Priorville

Priorville is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Salt City BBQ Festival (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #520 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#520

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1673

peak 1673 · rated over 19 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest Sep 3, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

4 reserve · wins it all 10% of the time

Category wins

24 podiums

Overall top-10s

67% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 18%

overall standings

Best overall

687.9996 / 720

Master · Roc City Rib Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.43 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.61 (+2.81)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Brisket · The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest

Consistency

±15.85

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.74)

Road miles

5,167

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 954 mi

Schedule strength

20%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Master avg

666.61 / 720

21 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5712 points from the title

Came within 0.5712 points of the Grand Championship at Boston Hill BBQ Fest (Jun 28, 2013).

Among the elite

#520 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1673 puts them #520 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1673
peak 1673
19 rated contests

Against the odds

32-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 68 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Roc City Rib Fest (May 24, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, APORKALYPSE NOW.

On the rise

+41 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 41 points across 7 contests since Oct 3, 2015 — from 1631 up to 1673.

7 contests since Oct 3, 2015
now 1673

Giant slayer

86 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 86-team field at Roc City Rib Fest.

May 24, 2014

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Roc City Rib Fest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 3%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Salt City BBQ Festival (May 15, 2015).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

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They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 16 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.9996 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.9996 at Roc City Rib Fest — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 24, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FATTY MAC BARBECUE has finished one call ahead of Priorville 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–2 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 82% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.41 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 24% of the time against 38%.

Pork Ribs avg 162.74
Chicken avg 169.15
5 calls in 21 entries

The drought

11 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Salt City BBQ Festival on May 15, 2015 — 11 contests and 11.4 years ago.

last GC May 15, 2015
11.4 years ago

A strong matchup

13–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THREE DOGS BBQ in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

4 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 4 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
21 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Rogue Hog BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 6% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 6% across 3 contests, versus top 18% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 18% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,167 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,167 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 954 miles to 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open.

21 mapped stops
furthest 954 mi

The metronome

±2.20% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.20% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
21 contests

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SWINE AND SHINE BBQ

#521 of the rated field

1672 power rating

Contests: 108
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1751

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Priorville)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Priorville has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 107 contests
last seen Nov 19, 2021

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JIGGY PIGGY

#523 of the rated field

1672 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1795

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Priorville)

They've been 1795 at their best, 123 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 115 contests
last seen Dec 1, 2023

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BBQ MIKE

#519 of the rated field

1673 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1693

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 39 contests to 21.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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SMOKEY D'S WANNABEES

#524 of the rated field

1672 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1672

Their rating is built on 3 Grand Championships in 43 contests, alongside a 44% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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WHO DAT BBQ

#522 of the rated field

1672 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1696

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

rated over 43 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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ALL FORKED UP FOR Q

#516 of the rated field

1673 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 162
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1787

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Priorville)

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

rated over 146 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	17	11	6	65%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	14	13	1	93%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	13	11	2	85%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
KISS MY BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BARRELS	10	10	0	100%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
REBEL YELL BBQ	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	8	3	6	177.7028	158.8572	169.15	top 26%
Pork Ribs	21	5	0	3	174.3088	143.3716	162.74	top 41%
Pork	21	11	3	8	177.1428	142.2856	167.73	top 23%
Brisket	21	11	2	7	177.7028	138.8568	166.99	top 25%

“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	0	top 13%
Medium (20–39)	5	1	top 23%
Large (40+)	15	1	top 16%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	17	2	top 15%
MO	4	0	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Salt City BBQ Festival	2	1	1	top 9%	May 20, 2016
Roc City Rib Fest	2	1	1	top 3%	May 23, 2015
Hudson Valley Ribfest	2	9	0	top 20%	Aug 19, 2016
Roc City Rib Fest	2	6	0	top 22%	May 28, 2016
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2	3	0	top 7%	Jun 19, 2015
Oinktoberfest	2	2	0	top 4%	Sep 20, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 17 of 21 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 15 6 of them more than once

First title May 24, 2014 Roc City Rib Fest

Opponents faced 1,112 finished ahead 1,828 times, behind 467

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

20163 milestones

Aug 26 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest
Sep 3 Peak power rating (1673) Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke
Sep 3 Most recent contest Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke

20152 milestones

May 15 First multi-meat day Salt City BBQ Festival
May 15 10th tracked contest Salt City BBQ Festival

20143 milestones

May 24 First Grand Championship Roc City Rib Fest
May 24 Biggest field won (86 teams) Roc City Rib Fest
May 24 Career-best overall score687.9996 Roc City Rib Fest

20137 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First call Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First category win (Chicken) Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First overall top-10 Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2858 Roc City Rib Fest
Jun 28 First overall podium Boston Hill BBQ Fest
Jun 28 First Reserve Championship Boston Hill BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Boston Hill BBQ Fest	Jun 28, 2013
+15.1	Roc City Rib Fest	May 24, 2014
+14.4	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2013
+14	Roc City Rib Fest	May 25, 2013
+13.2	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Podunk Pig Party	Jun 7, 2013

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)
2016	6	0	4	2	83%	top 18%	94.8%	92.7%
2015	6	1	4	3	67%	top 15%	94.5%	92.9%
2014	5	1	3	1	60%	top 16%	95.6%	93.8%
2013	4	0	3	2	100%	top 24%	93.7%	90.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 3, 2016	Finger Lakes Fire & Smoke Geneva, NY	4 / 35 (665.0972)	26 (158.8572)	17 (159.9428)	1 (174.2972)	2 (172)
Aug 26, 2016	The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY	2 / 15 (681.0744)	11 (159.9772)	5 (167.9888)	3 (175.4056)	2 (177.7028)
Aug 19, 2016	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	13 / 52 (659.9312)	31 (161.6684)	31 (158.2400)	2 (173.1772)	10 (166.8456)
Jul 29, 2016	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival Old Forge, NY	2 / 24 (682.2972)	3 (173.7028)	3 (170.8916)	2 (172)	10 (165.7028)
May 28, 2016	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	18 / 50 (658.7316)	11 (171.4056)	37 (157.6688)	23 (163.9656)	15 (165.6916)
May 20, 2016	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	4 / 32 (655.9316)	2 (171.4056)	25 (143.3716)	1 (170.2972)	2 (170.8572)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	139 / 606 (670.8340)	63 (173.7028)	328 (162.8456)	254 (165.1656)	141 (169.1200)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	65 / 187 (680.5712)	47 (173.1428)	167 (158.8456)	18 (174.2972)	29 (174.2856)
Aug 14, 2015	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	9 / 57 (649.2000)	24 (161.1200)	18 (164.0344)	19 (157.7028)	3 (166.3428)
Jun 19, 2015	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	3 / 47 (669.1428)	2 (177.7028)	14 (161.1200)	17 (162.3200)	6 (168)
May 23, 2015	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	3 / 57 (680.5828)	4 (173.7028)	33 (158.8800)	1 (177.1428)	5 (170.8572)
May 15, 2015	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	1 / 21 (661.1660)	1 (171.9656)	14 (154.3088)	13 (158.8688)	1 (176.0228)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	110 / 552 (672.5144)	78 (173.1200)	120 (170.2628)	263 (164.5828)	219 (164.5488)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	82 / 165 (670.7428)	106 (166.2400)	52 (170.8456)	63 (169.1200)	110 (164.5372)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	2 / 66 (673.6912)	15 (163.9540)	12 (164.5484)	4 (169.1772)	1 (176.0116)
Jun 13, 2014	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	4 / 47 (672.5256)	24 (161.6568)	2 (174.3088)	3 (172)	13 (164.5600)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	1 / 86 (687.9996)	11 (168.5484)	6 (171.9884)	4 (173.7028)	3 (173.7600)
Sep 20, 2013	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	3 / 71 (674.3084)	14 (166.8228)	3 (173.7372)	6 (169.1656)	17 (164.5828)
Jun 28, 2013	Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY	2 / 49 (669.7142)	4 (172.5714)	20 (160.5714)	2 (173.1428)	15 (163.4286)
Jun 7, 2013	Podunk Pig Party Springwater, NY	16 / 20 (612.5710)	1 (174.2858)	13 (157.1428)	18 (142.2856)	20 (138.8568)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	6 / 80 (650.2858)	1 (176.5716)	31 (156)	12 (164.5712)	33 (153.1430)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Priorville

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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

Master avg

Storylines (19 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

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 — 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)