Porket About It MN
Rating
1671
peak 1671 · rated over 38 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
46
in the data
First seen
2020-10-16
latest 2026-08-15
Best ToY finish
#47
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
4 reserve
Category wins
7
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
20
of 46 contests
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
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±6.98
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.67)
Road miles
3337
mi across 46 mapped stops · furthest 113 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$220K
listed at 37 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 20 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
336.63 / 360
38 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
FENDER BENDER BBQ has finished one call ahead of Porket About It 6 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Big Ten Bones has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Good Grefe! in 19 of their 21 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Minnesota in May is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 4 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0004 points of the Grand Championship at Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-09-07).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 22% across 6 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
Familiar 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% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 19 | 0 | top 28% |
| WI | 19 | 0 | top 34% |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2026-06-12 |
| Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 6 | 2 | 0 | top 32% | 2026-08-15 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 6 | 6 | 0 | top 29% | 2026-06-13 |
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 17% | 2026-05-08 |
| Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 30% | 2024-09-07 |
| Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 46% | 2026-04-24 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 63% | 2023-10-15 |
| B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 29% | 2022-08-05 |
| Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 31% | 2022-05-13 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (25 of 46 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (45 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 336.63 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-10-16 — First tracked contest · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
- 📣 2020-10-16 — First call · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
- 🎖️ 2023-09-09 — 25th tracked contest · Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2026-08-15 — Career-best overall score (347.9656) · Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2026-08-15 — Peak power rating (1671) · Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 2021-06-11 |
| +12.9 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-08-20 |
| +12.9 | Minnesota in May | 2024-05-10 |
| +12.6 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2021-08-21 |
| +11 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-08-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-04-25 |
| -8.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2022-06-11 |
| -6.8 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-08-19 |
| -5.3 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-08-17 |
| -4.7 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-09-09 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 5 / 18 (347.9656) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 10 / 37 (338.2056) | 15 (168.5372) | 11 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 14 / 40 (342.8344) | 13 (171.9772) | 13 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 11 / 77 (337.6684) | 12 (167.4056) | 9 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 29 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 5 / 24 (345.1200) | 7 (171.4172) | 4 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 2 / 17 (347.9656) | 3 (175.4056) | 3 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 36 (343.3944) | 8 (171.4172) | 5 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 9 / 36 (344.5716) | 4 (177.1544) | 18 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 20 / 58 (335.9200) | 11 (174.2628) | 29 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 19 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 17 / 24 (327.3484) | 10 (168.5256) | 20 (158.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 2 / 18 (341.6912) | 7 (169.1084) | 2 (172.5828) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 11 / 18 (334.2172) | 1 (176.5600) | 14 (157.6572) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 37 (341.1200) | 1 (178.2972) | 17 (162.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 41 (344.5488) | 2 (178.8572) | 16 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 3 / 58 (346.2628) | 5 (176.0000) | 12 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 19 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 13 / 24 (334.1940) | 13 (169.1084) | 17 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 15 / 21 (330.7888) | 11 (169.6800) | 20 (161.1088) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 17 / 30 (331.9428) | 19 (163.3828) | 12 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 11 / 16 (331.9660) | 7 (170.8344) | 10 (161.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 4 / 15 (341.1316) | 1 (176.5600) | 8 (164.5716) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 40 (331.3484) | 10 (168.5256) | 14 (162.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 12 / 43 (327.9200) | 2 (171.9656) | 25 (155.9544) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 22 (160.5256) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 9 / 59 (337.1316) | 6 (173.7028) | 19 (163.4288) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 2 (176.5944) | — | — |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 7 / 30 (339.9772) | 2 (176.5828) | 17 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 2 / 15 (344.5372) | 5 (169.1200) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 8 / 21 (338.2628) | 2 (173.7256) | 11 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 23 / 37 (321.6000) | 25 (155.9200) | 10 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 39 (324.4456) | 20 (155.9084) | 6 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 15 / 38 (328.5372) | 11 (168.0116) | 25 (160.5256) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 1 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 20 / 36 (327.3600) | 28 (158.8000) | 8 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 14 / 40 (328.4684) | 10 (166.8228) | 20 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2021-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 6 / 15 (334.8456) | 10 (165.1084) | 4 (169.7372) | — | — |
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 2 / 18 (345.1544) | 2 (174.8572) | 2 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2021-08-07 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 4 / 21 (337.0968) | 10 (163.9768) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 45 (335.4172) | 15 (164.5372) | 7 (170.8800) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 52 (339.9772) | 1 (174.2856) | 10 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 13 / 60 (334.8112) | 1 (177.7600) | 32 (157.0512) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 10 / 40 (326.2172) | 2 (169.6800) | 20 (156.5372) | — | — |
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 | #56 (715 pts) | #59 (695 pts) | #62 (700 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1013 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #72 (732 pts) | #63 (832 pts) | #94 (657 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1205 (90 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #47 (924 pts) | #21 (1129 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 (1065 pts) | #33 (992 pts) | — | — |