PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS KS
Rating
1539
peak 1542
Contests
56
in the data
First seen
2019-03-15
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#110
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 56 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
680.01 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 653.56 (+26.45)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±90.15
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.51 · weakest Brisket (167.21)
Road miles
4128
mi across 56 mapped stops · furthest 182 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q has finished one call ahead of PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Ambition Que has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 32 of their 36 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pine Tar BBQ in 12 of their 16 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 20% across 2 visits.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 23% across 3 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 54 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2172 | 168.44 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 55 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8000 | 169.51 | top 48% |
| Pork | 56 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 155.4172 | 168.79 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 54 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 149.6228 | 167.21 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 31 | 0 | top 45% |
| MO | 20 | 0 | top 65% |
| NE | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 24 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (31 of 56 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (56 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 653.56
- 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 697.0740 | 697.07 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 696.5028 | 677.60 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 692.4684 | 676.70 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 682.7428 | 631.93 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 692.5256 | 612.89 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 681.6000 | 671.03 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 678.1600 | 674.46 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 687.3140 | 674.32 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 9 / 157 (697.0740) | 23 (173.1084) | 13 (175.4400) | 43 (170.8228) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) Oak Grove, MO | 49 / 50 (660.9484) | 49 (163.9428) | 26 (171.9772) | 45 (163.9312) | 48 (161.0972) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oak Grove, MO | 40 / 53 (679.8856) | 10 (176.5600) | 49 (164.5372) | 44 (167.3828) | 28 (171.4056) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 53 / 159 (670.2172) | 54 (168.5600) | 40 (173.1200) | 133 (155.4172) | 19 (173.1200) |
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 12 / 27 (691.9200) | 14 (170.8344) | 10 (173.1200) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (177.1428) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 71 / 92 (666.1372) | 86 (161.6572) | 80 (163.3944) | 50 (169.1200) | 30 (171.9656) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 10 / 70 (696.5028) | 32 (171.9772) | 12 (175.4056) | 27 (173.1200) | 6 (176.0000) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 40 / 56 (675.3028) | 43 (169.6800) | 26 (171.9772) | 32 (169.6800) | 46 (163.9656) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 48 / 53 (666.6968) | 26 (172.5600) | 37 (169.6684) | 12 (174.8456) | 53 (149.6228) |
| 2024-09-20 | 36th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 9 / 32 (692.4684) | 12 (173.1200) | 2 (180.0000) | 16 (159.9428) | 17 (167.3828) |
| 2024-09-13 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) Weston, MO | 31 / 38 (666.6624) | 4 (175.4172) | 18 (170.8228) | 33 (163.9312) | 35 (156.4912) |
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship Paola, KS | 22 / 42 (671.8860) | 34 (160.5144) | 28 (165.1200) | 10 (174.2628) | 12 (171.9888) |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off Cameron, MO | 8 / 28 (687.3140) | 9 (174.2628) | 9 (173.1200) | 4 (174.8456) | 15 (165.0856) |
| 2024-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual McLouth, KS | 12 / 35 (677.0972) | 23 (164.0000) | 6 (174.2744) | 25 (165.1200) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2024-05-17 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 21 / 31 (672.4344) | 18 (171.9772) | 20 (168.5488) | 24 (163.9428) | 19 (167.9656) |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 54 / 97 (680.4572) | 40 (172.5716) | 2 (180.0000) | 73 (166.2284) | 82 (161.6572) |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 38 / 40 (659.8172) | 35 (166.2516) | 35 (163.3828) | 35 (163.9428) | 31 (166.2400) |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 37 / 47 (674.1256) | 46 (159.3484) | 20 (173.1200) | 25 (170.8228) | 20 (170.8344) |
| 2023-10-06 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | 9 / 19 (682.7428) | 15 (170.8344) | 5 (174.2628) | 10 (170.8228) | 14 (166.8228) |
| 2023-09-15 | 35th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 14 / 26 (676.3996) | 16 (167.3828) | 14 (169.6684) | 10 (162.2400) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2023-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge Omaha, NE | 9 / 34 (333.6112) | 31 (163.9428) | 1 (176.5600) | 29 (163.3712) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2023-07-28 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 13 / 25 (667.8400) | 14 (167.3944) | 20 (160.5144) | 15 (166.2284) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2023-06-16 | Knights of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS | 14 / 29 (681.6344) | 21 (166.2516) | 14 (170.8228) | 18 (168.0000) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 51 / 103 (679.2912) | 14 (176.0000) | 28 (173.1200) | 89 (159.3484) | 37 (170.8228) |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 Oak Grove, MO | 21 / 32 (679.9200) | 22 (169.6916) | 22 (170.8572) | 26 (167.4056) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Oak Grove, MO | 18 / 40 (679.9316) | 22 (168.5716) | 24 (168.5372) | 23 (169.6800) | 6 (173.1428) |
