High-water mark
678.3084
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.3084 at Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-11-20
SWINOS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1514 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
2013-01-25
latest 2023-01-27
Best ToY finish
#856
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.94 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.84 (+1.10)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.50 · weakest Brisket (158.37)
Road miles
172
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$67K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.84 / 720
18 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (12 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The one to beat
3×
one call ahead of them
HOGS GONE WILD BBQ has finished one call ahead of SWINOS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 44%.
- 3 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 44%
A tough matchup
15–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.13 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 17%.
- Brisket avg 158.37
- Pork Ribs avg 163.50
- 2 calls in 18 entries
A strong matchup
8–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Pig In or Pig Out in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (2023-01-27).
- last seen 2020-01-24
- back 2023-01-27
Pork Ribs nemesis
13 of 17
shared pork ribs entries lost
SWAMP BOYS ahead 76% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SWAMP BOYS has out-cooked them in 13 of 17 shared pork ribs entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
The BBQ Shack has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A November team
Top 51%
average finish in November
Something about November: average finish in the top 51% across 8 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
- 8 November contests
- top 61% the rest of the year
The metronome
±2.33%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.33% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 89.8% of a perfect score
- 18 contests
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Lakeland Pig Festival every year from 2017 to 2020 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 32nd
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
163 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4683 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4668 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before SWINOS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4659 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4665 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#4699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with SWINOS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4685 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAMP BOYS | 17 | 2 | 15 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGS GONE WILD BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Crackers Cooking | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig In or Pig Out | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE SHACK BBQ | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| United Pork Smokers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Shack | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 176.5600 | 147.9428 | 162.31 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.8688 | 150.2858 | 163.50 | top 52% |
| Pork | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 173.7144 | 145.0856 | 162.67 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1428 | 143.3372 | 158.37 | top 59% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 59% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 5 | 32 | 0 | top 71% | 2023-01-27 |
| Plant City Pig Jam | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 49% | 2019-11-22 |
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 19 | 0 | top 63% | 2016-01-29 |
| Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 73% | 2018-11-16 |
| When Pigs Fly South | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 51% | 2015-11-06 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
10 yrs
2013-01-25 → 2023-01-27
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 9 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
18 of 18 contests
Contests visited
8
5 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
18 entries · 2 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 163.50 · weakest Brisket (158.37)
Walk rate
44%
a top-10 call in 8 of 18 contests
Overall top-10 rate
11%
2 of 18 contests
Master average
646.84
out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
516
400–679 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
172
18 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Schedule strength
1541
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$66,800
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2020-01-24 → 2023-01-27
Power rating
1469
peak 1514 · #4680 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0056 When Pigs Fly South
- First call Plant City Pig Jam
- First overall top-10 Plant City Pig Jam
- 2015
- First category win (Chicken) Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score678.3084 Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest
- 2016
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1514) Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2017
- 10th tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2023
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2013-11-22 |
| +12.9 | Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest | 2015-11-20 |
| +7.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2016-01-29 |
| +2.2 | When Pigs Fly South | 2013-11-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2015-01-30 |
| -8.6 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2019-11-22 |
| -8.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2017-01-27 |
| -8.1 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam | 2018-11-16 |
| -7.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2019-01-25 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 | 0% | top 73% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 74% | 91.4% | 89.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 71% | 89.2% | 87.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 33% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 52% | 94.2% | 89.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 44% | 93.2% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 37 / 51 (663.8632) | 44 (164.5372) | 29 (167.3944) | 43 (161.0972) | 18 (170.8344) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 32 / 53 (659.8968) | 23 (170.8112) | 19 (169.1200) | 31 (164.5600) | 39 (155.4056) |
| 2019-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 27 / 39 (649.5196) | 30 (158.8228) | 25 (164.5256) | 30 (161.0856) | 20 (165.0856) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 46 / 58 (636.3540) | 47 (157.0856) | 39 (162.2400) | 27 (166.8456) | 51 (150.1828) |
| 2018-11-16 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 38 / 44 (630.0692) | 42 (149.0860) | 24 (166.2516) | 41 (157.0628) | 35 (157.6688) |
| 2018-09-01 | *Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL | 18 / 24 (658.1372) | 21 (161.0856) | 5 (173.1316) | 3 (173.7144) | 23 (150.2056) |
| 2018-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 37 / 60 (652.9716) | 16 (169.6800) | 34 (163.9428) | 37 (162.2744) | 42 (157.0744) |
| 2017-11-17 | Suncoast Credit Union Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 25 / 42 (642.0796) | 36 (147.9428) | 6 (174.2972) | 13 (167.3712) | 28 (152.4684) |
| 2017-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 50 / 60 (622.1028) | 51 (156.5256) | 33 (162.8344) | 47 (157.6684) | 53 (145.0744) |
| 2016-01-29 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 19 / 58 (666.7768) | 1 (176.5600) | 34 (161.7028) | 21 (167.4056) | 31 (161.1084) |
| 2015-11-20 | Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL | 8 / 49 (678.3084) | 1 (174.8572) | 31 (161.7028) | 9 (170.8684) | 11 (170.8800) |
| 2015-11-06 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 19 / 35 (634.1488) | 10 (164.0228) | 2 (174.8688) | 27 (151.9200) | 31 (143.3372) |
| 2015-01-30 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 53 / 62 (628.3772) | 55 (156.5140) | 55 (151.9544) | 55 (154.8116) | 29 (165.0972) |
| 2014-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 25 / 39 (638.7312) | 15 (165.6800) | 28 (154.8228) | 35 (145.0856) | 2 (173.1428) |
| 2014-01-23 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 42 / 69 (638.0684) | 45 (159.9428) | 49 (151.3256) | 9 (170.8456) | 46 (155.9544) |
| 2013-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 8 / 53 (671.3028) | 20 (165.6800) | 19 (165.0972) | 3 (170.8456) | 5 (169.6800) |
| 2013-11-15 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 23 / 49 (653.0056) | 20 (162.8000) | 16 (167.4172) | 29 (161.6800) | 20 (161.1084) |
| 2013-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 50 / 70 (619.4282) | 42 (159.9998) | 57 (150.2858) | 23 (162.8570) | 56 (146.2856) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1166 (95 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #819 (85 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #1836 (85 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1726 (139 pts) | #1507 (189 pts) | #1781 (139 pts) | #1360 (224 pts) | #979 (339 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #903 (329 pts) | #1104 (274 pts) | #1039 (299 pts) | #805 (409 pts) | #843 (374 pts) |