Pork Pullers

Pork Pullers is a competition barbecue team with 61 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Border War Barbeque (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #550 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#550

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1668

peak 1684 · rated over 57 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 22, 2014

latest Oct 30, 2024 · 10.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#200

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 61 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

699.4284 / 720

Master · Border War Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

678.19 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 671.00 (+7.19)

Walk rate

61%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Chicken · Derby BBQ Festival

Consistency

±16.16

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.81 · weakest Brisket (166.91)

Road miles

4,760

across 61 mapped stops · furthest 200 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)

Purse competed for

$377K

listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 20 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.00 / 720

58 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (17 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.0116 points from the title

Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) (Sep 8, 2017).

Among the elite

#550 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1668 puts them #550 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1668
peak 1684
57 rated contests

Against the odds

10-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 90 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Border War Barbeque (Oct 27, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 10-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, DIRT ROAD BBQ.

Giant slayer

46 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 46-team field at Border War Barbeque.

Oct 27, 2017

They almost always walk

61% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 37 of 61 contests

A top-10 category call in 61% of their 61 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.4284 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.4284 at Border War Barbeque — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 27, 2017

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

HIGH i QUE has finished one call ahead of Pork Pullers 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

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A tough matchup

26–3 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 26 of their 29 shared contests.

The drought

36 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Border War Barbeque on Oct 27, 2017 — 36 contests and 8.9 years ago.

last GC Oct 27, 2017
8.9 years ago

A strong matchup

16–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ (Jul 23, 2021).

last seen Oct 11, 2019
back Jul 23, 2021

Chicken nemesis

26 of 30 shared chicken entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 87% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 26 of 30 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PIG NEWTON has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 30% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 30% across 10 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

10 August contests
top 40% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,760 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,760 miles across 61 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 200 miles to 7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition.

61 mapped stops
furthest 200 mi

The metronome

±2.21% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.2% of a perfect score
61 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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
2024 ↗	Master	#1073 (86 pts)	#1082 (106 pts)	#1099 (116 pts)	#1182 (71 pts)	#902 (126 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#552 (321 pts)	#465 (471 pts)	#663 (316 pts)	#635 (271 pts)	#566 (321 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#625 (295 pts)	#734 (245 pts)	#1090 (125 pts)	#820 (195 pts)	#652 (295 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1117 (88 pts)	#946 (128 pts)	#1600 (53 pts)	#791 (178 pts)	#1233 (63 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#426 (760 pts)	#333 (940 pts)	#475 (725 pts)	#419 (810 pts)	#385 (850 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#200 (1,402 pts)	#249 (1,217 pts)	#155 (1,507 pts)	#255 (1,182 pts)	#180 (1,477 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#297 (1,222 pts)	#450 (862 pts)	#305 (1,142 pts)	#367 (1,022 pts)	#322 (1,142 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#612 (636 pts)	#520 (776 pts)	#580 (706 pts)	#569 (716 pts)	#556 (721 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#436 (874 pts)	#428 (899 pts)	#538 (724 pts)	#453 (854 pts)	#488 (769 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1892 (110 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#1814 (135 pts)	#1535 (180 pts)	#1739 (145 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE

#551 of the rated field

1668 power rating

Contests: 61
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1737

They've been 1737 at their best, 69 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 57 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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ACK-QUE

#549 of the rated field

1668 power rating

Contests: 89
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1730

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 89 contests to 61.

rated over 87 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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WOODHOUSE BARBECUE

#552 of the rated field

1668 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1678

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Pork Pullers's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 34 contests

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HONKY-TONK SMOKERS

#553 of the rated field

1668 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1697

5–2 in 7 shared contests (71% to Pork Pullers)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — Pork Pullers ahead 5–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

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NCOGNITO COOKERS

#554 of the rated field

1668 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1668

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Pork Pullers)

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 41 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2020

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TWISTED PAIR BBQ

#540 of the rated field

1670 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 94
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1673

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Pork Pullers)

