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PLASTERED PORK BBQ

PLASTERED PORK BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Annual Poor Que (2018). They are ranked #1032 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,032
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1602
peak 1615 · rated over 43 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

45
in the data

First seen

May 1, 2015
latest Aug 26, 2022 · 7.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#207
Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

3
14 podiums

Overall top-10s

12
27% of 45 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%
overall standings

Best overall

682.2172 / 720
Master · Annual Poor Que

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

664.23 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 656.10 (+8.13)

Walk rate

76%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944
Chicken · Masters in May- The Classic

Consistency

±15.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket
avg 165.58 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.54)

Road miles

4,080
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 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.10 / 720
44 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

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 (Jun 8, 2018) 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 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 Annual Poor Que (Jun 8, 2018).

  • 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
  • Jun 8, 2018

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 Jun 8, 2018 — 10 contests and 8.4 years ago.

  • last GC Jun 8, 2018
  • 8.4 years ago
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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) (Aug 26, 2021).

  • last seen Sep 15, 2018
  • back Aug 26, 2021

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 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

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2018 ↗ Master #369 (928 pts) #471 (773 pts) #247 (1,203 pts) #541 (688 pts) #303 (1,063 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #360 (1,037 pts) #345 (1,062 pts) #255 (1,257 pts) #318 (1,121 pts) #127 (1,697 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #207 (1,519 pts) #164 (1,556 pts) #336 (1,093 pts) #148 (1,588 pts) #177 (1,593 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #889 (366 pts) #1069 (301 pts) #973 (356 pts) #601 (641 pts) #924 (376 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PLASTERED PORK BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

Survivor-Que
#1,035 of the rated field
1602 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 Jun 27, 2025
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SMOKEY'S Q
#1,031 of the rated field
1602 power rating
Contests
43
GCs
0
Top-10s
16%
Peak
1617

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
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Smokin' Ain't EZ
#1,034 of the rated field
1602 power rating
Contests
37
GCs
1
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1604

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 Apr 25, 2026
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3 WOODYS BBQ
#1,033 of the rated field
1602 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1605

Fewer contests behind them than PLASTERED PORK BBQ has cooked, 16 to 45, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 15 contests
  • last seen Sep 23, 2016
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PALMETTO SMOKEHOUSE
#1,036 of the rated field
1601 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
2
Top-10s
73%
Peak
1601

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 11 contests, alongside a 73% overall top-10 rate.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Nov 14, 2014
  • on a 4-contest top-10 run
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SMOKIN HOOSIERS
#1,027 of the rated field
1603 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
71
GCs
0
Top-10s
30%
Peak
1617
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PLASTERED PORK BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

  • rated over 70 contests
  • last seen May 16, 2025
⚔ Head-to-head

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin 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

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 44 13 0 3 176.5944 141.0628 164.33 top 50%
Pork Ribs 45 13 2 3 176 139.9776 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 field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 24%
Medium (20–39)251top 49%
Large (40+)180top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
WI401top 46%
KS20top 50%
IN10top 67%
IL10top 19%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Grillin' in Grafton 3 13 0 top 60% Jun 30, 2017
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2 11 0 top 44% Aug 27, 2021
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) 2 113 0 top 50% Sep 15, 2018
Puckaway Pigfest 2 5 0 top 24% Sep 7, 2018
7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2 13 0 top 57% Aug 24, 2018
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2 24 0 top 61% Aug 25, 2017
Puckaway Pigfest 2 6 0 top 35% Sep 9, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 13 contests
Contests a season 7.5 across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in WI 41 of 45 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 36 7 of them more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 45 entries · 2 wins · 13 calls
First title Jun 8, 2018 Annual Poor Que
Opponents faced 799 finished ahead 1,245 times, behind 930
Longest layoff 2.9 yrs Sep 15, 2018 → Aug 26, 2021

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

20221 milestone
  1. Most recent contest 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
20211 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1615) 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2)
20185 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork Ribs) Annual Poor Que
  2. First overall podium Annual Poor Que
  3. First Grand Championship Annual Poor Que
  4. First multi-meat day Annual Poor Que
  5. Career-best overall score682.2172 Annual Poor Que
20171 milestone
  1. 25th tracked contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown
20164 milestones
  1. First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5424 Masters in May
  2. Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 Masters in May- The Classic
  3. First overall top-10 BBQ 4 ASTOP
  4. 10th tracked contest Poor Que
20152 milestones
  1. First tracked contest The Masters In May
  2. First call Badger Brews & Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.7Annual Poor QueJun 8, 2018
+13.3Masters in May- The ClassicApr 30, 2016
+12.45th Annual Deaths Door BarbequeAug 26, 2016
+12.1BBQ 4 ASTOPMay 20, 2016
+11.8Poor QueJun 3, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-10.9The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ ContestApr 27, 2018
-10.410th Annual Deaths Door BarbequeAug 26, 2022
-8.7The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ CompetitionApr 28, 2017
-8.2Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2Jul 15, 2017
-7BBQ 4 ASTOPMay 18, 2018

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20223000 33% top 68% 91.8% 90.8%
20212000 100% top 44% 93.9% 93.1%
20188123 50% top 49% 94.8% 92%
201713040 92% top 50% 93.1% 90.5%
201613060 100% top 31% 94.3% 92.3%
20156000 33% top 61% 89.4% 88.4%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 26, 2022 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI 21 / 26 (646.0688) 4 (173.1200) 22 (155.9316) 19 (161.6688) 19 (155.3484)
Apr 29, 2022 Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI 24 / 43 (661.0628) 23 (166.2512) 35 (157.7144) 14 (168.5256) 11 (168.5716)
Apr 29, 2022 Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI — — 24 (139.9776) — —
Aug 27, 2021 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)
Aug 26, 2021 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)
Sep 15, 2018 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 149 / 467 (673.0968) 229 (166.8228) 26 (176) 220 (165.1200) 197 (165.1540)
Sep 14, 2018 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)
Sep 7, 2018 Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI 5 / 31 (668.4800) 10 (164.5600) 1 (175.4172) 14 (165.0856) 10 (163.4172)
Aug 24, 2018 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)
Aug 23, 2018 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)
Jun 8, 2018 Annual Poor Que Montello, WI 1 / 26 (682.2172) 3 (175.4056) 1 (174.2744) 18 (158.2400) 1 (174.2972)
May 18, 2018 BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI 19 / 27 (640.4572) 22 (153.6916) 2 (168.5372) 24 (152.5028) 8 (165.7256)
Apr 27, 2018 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)
Sep 8, 2017 Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI 10 / 31 (663.3720) 11 (169.7144) 19 (159.4060) 10 (164.5600) 4 (169.6916)
Aug 25, 2017 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)
Aug 24, 2017 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)
Jul 15, 2017 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)
Jul 14, 2017 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)
Jul 7, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN 20 / 30 (670.1716) 13 (170.8572) 8 (172.5716) 27 (155.9200) 13 (170.8228)
Jun 30, 2017 Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI 13 / 27 (630.1600) 3 (168.5600) 8 (158.2516) 21 (146.7884) 16 (156.5600)
Jun 23, 2017 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL 8 / 42 (670.2512) 21 (164) 9 (168.5600) 14 (165.1084) 3 (172.5828)
Jun 9, 2017 8th Annual Poor Que Montello, WI 10 / 31 (648.3772) 14 (162.2400) 9 (163.4060) 28 (151.3256) 3 (171.4056)
May 19, 2017 ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI 10 / 30 (649.5772) 25 (155.9312) 8 (165.1088) 9 (160.5372) 8 (168)
May 6, 2017 Master In May-The Classic Appleton, WI 29 / 50 (652.4228) 40 (158.2400) 10 (168.5600) 44 (154.2056) 9 (171.4172)
May 5, 2017 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)
Apr 28, 2017 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)
Oct 21, 2016 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)
Sep 9, 2016 Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI 6 / 37 (671.9544) 8 (169.7028) 17 (163.3944) 17 (166.2284) 4 (172.6288)
Aug 26, 2016 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI 6 / 42 (678.7888) 4 (175.4172) 14 (166.2744) 4 (173.1200) 18 (163.9772)
Aug 6, 2016 Badger Brew & Que II (Day 2) Manitowoc, WI 14 / 22 (652.9944) 19 (155.9428) 6 (170.2744) 6 (170.8228) 17 (155.9544)
Aug 5, 2016 Badger Brew & Que I (Day 1) Manitowoc, WI 15 / 27 (645.5544) 6 (169.7256) 19 (155.9544) 15 (160.5144) 15 (159.3600)
Jul 29, 2016 Birdies Barnyard BBQ Kohler, WI 4 / 17 (669.6000) 2 (172.5600) 9 (161.0972) 5 (163.9428) 3 (172)
Jul 9, 2016 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)
Jul 8, 2016 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)
Jul 1, 2016 Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI 18 / 29 (647.2796) 19 (162.2628) 22 (158.8228) 19 (158.2400) 8 (167.9540)
Jun 3, 2016 Poor Que Montello, WI 4 / 30 (672.5028) 12 (163.9884) 6 (167.4288) 6 (168.5256) 3 (172.5600)
May 20, 2016 BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI 6 / 28 (665.1316) 5 (169.1544) 16 (160.5600) 4 (172.0116) 12 (163.4056)
Apr 30, 2016 Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI 12 / 58 (670.1828) 6 (176.5944) 30 (160.5372) 8 (169.1200) 28 (163.9312)
Apr 29, 2016 Masters in May Appleton, WI 21 / 59 (657.5424) 17 (167.9656) 51 (150.7884) 21 (165.6684) 6 (173.1200)
Sep 11, 2015 Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI 18 / 33 (623.9088) 25 (153.6916) 25 (152.5144) 7 (165.1084) 24 (152.5944)
Jul 31, 2015 Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI 19 / 30 (637.0744) 24 (158.8228) 20 (151.9888) 5 (168.5372) 20 (157.7256)
Jul 10, 2015 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)
Jun 26, 2015 Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI 23 / 33 (638.1604) 25 (157.1316) 17 (163.9544) 13 (162.8344) 25 (154.2400)
May 2, 2015 The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI 37 / 47 (633.0856) 24 (162.2856) 35 (155.9888) 29 (159.9884) 38 (154.8228)
May 1, 2015 The Masters In May Appleton, WI 27 / 57 (643.9428) 44 (154.8228) 36 (153.6800) 13 (167.4400) 14 (168)

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

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