| 2022-10-07 | Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) Edgerton, KS | 20 / 29 (675.9088) | 18 (170.8344) | 22 (162.8344) | 14 (171.4172) | 15 (170.8228) |
| 2022-09-16 | 34th Annual Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 22 / 33 (665.5888) | 11 (172.5716) | 20 (164.5488) | 10 (171.9656) | 27 (156.5028) |
| 2022-09-03 | Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 7 / 45 (342.7884) | 38 (163.9772) | 39 (163.9428) | 36 (164.5140) | 39 (155.9544) |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 12 / 45 (687.3372) | 17 (169.6800) | 6 (177.1544) | 11 (173.1200) | 17 (167.3828) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 38 / 54 (667.3256) | 31 (168.5372) | 43 (161.0972) | 18 (173.7028) | 39 (163.9884) |
| 2022-07-29 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ Iola, KS | 5 / 16 (692.5256) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (170.8228) | 10 (167.9656) | 6 (173.7372) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Cameron, MO | 24 / 25 (654.1140) | 25 (154.2172) | 22 (165.6684) | 15 (171.4172) | 22 (162.8112) |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 13 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Cameron, MO | 16 / 27 (675.9088) | 24 (162.8000) | 10 (171.9772) | 6 (175.4172) | 16 (165.7144) |
| 2022-06-17 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" Kansas City, KS | 17 / 29 (660.9944) | 19 (166.2516) | 20 (158.8000) | 15 (166.8228) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2022-06-03 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 31st Annual McLouth, KS | 14 / 30 (664.5140) | 24 (158.2628) | 10 (169.7144) | 5 (173.1084) | 16 (163.4284) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 68 / 94 (664.4228) | 37 (170.8344) | 55 (167.9656) | 36 (171.4056) | 81 (154.2172) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring (Steak) Osage City, KS | 9 (169.1200) | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-17 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 6 / 16 (681.6000) | 10 (162.8000) | 4 (171.4172) | 9 (169.6800) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2021-09-04 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge Omaha, NE | 14 / 25 (675.8740) | 17 (168.5256) | 15 (166.8228) | 11 (173.1084) | 14 (167.4172) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin' Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 12 / 28 (676.5144) | 11 (169.7144) | 12 (169.1200) | 21 (164.5600) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 20 / 43 (679.9084) | 22 (169.6916) | 11 (172.5600) | 23 (169.7028) | 17 (167.9540) |
| 2021-06-18 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 22 / 37 (667.9200) | 20 (169.1084) | 25 (162.2400) | 15 (172.0116) | 22 (164.5600) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual Mclouth, KS | 11 / 42 (678.7884) | 5 (174.8456) | 30 (163.9888) | 16 (170.2512) | 9 (169.7028) |
| 2021-05-01 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff Columbia, MO | 28 / 39 (666.7196) | 25 (165.7028) | 15 (170.8456) | 26 (167.3828) | 31 (162.7884) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 92 / 105 (640.9484) | 64 (167.9656) | 95 (158.8000) | 85 (161.6456) | 94 (152.5372) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 36 / 93 (678.1600) | 46 (169.6800) | 21 (173.1200) | 7 (176.5600) | 76 (158.8000) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 30 / 68 (670.7656) | 5 (176.5600) | 53 (162.2744) | 30 (169.1428) | 45 (162.7884) |
| 2019-09-20 | Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO | 13 / 31 (670.1604) | 19 (165.0972) | 15 (163.9544) | 10 (171.4172) | 12 (169.6916) |
| 2019-08-31 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge Omaha, NE | 10 / 28 (680.9940) | 13 (169.6800) | 10 (171.9656) | 2 (177.7028) | 19 (161.6456) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 27 / 68 (674.7428) | 18 (171.9772) | 29 (170.2628) | 25 (168.5256) | 36 (163.9772) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 21 / 49 (663.3372) | 35 (161.0972) | 13 (170.2744) | 29 (162.8228) | 11 (169.1428) |
| 2019-05-03 | Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 18 / 37 (666.1256) | 21 (165.6800) | 19 (166.2400) | 14 (168.5256) | 17 (165.6800) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 29 / 104 (677.5884) | 76 (162.8000) | 8 (176.0000) | 33 (169.6684) | 37 (169.1200) |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 6 / 64 (687.3140) | 20 (170.2628) | 6 (176.5600) | 10 (173.1200) | 26 (167.3712) |
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 | #570 (145 pts) | #844 (70 pts) | #733 (120 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #520 (185 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #416 (492 pts) | #470 (482 pts) | #472 (492 pts) | #484 (412 pts) | #362 (622 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #298 (746 pts) | #351 (661 pts) | #203 (1091 pts) | #268 (826 pts) | #276 (826 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #292 (743 pts) | #338 (663 pts) | #246 (948 pts) | #330 (643 pts) | #197 (1018 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #227 (976 pts) | #223 (994 pts) | #221 (1059 pts) | #163 (1204 pts) | #201 (1083 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #243 (789 pts) | #257 (794 pts) | #257 (829 pts) | #283 (724 pts) | #203 (964 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #463 (245 pts) | #657 (140 pts) | #494 (225 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #463 (714 pts) | #599 (579 pts) | #407 (834 pts) | #418 (814 pts) | #555 (614 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #176 (1505 pts) | #265 (1190 pts) | #78 (1860 pts) | #178 (1425 pts) | #204 (1400 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #321 (1135 pts) | #307 (1145 pts) | #197 (1440 pts) | #336 (1085 pts) | #426 (925 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #243 (1359 pts) | #258 (1254 pts) | #272 (1264 pts) | #316 (1149 pts) | #241 (1349 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #385 (970 pts) | #515 (750 pts) | #302 (1140 pts) | #285 (1150 pts) | #447 (835 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #110 (1973 pts) | #123 (1741 pts) | #45 (2059 pts) | #92 (1868 pts) | #259 (1326 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #232 (1274 pts) | #159 (1424 pts) | #290 (1039 pts) | #162 (1434 pts) | #259 (1139 pts) |