SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2351

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1524

peak 1538 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-07

latest 2019-05-31

Best ToY finish

#903

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

666.8112 / 720

Master · Sertoma 48 BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.65 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 637.62 (+6.02)

Walk rate

14%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Pork Ribs · *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL)

Consistency

±34.44

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.21 · weakest Pork (159.28)

Road miles

370

mi across 14 mapped stops

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

637.62 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

High-water mark

666.8112 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.8112 at Sertoma 48 BBQ — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-05-06

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

B & C SMOKERS ahead in 91% of their meetings

B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.94 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.

Pork avg 159.28
Pork Ribs avg 164.21
0 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) (2019-05-31).

last seen 2017-08-25
back 2019-05-31

Pork Ribs nemesis

7 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

Four Men and A Pig ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Four Men and A Pig has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

A June team

Top 28% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 28% across 3 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 47% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

Smokey and the Brisket

#2342 of the rated field

1525 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1529

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Smokey and the Brisket ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Bare Bones

#2366 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1539

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ)

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG O'S BBQ

#2352 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1550

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ)

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 26% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

COUNTRY ROADS NE

#2368 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1539

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ)

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2017-08-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Rub-N-Tug BBQ

#2359 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1524

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

THE GRILLER B’S

#2355 of the rated field

1524 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1568

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1568 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2023-10-06

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
B & C SMOKERS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Dead Last BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Double Stack BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SUZY	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Big Wigs BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PORK 'N MINDY	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PORK ME PURPLE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Royal Smoke	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BEAUX HAWG BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	1	169.7372	147.9656	162.48	top 49%
Pork Ribs	14	2	174.2972	151.3256	164.21	top 43%
Pork	14	0	169.7142	143.3140	159.28	top 63%
Brisket	14	1	167.4286	144.5028	160.30	top 51%

“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	10	0	top 50%
MO	4	0	top 41%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 93%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 44%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	4	21	0	top 45%	2017-08-25
*Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL)	2	16	0	top 51%	2017-05-05

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-06-07 → 2019-05-31

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 10 of 14 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 164.21 · weakest Pork (159.28)

Walk rate 14% a top-10 call in 2 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 14% 2 of 14 contests

Master average 637.62 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,270 1,171–714 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 370 14 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1537 average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs 2017-08-25 → 2019-05-31

Power rating 1524 peak 1538 · #2351 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 7 First tracked contest Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Jun 7 First call Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1422 Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout
2016
May 6 Career-best overall score666.8112 Sertoma 48 BBQ
Aug 26 Peak power rating (1538) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
2017
Mar 24 10th tracked contest Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges
May 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL)
2019
May 31 Most recent contest Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.2	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
+12	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout	2013-06-07
+6.9	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2013-06-21
+5.3	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival	2015-08-28
+5.2	Sertoma 48 BBQ	2016-05-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges	2017-03-24
-9.1	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge	2015-04-17
-7.1	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
-4	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2017-08-25
-3.2	*Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL)	2017-05-05

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 46%	90.5%	90.5%
2017	4	0	25%	top 66%	89.6%	89.1%
2016	2	0	0%	top 36%	92.6%	92.1%
2015	3	1	0%	top 40%	90.7%	83.2%
2013	4	1	25%	top 39%	91.8%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-05-31	Kelly Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	26 / 56 (651.3484)	20 (169.1316)	36 (158.2400)	32 (160.5484)	23 (163.4284)
2017-08-25	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	37 / 57 (636.4112)	15 (169.1656)	52 (151.3256)	47 (156.5144)	36 (159.4056)
2017-06-02	*Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO	26 / 61 (644.9716)	19 (165.6800)	47 (151.3488)	27 (161.7144)	12 (166.2284)
2017-05-05	*Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS	28 / 44 (643.3256)	39 (152.5372)	4 (174.2972)	27 (161.6684)	29 (154.8228)
2017-03-24	Smoked & Sauced a BBQ for Badges Spring Hill, KS	25 / 27 (642.1828)	27 (147.9656)	15 (166.8228)	19 (164.5944)	20 (162.8000)
2016-08-26	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	21 / 61 (658.8456)	18 (168.0000)	14 (168.5600)	43 (159.4056)	22 (162.8800)
2016-05-06	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	16 / 42 (666.8112)	25 (166.2628)	21 (166.8456)	21 (166.2972)	12 (167.4056)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	7 / 606 (516.5712)	370 (161.6800)	155 (169.1428)	230 (166.2628)	428 (154.8456)
2015-08-28	East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	24 / 65 (653.0400)	20 (165.1428)	12 (169.7144)	57 (153.6456)	26 (164.5372)
2015-04-17	VFW Post 846 7th Annual BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS	39 / 47 (628.3768)	11 (169.1200)	34 (159.9428)	47 (143.3140)	40 (156.0000)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	387 / 535 (619.2568)	72 (169.7372)	255 (159.9428)	492 (145.0740)	462 (144.5028)
2013-08-23	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	29 / 68 (646.7084)	60 (152.5256)	37 (161.6572)	17 (166.2628)	21 (166.2628)
2013-06-21	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	50 / 183 (643.4276)	148 (149.1426)	12 (170.8570)	20 (169.7142)	113 (153.7138)
2013-06-07	Tonganoxie Days BBQ Blowout Tonganoxie, KS	7 / 49 (661.1422)	7 (168.5712)	4 (170.2856)	43 (154.8568)	7 (167.4286)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1884 (85 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1945 (70 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1228 (232 pts)	#1106 (312 pts)	#903 (432 pts)	#1221 (262 pts)	#1062 (322 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2140 (80 pts)	#2154 (95 pts)	#2042 (115 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2252 (75 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1636 (125 pts)	#1341 (215 pts)	#1441 (185 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#903 (329 pts)	#969 (329 pts)	#756 (439 pts)	#1056 (289 pts)	#889 (349 pts)