High-water mark
670.1712
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1712 at Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 18, 2014
Porkmafia
Porkmafia is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 11 at the Twin Smoke (2025). They are ranked #5544 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “#Porkmafia” and “Pork Mafia”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1507 · rated over 13 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
May 23, 2014
latest May 15, 2026 · 12 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
15% of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.65 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 626.93 (-9.28)
Walk rate
46%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.77 · weakest Brisket (151.89)
Road miles
16,028
across 13 mapped stops · furthest 5,247 mi
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Purse competed for
$3,600
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
626.93 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Porkmafia, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,533 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Porkmafia's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,547 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1511
Level with Porkmafia on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,564 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1450
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUAU | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 172.5600 | 152.6060 | 162.77 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 141.1200 | 154.80 | top 68% |
| Pork | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 145.1200 | 157.47 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8800 | 134.8344 | 151.89 | top 74% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 64% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Smoke | 5 | 7 | 0 | top 73% | May 15, 2026 |
| Red, White, And BBQ | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 74% | May 24, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LT
5 of 13 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
355
finished ahead 159 times, behind 308
Longest layoff
3.8 yrs
Sep 1, 2018 → Jul 2, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Twin Smoke
20241 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Twin Smoke
20221 milestone
- First overall top-10 Twin Smoke
20153 milestones
- First call Windy City BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 Windy City BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1507) Windy City BBQ Classic
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Red, White, and BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.1712 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score670.1712 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.2 | Windy City BBQ Classic | Sep 11, 2015 |
| +7.7 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Sep 18, 2014 |
| +1.4 | Twin Smoke | Jul 2, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest | May 24, 2024 |
| -10.8 | World Food Championships | Nov 3, 2015 |
| -8.8 | 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest | Sep 1, 2018 |
| -8.6 | Twin Smoke | May 15, 2026 |
| -7.9 | Twin Smoke | May 18, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 87% | 87% | 87% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84.7% | 84% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 53% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 92.9% | 90.5% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 93.1% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania | 20 / 23 (626.1832) | 9 (166.8456) | 20 (146.2632) | 8 (166.2628) | 22 (146.8116) |
| May 17, 2025 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania | 7 / 11 (637.0976) | 3 (171.4284) | 8 (155.9888) | 8 (158.8344) | 9 (150.8460) |
| May 24, 2024 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 21 / 23 (610.1940) | 16 (164.0112) | 23 (141.1200) | 18 (153.6684) | 21 (151.3944) |
| May 18, 2024 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania | 15 / 18 (599.2916) | 13 (156.5372) | 13 (149.6800) | 11 (158.2400) | 17 (134.8344) |
| May 20, 2023 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania | 11 / 14 (615.4972) | 8 (162.3084) | 11 (156.0228) | 7 (158.8800) | 13 (138.2860) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania | 8 / 15 (596.5488) | 3 (156.6516) | 5 (155.9656) | 9 (145.1200) | 12 (138.8116) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | 2nd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland | 36 / 44 (622.2632) | 24 (163.4516) | 40 (148.5372) | 31 (158.2628) | 30 (152.0116) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland | 22 / 32 (633.1892) | 31 (152.6060) | 21 (158.8572) | 29 (146.8460) | 3 (174.8800) |
| Nov 3, 2015 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 55 / 58 (634.6400) | 18 (172.5600) | 58 (152.5372) | 56 (153.6228) | 55 (155.9200) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL | 14 / 61 (668.6288) | 26 (164.5944) | 21 (164.5944) | 2 (176) | 22 (163.4400) |
| Sep 18, 2014 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 20 / 57 (670.1712) | 49 (159.9312) | 12 (171.4400) | 17 (169.6800) | 22 (169.1200) |
| May 24, 2014 | Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL | 49 / 72 (631.9544) | 27 (166.8456) | 46 (157.6916) | 56 (156.0344) | 61 (151.3828) |
| May 23, 2014 | Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL | 34 / 43 (604.4916) | 28 (158.2400) | 28 (153.7144) | 36 (145.6800) | 38 (146.8572) |