PORKRASTINATORS WI
Rating
1663
peak 1690
Contests
69
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#85
Master 2020
Grand champs
2
2 reserve
Category wins
7
20 podiums
Overall top-10s
28
of 69 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
644.24 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 654.89 (-10.65)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±93.27
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.37)
Road miles
7662
mi across 67 mapped stops · furthest 433 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
THE BBQ BUS has finished one call ahead of PORKRASTINATORS 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 28 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Second Hand Smoke SLV in 28 of their 31 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8912 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' in the Bogs (2021-09-03).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 48-team field at Iowa State BBQ Championship.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 26% across 5 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Iowa State BBQ Championship (2022-04-01) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Heavy Smoke BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 38 at their very first tracked contest, Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 57 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.6572 | 168.18 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 66 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 177.7144 | 154.2400 | 167.37 | top 44% |
| Pork | 55 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 178.8572 | 160.5028 | 169.68 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 54 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 177.7144 | 157.6684 | 169.51 | top 33% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 30 | 0 | top 33% |
| IL | 16 | 1 | top 38% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
| IA | 3 | 1 | top 11% |
| IN | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 1 | top 23% |
| Medium (20–39) | 26 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 1 | top 36% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (36 of 69 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (66 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (2021-11-05)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 654.89
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.5768 | 593.61 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 685.6116 | 677.99 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 673.5888 | 672.77 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 687.3140 | 681.03 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 694.7772 | 683.80 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 691.3604 | 685.56 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 690.7884 | 673.67 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 685.0972 | 620.65 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 681.1088 | 623.05 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 14 / 37 (685.6116) | 18 (173.1200) | 32 (162.8000) | 12 (171.9772) | 4 (177.7144) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 25 / 40 (666.7200) | 19 (169.6684) | 29 (165.6800) | 11 (170.8344) | 33 (160.5372) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 17 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 34 / 77 (681.6344) | 38 (171.4172) | 46 (167.9772) | 52 (168.5372) | 17 (173.7028) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 23 / 36 (673.5888) | 11 (174.2744) | 25 (167.3944) | 29 (165.0856) | 22 (166.8344) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 19 / 36 (671.9432) | 26 (163.3944) | 21 (166.2860) | 20 (170.2628) | 10 (172.0000) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 5 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 7 (168.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 10 / 37 (675.8856) | 21 (168.5256) | 19 (165.6800) | 5 (171.9772) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 14 / 37 (687.3140) | 13 (175.4056) | 36 (157.6456) | 4 (176.5600) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 41 (679.8972) | 19 (169.6800) | 29 (162.8344) | 11 (170.8228) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 15 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 131 / 487 (683.3828) | 58 (176.0000) | 123 (172.5600) | 183 (170.2744) | 301 (164.5484) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 113 / 211 (682.7772) | 104 (171.9656) | 65 (173.1428) | 9 (177.7144) | 193 (159.9544) |
| 2023-09-16 | Saluting with Smoke - Honor Q Reboot Yorkville, IL | 5 / 18 (694.7772) | 13 (171.9656) | 3 (175.4288) | 5 (175.4172) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 3 / 17 (689.6800) | 7 (172.0000) | 3 (173.1544) | 9 (170.2628) | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat - Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 8 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 9 / 28 (671.8856) | 8 (167.4056) | 13 (163.3828) | 3 (173.7144) | 11 (167.3828) |
| 2023-09-01 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 6 / 14 (677.0172) | 7 (169.6800) | 9 (167.9772) | 8 (167.3828) | 2 (171.9772) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 4 / 19 (682.7544) | 5 (173.1200) | 10 (166.2516) | 1 (174.8456) | 6 (168.5372) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 1 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 19 / 40 (677.6232) | 23 (170.2628) | 20 (168.5604) | 19 (170.2628) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 2 / 43 (694.2976) | 4 (177.1544) | 6 (173.1544) | 1 (178.8572) | 24 (165.1316) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 10 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-11-04 | Saluting with Smoke Single Meat Rib Burn (ONE MEAT RIBS) Yorkville, IL | — | — | 20 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 4 / 36 (691.3604) | 4 (174.2744) | 10 (170.8460) | 14 (169.6800) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 56 / 249 (689.6228) | 32 (176.5600) | 184 (166.8228) | 165 (168.5372) | 11 (177.7028) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 96 / 505 (684.5028) | 193 (169.6800) | 69 (174.2856) | 125 (172.0000) | 176 (168.5372) |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 11 / 38 (683.9204) | 2 (180.0000) | 15 (168.5488) | 26 (164.5488) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2022-09-02 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 12 / 23 (666.7084) | 16 (163.3828) | 18 (162.8228) | 9 (168.5372) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 9 / 32 (688.4800) | 13 (173.1200) | 9 (173.1200) | 6 (173.7028) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 5 / 36 (690.2288) | 25 (166.8344) | 2 (177.7144) | 9 (172.5600) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL | — | — | 8 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 1 / 48 (689.6800) | 12 (173.7028) | 33 (165.1200) | 5 (175.4172) | 5 (175.4400) |
