The heartbreaker
0.0004
points from the title
Came within 0.0004 points of the Grand Championship at Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (Sep 7, 2024).
Porket About It
Porket About It is a competition barbecue team with 46 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 17 at the Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #479 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1682
peak 1682 · rated over 38 contests
Contests
46
in the data
First seen
Oct 16, 2020
latest Aug 15, 2026 · 5.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
4 reserve
Category wins
7
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
20
43% of 46 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
342.36 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 336.63 (+5.73)
Walk rate
74%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.98
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.67)
Road miles
3,337
across 46 mapped stops · furthest 113 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$220K
listed at 37 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 20 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
336.63 / 360
38 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
In the record book (on 1 all-time board)
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #69 (715 pts) | #70 (695 pts) | #72 (700 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1161 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #72 (732 pts) | #63 (832 pts) | #94 (657 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1205 (90 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #47 (924 pts) | #21 (1,129 pts) | #90 (655 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1190 (90 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #52 (966 pts) | #80 (777 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #496 (475 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #42 (874 pts) | #62 (769 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #711 (287 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #22 (1,065 pts) | #33 (992 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Porket About It, each with one reason worth a look.
#480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1713
They've been 1713 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#478 of the rated field
- Contests
- 78
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1703
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 78 contests to 46.
⚔ Compare careers#477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 253
- GCs
- 17
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1822
Their rating is built on 17 Grand Championships in 253 contests, alongside a 50% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#482 of the rated field
- Contests
- 119
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1739
12–2 in 14 shared contests (86% to Porket About It)
These two have cooked 14 of the same contests — Porket About It ahead 12–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#483 of the rated field
- Contests
- 162
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1834
6–4 in 12 shared contests (50% to Porket About It)
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Porket About It's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#484 of the rated field
- Contests
- 40
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1702
Level with Porket About It on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensuous BBQ | 31 | 11 | 20 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 29 | 17 | 12 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 29 | 12 | 17 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 27 | 15 | 12 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 25 | 9 | 16 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 23 | 18 | 4 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| What’cha Got BBQ | 23 | 12 | 11 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 23 | 9 | 14 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Wrecking Crew BBQ | 23 | 9 | 14 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Good Grefe! | 21 | 19 | 2 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky Shoes BBQ | 21 | 14 | 7 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Sugar Shack | 21 | 14 | 7 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | 20 | 12 | 8 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 38 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 178.8572 | 155.9084 | 170.54 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 45 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 176.5944 | 155.9544 | 166.67 | 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
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 9 | 0 | top 30% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 22% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 7 | 3 | 0 | top 24% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 | 2 | 0 | top 32% | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 6 | 6 | 0 | top 29% | Jun 13, 2026 |
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 17% | May 8, 2026 |
| Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 30% | Sep 7, 2024 |
| Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 46% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 63% | Oct 15, 2023 |
| B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 29% | Aug 5, 2022 |
| Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 31% | May 13, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
11 contests
Contests a season
6.6
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
25 of 46 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
13
9 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
45 entries · 2 wins · 19 calls
Opponents faced
432
finished ahead 1,329 times, behind 530
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score347.9656 Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1682) Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20231 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Minnesota in May (Masters)
20213 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Minnesota in May
- First overall podium Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1
- First Reserve Championship Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
20204 milestones
- First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
- First call Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
- First overall top-10 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.2172 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | Jun 11, 2021 |
| +13.4 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2024 |
| +12.8 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 20, 2022 |
| +12.6 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 21, 2021 |
| +11 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 16, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 25, 2025 |
| -7.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 11, 2022 |
| -7 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 19, 2023 |
| -5.1 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 17, 2024 |
| -4.9 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 9, 2023 |
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50% | top 25% | 96.7% | 95.1% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67% | top 32% | 96.7% | 94.4% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 83% | top 22% | 96.2% | 94.9% |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 64% | top 44% | 94.8% | 92.6% |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 75% | top 35% | 95.7% | 92.5% |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100% | top 27% | 95.9% | 93.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 5 / 18 (347.9656) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 10 / 37 (338.2056) | 15 (168.5372) | 11 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 14 / 40 (342.8344) | 13 (171.9772) | 13 (170.8572) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 11 / 77 (337.6684) | 12 (167.4056) | 9 (170.2628) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 29 (166.2628) | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 5 / 24 (345.1200) | 7 (171.4172) | 4 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 2 / 17 (347.9656) | 3 (175.4056) | 3 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 36 (343.3944) | 8 (171.4172) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 9 / 36 (344.5716) | 4 (177.1544) | 18 (167.4172) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 20 / 58 (335.9200) | 11 (174.2628) | 29 (161.6572) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 19 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 17 / 24 (327.3484) | 10 (168.5256) | 20 (158.8228) | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 2 / 18 (341.6912) | 7 (169.1084) | 2 (172.5828) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 11 / 18 (334.2172) | 1 (176.5600) | 14 (157.6572) | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 37 (341.1200) | 1 (178.2972) | 17 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 41 (344.5488) | 2 (178.8572) | 16 (165.6916) | — | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 3 / 58 (346.2628) | 5 (176) | 12 (170.2628) | — | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 19 (169.7144) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 13 / 24 (334.1940) | 13 (169.1084) | 17 (165.0856) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 15 / 21 (330.7888) | 11 (169.6800) | 20 (161.1088) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 17 / 30 (331.9428) | 19 (163.3828) | 12 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 11 / 16 (331.9660) | 7 (170.8344) | 10 (161.1316) | — | — |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 4 / 15 (341.1316) | 1 (176.5600) | 8 (164.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 40 (331.3484) | 10 (168.5256) | 14 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 12 / 43 (327.9200) | 2 (171.9656) | 25 (155.9544) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 22 (160.5256) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 9 / 59 (337.1316) | 6 (173.7028) | 19 (163.4288) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 2 (176.5944) | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 7 / 30 (339.9772) | 2 (176.5828) | 17 (163.3944) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 2 / 15 (344.5372) | 5 (169.1200) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 8 / 21 (338.2628) | 2 (173.7256) | 11 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 23 / 37 (321.6000) | 25 (155.9200) | 10 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 39 (324.4456) | 20 (155.9084) | 6 (168.5372) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 15 / 38 (328.5372) | 11 (168.0116) | 25 (160.5256) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 1 (175.4056) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 20 / 36 (327.3600) | 28 (158.8000) | 8 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 14 / 40 (328.4684) | 10 (166.8228) | 20 (161.6456) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 6 / 15 (334.8456) | 10 (165.1084) | 4 (169.7372) | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 2 / 18 (345.1544) | 2 (174.8572) | 2 (170.2972) | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2021 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 4 / 21 (337.0968) | 10 (163.9768) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 45 (335.4172) | 15 (164.5372) | 7 (170.8800) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 52 (339.9772) | 1 (174.2856) | 10 (165.6916) | — | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 13 / 60 (334.8112) | 1 (177.7600) | 32 (157.0512) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 10 / 40 (326.2172) | 2 (169.6800) | 20 (156.5372) | — | — |