORKLANDIA, each with one reason worth a look.
82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1534
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1533
Level with PORKLANDIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,145 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1533
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before PORKLANDIA's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,147 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1533
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before PORKLANDIA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,126 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1537
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before PORKLANDIA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,143 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1533
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before PORKLANDIA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La 'Que | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| I'd Smoke That | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Que's Your Daddy? | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Mouth 2 Mouth | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BoriBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| P-Ridge Smoke | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Dorks | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 164.5484 | 166.67 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 151.9312 | 161.11 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 | 7 | 0 | top 31% | Aug 15, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
104
finished ahead 150 times, behind 62
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Aug 20, 2022 → Sep 16, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- Career-best overall score343.4056 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1533) Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20232 milestones
- First overall top-10 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score336.5372 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.3 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| +9.1 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 16, 2023 |
| +7.7 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 24, 2024 |
| +6.1 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2022 |
| +0.9 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 5, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 95.4% | 95.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 28% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 7 / 30 (343.4056) | 5 (172) | 8 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 18 / 38 (321.0744) | 13 (164.5600) | 23 (156.5144) | — | — |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 10 / 36 (328.5484) | 15 (164.5600) | 11 (163.9884) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 8 / 35 (336.5372) | 8 (169.7144) | 14 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 13 / 41 (320.6060) | 7 (164.6172) | 24 (155.9888) | — | — |
| — | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 12 / 38 (316.4796) | 6 (164.5484) | 20 (151.9312) | — | — |