A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
PORKLANDIA ahead in 100% of their meetings
PORKLANDIA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BoriBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1512 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2022-08-20
latest 2026-08-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
314.50
last 5 Backyard vs avg 314.50 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.73
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.06 · weakest Chicken (155.44)
Road miles
2
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Purse competed for
$3K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
314.50 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (3 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.
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of P-Ridge Smoke in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
A standing appointment
5
years running at one contest
They've cooked Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 12th
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.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3559 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before BoriBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3561 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before BoriBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#3542 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Level with BoriBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3541 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before BoriBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before BoriBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-Ridge Smoke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| De La 'Que | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Que's Your Daddy? | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| I'd Smoke That | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Mouth 2 Mouth | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKLANDIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 148.5828 | 155.44 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 151.3944 | 159.06 | top 58% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 | 12 | 0 | top 57% | 2026-08-15 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2022-08-20 → 2026-08-15
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 159.06 · weakest Chicken (155.44)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Backyard average
314.50
out of 360 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
90
79–96 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1510
average field rating faced — tougher than 7% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$2,880
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2022-08-20 → 2023-09-16
Power rating
1492
peak 1512 · #3556 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2022
- First tracked contest Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2023
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.8572 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1200 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2024
- First call Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score327.4056 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1512) Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 2026
- Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.3 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-08-24 |
| +5.6 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-09-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-08-15 |
| -8.1 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-09-05 |
| -0.3 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-08-20 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 34% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 27 / 30 (301.1200) | 25 (149.7256) | 27 (151.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 29 / 38 (306.8116) | 28 (152.5600) | 27 (154.2516) | — | — |
| 2024-08-24 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 12 / 36 (327.4056) | 8 (168.5828) | 19 (158.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-09-16 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 12 / 35 (326.8572) | 24 (157.7372) | 11 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 21 / 41 (310.2860) | 32 (148.5828) | 18 (161.7032) | — | — |