FLYING PORKERS

FLYING PORKERS is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Keystone Classic Barbeque (2013), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1338 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,338

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1577

peak 1615 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Aug 23, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#270

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 28 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2628 / 720

Master · New Holland Summer Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

604.54 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 642.89 (-38.35)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · Hog Happnin'

Consistency

±39.15

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.77)

Road miles

2,921

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 436 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Purse competed for

$22K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.89 / 720

28 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5828 points from the title

Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at New Holland Summer Fest (Aug 28, 2015).

Giant slayer

55 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 55-team field at Keystone Classic Barbeque.

Oct 4, 2013

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 19 of 28 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 28 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.2628 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2628 at New Holland Summer Fest — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 28, 2015

Their season

2013 2 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 23%.

7 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 23%

A tough matchup

17–3 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 85% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 20 shared contests.

The drought

22 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Keystone Classic Barbeque on Oct 4, 2013 — 22 contests and 13 years ago.

last GC Oct 4, 2013
13 years ago

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A strong matchup

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WILLY'S Q SHACK in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 18 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

RIBS N AT has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 2nd

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#1617 (115 pts)	#1295 (180 pts)	#1697 (115 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1664 (115 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1124 (235 pts)	#1117 (255 pts)	#846 (410 pts)	#1342 (180 pts)	#794 (430 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1691 (125 pts)	#1201 (270 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1707 (135 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#980 (333 pts)	#1092 (313 pts)	#1050 (333 pts)	#827 (473 pts)	#907 (393 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#641 (570 pts)	#814 (445 pts)	#784 (465 pts)	#836 (435 pts)	#1022 (320 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#711 (501 pts)	#577 (676 pts)	#841 (436 pts)	#555 (701 pts)	#711 (521 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#270 (1,103 pts)	#295 (993 pts)	#351 (883 pts)	#282 (1,023 pts)	#266 (1,118 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FLYING PORKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Badlands BBQ

#1,340 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1586

5–3 in 8 shared contests (63% to FLYING PORKERS)

These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — FLYING PORKERS ahead 5–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 26 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

THREE DOGS BBQ

#1,339 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1612

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to FLYING PORKERS)

They've been 1612 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

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SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ

#1,329 of the rated field

1578 power rating

Contests: 71
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1598

7–4 in 11 shared contests (64% to FLYING PORKERS)

71 contests to 28: their number has had years to settle where FLYING PORKERS's is still finding its level.

rated over 71 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2025

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Smokin Reefer BBQ

#1,332 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1591

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 28 contests, alongside a 21% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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LION 'BOUT THE Q

#1,330 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1583

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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BAMBQ

#1,334 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1588

Level with FLYING PORKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HAWG NATION BBQ	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	20	5	15	25%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
Smokestack Redemption	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN FOOLZ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	28	9	3	5	177.7028	146.2854	164.66	top 38%
Pork Ribs	28	6	1	2	174.8572	145.0628	160.77	top 46%
Pork	28	8	0	3	178.2972	143.8856	161.40	top 43%
Brisket	27	10	1	2	176	145.1428	161.84	top 37%

“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)	1	1	top 6%
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	21	1	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	15	2	top 35%
MD	8	0	top 48%
DE	4	0	top 33%
NC	1	0	top 31%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	6	2	0	top 37%	Aug 23, 2019
Keystone Classic Barbeque	3	1	1	top 33%	Oct 2, 2015
Maryland State BBQ Bash	3	24	0	top 78%	Aug 9, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 7 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 15 of 28 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 19 3 of them more than once

First title Jul 19, 2013 Warren All American BBQ Festival

Opponents faced 628 finished ahead 1,022 times, behind 576

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

20191 milestone

Aug 23 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest

20181 milestone

Aug 24 25th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

Aug 26 Peak power rating (1615) New Holland Summer Fest

20152 milestones

Aug 28 First Reserve Championship New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 28 Career-best overall score682.2628 New Holland Summer Fest

20141 milestone

Aug 8 10th tracked contest MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets

20139 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
May 17 First call Middletown BBQ Cook Off
Jul 19 First category win (Chicken) Warren All American BBQ Festival
Jul 19 First overall top-10 Warren All American BBQ Festival
Jul 19 First overall podium Warren All American BBQ Festival
Jul 19 First Grand Championship Warren All American BBQ Festival
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2284 Warren All American BBQ Festival
Oct 4 Biggest field won (55 teams) Keystone Classic Barbeque
Nov 1 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Hog Happnin'

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.3	Warren All American BBQ Festival	Jul 19, 2013
+14.3	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Oct 4, 2013
+12.8	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 28, 2015
+12.7	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
+9.6	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff	Sep 6, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.6	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 10, 2018
-9.4	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Aug 9, 2019
-8.2	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE	Sep 10, 2016
-8	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2019
-7.1	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Oct 3, 2014

