SOME-R SWINE

SOME-R SWINE is a competition barbecue team with 30 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #4981 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Some-R-Swine”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,981

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1463

peak 1505 · rated over 30 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Nov 1, 2019 · 6.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#707

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 30 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

678.7776 / 720

Master · When Pigs Fly South

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 646.54 (+6.95)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±14.93

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.44 · weakest Brisket (159.90)

Road miles

4,341

across 30 mapped stops · furthest 384 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$8,500

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.54 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.7776 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.7776 at When Pigs Fly South — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Dec 2, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

YES, DEAR BBQ has finished one call ahead of SOME-R SWINE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 55%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 55%

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

15 of 18 shared pork entries lost

YES, DEAR BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, YES, DEAR BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 18 shared pork entries.

Built for the big stage

Top 61% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 61% finish in large fields against top 76% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 61% (12)
Small (<20 teams): top 76% (4)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Backwoods BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A May team

Top 58% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 58% across 9 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

9 May contests
top 66% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,341 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,341 miles across 30 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 384 miles to When Pigs Fly South.

30 mapped stops
furthest 384 mi

The metronome

±2.07% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.07% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.8% of a perfect score
30 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 16th

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
2020 ↗	Master	#751 (105 pts)	#468 (240 pts)	#831 (90 pts)	#682 (125 pts)	#762 (110 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1161 (203 pts)	#888 (338 pts)	#1234 (198 pts)	#1126 (238 pts)	#1224 (198 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#880 (346 pts)	#925 (351 pts)	#908 (366 pts)	#764 (461 pts)	#812 (416 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#707 (532 pts)	#691 (582 pts)	#462 (847 pts)	#633 (642 pts)	#665 (597 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1148 (265 pts)	#1227 (265 pts)	#1224 (265 pts)	#1212 (275 pts)	#1048 (325 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#726 (484 pts)	#700 (539 pts)	#856 (419 pts)	#991 (349 pts)	#890 (399 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1058 (292 pts)	#1314 (227 pts)	#853 (432 pts)	#1007 (342 pts)	#1041 (312 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1368 (172 pts)	#1370 (192 pts)	#1640 (147 pts)	#1526 (157 pts)	#1181 (242 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SOME-R SWINE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

In The Army Que

#4,978 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SOME-R SWINE)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Mar 18, 2022

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SOUTHSIDE BBQ

#4,993 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1515

They've been 1515 at their best, 52 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Apr 29, 2022

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GRAY WOLF BBQ

#4,965 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1463

Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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SMOKEY THE BOAR

#4,989 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1463

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen May 14, 2022

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Moolicious Intentions

#4,974 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

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

rated over 18 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Rub You Long Time

#4,966 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

Level with SOME-R SWINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
YES, DEAR BBQ	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Backwoods BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Gringos BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
RIVERSIDE SMOKE	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	30	3	2	176	147.3372	162.14	top 67%
Pork Ribs	30	8	1	173.7028	146.7428	162.06	top 60%
Pork	30	4	0	169.6800	153.6228	162.44	top 59%
Brisket	30	3	0	171.9772	141.6800	159.90	top 59%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 76%
Medium (20–39)	14	top 68%
Large (40+)	12	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
SC	16	top 67%
GA	8	top 66%
NC	4	top 66%
FL	1	top 25%
VA	1	top 100%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
SC Festival Of Discovery	5	44	top 62%	Jul 12, 2018
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF	5	16	top 61%	May 11, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	4	top 58%	Aug 11, 2017
Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake	2	12	top 87%	Nov 1, 2019
Jiggy With the Piggy	2	27	top 49%	May 4, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SC 16 of 30 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 17 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 526 finished ahead 470 times, behind 778

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

20191 milestone

Nov 1 Most recent contest Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake

20181 milestone

May 11 25th tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF

20161 milestone

Dec 2 Career-best overall score678.7776 When Pigs Fly South

20153 milestones

Jun 12 Career-best single call (Chicken)176 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 9 10th tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
Jul 9 Peak power rating (1505) SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)

