High-water mark
671.4282
career-best overall
93.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.4282 at Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off — 93.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 28, 2013
SWEDISH PIG
SWEDISH PIG is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 8th of 28 at the I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (2013). They are ranked #2842 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
peak 1514 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 28, 2013
latest Aug 28, 2015 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
29% of 7 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.23 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 641.82 (-2.59)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.05 · weakest Brisket (156.72)
Road miles
3,880
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 989 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
641.82 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1879 (111 pts) | #1737 (126 pts) | #1736 (131 pts) | #1980 (106 pts) | #2173 (66 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1179 (248 pts) | #1227 (258 pts) | #1176 (268 pts) | #1043 (323 pts) | #1075 (298 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1029 (278 pts) | #842 (383 pts) | #1138 (263 pts) | #1119 (268 pts) | #1344 (193 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SWEDISH PIG, each with one reason worth a look.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,822 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1517
They turned up 5 years after SWEDISH PIG did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#2,845 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with SWEDISH PIG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,826 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,835 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,844 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176 | 151.9656 | 165.05 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4286 | 146.8572 | 158.84 | top 50% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9998 | 149.1430 | 161.21 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 143.4282 | 156.72 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 43% | Jul 3, 2015 |
| Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 72% | Oct 18, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
3 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
162
finished ahead 110 times, behind 115
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jul 4, 2013 → Jul 4, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest 8th Annual Big Island BBQ
20141 milestone
- Peak power rating (1514) Back to Back to the Park BBQ
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- First call Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- First overall top-10 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.4282 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- Career-best overall score671.4282 Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off
- First category win (Chicken) I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Jul 4, 2013 |
| +6.6 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off | Jun 28, 2013 |
| +3.9 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Jul 3, 2015 |
| +0.8 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ | Oct 17, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.3 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) | Oct 18, 2014 |
| -1 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ | Aug 28, 2015 |
| -0.7 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | Jul 4, 2014 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 89.5% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 67% | 91.3% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 31% | 93.3% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2015 | 8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 32 / 55 (644.4348) | 24 (165.6800) | 35 (161.0972) | 28 (162.2860) | 38 (155.3716) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 14 / 31 (624.5944) | 11 (161.1656) | 10 (157.7260) | 15 (157.1200) | 23 (148.5828) |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ (Day 2) Marshalltown, IA | 23 / 27 (657.6344) | 17 (168) | 22 (158.8344) | 17 (165.7028) | 20 (165.0972) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA | 20 / 34 (657.5652) | 18 (165.1084) | 15 (163.3828) | 18 (167.9656) | 20 (161.1084) |
| Jul 4, 2014 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 15 / 27 (611.9316) | 21 (151.9656) | 17 (146.8572) | 9 (154.2400) | 9 (158.8688) |
| Jul 4, 2013 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 8 / 28 (625.1426) | 1 (176) | 9 (156.5714) | 14 (149.1430) | 19 (143.4282) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Bend of the River BBQ Smoke Off Mankato, MN | 10 / 30 (671.4282) | 15 (167.4284) | 11 (167.4286) | 7 (171.9998) | 14 (164.5714) |