Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Pork Bombin BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1536
peak 1536 · rated over 19 contests ⓘ
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2023-03-10
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#198
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
686.88 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 674.63 (+12.25)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.90
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.04)
Road miles
5,372
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 655 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)
Purse competed for
$224K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 18 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.63 / 720
19 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (12 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
+44
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 44 points across 9 contests since 2025-05-23 — from 1492 up to 1536.
- 9 contests since 2025-05-23
- now 1536
They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 12 of 19 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
702.7884
career-best overall
97.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 702.7884 at The Golden State Battle VIII — 97.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2026-01-30
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Porterhouse BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pork Bombin BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2026
their best year
2026 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 41%.
- 6 contests
- 3 overall top-10s
- 2 category wins
- average top 41%
A tough matchup
17–1
behind in the head-to-head
Meat Candy Q ahead in 94% of their meetings
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.
Brisket nemesis
11 of 15
shared brisket entries lost
SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ ahead 73% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 15 shared brisket entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A January team
Top 42%
average finish in January
Something about January: average finish in the top 42% across 3 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.
- 3 January contests
- top 57% the rest of the year
The long haul
5,372
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,372 miles across 19 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 655 miles to Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest.
- 19 mapped stops
- furthest 655 mi
The metronome
±1.79%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.79% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.7% of a perfect score
- 19 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.
70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1545
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Pork Bombin BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1539
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2064 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 56% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2052 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Pork Bombin BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#2040 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1548
No shared contest yet.
Level with Pork Bombin BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| SoCal Outlaw BBQ | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Porterhouse BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS PURGATORY | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribbin-1-Out | 10 | 6 | 4 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| GIRLS CAN GRILL | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| RACK CITY BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8000 | 168.12 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 150.8000 | 167.04 | top 58% |
| Pork | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 158.8000 | 168.64 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 177.7028 | 159.9428 | 170.83 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 8 | 0 | top 56% |
| NV | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| CA | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 54% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Dam BBQ | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 56% | 2026-05-23 |
| BBQ Jackpot | 2 | 54 | 0 | top 71% | 2025-11-21 |
| BBQ, Boots & Brew | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 67% | 2025-04-11 |
| Best in the Southwest | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 55% | 2025-02-21 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2023-03-10 → 2026-05-23
Busiest season
2025
7 contests
Contests a season
4.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AZ
8 of 19 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
15
4 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
19 entries · 1 win · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 170.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.04)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 12 of 19 contests
Overall top-10 rate
16%
3 of 19 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
674.63
out of 720 · 19 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
281
303–408 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
5,372
19 mapped stops · furthest 655 mi
Schedule strength
1601
average field rating faced — tougher than 78% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$224,200
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 18 state-championship entries
Power rating
1536
peak 1536 · #2051 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest
- First call BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8972 BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest
- 2025
- 10th tracked contest The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands
- 2026
- First category win (Brisket) The Golden State Battle VIII
- First overall top-10 The Golden State Battle VIII
- Career-best overall score702.7884 The Golden State Battle VIII
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Best Dam BBQ
- Peak power rating (1536) Best Dam BBQ
- Most recent contest Best Dam BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | The Golden State Battle VIII | 2026-01-30 |
| +12.8 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition | 2026-03-27 |
| +9.9 | Best in the Southwest | 2025-02-21 |
| +7.2 | BBQ & Brew Festival | 2026-02-27 |
| +5 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | 2025-09-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands | 2025-05-02 |
| -5.7 | BBQ Jackpot | 2024-12-06 |
| -3.2 | BBQ Boots & Brew | 2024-04-12 |
| -2.7 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic | 2023-11-03 |
| -2.6 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest | 2023-03-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 83% | top 41% | 97.6% | 95.1% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43% | top 59% | 96.7% | 93.6% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 68% | 93.7% | 92.8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 74% | 91.7% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 14 / 33 (689.0516) | 1 (180.0000) | 27 (163.9544) | 14 (173.1200) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2026-05-15 | Luna County Heritage Days Festival 🏅 Deming, NM | 9 / 16 (664.4228) | 6 (170.8344) | 12 (150.8000) | 7 (170.8228) | 5 (171.9656) |
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City, AZ | 9 / 33 (693.1088) | 10 (174.8572) | 6 (176.5716) | 24 (166.2744) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 11 / 25 (685.0400) | 15 (170.2628) | 13 (169.6800) | 12 (171.9772) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII 🏅 Riverside, CA | 4 / 41 (702.7884) | 9 (176.5600) | 6 (174.2628) | 12 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2026-01-16 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 35 / 53 (672.4916) | 32 (169.6800) | 13 (173.1200) | 46 (162.8688) | 30 (166.8228) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 54 / 90 (677.0516) | 68 (166.8228) | 69 (166.2744) | 11 (176.5600) | 63 (167.3944) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 13 / 35 (695.9656) | 14 (176.0000) | 25 (170.8228) | 10 (175.4056) | 12 (173.7372) |
| 2025-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 20 / 29 (671.8624) | 23 (162.7884) | 18 (169.1200) | 19 (169.1312) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-02 | The All American Comeback BBQ, Bourbon, & Bands Ruidoso Downs, NM | 29 / 30 (656.9484) | 24 (168.5256) | 29 (161.6572) | 29 (161.6456) | 23 (165.1200) |
| 2025-04-11 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 16 / 26 (663.8628) | 23 (160.5028) | 10 (169.6800) | 17 (165.6916) | 10 (167.9884) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 12 / 29 (679.8740) | 12 (173.1200) | 23 (164.5256) | 11 (171.4172) | 11 (170.8112) |
| 2025-01-17 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 24 / 48 (672.4800) | 45 (157.6572) | 21 (168.5600) | 22 (168.5600) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 61 / 74 (663.3140) | 56 (164.5484) | 64 (162.8228) | 12 (176.0000) | 68 (159.9428) |
| 2024-09-06 | Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO | 18 / 36 (674.7656) | 32 (162.8000) | 9 (174.2972) | 24 (165.1200) | 9 (172.5484) |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 28 / 39 (667.2800) | 7 (176.0116) | 27 (166.2400) | 38 (158.8000) | 26 (166.2284) |
| 2024-02-23 | Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 17 / 25 (668.4340) | 23 (161.0740) | 15 (167.4172) | 20 (162.8000) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic 🏅 Mesa, AZ | 19 / 26 (659.3028) | 23 (154.8000) | 11 (169.6800) | 17 (166.2628) | 12 (168.5600) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 24 / 32 (659.8972) | 24 (167.3944) | 29 (154.2400) | 18 (167.4400) | 10 (170.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #198 (832 pts) | #176 (937 pts) | #241 (802 pts) | #220 (752 pts) | #135 (1022 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #365 (594 pts) | #425 (539 pts) | #444 (534 pts) | #323 (689 pts) | #274 (854 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #544 (326 pts) | #562 (346 pts) | #537 (426 pts) | #620 (291 pts) | #390 (571 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1243 (62 pts) | #1314 (62 pts) | #1693 (57 pts) | #1170 (92 pts) | #957 (132 pts) |