Pork Dorks

Pork Dorks is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 7th of 36 at the Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). They are ranked #3416 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,416

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1495

peak 1504 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 17, 2014

latest Sep 5, 2025 · 10.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#2838

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

8% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

640.4572 / 720

Master · Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

312.18 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 313.13 (-0.95)

Walk rate

17%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

167.4400

Pork Ribs · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±10.21

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.27 · weakest Pork (153.67)

Road miles

1,086

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 508 mi

Schedule strength

15%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)

Purse competed for

$21K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.01 / 720

2 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

313.13 / 360

9 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Trip's Pit n Stick Bar-B-Que has finished one call ahead of Pork Dorks 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Stone Cold Grillers ahead in 100% of their meetings

Stone Cold Grillers has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of P-Ridge Smoke in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (May 4, 2018).

last seen May 29, 2015
back May 4, 2018

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

Mouth 2 Mouth ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Mouth 2 Mouth has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 40% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 40% across 3 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 56% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) every year from 2022 to 2025 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 7th

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2838 (52 pts)	#1982 (102 pts)	#1998 (97 pts)	#2836 (52 pts)	#2834 (52 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Pork Dorks, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DARKSIDE BBQ

#3,425 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Pork Dorks)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Pork Dorks has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Mates Nice Rack BBQ

#3,428 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1518

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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TWISTED OAK BARBECUE

#3,387 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1507

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

rated over 9 contests

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CUMBIA BBQ TEAM

#3,389 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 90%
Peak: 1495

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2025
on a 7-contest top-10 run

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BUBBA'S SMOKEYARD BBQ

#3,403 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1495

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2016

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MEATWAGON BBQ

#3,404 of the rated field

1495 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1522

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Pork Dorks's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
De La 'Que	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
I'd Smoke That	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Mouth 2 Mouth	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Que's Your Daddy?	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BIG BAD WOLVES	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Pig Floyd	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
PORKLANDIA	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Stone Cold Grillers	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	0	0	166.8228	146.2972	158.27	top 56%
Pork Ribs	11	2	1	167.4400	140.5028	156.88	top 55%
Pork	2	0	0	162.8000	144.5372	153.67	top 85%
Brisket	2	0	0	162.2400	147.9428	155.09	top 73%

“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)	8	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	6	top 51%
AL	3	top 51%
OH	2	top 83%

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 51%	Sep 5, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season — 2 contests

Contests a season 1.2 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 6 of 12 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 364 finished ahead 273 times, behind 259

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs May 29, 2015 → May 4, 2018

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

20251 milestone

Sep 5 Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

20244 milestones

Aug 24 First overall top-10 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.4056 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 24 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4400 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 24 Peak power rating (1504) Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

20231 milestone

Sep 16 10th tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

20211 milestone

Aug 13 First call Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20141 milestone

Oct 17 Career-best overall score640.4572 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival

—1 milestone

First tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.5	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 24, 2024
+7.6	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 3, 2019
+4.2	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	Aug 13, 2021
+3.3	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sep 16, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	PigMania Lima	May 29, 2015
-8.6	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Sep 5, 2025
-5.3	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 17, 2014
-4.2	Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Oct 22, 2021
-1.4	Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)	Aug 20, 2022

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)
—	2	0	0%	top 53%	83.3%	83.2%
2025	1	0	0%	top 79%	85.1%	85.1%
2024	1	1	100%	top 19%	92.1%	92.1%
2023	1	0	0%	top 43%	90%	90%
2022	1	0	0%	top 56%	85.6%	85.6%
2021	2	0	50%	top 57%	88.4%	87.7%
2019	1	0	0%	top 37%	88.3%	88.3%
2018	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2015	1	0	0%	top 96%	86.9%	86.9%
2014	1	0	0%	top 69%	89%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 5, 2025	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	30 / 38 (306.2516)	24 (158.2516)	31 (148)	—	—
Aug 24, 2024	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	7 / 36 (331.4056)	16 (163.9656)	6 (167.4400)	—	—
Sep 16, 2023	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	15 / 35 (323.9656)	18 (161.1084)	17 (162.8572)	—	—
Aug 20, 2022	Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	23 / 41 (308)	17 (154.8456)	26 (153.1544)	—	—
Oct 22, 2021	Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL	21 / 30 (318.2516)	26 (157.7028)	18 (160.5488)	—	—
Aug 13, 2021	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	22 / 49 (313.1888)	44 (146.2972)	3 (166.8916)	—	—
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	20 / 54 (317.8060)	20 (158.3200)	26 (159.4860)	—	—
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	—	—	—	—	—
May 29, 2015	PigMania Lima Lima, OH	26 / 27 (625.5656)	15 (166.8228)	16 (166.2628)	27 (144.5372)	25 (147.9428)
Oct 17, 2014	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	25 / 36 (640.4572)	25 (161.7144)	27 (153.7028)	25 (162.8000)	19 (162.2400)
—	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	21 / 39 (299.3712)	16 (152.5484)	28 (146.8228)	—	—
—	Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL	20 / 38 (299.8972)	13 (159.3944)	30 (140.5028)	—	—

Pork Dorks

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

Backyard avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

An August team

A standing appointment

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

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)