High-water mark
672.4108
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.4108 at Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 15, 2016
Pork-A-Holics
Pork-A-Holics is a competition barbecue team with 22 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 15 at the BBQ on the Bypass (2014). They are ranked #5208 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “PORKAHOLICS” and “Pork-A-Holic's”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1501 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
22
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2014
latest Jul 11, 2026 · 11.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
5% of 22 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.06 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.72 (+1.35)
Walk rate
23%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.39 · weakest Brisket (158.38)
Road miles
11,922
across 22 mapped stops · furthest 2,200 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.72 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
321.44 / 360
3 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Pork-A-Holics, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 32%
- Peak
- 1507
They've been 1507 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Pork-A-Holics's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1507
Fewer contests behind them than Pork-A-Holics has cooked, 15 to 22, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
They turned up 8 years after Pork-A-Holics did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,197 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Level with Pork-A-Holics on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY PRIME | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 148.0228 | 162.39 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 148.4800 | 159.67 | top 74% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 152.5944 | 162.06 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 117.6460 | 158.38 | top 63% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 101% | Dec 1, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
9 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
14 of 22 contests · 5 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
11
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
375
finished ahead 122 times, behind 331
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Dec 6, 2019 → Dec 1, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score672.4108 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1084 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival
20145 milestones
- First call BBQ on the Bypass
- First overall top-10 BBQ on the Bypass
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6804 BBQ on the Bypass
- Peak power rating (1501) BBQ on the Bypass
- 10th tracked contest The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.9 | COTR BBQ | Dec 6, 2019 |
| +3.6 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival | Apr 15, 2016 |
| +0.8 | BBQ on the Bypass | Sep 13, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 22, 2015 |
| -7.9 | BBQ On the Bypass | Sep 12, 2015 |
| -7.9 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | Dec 1, 2023 |
| -7.7 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 6, 2016 |
| -6.6 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 11, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 108% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 69% | 93.4% | 89.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89.4% | 87% |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11% | top 53% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 49 / 62 (627.3488) | 58 (150.2056) | 40 (163.4172) | 53 (152.5944) | 41 (161.1316) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 16 / 17 (313.5656) | 10 (165.0856) | 17 (148.4800) | — | — |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 14 / 13 (325.0516) | 12 (165.6800) | 14 (159.3716) | — | — |
| Dec 6, 2019 | COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 12 / 25 (325.7028) | 9 (166.8800) | 13 (158.8228) | — | — |
| Nov 30, 2018 | Christmas on the River Demoplis, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA | 19 / 26 (666.7084) | 17 (167.9656) | 22 (161.0972) | 5 (171.9656) | 18 (165.6800) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 42 / 56 (662.6736) | 42 (164.5140) | 42 (162.8112) | 32 (167.9656) | 33 (167.3828) |
| May 6, 2016 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 66 / 83 (591.1776) | 41 (160.5144) | 62 (151.3600) | 45 (161.6572) | 79 (117.6460) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival Cornelia, GA | 16 / 30 (672.4108) | 21 (166.2284) | 27 (162.2284) | 8 (170.8456) | 5 (173.1084) |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL Young Harris, GA | 24 / 35 (660.9708) | 23 (168.5256) | 27 (162.2284) | 29 (163.3712) | 16 (166.8456) |
| Sep 12, 2015 | BBQ On the Bypass Langley, BC | 15 / 19 (609.7028) | 16 (148.0228) | 13 (153.1428) | 13 (157.1200) | 16 (151.4172) |
| May 22, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 24 / 29 (643.7824) | 25 (158.7884) | 18 (161.6800) | 28 (155.3484) | 17 (167.9656) |
| Nov 21, 2014 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Cleveland, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2014 | BBQ on the Bypass Langley, BC | 8 / 15 (649.6804) | 6 (166.2972) | 4 (171.4172) | 12 (157.6916) | 11 (154.2744) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 14, 2014 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 9, 2014 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) Cornelia, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 3, 2014 | Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2013 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |