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PORKCHOP & BUBBAS

PORKCHOP & BUBBAS is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1524 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,524
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1562
peak 1577 · rated over 28 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

29
in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013
latest Mar 15, 2024 · 11.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#320
Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

1
1 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

1
6 podiums

Overall top-10s

6
21% of 29 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%
overall standings

Best overall

695.3484 / 720
Master · California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

667.99 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.10 (+9.89)

Walk rate

48%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572
Brisket · California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship

Consistency

±27.90
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 166.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.15)

Road miles

7,092
across 29 mapped stops · furthest 1,368 mi

Schedule strength

50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$58K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.10 / 720
29 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship (May 1, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, TOO ASHAMED TO NAME.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT has finished one call ahead of PORKCHOP & BUBBAS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 1 Grand Championship

2015 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 27%.

  • 7 contests
  • 2 overall top-10s
  • 1 category win
  • average top 27%

A tough matchup

22–1 behind in the head-to-head

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 96% of their meetings

BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 22 of their 23 shared contests.

The drought

22 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship on May 1, 2015 — 22 contests and 11.5 years ago.

  • last GC May 1, 2015
  • 11.5 years ago
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A strong matchup

11–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT in 11 of their 14 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest (Mar 15, 2024).

  • last seen Apr 17, 2021
  • back Mar 15, 2024

Pork nemesis

16 of 19 shared pork entries lost

BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead 84% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG POPPA SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 16 of 19 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BAR-B-Q'S-2GO has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2024 ↗ Master #1071 (87 pts) #1223 (67 pts) #1152 (102 pts) #832 (167 pts) #1133 (77 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #700 (206 pts) #872 (156 pts) #872 (166 pts) #693 (226 pts) #602 (291 pts)
2020 ↗ Master #320 (355 pts) #419 (280 pts) #317 (395 pts) #301 (410 pts) #401 (295 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #1147 (206 pts) #1272 (186 pts) #777 (416 pts) #1191 (216 pts) #1050 (266 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #929 (375 pts) #1323 (230 pts) #867 (450 pts) #1160 (290 pts) #875 (440 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #819 (437 pts) #765 (517 pts) #944 (392 pts) #828 (472 pts) #756 (512 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #430 (888 pts) #593 (658 pts) #539 (723 pts) #332 (1,038 pts) #534 (698 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #2084 (75 pts) #2167 (75 pts) #2161 (75 pts) #2172 (75 pts) #2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #1007 (286 pts) #825 (391 pts) #979 (316 pts) #1063 (286 pts) #942 (326 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PORKCHOP & BUBBAS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BROWN CHICKEN BROWN COW
#1,523 of the rated field
1562 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
0
Top-10s
25%
Peak
1572
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PORKCHOP & BUBBAS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PORKCHOP & BUBBAS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 20 contests
  • last seen Oct 12, 2018
⚔ Head-to-head
DAD'S CHILLIN' AND GRILLIN' BBQ
#1,521 of the rated field
1563 power rating
Contests
43
GCs
0
Top-10s
9%
Peak
1568
4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to PORKCHOP & BUBBAS)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 43 contests to 29.

  • rated over 42 contests
  • last seen Jun 3, 2022
⚔ Head-to-head
SMOKIN' AXE BBQ
#1,535 of the rated field
1562 power rating
Contests
62
GCs
1
Top-10s
19%
Peak
1562
4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to PORKCHOP & BUBBAS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 60 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 60 contests
  • last seen Aug 7, 2026
⚔ Head-to-head
C R BUTTS SMOKE
#1,529 of the rated field
1562 power rating
Contests
31
GCs
0
Top-10s
16%
Peak
1567

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before PORKCHOP & BUBBAS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 31 contests
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KOKOMO Q
#1,522 of the rated field
1562 power rating
Contests
25
GCs
0
Top-10s
36%
Peak
1577

