High-water mark
342.2972
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 342.2972 at High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) — 95.1% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- May 15, 2026
Porko Smoko
Porko Smoko is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 29 at the High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #2560 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1518 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 7, 2025
latest Jun 12, 2026 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
334.70 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 332.71 (+1.99)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.38
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.22 · weakest Pork (160.82)
Road miles
275
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$52K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
332.71 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Porko Smoko, each with one reason worth a look.
83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,546 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1518
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Porko Smoko)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Porko Smoko has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,568 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1524
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Porko Smoko's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,558 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1532
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,572 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1527
They were already cooking in 2014, 11 years before Porko Smoko's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,567 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
Level with Porko Smoko on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,573 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Porko Smoko's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogpatch Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 165.6800 | 169.22 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 154.8228 | 163.49 | top 45% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 151.3600 | 160.82 | top 36% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 39% | Mar 6, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
196
finished ahead 167 times, behind 159
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- Career-best overall score342.2972 High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1518) High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20253 milestones
- First tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.3256 Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.2 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 6, 2026 |
| +5.9 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 15, 2026 |
| +2.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 7, 2025 |
| +2.5 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 14, 2025 |
| +1 | Pigs & Peaches | Aug 15, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.5 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jun 12, 2026 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 44% | 95.1% | 94.3% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 43% | 92% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 18 / 31 (338.8000) | 20 (168.5256) | 15 (170.2744) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 11 / 29 (342.2972) | 10 (172.5600) | 14 (169.7372) | — | — |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 44 (337.1316) | 13 (169.7372) | 16 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 23 / 56 (331.3256) | 15 (169.6684) | 22 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Pigs & Peaches 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 12 / 27 (323.9428) | 6 (169.1200) | 15 (154.8228) | 15 (151.3600) | — |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 19 / 45 (322.7544) | 20 (165.6800) | 20 (157.0744) | 7 (170.2744) | — |