| 2021-11-05 | Saluting with Smoke (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 1 / 18 (690.7884) | 1 (175.4172) | 2 (173.7028) | 12 (167.4056) | — |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 5 / 30 (671.8856) | 12 (169.1200) | 5 (170.8572) | 4 (170.8228) | 14 (161.0856) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 2 / 25 (682.1944) | 7 (169.1200) | 14 (163.3944) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 3 / 25 (687.3368) | 7 (171.9656) | 9 (169.7028) | 6 (173.7028) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 8 / 25 (670.7312) | 12 (170.2628) | 5 (170.2628) | 19 (160.5028) | 6 (169.7028) |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 26 / 43 (667.3144) | 27 (168.5372) | 37 (163.9772) | 11 (171.4056) | 30 (163.3944) |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL | 24 / 49 (667.3372) | 32 (163.3828) | 32 (162.8572) | 8 (173.1200) | 23 (167.9772) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 10 / 45 (670.1716) | 26 (167.3944) | 24 (163.9772) | 17 (165.6800) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 30 / 52 (655.2568) | 23 (168.5256) | 49 (154.2400) | 39 (163.3828) | 17 (169.1084) |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 10 / 50 (675.9656) | 31 (164.5484) | 7 (169.7372) | 6 (173.1200) | 15 (168.5600) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 6 / 66 (685.0972) | 28 (169.6800) | 12 (170.2744) | 7 (174.2856) | 12 (170.8572) |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 8 / 28 (672.4112) | 4 (174.2744) | 9 (165.6800) | 6 (173.1200) | 13 (159.3368) |
| 2020-07-18 | CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 Eureka, IL | 20 / 25 (666.7316) | 1 (180.0000) | 24 (158.8116) | 18 (164.5256) | 18 (163.3944) |
| 2020-07-17 | Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off MARION, IA | 8 / 36 (663.9084) | 6 (173.1200) | 20 (160.5484) | 12 (167.9772) | 16 (162.2628) |
| 2020-07-10 | Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL | 33 / 53 (662.7544) | 44 (161.6456) | 40 (159.9544) | 7 (172.0116) | 22 (169.1428) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 8 / 63 (682.1712) | 19 (171.4056) | 22 (167.9772) | 32 (168.5256) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 10 / 69 (681.0628) | 49 (163.9772) | 5 (173.7144) | 32 (168.5256) | 6 (174.8456) |
| 2020-05-29 | Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN | 51 / 66 (642.1140) | 59 (155.3484) | 41 (160.5716) | 41 (160.5256) | 35 (165.6684) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 11 / 109 (174.2972) | — | — | — | 10 (174.2972) |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest Union Grove, WI | 23 / 52 (651.2688) | 47 (151.9544) | 27 (159.9544) | 6 (173.1200) | 18 (166.2400) |
| 2019-10-11 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ) Arthur, IL | 19 / 43 (667.3028) | 14 (171.4172) | 23 (163.3828) | 16 (169.1200) | 30 (163.3828) |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 5 / 39 (664.4116) | 21 (160.5144) | 6 (166.2400) | 11 (164.5372) | 1 (173.1200) |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 12 / 38 (675.4060) | 26 (163.9544) | 18 (166.3316) | 15 (167.9772) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2019-08-24 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 16 / 29 (670.7544) | 27 (160.5144) | 9 (169.7144) | 11 (169.1084) | 11 (171.4172) |
| 2019-08-23 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 6 / 30 (176.5828) | 29 (149.6572) | 16 (163.9884) | 15 (167.4060) | 19 (162.7884) |
| 2019-07-13 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 17 / 36 (666.1944) | 35 (155.9544) | 5 (173.7144) | 18 (165.6912) | 10 (170.8344) |
| 2019-07-12 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 Green Bay, WI | 17 / 37 (665.0400) | 31 (156.5488) | 6 (173.1428) | 24 (162.2284) | 3 (173.1200) |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL | 25 / 45 (662.1944) | 37 (158.2288) | 17 (169.1200) | 22 (167.4056) | 17 (167.4400) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 27 / 50 (655.8856) | 27 (164.5600) | 24 (160.5716) | 33 (162.7884) | 18 (167.9656) |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 Westmont, IL | 3 / 48 (681.1088) | 6 (172.5716) | 15 (167.4172) | 12 (167.4172) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2019-05-24 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 Westmont, IL | 27 / 40 (640.4688) | 38 (152.5716) | 4 (168.5488) | 27 (161.6800) | 27 (157.6684) |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 5 / 22 (681.5768) | 3 (171.9656) | 8 (166.2284) | — | — | |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 5 / 38 (505.6344) | 11 (165.6684) | 15 (163.3944) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Master | #428 (235 pts) | #489 (245 pts) | #460 (275 pts) | #366 (315 pts) | #315 (370 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #174 (1124 pts) | #218 (964 pts) | #122 (1432 pts) | #110 (1379 pts) | #222 (949 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #374 (612 pts) | #648 (302 pts) | #417 (606 pts) | #445 (502 pts) | #505 (442 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #162 (1120 pts) | #256 (795 pts) | #254 (840 pts) | #157 (1145 pts) | #150 (1130 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #85 (1098 pts) | #92 (1043 pts) | #113 (948 pts) | #88 (1063 pts) | #90 (1003 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #467 (709 pts) | #710 (484 pts) | #362 (904 pts) | #425 (799 pts) | #307 (1019 pts) |