Porkasaurus Rex BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2222

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1529

peak 1529 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2023-07-15

latest 2026-08-08

Best ToY finish

#109

Backyard 2025

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

676.5260 / 720

Master · 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

336.87 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 334.53 (+2.34)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ

Consistency

±11.00

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.70 · weakest Brisket (160.95)

Road miles

730

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$47K

listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.64 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

334.53 / 360

8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (4 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.

High-water mark

676.5260 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 676.5260 at 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-05-16

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RedHog BBQ has finished one call ahead of Porkasaurus Rex BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

Bucked Up BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Bucked Up BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Hoosier BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared 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.

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

T.J.D. Smokehouse

#2236 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Big Baker's BBQ

#2211 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-14

⚔ Head-to-head

BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD

#2229 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Porkasaurus Rex BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

COOTERS COUNTRY CATERING

#2216 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 14% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2016-09-09

⚔ Head-to-head

SUGARFIRE SMOKEHOUSE

#2214 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Porkasaurus Rex BBQ's first contest.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

TACO TUESDAY

#2215 of the rated field

1530 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RedHog BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Hoosier BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
VanHoozen BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BooyaQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
DAT'S BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
QUE U	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Bucked Up BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN E'S BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Bleacher Bums BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Sailor Nicks BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Salted Anchor	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	8	1	3	178.2972	145.7028	168.87	top 37%
Pork Ribs	15	5	0	1	169.7144	151.4056	164.55	top 60%
Pork	4	1	0	0	177.1544	162.8344	170.70	top 49%
Brisket	4	0	0	0	167.9656	151.3600	160.95	top 80%

“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
MI	7	0	top 58%
IN	5	0	top 38%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 55%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 30%
Large (40+)	3	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	3	10	top 57%	2025-07-19
Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	7	top 46%	2026-08-08
GLBBQA Spring Fling	2	38	top 72%	2025-04-18

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.1 yrs 2023-07-15 → 2026-08-08

Busiest season 2025 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 9 of 16 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 15 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 170.70 · weakest Brisket (160.95)

Walk rate 56% a top-10 call in 9 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 44% 7 of 16 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 668.64 out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 334.53 out of 360 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 184 182–196 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 730 16 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi

Schedule strength 1553 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

Purse competed for $47,435 listed at 16 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 8 state-championship entries

Power rating 1529 peak 1529 · #2222 of 6,413 rated

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

2023
Jul 15 First tracked contest Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Jul 15 First call Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8852 GLBBQA Spring Fling
Jun 14 First overall top-10 Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
2025
May 16 Career-best overall score676.5260 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ
May 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ
Aug 9 10th tracked contest Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY)
Sep 19 First overall podium September Fest
Sep 19 First Reserve Championship September Fest
2026
May 15 First category win (Chicken) Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana
Aug 8 Peak power rating (1529) Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 8 Most recent contest Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	September Fest	2025-09-19
+14.4	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana	2026-05-15
+10.8	Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2024-06-14
+6.1	Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY)	2025-08-09
+3.6	Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2024-07-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.2	GLBBQA Spring Fling	2026-04-17
-5.4	Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2023-07-15
-4.8	GLBBQA Spring Fling	2024-04-19
-2.6	GLBBQA Spring Fling	2025-04-18
-0.6	Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2025-07-19

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	5	2	1	40%	top 50%	94.7%	93.7%
2025	6	3	0	67%	top 48%	95.1%	93.3%
2024	4	2	0	50%	top 47%	94.9%	93.7%
2023	1	0	0	100%	top 69%	86%	86%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-08	Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN	7 / 13 (339.3944)	3 (173.1200)	9 (166.2744)	—	—
2026-05-15	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN	—	25 (151.9428)	—	—	—
2026-05-15	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN	4 / 35 (341.0972)	1 (177.7028)	9 (163.3944)	—	—
2026-05-15	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN	—	—	26 (167.3828)	—	—
2026-04-17	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI	40 / 48 (662.2400)	12 (174.8572)	39 (164.5828)	42 (162.8344)	43 (159.9656)
2025-09-19	September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI	2 / 26 (323.3828)	2 (164.5944)	3 (158.7884)	—	—
2025-08-09	Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN	7 / 18 (342.2516)	5 (174.2744)	11 (167.9772)	—	—
2025-07-19	Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI	10 / 17 (338.2284)	5 (172.5600)	13 (165.6684)	—	—
2025-05-16	11th Annual Rockin' BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	22 / 34 (676.5260)	4 (178.2972)	20 (169.7144)	4 (177.1544)	33 (151.3600)
2025-05-16	11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	—	—	28 (151.4056)	—	—
2025-04-18	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	38 / 56 (675.9200)	23 (173.1316)	42 (165.7028)	35 (169.1200)	36 (167.9656)
2024-07-20	Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI	10 / 23 (340.5372)	5 (174.2628)	12 (166.2744)	—	—
2024-06-14	Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Logansport, IN	6 / 28 (341.6800)	4 (173.7028)	9 (167.9772)	—	—
2024-05-17	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	—	—	20 (168.5600)	—	—
2024-04-19	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	47 / 62 (659.8852)	52 (161.0972)	51 (160.5712)	21 (173.7028)	44 (164.5140)
2023-07-15	Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI	11 / 16 (309.7028)	15 (145.7028)	7 (164.0000)	—	—

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
2026 ↗	Backyard	#127 (329 pts)	#93 (524 pts)	#143 (303 pts)	—	—
2026 ↗	Master	#927 (60 pts)	#705 (175 pts)	#912 (119 pts)	#970 (60 pts)	#950 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Backyard	#109 (495 pts)	#104 (565 pts)	#147 (420 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Master	#828 (134 pts)	#646 (279 pts)	#817 (198 pts)	#623 (269 pts)	#964 (119 pts)
2024 ↗	Backyard	#178 (291 pts)	#159 (376 pts)	#201 (251 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#942 (142 pts)	#1145 (80 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)