SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ

SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 15th of 78 at the SC Festival of Discovery (2013). They are ranked #3653 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,653

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1490 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jul 12, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1076

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

665.0284 / 720

Master · SC Festival of Discovery

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Chicken · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

Consistency

±12.21

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.21 · weakest Brisket (155.27)

Road miles

165

across 5 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

645.61 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

665.0284 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.0284 at SC Festival of Discovery — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 11, 2013

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

Killer B's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.93 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 155.27
Chicken avg 164.21
0 calls in 5 entries

The comeback

4.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at SC Festival Of Discovery (Jul 12, 2018).

last seen May 23, 2014
back Jul 12, 2018

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1891 (85 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#1532 (180 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1076 (263 pts)	#1107 (273 pts)	#1320 (213 pts)	#766 (438 pts)	#1057 (278 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

REC TEC GRILLS

#3,648 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1490

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2019

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Sugar Creek BBQ

#3,670 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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Ribbin One Out

#3,675 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

They turned up 6 years after SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Nov 1, 2019

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CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ

#3,656 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

Level with SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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12TH ST PIT BOSSES

#3,658 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1490

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2018

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Passion BBQ

#3,632 of the rated field

1491 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1491

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RIVERSIDE SMOKE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	1	0	173.1200	156.5144	164.21	top 53%
Pork Ribs	5	0	0	171.4056	158.8570	163.07	top 53%
Pork	5	1	1	172	154.2284	163.07	top 52%
Brisket	5	0	0	170.8572	138.2056	155.27	top 66%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	3	0	top 73%
SC	2	0	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
SC Festival Of Discovery	2	15	0	top 46%	Jul 12, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 207 finished ahead 128 times, behind 184

Longest layoff 4.1 yrs May 23, 2014 → Jul 12, 2018

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

20181 milestone

Jul 12 Most recent contest SC Festival Of Discovery

20141 milestone

May 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

20135 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4284 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
Jul 11 First call SC Festival of Discovery
Jul 11 Career-best overall score665.0284 SC Festival of Discovery
Jul 11 Peak power rating (1498) SC Festival of Discovery

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.4	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 11, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	May 24, 2013
-6.3	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 10, 2013
-4.5	SC Festival Of Discovery	Jul 12, 2018
-3.6	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	May 23, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 73%	87.3%	87.3%
2014	1	100%	top 71%	89.3%	89.3%
2013	3	33%	top 56%	92.4%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 12, 2018	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	65 / 89 (628.3656)	71 (156.5144)	20 (171.4056)	52 (162.2400)	80 (138.2056)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	46 / 65 (643.2456)	7 (173.1200)	36 (161.0972)	56 (154.2284)	54 (154.8000)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	15 / 78 (665.0284)	13 (169.1200)	28 (165.1200)	3 (172)	40 (158.7884)
May 24, 2013	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	36 / 47 (651.4284)	41 (159.9998)	41 (158.8570)	36 (161.7144)	12 (170.8572)
May 10, 2013	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA	29 / 41 (639.9996)	29 (162.2858)	26 (158.8572)	15 (165.1426)	33 (153.7140)

SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

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 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 — 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)