On the rise
+32
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 32 points across 8 contests since May 10, 2013 — from 1509 up to 1540.
- 8 contests since May 10, 2013
- now 1540
GOVERNMENT PORK
GOVERNMENT PORK is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #1959 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1540
peak 1545 · rated over 8 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest May 2, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 11% of the time
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
44% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.29 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 663.59 (-8.30)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.81
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.81 · weakest Brisket (163.27)
Road miles
2,837
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 579 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
663.59 / 720
9 Master contests · 1 GC
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to GOVERNMENT PORK, each with one reason worth a look.
59 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,958 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1548
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to GOVERNMENT PORK)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team GOVERNMENT PORK has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,957 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1545
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1542
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1540
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#1,967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1540
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,951 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1541
Level with GOVERNMENT PORK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 160.5256 | 168.81 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 176.5716 | 158.2400 | 167.60 | top 29% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7142 | 146.2056 | 163.91 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8570 | 151.4282 | 163.27 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 1 | top 25% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
8 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 9 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
9
a different one every time
First title
Jun 14, 2013
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Opponents faced
731
finished ahead 410 times, behind 552
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
201310 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1424 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score684.5708 Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1545) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 14, 2013 |
| +10.2 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off | May 17, 2013 |
| +8.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 6, 2013 |
| +8.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | May 10, 2013 |
| +3.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship | Oct 18, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -2 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) | May 2, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 75% | top 38% | 95.1% | 92.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2014 | The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL | 34 / 62 (653.5200) | 30 (167.3828) | 48 (158.2400) | 32 (165.0972) | 32 (162.8000) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 25 / 50 (681.6460) | 40 (167.4060) | 4 (176.5716) | 25 (169.1084) | 32 (168.5600) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 105 / 174 (655.3144) | 32 (171.9656) | 129 (158.8116) | 138 (158.2744) | 77 (166.2628) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 358 / 535 (625.4968) | 288 (160.5256) | 200 (162.2628) | 486 (146.2056) | 298 (156.5028) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Chesapeake, VA | 8 / 30 (660.4572) | 6 (171.4172) | 5 (168.5600) | 14 (162.8228) | 19 (157.6572) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 16 / 37 (669.6000) | 11 (171.9772) | 6 (170.8228) | 19 (167.4172) | 32 (159.3828) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY | 1 / 27 (672.5710) | 6 (168) | 3 (167.9998) | 5 (164.5712) | 2 (172) |
| May 17, 2013 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 6 / 27 (684.5708) | 13 (169.1428) | 1 (176.5714) | 20 (163.9996) | 6 (174.8570) |
| May 10, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN | 8 / 29 (669.1424) | 6 (171.4286) | 6 (168.5714) | 1 (177.7142) | 26 (151.4282) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.