PORKY'S PIT CREW

PORKY'S PIT CREW is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1480 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,480

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1566

peak 1571 · rated over 37 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 29, 2013

latest Jun 16, 2023 · 10.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#603

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 38 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

694.2632 / 720

Master · 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

663.66 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.73 (+5.94)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · LuLu's Brew & Que

Consistency

±16.99

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.94 · weakest Brisket (161.46)

Road miles

3,626

across 38 mapped stops · furthest 557 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

Purse competed for

$197K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.73 / 720

38 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

1.0972 points from the title

Came within 1.0972 points of the Grand Championship at Bootleggin' BBQ (Aug 23, 2013).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

Against the odds

6-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 94 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge (Jun 14, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 6-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ.

Giant slayer

55 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 55-team field at 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge.

Jun 14, 2019

High-water mark

694.2632 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.2632 at 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 14, 2019

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 12 entries at contests carrying the title.

12 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Backdraft BBQ has finished one call ahead of PORKY'S PIT CREW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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The weak link

−5.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.48 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 34%.

Brisket avg 161.46
Chicken avg 166.94
6 calls in 38 entries

The drought

9 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge on Jun 14, 2019 — 9 contests and 7.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 14, 2019
7.3 years ago

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day (Aug 13, 2021).

last seen Oct 18, 2019
back Aug 13, 2021

Chicken nemesis

22 of 34 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 22 of 34 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A June team

Top 39% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 39% across 13 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

13 June contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,626 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,626 miles across 38 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 557 miles to 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST.

38 mapped stops
furthest 557 mi

The metronome

±2.36% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.36% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
38 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#785 (375 pts)	#746 (450 pts)	#661 (515 pts)	#647 (515 pts)	#842 (375 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#645 (600 pts)	#629 (635 pts)	#687 (585 pts)	#821 (490 pts)	#601 (655 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1548 (168 pts)	#1437 (203 pts)	#1217 (268 pts)	#1833 (128 pts)	#1646 (158 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1042 (289 pts)	#1077 (299 pts)	#923 (384 pts)	#951 (374 pts)	#1259 (234 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1192 (244 pts)	#1133 (289 pts)	#1315 (229 pts)	#1267 (249 pts)	#1000 (329 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#603 (516 pts)	#607 (541 pts)	#661 (501 pts)	#737 (451 pts)	#676 (481 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PORKY'S PIT CREW, each with one reason worth a look.

32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

THIS IS HOW WE QUE IT

#1,479 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1596

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to PORKY'S PIT CREW)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PORKY'S PIT CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

HOGTOWN BARBECUE

#1,477 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1566

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 43 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2020

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Knights of the Holy Grill

#1,482 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1584

Fewer contests behind them than PORKY'S PIT CREW has cooked, 23 to 38, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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E.O.D. WRECKINQ

#1,481 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1576

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before PORKY'S PIT CREW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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COMING IN HOT STL

#1,478 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1583

23 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2024

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MUNCHEE'S SMOKEHOUSE

#1,476 of the rated field

1566 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1566

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 12, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	34	8	26	24%	⚔ compare
THE CELTIC PIG	28	9	19	32%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	25	17	8	68%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
3 LIL' MACS BBQ	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ	20	14	6	70%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	18	12	6	67%	⚔ compare
BURNTOUT BBQ CO	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
Q LIVE CREW	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
HONEYMAN BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	13	2	2	180 🔥	154.2400	166.94	top 46%
Pork Ribs	38	13	0	2	174.2744	150.7772	164.61	top 44%
Pork	38	7	0	1	175.4172	155.9084	164.71	top 49%
Brisket	38	6	1	1	175.4628	141.7140	161.46	top 52%

“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)	2	0	top 39%
Medium (20–39)	17	0	top 58%
Large (40+)	19	1	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CO	33	1	top 47%
WY	3	0	top 77%
KS	2	0	top 59%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
LuLu's Brew & Que	3	3	top 36%	Apr 26, 2019
Griller's Cup	3	18	top 77%	Jul 15, 2016
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	2	17	top 55%	Jun 4, 2022
Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	2	11	top 42%	Aug 13, 2021
Buskers, Brews & BBQ	2	5	top 37%	Jun 7, 2019
BBBrew For Hope	2	7	top 48%	Jul 27, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	17	top 60%	Apr 14, 2017
Bootleggin' BBQ	2	2	top 39%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 8 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 3.8 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 33 of 38 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 28 8 of them more than once

First title Jun 14, 2019 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

Opponents faced 868 finished ahead 935 times, behind 1,026

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Oct 18, 2019 → Aug 13, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

Jun 16 Most recent contest Colorado BBQ Challenge

20195 milestones

Jun 14 First Grand Championship 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 14 First state championship 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 14 Biggest field won (55 teams) 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Jun 14 Career-best overall score694.2632 26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge
Aug 9 Peak power rating (1571) Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day

20181 milestone

Jun 15 25th tracked contest 25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge

20171 milestone

Sep 29 First perfect 180 (Chicken) LuLu's Brew & Que

20151 milestone

May 30 10th tracked contest Rock'N Western Rendezvous

20137 milestones

Mar 29 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 14 First call Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.1434 Colorado Barbecue Challenge
Aug 23 First category win (Brisket) Bootleggin' BBQ
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Bootleggin' BBQ
Aug 23 First overall podium Bootleggin' BBQ
Aug 23 First Reserve Championship Bootleggin' BBQ

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.5	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 14, 2019
+15	Bootleggin' BBQ	Aug 23, 2013
+14.3	LuLu's Brew & Que	Sep 29, 2017
+13.8	Buskers, Brews & BBQ	Jun 7, 2019
+12.8	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 17, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 29, 2013
-8	CSU BBQ Showdown	May 26, 2018
-7	Griller's Cup	Jul 15, 2016
-6.7	Griller's Cup	Jul 17, 2015
-5.9	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2023	1	0	0	0	100%	top 45%	92.9%	92.9%
2022	2	0	0	0	50%	top 55%	92.5%	92.4%
2021	1	0	0	0	100%	top 48%	91.9%	91.9%
2019	8	1	2	1	50%	top 41%	96.4%	93.3%
2018	5	0	0	0	60%	top 56%	93%	90.6%
2017	5	0	2	1	40%	top 43%	95.8%	92.1%
2016	4	0	0	0	75%	top 58%	93.3%	90.5%
2015	4	0	0	0	25%	top 61%	92%	89.4%
2014	4	0	0	0	50%	top 59%	93.1%	90.2%
2013	4	0	1	1	75%	top 41%	93.6%	90.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 16, 2023	Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	19 / 42 (669.1088)	8 (174.2628)	25 (165.1660)	18 (167.4172)	21 (162.2628)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	20 / 34 (664.4684)	18 (167.9656)	17 (165.1200)	16 (166.8228)	22 (164.5600)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	17 / 33 (666.1368)	27 (163.9428)	5 (172.5484)	26 (159.3944)	10 (170.2512)
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	20 / 42 (661.6344)	7 (174.2972)	20 (163.9772)	9 (169.1200)	27 (154.2400)
Oct 18, 2019	Meat Scream BBQ Competition 🏅 Westminster, CO	23 / 46 (656.9716)	15 (170.2744)	41 (150.7772)	16 (168.5372)	14 (167.3828)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	251 / 468 (657.1540)	203 (166.8572)	241 (165.1428)	101 (170.8800)	376 (154.2740)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	87 / 135 (677.1656)	115 (165.1084)	62 (170.2972)	106 (166.2972)	20 (175.4628)
Aug 9, 2019	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	11 / 30 (675.9772)	7 (176)	2 (173.1544)	5 (173.1544)	25 (153.6684)
Aug 2, 2019	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	30 / 54 (666.1596)	42 (160.5140)	21 (168.5600)	15 (171.4056)	29 (165.6800)
Jun 14, 2019	26th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	1 / 55 (694.2632)	1 (177.7144)	8 (171.4172)	4 (172.5716)	4 (172.5600)
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	5 / 38 (683.3712)	7 (171.9884)	5 (174.2744)	11 (169.1428)	9 (167.9656)
