PLASTERED PORK BBQ

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

Power ranking

#1027

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1601

peak 1614 · rated over 43 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-01

latest 2022-08-26

Best ToY finish

#207

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 45 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2172 / 720

Master · *Annual Poor Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.23 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.10 (+8.13)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5944

Chicken · Masters in May- The Classic

Consistency

±15.71

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.58 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.54)

Road miles

4,080

mi across 45 mapped stops · furthest 495 mi

Schedule strength

65%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)

Purse competed for

$33K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.10 / 720

44 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (14 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.

Against the odds

17-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at *Annual Poor Que (2018-06-08) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, iBQ'n.

A multi-meat day

1 contests 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 *Annual Poor Que (2018-06-08).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 34 of 45 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 45 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.2172 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2172 at *Annual Poor Que — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-06-08

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

Second Hand Smoke SLV has finished one call ahead of PLASTERED PORK BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

30–6 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 83% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 30 of their 36 shared contests.

The drought

10 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at *Annual Poor Que on 2018-06-08 — 10 contests and 8.2 years ago.

last GC 2018-06-08
8.2 years ago

A strong matchup

20–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TOPPGATOR BBQ in 20 of their 24 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) (2021-08-26).

last seen 2018-09-15
back 2021-08-26

Brisket nemesis

27 of 36 shared brisket entries lost

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has out-cooked them in 27 of 36 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

Second Hand Smoke SLV has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A June team

Top 31% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 31% across 6 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,080 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,080 miles across 45 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 495 miles to 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL).

45 mapped stops
furthest 495 mi

The metronome

±2.18% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.18% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% of a perfect score
45 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.

Survivor-Que

#1029 of the rated field

1601 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1619

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to PLASTERED PORK BBQ)

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

rated over 40 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKEY'S Q

#1028 of the rated field

1601 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1617

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before PLASTERED PORK BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 42 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

NEVER EASY BBQ

#1026 of the rated field

1602 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1610

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 53 contests to 45, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 51 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin' Ain't EZ

#1024 of the rated field

1602 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1604

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 34 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2026-04-25

⚔ Head-to-head

3 WOODYS BBQ

#1030 of the rated field

1601 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1605

No shared contest yet.

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2016-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

I.B.O.K. HOLY SMOKERS

#1025 of the rated field

1602 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1606

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG "E" BBQ	37	8	29	22%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	36	6	30	17%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	33	16	17	48%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	29	14	15	48%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	28	6	22	21%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	26	14	12	54%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	25	14	11	56%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	24	20	4	83%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	24	13	11	54%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	21	13	8	62%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	20	13	7	65%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	13	0	3	176.5944	141.0628	164.33	top 50%
Pork Ribs	45	13	2	3	176.0000	139.9776	162.54	top 48%
Pork	44	13	0	2	174.2628	146.7884	163.14	top 47%
Brisket	44	21	1	6	176.5600	152.5944	165.58	top 39%

“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
WI	40	1	top 46%
KS	2	0	top 50%
IN	1	0	top 67%
IL	1	0	top 19%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 24%
Medium (20–39)	25	1	top 49%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 43%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grillin' in Grafton	3	13	top 60%	2017-06-30
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	11	top 44%	2021-08-27
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	113	top 50%	2018-09-15
Puckaway Pigfest	2	5	top 24%	2018-09-07
*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2	13	top 57%	2018-08-24
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2	24	top 61%	2017-08-25
Puckaway Pigfest	2	6	top 35%	2016-09-09

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7.3 yrs 2015-05-01 → 2022-08-26

Busiest season 2017 13 contests

Contests a season 7.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 41 of 45 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 36 7 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 45 entries · 2 wins · 13 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 165.58 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.54)

Walk rate 76% a top-10 call in 34 of 45 contests

Overall top-10 rate 27% 12 of 45 contests

Wins it all 2% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve

First title 2018-06-08 *Annual Poor Que

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 656.10 out of 720 · 44 contests · 1 GC

Opponents faced 802 1,245–930 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,080 45 mapped stops · furthest 495 mi

Schedule strength 1582 average field rating faced — tougher than 65% of rated contests

Purse competed for $32,540 listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 4 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs 2018-09-15 → 2021-08-26

Power rating 1601 peak 1614 · #1027 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
May 1 First tracked contest The Masters In May
Jul 31 First call Badger Brews & Que
2016
Apr 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5424 Masters in May
Apr 30 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 Masters in May- The Classic
May 20 First overall top-10 BBQ 4 ASTOP
Jun 3 10th tracked contest Poor Que
2017
Jun 23 25th tracked contest *Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
2018
Jun 8 First category win (Pork Ribs) *Annual Poor Que
Jun 8 First overall podium *Annual Poor Que
Jun 8 First Grand Championship *Annual Poor Que
Jun 8 First multi-meat day *Annual Poor Que
Jun 8 Career-best overall score682.2172 *Annual Poor Que
2021
Aug 27 Peak power rating (1614) 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2)
2022
Aug 26 Most recent contest 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	*Annual Poor Que	2018-06-08
+13.3	Masters in May- The Classic	2016-04-30
+12.4	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque	2016-08-26
+12.1	BBQ 4 ASTOP	2016-05-20
+11.8	Poor Que	2016-06-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	*The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest	2018-04-27
-10.4	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque	2022-08-26
-8.7	*The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition	2017-04-28
-8.2	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2	2017-07-15
-7	BBQ 4 ASTOP	2018-05-18

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)
2022	3	0	0	0	33%	top 68%	91.8%	90.8%
2021	2	0	0	0	100%	top 44%	93.9%	93.1%
2018	8	1	2	3	50%	top 49%	94.8%	92%
2017	13	0	4	0	92%	top 50%	93.1%	90.5%
2016	13	0	6	0	100%	top 31%	94.3%	92.3%
2015	6	0	0	0	33%	top 61%	89.4%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-08-26	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI	21 / 26 (646.0688)	4 (173.1200)	22 (155.9316)	19 (161.6688)	19 (155.3484)
2022-04-29	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	24 / 43 (661.0628)	23 (166.2512)	35 (157.7144)	14 (168.5256)	11 (168.5716)
2022-04-29	Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI	—	—	24 (139.9776)	—	—
2021-08-27	9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	11 / 25 (675.8972)	9 (170.8572)	8 (170.2744)	22 (158.2056)	2 (176.5600)
2021-08-26	9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	11 / 25 (665.0288)	8 (170.8572)	13 (163.9772)	21 (159.3716)	5 (170.8228)
2018-09-15	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	149 / 467 (673.0968)	229 (166.8228)	26 (176.0000)	220 (165.1200)	197 (165.1540)
2018-09-14	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	113 / 164 (675.4396)	54 (173.7028)	72 (170.2856)	125 (166.2856)	120 (165.1656)
2018-09-07	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	5 / 31 (668.4800)	10 (164.5600)	1 (175.4172)	14 (165.0856)	10 (163.4172)
2018-08-24	*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	13 / 27 (661.5544)	14 (166.8460)	15 (165.6800)	11 (166.2400)	14 (162.7884)
2018-08-23	*7th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	17 / 26 (663.3256)	23 (160.5372)	19 (162.8000)	12 (166.2856)	4 (173.7028)
2018-06-08	*Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	1 / 26 (682.2172)	3 (175.4056)	1 (174.2744)	18 (158.2400)	1 (174.2972)
2018-05-18	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	19 / 27 (640.4572)	22 (153.6916)	2 (168.5372)	24 (152.5028)	8 (165.7256)
2018-04-27	*The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI	22 / 26 (632.9256)	23 (159.3828)	17 (157.0972)	20 (157.0628)	19 (159.3828)
2017-09-08	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	10 / 31 (663.3720)	11 (169.7144)	19 (159.4060)	10 (164.5600)	4 (169.6916)
2017-08-25	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	24 / 39 (652.3884)	25 (163.3944)	29 (159.9656)	3 (174.2628)	35 (154.7656)
2017-08-24	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	24 / 40 (653.5428)	8 (170.8344)	22 (162.8228)	25 (160.5028)	29 (159.3828)
2017-07-15	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	38 / 49 (639.8744)	36 (159.9772)	17 (167.4172)	47 (151.9428)	39 (160.5372)
2017-07-14	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	20 / 58 (658.7428)	46 (155.9428)	16 (166.2628)	20 (163.9772)	4 (172.5600)
2017-07-07	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN	20 / 30 (670.1716)	13 (170.8572)	8 (172.5716)	27 (155.9200)	13 (170.8228)
2017-06-30	Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI	13 / 27 (630.1600)	3 (168.5600)	8 (158.2516)	21 (146.7884)	16 (156.5600)
2017-06-23	*Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	8 / 42 (670.2512)	21 (164.0000)	9 (168.5600)	14 (165.1084)	3 (172.5828)
2017-06-09	*8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	10 / 31 (648.3772)	14 (162.2400)	9 (163.4060)	28 (151.3256)	3 (171.4056)
2017-05-19	ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	10 / 30 (649.5772)	25 (155.9312)	8 (165.1088)	9 (160.5372)	8 (168.0000)
2017-05-06	*Master In May-The Classic APPLETON, WI	29 / 50 (652.4228)	40 (158.2400)	10 (168.5600)	44 (154.2056)	9 (171.4172)
2017-05-05	*The Masters In May (also Big Green Egg challenge) APPLETON, WI	24 / 56 (662.8228)	24 (166.8572)	27 (163.4172)	40 (159.4056)	5 (173.1428)
2017-04-28	*The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition Manawa, WI	18 / 23 (615.8628)	22 (141.0628)	15 (155.9772)	6 (158.8572)	10 (159.9656)
2016-10-21	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	5 / 51 (669.5884)	12 (167.9656)	15 (164.5372)	3 (171.9772)	21 (165.1084)
2016-09-09	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	6 / 37 (671.9544)	8 (169.7028)	17 (163.3944)	17 (166.2284)	4 (172.6288)
2016-08-26	5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI	6 / 42 (678.7888)	4 (175.4172)	14 (166.2744)	4 (173.1200)	18 (163.9772)
2016-08-06	Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) Manitowoc, WI	14 / 22 (652.9944)	19 (155.9428)	6 (170.2744)	6 (170.8228)	17 (155.9544)
2016-08-05	Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) Manitowoc, WI	15 / 27 (645.5544)	6 (169.7256)	19 (155.9544)	15 (160.5144)	15 (159.3600)
2016-07-29	Birdies Barnyard BBQ Kohler, WI	4 / 17 (669.6000)	2 (172.5600)	9 (161.0972)	5 (163.9428)	3 (172.0000)
2016-07-09	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	22 / 55 (665.0172)	39 (163.3712)	39 (161.1088)	18 (167.9772)	8 (172.5600)
2016-07-08	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	19 / 66 (669.6116)	25 (169.1200)	38 (159.9544)	27 (166.2628)	4 (174.2744)
2016-07-01	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	18 / 29 (647.2796)	19 (162.2628)	22 (158.8228)	19 (158.2400)	8 (167.9540)
2016-06-03	Poor Que Montello, WI	4 / 30 (672.5028)	12 (163.9884)	6 (167.4288)	6 (168.5256)	3 (172.5600)
2016-05-20	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	6 / 28 (665.1316)	5 (169.1544)	16 (160.5600)	4 (172.0116)	12 (163.4056)
2016-04-30	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	12 / 58 (670.1828)	6 (176.5944)	30 (160.5372)	8 (169.1200)	28 (163.9312)
2016-04-29	Masters in May Appleton, WI	21 / 59 (657.5424)	17 (167.9656)	51 (150.7884)	21 (165.6684)	6 (173.1200)
2015-09-11	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	18 / 33 (623.9088)	25 (153.6916)	25 (152.5144)	7 (165.1084)	24 (152.5944)
2015-07-31	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	19 / 30 (637.0744)	24 (158.8228)	20 (151.9888)	5 (168.5372)	20 (157.7256)
2015-07-10	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	44 / 80 (643.3716)	72 (150.2172)	22 (165.7144)	18 (168.0116)	43 (159.4284)
2015-06-26	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	23 / 33 (638.1604)	25 (157.1316)	17 (163.9544)	13 (162.8344)	25 (154.2400)
2015-05-02	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	37 / 47 (633.0856)	24 (162.2856)	35 (155.9888)	29 (159.9884)	38 (154.8228)
2015-05-01	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	27 / 57 (643.9428)	44 (154.8228)	36 (153.6800)	13 (167.4400)	14 (168.0000)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#369 (928 pts)	#471 (773 pts)	#247 (1203 pts)	#541 (688 pts)	#303 (1063 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#360 (1037 pts)	#345 (1062 pts)	#255 (1257 pts)	#318 (1121 pts)	#127 (1697 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#207 (1519 pts)	#164 (1556 pts)	#336 (1093 pts)	#148 (1588 pts)	#177 (1593 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#889 (366 pts)	#1069 (301 pts)	#973 (356 pts)	#601 (641 pts)	#924 (376 pts)