SAUCY SWINE-O'S

SAUCY SWINE-O'S is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 95 at the Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 (2016). They are ranked #1821 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Saucy Swine O's”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,821

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1547

peak 1548 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 8, 2013

latest Jun 23, 2017 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#765

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

695.4056 / 720

Master · Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.96 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 664.61 (-2.65)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1

Consistency

±13.54

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.20 · weakest Brisket (164.51)

Road miles

4,471

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 639 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

664.61 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

695.4056 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.4056 at Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 18, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Organizer Portal has finished one call ahead of SAUCY SWINE-O'S 2 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 28%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 28%

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

HISTORIC BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

HISTORIC BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

HISTORIC BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HISTORIC BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

A March team

Top 28% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 28% across 6 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.

6 March contests
top 44% the rest of the year

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The long haul

4,471 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,471 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 639 miles to BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival.

16 mapped stops
furthest 639 mi

The metronome

±1.88% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.88% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.3% of a perfect score
16 contests

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1625 (142 pts)	#1112 (307 pts)	#1957 (117 pts)	#1481 (182 pts)	#1943 (117 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1431 (185 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#1345 (235 pts)	#1560 (175 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#825 (410 pts)	#746 (495 pts)	#815 (445 pts)	#923 (390 pts)	#1000 (330 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#765 (446 pts)	#868 (416 pts)	#656 (581 pts)	#774 (481 pts)	#595 (616 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1109 (250 pts)	#1395 (185 pts)	#1148 (260 pts)	#923 (345 pts)	#1663 (135 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SAUCY SWINE-O'S, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Cook Shack BBQ

#1,830 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1554

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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TNT Explosive BBQ

#1,815 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1568

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 19 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

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Florida Boy's BBQ

#1,818 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1547

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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OMERTA BBQ

#1,826 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1552

Level with SAUCY SWINE-O'S on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

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Bastian's Barbecue Co.

#1,810 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1550

They turned up 11 years after SAUCY SWINE-O'S did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

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Smokin' Love BBQ

#1,823 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1547

5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BUCKEYE BBQ TROY OH	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BARK BROTHERS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
TEAM RINE-O	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PRATER'S BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
1709 BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Starboars	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	2	0	1	178.2972	154.8116	167.19	top 46%
Pork Ribs	16	2	0	1	173.1772	152.0116	165.71	top 44%
Pork	16	3	0	2	178.2972	157.6800	167.20	top 45%
Brisket	16	2	1	1	176.5600	152.5028	164.51	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OH	7	top 46%
MS	6	top 36%
VA	1	top 63%
KY	1	top 78%
AL	1	top 23%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2	5	top 28%	Mar 17, 2017
The River Grill before the Big Chill	2	19	top 53%	Oct 9, 2015
Buckeye State BBQ Championship	2	19	top 53%	May 15, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OH 7 of 16 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 13 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 495 finished ahead 552 times, behind 331

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

20172 milestones

Mar 17 Peak power rating (1548) Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
Jun 23 Most recent contest Covington Cork & Pork Festival

20162 milestones

Mar 18 Career-best overall score695.4056 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1
Mar 18 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1

20151 milestone

May 15 10th tracked contest Buckeye State BBQ Championship

20141 milestone

May 16 First category win (Brisket) Buckeye State BBQ Championship

20134 milestones

Mar 8 First tracked contest BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Mar 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.1422 BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival
Sep 27 First call Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue
Sep 27 First overall top-10 Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 18, 2016
+11.9	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue	Sep 27, 2013
+11.8	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	Mar 13, 2015
+9.1	BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival	Mar 8, 2013
+6.5	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	Mar 14, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 2, 2015
-6.3	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	Oct 2, 2014
-4.6	The River Grill before the Big Chill	Oct 9, 2015
-1.9	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	May 15, 2015
-1.4	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	Jun 23, 2017

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	0	50%	top 56%	92.8%	91.6%
2016	1	1	0	100%	top 5%	96.6%	96.6%
2015	5	0	0	20%	top 53%	94.8%	92%
2014	5	0	1	60%	top 46%	93.9%	91.9%
2013	3	1	0	33%	top 28%	93.5%	92.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 23, 2017	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	20 / 32 (650.7316)	3 (175.4172)	25 (157.6916)	12 (165.1200)	28 (152.5028)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	34 / 68 (668.4916)	22 (170.8572)	45 (163.3828)	40 (166.2744)	34 (167.9772)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	5 / 95 (695.4056)	26 (171.9656)	29 (168.5828)	3 (178.2972)	6 (176.5600)
Oct 9, 2015	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	30 / 45 (646.7200)	31 (164.5372)	37 (156.5372)	28 (165.7028)	32 (159.9428)
Oct 2, 2015	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	35 / 45 (648.4452)	42 (158.2284)	17 (171.4400)	37 (161.1084)	39 (157.6684)
Jul 10, 2015	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	19 / 39 (667.9544)	16 (170.2628)	15 (169.1544)	20 (168.5600)	29 (159.9772)
May 15, 2015	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	20 / 36 (666.8456)	4 (178.2972)	14 (168)	29 (162.2856)	27 (158.2628)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	14 / 94 (682.2284)	32 (169.1428)	35 (166.2628)	12 (174.2628)	19 (172.5600)
Oct 10, 2014	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	19 / 49 (676.4340)	17 (170.8228)	30 (164.5256)	6 (175.4056)	19 (165.6800)
Oct 2, 2014	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	22 / 32 (659.2912)	17 (169.6684)	24 (164.5484)	29 (157.6800)	20 (167.3944)
Jul 11, 2014	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	18 / 42 (660.5144)	25 (163.3828)	3 (173.1772)	21 (165.1200)	25 (158.8344)
May 16, 2014	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	19 / 38 (642.1948)	30 (154.8116)	27 (152.0116)	23 (159.9544)	1 (175.4172)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	28 / 95 (669.5772)	40 (165.6684)	12 (171.9772)	61 (163.3944)	27 (168.5372)
Sep 27, 2013	Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH	6 / 35 (669.1656)	15 (166.3084)	5 (169.1428)	2 (176)	28 (157.7144)
Mar 15, 2013	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	45 / 100 (656.5712)	83 (155.4286)	28 (167.4284)	23 (168)	42 (165.7142)
Mar 8, 2013	BBQ Championship & Hog Wild Festival Mobile, AL	13 / 56 (673.1422)	16 (170.2856)	17 (167.4286)	17 (167.9998)	20 (167.4282)

SAUCY SWINE-O'S

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

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A March team

The long haul

The metronome

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 contest size

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)