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

rated over 91 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH i QUE	30	9	21	30%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	30	6	24	20%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	30	5	25	17%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	29	3	26	10%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	24	7	17	29%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	22	14	8	64%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	22	14	8	64%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare
BULL CREEK BBQ	22	7	15	32%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	22	5	17	23%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	58	16	2	4	178.8800	149.1200	168.81	top 43%
Pork Ribs	58	13	1	4	178.8800	150.8228	167.62	top 44%
Pork	58	16	1	4	178.8800	153.0628	167.66	top 45%
Brisket	58	19	0	4	178.2972	135.9316	166.91	top 41%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	20	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	37	1	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	48	1	top 38%
MO	9	0	top 46%
NE	1	0	top 55%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival	7	3	0	top 20%	Aug 26, 2022
Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ	6	10	0	top 50%	Jul 23, 2021
Border War Barbeque	3	1	1	top 44%	Oct 26, 2018
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	44	0	top 24%	Sep 27, 2023
Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ	2	10	0	top 51%	May 17, 2024
Johnson County BBQ Challenge	2	9	0	top 34%	Jul 5, 2019
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	86	0	top 37%	Sep 15, 2018
Table Rock Boats and Bones	2	20	0	top 62%	Sep 16, 2017
Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ	2	11	0	top 54%	Jul 14, 2017
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	23	0	top 80%	Apr 28, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 14 contests

Contests a season 6.1 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 51 of 61 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 37 10 of them more than once

First title Oct 27, 2017 Border War Barbeque

Opponents faced 1,959 finished ahead 3,498 times, behind 1,741

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Oct 11, 2019 → Jul 23, 2021

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

20241 milestone

Oct 30 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

20231 milestone

Sep 27 Peak power rating (1684) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20211 milestone

Sep 16 50th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20181 milestone

Jun 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 Derby BBQ Festival

20176 milestones

Sep 8 First overall podium Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Sep 8 First Reserve Championship Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Oct 27 First Grand Championship Border War Barbeque
Oct 27 25th tracked contest Border War Barbeque
Oct 27 Biggest field won (46 teams) Border War Barbeque
Oct 27 Career-best overall score699.4284 Border War Barbeque

20161 milestone

Apr 29 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20152 milestones

Aug 28 First overall top-10 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
Sep 25 First category win (Pork) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