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

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	0	0	0%	top 77%	87.9%	87.2%
2018	3	0	0	2	67%	top 57%	91.3%	81.8%
2017	2	0	0	0	50%	top 52%	90.9%	90.2%
2016	4	0	0	0	75%	top 47%	92.3%	90.1%
2015	4	0	3	1	100%	top 16%	94.8%	93.4%
2014	6	0	1	1	67%	top 39%	90.6%	88.8%
2013	7	2	3	1	71%	top 23%	93.7%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	46 / 65 (632.9828)	33 (162.8572)	60 (145.0628)	24 (164.5600)	34 (160.5028)
Aug 9, 2019	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	25 / 30 (622.1028)	12 (167.3828)	25 (154.2056)	27 (150.2744)	25 (150.2400)
Oct 5, 2018	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	16 / 42 (657.0860)	10 (169.1200)	1 (173.1544)	39 (148.5372)	9 (166.2744)
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	23 / 71 (648.4116)	32 (161.0972)	29 (162.2516)	56 (149.0628)	1 (176)
Aug 10, 2018	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	38 / 38 (462.1256)	29 (155.3712)	24 (161.1084)	37 (145.6460)	—
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	36 / 69 (643.8512)	7 (169.1084)	51 (154.8000)	43 (159.3828)	36 (160.5600)
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	24 / 47 (654.7088)	16 (168.5372)	26 (162.8344)	22 (164.5372)	30 (158.8000)
Sep 10, 2016	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	25 / 33 (632.9484)	26 (155.9200)	26 (158.2400)	28 (151.9656)	7 (166.8228)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	14 / 66 (660.4228)	10 (170.2628)	17 (166.8228)	18 (167.3828)	32 (155.9544)
Aug 12, 2016	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	17 / 42 (664.4000)	36 (157.6456)	14 (169.6916)	2 (173.1084)	15 (163.9544)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	37 / 75 (636.4568)	35 (161.7372)	32 (161.6684)	49 (154.2284)	37 (158.8228)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	19 / 57 (657.0288)	37 (159.9772)	29 (161.0972)	14 (166.8228)	9 (169.1316)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	2 / 70 (682.2628)	1 (177.7028)	12 (168)	4 (171.9772)	17 (164.5828)
Aug 14, 2015	14th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	9 / 46 (679.3372)	17 (167.9656)	5 (174.8572)	7 (171.9772)	17 (164.5372)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	7 / 99 (670.8116)	25 (167.3828)	8 (170.2972)	28 (163.9428)	13 (169.1888)
Oct 3, 2014	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	34 / 53 (620.9024)	31 (158.8112)	24 (161.6800)	48 (143.8856)	31 (156.5256)
Sep 5, 2014	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	14 / 39 (649.5540)	1 (176.5600)	37 (146.2056)	24 (157.6684)	5 (169.1200)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	30 / 70 (632.4224)	20 (164.5256)	39 (156.5256)	20 (162.2628)	48 (149.1084)
Aug 8, 2014	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	17 / 54 (650.1944)	7 (168)	36 (151.9544)	17 (162.8456)	5 (167.3944)
Jul 18, 2014	Warren County All American BBQ Festival Pittsfield, PA	6 / 21 (652.5256)	2 (173.1200)	9 (160.0344)	3 (165.7028)	15 (153.6684)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	35 / 109 (631.9428)	33 (160.5372)	54 (153.7028)	6 (172.5600)	83 (145.1428)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	23 / 75 (669.6116)	47 (165.0972)	28 (166.8228)	2 (178.2972)	52 (159.3944)
Oct 4, 2013	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	1 / 55 (674.8576)	2 (173.1084)	8 (165.1660)	4 (167.4516)	4 (169.1316)
Sep 6, 2013	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA	6 / 31 (650.2284)	12 (161.0856)	13 (158.8456)	13 (161.7028)	2 (168.5944)
Aug 9, 2013	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	14 / 60 (644.9712)	19 (162.2744)	14 (165.7028)	14 (165.0856)	29 (151.9084)
Jul 19, 2013	Warren All American BBQ Festival Warren, PA	1 / 17 (674.2284)	1 (173.1428)	2 (168.5828)	9 (163.9772)	4 (168.5256)
May 17, 2013	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	25 / 56 (617.7138)	49 (146.2854)	25 (154.8570)	36 (153.1428)	8 (163.4286)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	36 / 106 (626.8570)	62 (156)	80 (147.4282)	27 (161.1430)	15 (162.2858)

FLYING PORKERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Giant slayer

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)