GOVERNMENT PORK

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1942

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1540

peak 1545 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-10

latest 2014-05-02

Best ToY finish

#528

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5708 / 720

Master · Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.29 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 663.59 (-8.30)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7142

Pork · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±16.81

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.81 · weakest Brisket (163.27)

Road miles

2,837

mi 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

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Storylines (8 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.

On the rise

+32 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 32 points across 8 contests since 2013-05-10 — from 1509 up to 1540.

8 contests since 2013-05-10
now 1540

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.5708 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5708 at Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-05-17

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 80% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.53 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 163.27
Chicken avg 168.81
2 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Chokin "N" tha Smoke in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

3 of 5 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 3 of 5 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.2% of a perfect score
9 contests

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.

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

FARM TO FIRE

#1953 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1540

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to GOVERNMENT PORK)

One contest 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.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2020-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

ROWDY PIG BBQ

#1945 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1545

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-08-12

⚔ Head-to-head

CRAWFORD'S BBQ

#1939 of the rated field

1540 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 10 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

BLUEGRASS SOUTHERN SMOKERS

#1952 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-04-07

⚔ Head-to-head

HOUND DOG BARBECUE

#1937 of the rated field

1541 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2014-09-05

⚔ Head-to-head

BLUE ISLAND BBQ

#1946 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AL	2	0	top 39%
MO	2	0	top 64%
TN	2	0	top 35%
AR	1	0	top 50%
VA	1	0	top 27%
KY	1	1	top 4%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	1	top 25%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 58%

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1 yrs 2013-05-10 → 2014-05-02

Busiest season 2013 8 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 4.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AL 2 of 9 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.81 · weakest Brisket (163.27)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 6 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 44% 4 of 9 contests

Wins it all 11% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2013-06-14 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 663.59 out of 720 · 9 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 734 410–552 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,837 9 mapped stops · furthest 579 mi

Schedule strength 1533 average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests

Power rating 1540 peak 1545 · #1942 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 10 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 10 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 10 First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 10 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1424 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 10 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 17 Career-best overall score684.5708 Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off
Jun 14 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 14 First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1545) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
2014
May 2 Most recent contest The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-06-14
+10.2	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off	2013-05-17
+8.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2013-09-06
+8.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2013-05-10
+3.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	2013-10-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.4	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
-2	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)	2014-05-02

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

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
2014-05-02	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)
2013-10-18	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)
2013-10-03	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)
2013-10-03	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)
2013-09-06	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)
2013-08-09	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	16 / 37 (669.6000)	11 (171.9772)	6 (170.8228)	19 (167.4172)	32 (159.3828)
2013-06-14	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Lexington, KY	1 / 27 (672.5710)	6 (168.0000)	3 (167.9998)	5 (164.5712)	2 (172.0000)
2013-05-17	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	6 / 27 (684.5708)	13 (169.1428)	1 (176.5714)	20 (163.9996)	6 (174.8570)
2013-05-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Knoxville, TN	8 / 29 (669.1424)	6 (171.4286)	6 (168.5714)	1 (177.7142)	26 (151.4282)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#528 (593 pts)	#731 (448 pts)	#489 (673 pts)	#621 (533 pts)	#685 (473 pts)