High-water mark
670.8228
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.8228 at Taste of Grand Rapids — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 19, 2013
PORK OF THE NORTH
PORK OF THE NORTH is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 4th of 26 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They finished #597 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1517
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Aug 2, 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
75% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.42 · weakest Brisket (157.69)
Road miles
487
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 231 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
650.22 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #597 (520 pts) | #819 (395 pts) | #689 (480 pts) | #624 (530 pts) | #703 (465 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 151.3372 | 161.69 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8570 | 157.1200 | 165.42 | top 41% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 157.0972 | 165.42 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 134.2172 | 157.69 | top 43% |
“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
More numbers
Most contests held in
MI
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 76 times, behind 45
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20138 milestones
- First tracked contest 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
- First call 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
- First overall top-10 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5706 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8570 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
- Career-best overall score670.8228 Taste of Grand Rapids
- Peak power rating (1531) Taste of Grand Rapids
- Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 28, 2013 |
| +9.5 | 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +9.4 | Taste of Grand Rapids | Jul 19, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Aug 2, 2013 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Rockford, IL | 30 / 30 (599.7716) | 29 (151.3372) | 26 (157.1200) | 29 (157.0972) | 30 (134.2172) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI | 8 / 39 (670.8228) | 10 (168.5600) | 18 (165.7028) | 6 (169.1428) | 9 (167.4172) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI | 4 / 26 (665.7144) | 8 (166.2858) | 4 (168.0002) | 4 (167.4284) | 7 (164) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI | 7 / 30 (664.5706) | 14 (160.5712) | 5 (170.8570) | 8 (167.9998) | 7 (165.1426) |