20143 milestones

Aug 22 First tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
Aug 22 First call East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival
Aug 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1200 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	Border War Barbeque	Oct 27, 2017
+14.9	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 8, 2017
+14.8	Border War BBQ	Oct 23, 2015
+14.5	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 25, 2015
+13.1	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL)	Apr 27, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2	Mar 3, 2018
-8.9	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)	Oct 11, 2019
-8.4	Table Rock Boats and Bones	Sep 17, 2016
-8.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 28, 2017
-8.2	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ	Jul 14, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2024	4	0	0	0	25%	top 57%	94.7%	93.8%
2023	4	0	2	1	50%	top 39%	94.9%	94.5%
2022	3	0	1	0	33%	top 21%	96.5%	95.2%
2021	2	0	0	0	50%	top 37%	92.8%	92.7%
2019	9	0	1	0	67%	top 34%	95.3%	93.5%
2018	14	0	7	2	71%	top 34%	96.4%	94%
2017	9	1	3	0	78%	top 41%	97.1%	93.1%
2016	8	0	0	0	50%	top 56%	94.3%	91.4%
2015	7	0	3	1	57%	top 39%	96.6%	92.5%
2014	1	0	0	0	100%	top 26%	90.7%	90.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	234 / 444 (674.7200)	55 (176.5600)	213 (169.6916)	290 (165.6684)	317 (162.8000)
Aug 23, 2024	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS	24 / 42 (669.5884)	21 (169.1428)	22 (170.2628)	8 (175.4056)	32 (154.7772)
May 17, 2024	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	19 / 31 (681.6344)	15 (174.2744)	13 (171.9772)	22 (164.5372)	11 (170.8456)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	132 / 487 (683.3828)	18 (178.2972)	326 (164.5600)	187 (170.2628)	156 (170.2628)
Aug 26, 2023	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	8 / 16 (681.6232)	1 (178.2972)	8 (173.1316)	10 (166.2400)	10 (163.9544)
Jul 28, 2023	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	10 / 25 (675.3028)	13 (169.7028)	11 (171.9772)	16 (163.9428)	8 (169.6800)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	183 / 505 (675.9200)	223 (168.5372)	270 (166.8228)	138 (171.4400)	161 (169.1200)
Aug 26, 2022	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	3 / 45 (694.8000)	5 (176.5600)	24 (166.8228)	10 (173.1200)	3 (178.2972)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	44 / 467 (501.0512)	115 (171.4056)	402 (154.2400)	281 (162.8800)	121 (169.7028)
Jul 23, 2021	Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	18 / 28 (666.1940)	10 (170.2744)	26 (159.3828)	5 (173.1428)	23 (163.3940)
Oct 11, 2019	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	30 / 51 (662.7656)	22 (169.1200)	40 (158.8344)	22 (168.5484)	25 (166.2628)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	52 / 468 (499.3716)	307 (162.2284)	26 (175.4288)	259 (164.5484)	144 (169.1316)
Aug 23, 2019	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	14 / 66 (681.1084)	8 (173.7028)	14 (171.4400)	47 (160.5484)	5 (175.4172)
Aug 16, 2019	BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	35 / 68 (670.1828)	54 (161.6572)	9 (174.8572)	39 (165.1428)	27 (168.5256)
Jul 26, 2019	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	12 / 41 (678.2284)	25 (166.2512)	4 (174.8572)	13 (169.7144)	18 (167.4056)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	19 / 59 (682.2512)	34 (167.4172)	13 (173.7028)	21 (170.8456)	18 (170.2856)
Jul 5, 2019	Johnson County BBQ Challenge 🏅 Warrensburg, MO	18 / 37 (669.6000)	2 (177.7144)	26 (160.5028)	7 (171.4172)	26 (159.9656)
Jun 7, 2019	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	16 / 39 (663.3028)	12 (168.5372)	31 (156.5372)	22 (165.6684)	4 (172.5600)
Apr 26, 2019	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	6 / 42 (686.2288)	9 (173.7144)	16 (167.9656)	3 (176.0116)	13 (168.5372)
Oct 26, 2018	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	33 / 56 (666.7544)	35 (166.2744)	8 (174.8688)	39 (162.7884)	39 (162.8228)
Oct 12, 2018	15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	20 / 69 (688.5828)	44 (166.8228)	11 (175.4628)	16 (172.5716)	18 (173.7256)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	103 / 467 (677.6224)	183 (168.5484)	140 (169.7028)	145 (169.1084)	108 (170.2628)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	86 / 164 (681.0400)	93 (170.8228)	85 (169.1200)	83 (170.8344)	88 (170.2628)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	9 / 67 (679.9772)	8 (171.9884)	29 (166.2744)	22 (167.4172)	6 (174.2972)
Jul 27, 2018	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	10 / 27 (677.0400)	12 (170.2628)	8 (171.4288)	15 (169.1084)	11 (166.2400)
