APORKALYPSE NOW PA
Rating
1632
peak 1648
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
latest 2021-06-18
Best ToY finish
#19
Master 2014
Grand champs
3
1 reserve
Category wins
4
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
595.78 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 662.88 (-67.10)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±71.26
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.21)
Road miles
3611
mi across 26 mapped stops · furthest 609 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rogue Hog BBQ has finished one call ahead of APORKALYPSE NOW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKECRAFT - MD in 19 of their 21 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 63-team field at Boo-B-Que.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 155.3828 | 171.33 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 175.4400 | 147.9428 | 165.21 | top 44% |
| Pork | 26 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6684 | 171.19 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 177.1428 | 152.5600 | 167.71 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 10 | 1 | top 24% |
| VA | 5 | 0 | top 32% |
| MD | 4 | 1 | top 11% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| DE | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 2 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 1 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (22 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (10 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (27 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Beltway BBQ Showdown (2019-06-08)
- Wins it all in 11% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 662.88
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 303.3256 | 303.33 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 670.1600 | 667.57 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 672.4684 | 670.22 |
| 2019 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 698.2628 | 678.13 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 19 / 41 (664.9824) | 10 (172.5484) | 22 (163.9772) | 11 (169.1084) | 32 (159.3484) |
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 15 / 30 (670.1600) | 14 (171.4172) | 22 (160.5028) | 8 (173.7028) | 14 (164.5372) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 18 / 59 (667.9772) | 9 (172.0344) | 3 (174.2972) | 35 (164.5372) | 43 (157.1084) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 17 / 53 (672.4684) | 4 (177.7028) | 47 (156.5372) | 6 (174.2628) | 27 (163.9656) |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC | 14 / 33 (681.6112) | 17 (172.5484) | 4 (174.8572) | 14 (170.2628) | 23 (163.9428) |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC | 10 / 47 (682.8000) | 8 (173.7144) | 16 (169.7144) | 28 (166.2628) | 11 (173.1084) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 44 / 97 (675.9428) | 23 (174.2628) | 84 (162.2400) | 33 (170.3200) | 39 (169.1200) |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | 1 / 63 (679.9312) | 3 (176.0000) | 25 (162.2512) | 6 (173.1200) | 11 (168.5600) |
| 2019-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 1 / 36 (689.1312) | 4 (173.7028) | 3 (171.4400) | 1 (177.7028) | 13 (166.2856) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 15 / 40 (653.6112) | 17 (165.6800) | 32 (155.4056) | 13 (167.3828) | 16 (165.1428) |
| 2019-09-06 | 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) Richmond, VA | 7 / 31 (679.8740) | 7 (173.1200) | 19 (161.6800) | 3 (175.4056) | 9 (169.6684) |
| 2019-08-16 | Smokin on the Dock of the Bay Chrisfield, MD | 4 / 25 (668.4688) | 6 (173.7144) | 17 (161.0972) | 9 (163.9544) | 3 (169.7028) |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 2 / 30 (683.9544) | 7 (170.8344) | 3 (174.3200) | 16 (162.8000) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 12 / 53 (666.7660) | 5 (173.7144) | 43 (154.2172) | 3 (175.4172) | 24 (163.4172) |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 4 / 48 (689.6684) | 11 (170.8572) | 1 (175.4400) | 4 (174.2628) | 16 (169.1084) |
| 2019-06-22 | Giant National Capital BBQ Battle Washington, DC | 3 / 31 (694.2284) | 3 (177.7028) | 4 (173.7028) | 14 (165.6800) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2019-06-08 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 1 / 37 (698.2628) | 5 (174.2744) | 5 (172.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (171.9884) |
| 2019-06-01 | Sun BBQFest Uncasville, CT | 10 / 61 (673.7260) | 35 (162.2744) | 29 (165.1544) | 2 (177.1544) | 13 (169.1428) |
| 2019-05-25 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 Gettysburg, PA | 9 / 32 (690.1944) | 4 (177.7144) | 18 (167.3828) | 12 (173.1316) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2019-05-24 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 Gettysburg, PA | 4 / 33 (685.6912) | 4 (174.8800) | 14 (167.4400) | 16 (168.5256) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 9 / 44 (671.9544) | 5 (175.4400) | 12 (166.2400) | 3 (177.7144) | 36 (152.5600) |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | 8 / 32 (679.9084) | 18 (166.2628) | 7 (170.2744) | 2 (177.1428) | 14 (166.2284) |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 11 / 54 (674.7884) | 17 (170.8228) | 45 (155.4172) | 6 (175.4400) | 8 (173.1084) |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) Urbanna, VA | 18 / 52 (670.1256) | 26 (169.6800) | 28 (163.9428) | 10 (171.9656) | 25 (164.5372) |
| 2019-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 18 / 63 (664.4456) | 42 (163.9428) | 4 (170.8572) | 49 (161.6684) | 14 (167.9772) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 15 / 66 (663.8852) | 21 (165.6684) | 30 (162.2284) | 30 (164.0000) | 6 (171.9884) |
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 17 / 39 (303.3256) | 11 (155.3828) | 25 (147.9428) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #720 (195 pts) | #673 (245 pts) | #935 (145 pts) | #597 (280 pts) | #828 (170 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #252 (443 pts) | #204 (608 pts) | #193 (608 pts) | #304 (408 pts) | #378 (318 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #45 (2272 pts) | #49 (1972 pts) | #58 (1959 pts) | #18 (2348 pts) | #65 (1885 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #25 (2494 pts) | #4 (2645 pts) | #99 (1744 pts) | #4 (2609 pts) | #69 (1954 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #31 (2458 pts) | #73 (2002 pts) | #35 (2164 pts) | #26 (2322 pts) | #37 (2222 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #72 (2152 pts) | #5 (2599 pts) | #33 (2240 pts) | #196 (1448 pts) | #163 (1614 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #86 (2096 pts) | #42 (2101 pts) | #99 (1831 pts) | #144 (1596 pts) | #105 (1856 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #19 (2647 pts) | #70 (1996 pts) | #162 (1601 pts) | #81 (1908 pts) | #48 (2224 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #33 (2461 pts) | #64 (2029 pts) | #73 (1878 pts) | #24 (2349 pts) | #121 (1706 pts) |