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen May 1, 2021
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THE DEVIL MADE ME Q IT
#1,532 of the rated field
1562 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
0
Top-10s
63%
Peak
1572

Level with PORKCHOP & BUBBAS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 24 contests
  • last seen Sep 10, 2022
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BIG POPPA SMOKERS 23 1 22 4% ⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ 19 3 16 16% ⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin 18 2 16 11% ⚔ compare
LADY OF Q 16 1 15 6% ⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO 15 10 5 67% ⚔ compare
7 SINS BBQ 15 9 6 60% ⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT 14 11 3 79% ⚔ compare
TEAM WOODSHED 13 8 5 62% ⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q 13 3 10 23% ⚔ compare
FU MAN QUE CREW 12 11 1 92% ⚔ compare
CHUBBY AND TUBBY'S 12 11 1 92% ⚔ compare
TROPICAL HEAT BBQ 12 6 6 50% ⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate 12 6 6 50% ⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT 12 4 8 33% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 29 3 0 1 176.5600 141.7028 163.20 top 59%
Pork Ribs 29 5 0 1 175.4288 129.1426 163.15 top 49%
Pork 25 6 1 2 178.8572 146.2854 166.34 top 43%
Brisket 29 6 0 2 178.8572 138.8572 164.66 top 47%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)91top 45%
Large (40+)200top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
CA241top 47%
AZ20top 52%
MO20top 40%
UT10top 76%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
West Coast BBQ Classic 2 13 0 top 31% May 12, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 3.2 across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in CA 24 of 29 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 28 1 of them more than once
First title May 1, 2015 Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
Opponents faced 1,091 finished ahead 1,091 times, behind 973
Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Apr 17, 2021 → Mar 15, 2024

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

20241 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest
20201 milestone
  1. 25th tracked contest The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial
20191 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1577) 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1
201510 milestones
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7660 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
  2. First category win (Pork) Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
  3. First overall top-10 Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
  4. First overall podium Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
  5. First Grand Championship Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
  6. Biggest field won (32 teams) Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
  7. First Reserve Championship California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
  8. Career-best overall score695.3484 California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
  9. Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
  10. 10th tracked contest Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
  2. First call California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+18.4Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ ChampionshipMay 1, 2015
+17California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ ChampionshipJun 12, 2015
+14.4Arizona National BBQ StampedeDec 27, 2019
+11.1Newport Beach Winter QJan 27, 2017
+10.64th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ ChampionshipMar 20, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.65th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ ChampionshipJan 25, 2013
-10.5California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQJun 14, 2013
-8.4Smoke & HopsJul 5, 2019
-7Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ ChampionshipMay 16, 2014
-6.98th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2Mar 30, 2019