Apr 26, 2019	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	20 / 40 (665.1088)	12 (171.4056)	6 (172.6172)	33 (158.2288)	21 (162.8572)
Jul 27, 2018	BBBrew For Hope Fort Collins, CO	24 / 35 (635.8400)	29 (158.8228)	26 (157.6916)	27 (156.5028)	19 (162.8228)
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	12 / 62 (669.6684)	11 (169.1428)	9 (171.4056)	30 (164.5372)	15 (164.5828)
Jun 8, 2018	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	19 / 31 (645.6108)	19 (161.6912)	23 (156.5484)	15 (165.7028)	16 (161.6684)
May 26, 2018	CSU BBQ Showdown Estes Park, CO	17 / 20 (647.9432)	20 (154.2400)	13 (165.7144)	7 (169.7144)	15 (158.2744)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	18 / 40 (662.7772)	10 (170.8228)	21 (163.4400)	20 (166.8344)	21 (161.6800)
Sep 29, 2017	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	3 / 25 (689.7028)	1 (180)	3 (172.0228)	7 (169.1200)	6 (168.5600)
Sep 22, 2017	BBBrew For Hope Ft.Collins, CO	7 / 25 (679.3940)	8 (170.8456)	10 (168.5600)	16 (165.7028)	4 (174.2856)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	34 / 46 (644.4228)	24 (167.4056)	16 (165.7144)	36 (158.2400)	38 (153.0628)
Jun 16, 2017	24th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	23 / 59 (649.6344)	33 (161.7256)	31 (159.9544)	31 (161.6572)	14 (166.2972)
Apr 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	18 / 30 (653.0400)	18 (163.4400)	22 (159.9772)	12 (165.6800)	13 (163.9428)
Jul 15, 2016	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	22 / 27 (643.8972)	9 (167.9884)	23 (151.9772)	13 (167.4172)	20 (156.5144)
Jun 17, 2016	23rd Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	11 / 58 (671.9428)	21 (168)	32 (161.6800)	3 (175.4172)	14 (166.8456)
Jun 10, 2016	Boats, Bands, & BBQ Pueblo, CO	21 / 30 (642.1256)	18 (162.8228)	16 (162.8800)	25 (155.9084)	19 (160.5144)
Apr 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	17 / 28 (649.0740)	13 (166.2856)	6 (169.1428)	21 (157.7144)	21 (155.9312)
Jul 17, 2015	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	23 / 29 (624.4916)	23 (159.9772)	26 (151.4288)	13 (161.7256)	26 (151.3600)
Jun 19, 2015	22nd Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	34 / 58 (637.0056)	34 (161.7144)	23 (165.1200)	38 (155.9428)	34 (154.2284)
May 30, 2015	Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO	23 / 38 (650.7656)	22 (165.6800)	10 (169.1544)	22 (163.4056)	34 (152.5256)
Jan 9, 2015	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	18 / 40 (662.1712)	17 (168.5256)	12 (169.1544)	12 (169.7028)	32 (154.7884)
Aug 22, 2014	Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO	11 / 17 (670.2060)	4 (173.1200)	4 (171.4288)	13 (165.0972)	14 (160.5600)
Aug 15, 2014	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	22 / 43 (640.4572)	29 (158.2172)	25 (158.3088)	23 (162.2512)	16 (161.6800)
Jul 16, 2014	Griller's Cup Laramie, WY	18 / 26 (645.0744)	8 (169.7144)	20 (153.1200)	16 (165.6800)	18 (156.5600)
Jun 13, 2014	21st Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	28 / 55 (642.7428)	43 (156.5144)	23 (162.2628)	37 (156.5484)	14 (167.4172)
Aug 30, 2013	Smokin' Brew BBQ Parker, CO	25 / 53 (651.8972)	22 (167.3944)	10 (170.2972)	34 (157.6456)	32 (156.5600)
Aug 23, 2013	Bootleggin' BBQ Garden City, CO	2 / 16 (673.7144)	5 (168.5828)	4 (167.4516)	12 (162.2400)	1 (175.4400)
Jun 14, 2013	Colorado Barbecue Challenge Frisco, CO	11 / 68 (657.1434)	4 (172.0002)	24 (161.1430)	10 (167.4288)	23 (156.5714)
Mar 29, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Thornton, CO	26 / 30 (615.4280)	24 (158.8570)	20 (156.5714)	12 (158.2856)	28 (141.7140)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

PORKY'S PIT CREW

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

The weak link

The drought

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)