The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
MR G'S Cater 2U has finished one call ahead of Pork Island BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Pork Island BBQ
Pork Island BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 25th of 26 at the Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2022). They are ranked #6080 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1430
peak 1430 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 8, 2019
latest Jul 13, 2024 · 5.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
524.68 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 534.44 (-9.76)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±64.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.30 · weakest Chicken (144.42)
Road miles
305
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
534.44 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to Pork Island BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
51 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Pork Island BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,079 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1430
Level with Pork Island BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,083 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1429
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1430
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Helping BBQ -PA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5600 | 135.9772 | 144.42 | top 96% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 145.0860 | 157.30 | top 70% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2516 | 148.5028 | 154.34 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 143.3144 | 151.83 | top 75% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 98% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 96% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 | 61 | 0 | top 99% | Jul 13, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
3 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
213
finished ahead 10 times, behind 351
Longest layoff
3.3 yrs
Mar 8, 2019 → Jun 17, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1544 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20221 milestone
- Career-best overall score607.7488 Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
- Peak power rating (1491) Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 17, 2022 |
| -13.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 14, 2023 |
| -12 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | Jul 29, 2022 |
| -11.9 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 13, 2024 |
| -10.7 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | Oct 7, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 67.9% | 67.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 66.3% | 66.3% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 84.4% | 76.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 81% | 81% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2024 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 61 / 62 (489.0860) | — | 30 (163.9428) | 44 (157.1660) | 16 (167.9772) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 64 / 64 (477.6800) | — | 14 (169.1544) | 47 (156.5484) | 46 (151.9772) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 25 / 26 (607.7488) | 23 (152.5600) | 23 (153.6228) | 22 (158.2516) | 26 (143.3144) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 53 / 54 (602.1488) | 54 (141.1544) | 39 (161.1544) | 52 (148.5028) | 50 (151.3372) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 34 / 34 (446.7316) | 34 (148) | 33 (145.0860) | 32 (153.6456) | — |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 59 / 66 (583.2684) | 63 (135.9772) | 59 (150.8228) | 55 (151.9428) | 57 (144.5256) |