Jul 6, 2018	Johnson County BBQ Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Warrensburg, MO	9 / 47 (681.6572)	10 (172)	16 (169.7144)	23 (166.2400)	3 (173.7028)
Jun 8, 2018	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	6 / 40 (681.1200)	1 (178.8800)	13 (168)	13 (168)	17 (166.2400)
May 18, 2018	7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	23 / 42 (657.0056)	18 (166.8228)	29 (158.2516)	29 (161.0856)	10 (170.8456)
May 4, 2018	Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS	5 / 29 (684.4684)	8 (171.4056)	5 (172.5716)	8 (171.9656)	11 (168.5256)
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO	5 / 53 (694.2856)	24 (168)	1 (178.8800)	17 (169.7028)	2 (177.7028)
Apr 21, 2018	Fire N Up in the Flint Hills Council Grove, KS	4 / 21 (675.8396)	15 (162.7884)	2 (173.1200)	2 (171.4056)	8 (168.5256)
Mar 3, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shootout Day 2 Cheney, KS	39 / 42 (655.3376)	25 (167.9772)	36 (161.6916)	31 (165.1088)	37 (160.5600)
Mar 2, 2018	Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS	18 / 47 (677.6344)	34 (165.6916)	21 (167.9772)	8 (173.7028)	19 (170.2628)
Oct 27, 2017	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	1 / 46 (699.4284)	18 (172.5484)	8 (172)	2 (178.3200)	7 (176.5600)
Oct 13, 2017	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	12 / 55 (689.6684)	22 (173.1200)	15 (173.1428)	26 (169.6800)	9 (173.7256)
Sep 22, 2017	Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS	17 / 35 (665.5888)	18 (167.3828)	29 (159.3944)	20 (165.6916)	7 (173.1200)
Sep 16, 2017	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	20 / 47 (676.9940)	16 (171.4056)	20 (169.6800)	41 (161.6456)	10 (174.2628)
Sep 8, 2017	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	2 / 29 (690.2628)	8 (172.5600)	2 (173.1772)	5 (173.7028)	7 (170.8228)
Aug 25, 2017	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	7 / 57 (688.5372)	14 (169.7028)	2 (177.7144)	17 (170.2628)	12 (170.8572)
Jul 28, 2017	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	18 / 27 (641.5428)	16 (166.2628)	14 (163.9428)	23 (153.0628)	22 (158.2744)
Jul 14, 2017	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	22 / 26 (631.7824)	20 (159.9428)	24 (150.8228)	9 (170.2512)	24 (150.7656)
Apr 28, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	25 / 30 (649.0168)	29 (155.4056)	28 (157.6800)	20 (166.8228)	11 (169.1084)
Oct 21, 2016	Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS	27 / 38 (650.7200)	19 (166.8572)	21 (166.2284)	24 (163.3944)	31 (154.2400)
Sep 17, 2016	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	35 / 43 (652.9024)	39 (159.3484)	29 (165.0972)	38 (158.7768)	20 (169.6800)
Aug 26, 2016	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	30 / 61 (649.5312)	15 (169.1200)	39 (161.0972)	29 (163.9312)	42 (155.3828)
Jul 29, 2016	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	20 / 36 (654.1600)	6 (173.1544)	22 (164.5372)	29 (158.8228)	23 (157.6456)
Jul 15, 2016	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	11 / 46 (678.7772)	8 (172)	16 (170.2744)	4 (176)	30 (160.5028)
Jun 17, 2016	Eureka BBQ Bash Eureka, KS	12 / 26 (663.3256)	21 (161.1200)	4 (172.5600)	15 (163.3828)	8 (166.2628)
Apr 29, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS	23 / 30 (646.1368)	26 (159.9656)	23 (159.9656)	27 (156.5028)	5 (169.7028)
Apr 22, 2016	8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	25 / 60 (668.5144)	36 (165.1200)	30 (166.8344)	16 (171.4172)	25 (165.1428)
Oct 23, 2015	Border War BBQ Osawatomie, KS	4 / 35 (689.1544)	3 (175.4516)	5 (171.4400)	5 (172.5828)	8 (169.6800)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	4 / 112 (695.4284)	33 (167.4056)	16 (172.5600)	1 (178.8800)	3 (176.5828)
Sep 11, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	21 / 28 (655.3140)	23 (159.9540)	21 (160.5144)	15 (167.4400)	17 (167.4056)
Aug 28, 2015	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	9 / 65 (667.9428)	4 (175.4056)	11 (170.2628)	26 (164)	36 (158.2744)
Jul 24, 2015	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	12 / 26 (668.5260)	6 (171.4172)	13 (165.1200)	18 (165.1544)	14 (166.8344)
May 23, 2015	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	29 / 62 (667.9656)	16 (171.4400)	31 (166.8344)	22 (169.7256)	42 (159.9656)
Apr 24, 2015	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	46 / 63 (618.6400)	35 (163.9428)	32 (162.2400)	46 (156.5256)	60 (135.9316)
Aug 22, 2014	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	18 / 69 (653.1200)	60 (149.1200)	13 (168.5600)	7 (170.2972)	11 (165.1428)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Pork Pullers

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (17 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Against the odds

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)