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20241000 100% top 67% 92.5% 92.5%
20212000 50% top 48% 95.1% 94.2%
20203000 0% top 68% 92.4% 91.8%
20194010 25% top 50% 95% 92.7%
20173010 67% top 28% 94.8% 93.8%
20164020 100% top 36% 94.7% 92.4%
20157121 57% top 27% 96.6% 93.4%
20141000 0% top 82% 82.2% 82.2%
20134000 25% top 79% 85.2% 84.2%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Mar 15, 2024 Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA 18 / 27 (666.1488) 22 (161.6456) 15 (167.9772) 6 (174.2744) 20 (162.2516)
Apr 17, 2021 The Golden State Battle III - Day 2 🏅 Hollister, CA 15 / 26 (685.0628) 17 (171.4056) 16 (169.6800) — 14 (171.4172)
Apr 16, 2021 The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA 16 / 41 (671.9084) 24 (162.2284) 23 (164.5716) — 5 (175.4056)
Aug 14, 2020 Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT 32 / 42 (658.1484) 35 (161.6456) 13 (172.5600) 26 (167.9884) 39 (155.9544)
Feb 21, 2020 The Tyson Guinea Pig, Matt Dalton Memorial 🏅 Coachella, CA 33 / 50 (658.6968) 22 (167.9656) 34 (162.8228) 30 (165.1084) 32 (162.8000)
Jan 24, 2020 The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA 28 / 46 (665.6228) 20 (169.7372) 19 (166.2400) 21 (168.5372) 33 (161.1084)
Dec 27, 2019 Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ 6 / 44 (683.9544) 34 (165.0856) 12 (171.4172) — 14 (170.8800)
Jul 5, 2019 Smoke & Hops 🏅 Harmony, CA 21 / 26 (647.8856) 25 (152.5256) 19 (159.4172) — 17 (167.3944)
Mar 30, 2019 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA 35 / 47 (665.0404) 22 (170.8344) 22 (169.6916) 40 (160.5716) 34 (163.9428)
Mar 29, 2019 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 🏅 Arcadia, CA 22 / 70 (673.1092) 53 (161.0972) 2 (175.4288) 45 (163.9888) 14 (172.5944)
Jun 9, 2017 California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA 13 / 39 (676.4572) 18 (165.6916) 4 (173.1200) 11 (173.1200) 20 (164.5256)
May 12, 2017 West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA 13 / 40 (666.7428) 22 (165.1088) 14 (169.7028) 21 (162.8112) 13 (169.1200)
Jan 27, 2017 Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA 10 / 56 (682.7428) 35 (165.0856) 12 (172.5600) 21 (169.6800) 3 (175.4172)
Jun 10, 2016 Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA 10 / 27 (678.8000) 17 (169.1200) 4 (175.4172) 18 (164.0116) 10 (170.2512)
May 13, 2016 West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA 13 / 44 (682.1716) 2 (176.5600) 22 (166.2516) 6 (176.5600) 30 (162.8000)
Apr 29, 2016 Elk Grove Western Festival and BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA 10 / 30 (637.5316) 15 (159.9544) 28 (141.0628) 8 (167.9772) 5 (168.5372)
Apr 1, 2016 5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA 32 / 72 (661.5772) 61 (159.3944) 46 (161.0856) 26 (168.5256) 9 (172.5716)
Oct 3, 2015 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO 307 / 606 (651.8632) 566 (147.3372) 214 (167.3944) 242 (165.7144) 94 (171.4172)
Oct 2, 2015 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO 53 / 187 (682.7656) 53 (172.5600) 117 (166.2400) 58 (171.4056) 48 (172.5600)
Aug 7, 2015 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA 21 / 58 (670.1372) 51 (158.2172) 7 (175.4172) 14 (170.8228) 33 (165.6800)
Jun 12, 2015 California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA 2 / 26 (695.3484) 22 (165.0740) 4 (172.5600) 2 (178.8572) 3 (178.8572)
May 15, 2015 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA 18 / 53 (664.5028) 11 (171.4172) 36 (158.2400) 16 (168.5600) 15 (166.2856)
May 1, 2015 Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA 1 / 32 (663.3488) 8 (169.6800) 13 (159.4516) 1 (172.5600) 12 (161.6572)
Mar 20, 2015 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA 28 / 100 (678.7660) 11 (175.4400) 74 (159.3832) 7 (176.5600) 46 (167.3828)
May 16, 2014 Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA 46 / 56 (591.7484) 52 (141.7028) 48 (145.6344) 42 (153.0856) 40 (151.3256)
Jul 26, 2013 The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA 37 / 53 (613.5200) 42 (150.2172) 19 (161.6688) 30 (158.2512) 41 (143.3828)
Jun 14, 2013 California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA 32 / 36 (607.9994) 7 (171.4286) 35 (129.1426) 34 (146.2854) 17 (161.1428)
May 17, 2013 Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA 45 / 65 (594.8574) 29 (159.4284) 51 (145.1432) 38 (151.4286) 49 (138.8572)
Jan 25, 2013 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ 77 / 86 (608.5712) 83 (145.1428) 67 (152) 50 (161.7142) 64 (149.7142)

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

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