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
- 2013-07-11
SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1490 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2018-07-12
Best ToY finish
#1076
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.61
last 5 Master vs avg 645.61 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
173.1200
Consistency
±12.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.21 · weakest Brisket (155.27)
Road miles
165
mi 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 this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
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 (2018-07-12).
- last seen 2014-05-23
- back 2018-07-12
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.
161 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3631 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after SOUTHERN SWINE APPAREL CO. BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 156.5144 | 164.21 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 158.8570 | 163.07 | top 53% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 154.2284 | 163.07 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Festival Of Discovery | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 46% | 2018-07-12 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.2 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2018-07-12
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.21 · weakest Brisket (155.27)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
645.61
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
208
128–184 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
165
5 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
1534
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
2014-05-23 → 2018-07-12
Power rating
1490
peak 1490 · #3640 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4284 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
- First call SC Festival of Discovery
- Career-best overall score665.0284 SC Festival of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1498) SC Festival of Discovery
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
- 2018
- Most recent contest SC Festival Of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2013-07-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-05-24 |
| -6.3 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-05-10 |
| -4.5 | SC Festival Of Discovery | 2018-07-12 |
| -3.6 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2014-05-23 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-12 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 65 / 89 (628.3656) | 71 (156.5144) | 20 (171.4056) | 52 (162.2400) | 80 (138.2056) |
| 2014-05-23 | 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) |
| 2013-07-11 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 15 / 78 (665.0284) | 13 (169.1200) | 28 (165.1200) | 3 (172.0000) | 40 (158.7884) |
| 2013-05-24 | 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) |
| 2013-05-10 | Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA | 29 / 41 (639.9996) | 29 (162.2858) | 26 (158.8572) | 15 (165.1426) | 33 (153.7140) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |