A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELJEFE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork N' Bastards
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2021-09-03
latest 2023-09-23
Best ToY finish
#738
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
607.49
last 4 Master vs avg 607.49 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.85 · weakest Brisket (143.51)
Road miles
541
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
607.49 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2023-04-15).
- last seen 2021-09-03
- back 2023-04-15
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
Pork N' Bastards has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 119 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#5193 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Pork N' Bastards's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5167 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Pork N' Bastards's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5180 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Level with Pork N' Bastards on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5170 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Pork N' Bastards's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before Pork N' Bastards's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 147.4400 | 153.71 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 144.5828 | 153.41 | top 86% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 146.8456 | 156.85 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.7772 | 137.0628 | 143.51 | top 97% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 97% | 2023-09-01 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2021-09-03 → 2023-09-23
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 156.85 · weakest Brisket (143.51)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
607.49
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
73
7–107 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
541
4 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi
Schedule strength
1577
average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$18,000
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2021-09-03 → 2023-04-15
Power rating
1458
peak 1458 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2021
- First tracked contest I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- First call I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- 2023
- Career-best overall score634.7200 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.0000 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2023-09-23 |
| -10.8 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2023-04-15 |
| -10.5 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2023-09-01 |
| -10 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2021-09-03 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 88.2% | 85% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 93% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 39 / 42 (634.7200) | 24 (168.0000) | 39 (155.9656) | 36 (159.9772) | 41 (150.7772) |
| 2023-09-01 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 18 / 18 (585.6456) | 18 (147.4400) | 18 (144.5828) | 17 (155.9656) | 18 (137.6572) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 40 / 43 (615.4060) | 41 (149.6800) | 36 (152.5600) | 29 (164.6172) | 41 (148.5488) |
| 2021-09-03 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY | 14 / 15 (594.1712) | 15 (149.7144) | 10 (160.5484) | 14 (146.8456) | 14 (137.0628) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #738 (198 pts) | #789 (203 pts) | #868 (198 pts) | #756 (203 pts) | #787 (198 pts) |