20141 milestone

Aug 29 First overall top-10 Low Country Hog Fest

20133 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2850 Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 31 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 12, 2015
+10.3	When Pigs Fly South	Dec 2, 2016
+7.9	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 5, 2017
+5.7	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 9, 2014
+5.5	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 8, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 6, 2014
-9.6	Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluegrass Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	Jul 28, 2017
-8.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 4, 2015
-8.6	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 11, 2013
-7.6	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)	Dec 4, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	50%	top 79%	92.8%	91.3%
2018	5	0	40%	top 74%	92.2%	90.2%
2017	8	0	38%	top 71%	92.4%	90.3%
2016	3	1	33%	top 55%	94.3%	90.1%
2015	5	1	20%	top 58%	92.5%	89.6%
2014	3	1	100%	top 60%	90.9%	88.9%
2013	4	0	50%	top 65%	90.3%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 1, 2019	Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake 🏅 Summerville, SC	12 / 15 (667.9660)	2 (174.3200)	15 (161.6916)	9 (167.9772)	11 (163.9772)
Jun 28, 2019	Saltwater BBQ Bash 🏅 John's Island, SC	14 / 18 (646.7664)	14 (163.9888)	12 (164.5944)	11 (163.4060)	16 (154.7772)
Nov 2, 2018	Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake Summerville, SC	14 / 15 (647.2920)	13 (161.6916)	9 (170.8460)	12 (166.2284)	14 (148.5260)
Oct 12, 2018	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA	21 / 26 (663.8744)	21 (164.5372)	23 (162.2744)	17 (167.3828)	11 (169.6800)
Jul 12, 2018	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	53 / 89 (641.5316)	43 (165.1316)	60 (156.5372)	74 (153.6228)	32 (166.2400)
May 11, 2018	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	31 / 42 (639.7484)	31 (158.7884)	39 (147.3372)	9 (169.6800)	26 (163.9428)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	43 / 70 (655.2804)	50 (163.3944)	42 (161.6572)	50 (161.0972)	21 (169.1316)
Oct 20, 2017	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	33 / 39 (639.7944)	34 (161.0972)	28 (162.2744)	30 (157.0628)	30 (159.3600)
Sep 1, 2017	Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Myrtle Beach, SC	16 / 25 (665.0284)	12 (170.8228)	7 (170.8572)	20 (158.2400)	11 (165.1084)
Aug 11, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	19 / 27 (655.8856)	16 (167.3828)	2 (173.7028)	26 (154.8572)	22 (159.9428)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluegrass Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Summerville, SC	24 / 25 (651.8056)	21 (165.0856)	22 (162.8228)	15 (167.9772)	23 (155.9200)
Jul 6, 2017	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	50 / 89 (654.1028)	57 (162.8228)	47 (164.5372)	71 (155.9200)	15 (170.8228)
May 12, 2017	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	34 / 42 (632.8684)	35 (155.3484)	40 (147.3372)	11 (169.6800)	27 (160.5028)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	27 / 75 (663.8856)	49 (161.6800)	10 (171.4056)	16 (169.1200)	30 (161.6800)
Apr 28, 2017	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	31 / 38 (638.0800)	26 (164.5256)	31 (159.9544)	32 (156.5028)	32 (157.0972)
Dec 2, 2016	When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL	9 / 36 (678.7776)	9 (169.6916)	9 (171.4172)	20 (165.6916)	7 (171.9772)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	54 / 82 (637.5200)	65 (157.0628)	65 (153.0744)	20 (169.1200)	48 (158.2628)
May 13, 2016	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	30 / 41 (630.5944)	41 (147.3372)	27 (157.6572)	16 (162.8000)	17 (162.8000)
Dec 4, 2015	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	33 / 39 (640.4120)	26 (165.6916)	24 (163.3944)	28 (163.4172)	38 (147.9088)
Sep 4, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA	30 / 30 (616.4000)	28 (159.9428)	25 (161.1316)	29 (153.6456)	30 (141.6800)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	44 / 90 (654.7316)	67 (159.4172)	21 (167.3944)	35 (165.1200)	40 (162.8000)
Jun 12, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	4 / 29 (666.2400)	2 (176)	7 (166.8916)	19 (159.3712)	13 (163.9772)
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	16 / 39 (646.6628)	15 (165.6800)	32 (154.7772)	19 (161.1200)	15 (165.0856)
Aug 29, 2014	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	9 / 17 (630.6972)	12 (150.2400)	11 (158.8000)	6 (164.5372)	8 (157.1200)
Jun 6, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	25 / 28 (635.2800)	27 (156.5028)	5 (171.4172)	22 (160.5372)	27 (146.8228)
May 9, 2014	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	16 / 42 (654.7200)	29 (161.1544)	10 (165.0972)	15 (165.6684)	14 (162.8000)
Oct 4, 2013	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	18 / 28 (625.5884)	26 (148.5256)	17 (159.9772)	9 (166.2400)	17 (150.8456)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	62 / 78 (615.2112)	63 (153.6684)	72 (146.7428)	49 (157.1200)	45 (157.6800)
May 31, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	16 / 27 (649.1430)	12 (165.1430)	21 (161.1430)	19 (157.7142)	6 (165.1428)
May 10, 2013	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA	23 / 41 (650.2850)	20 (167.4282)	13 (165.1428)	25 (162.2854)	28 (155.4286)

SOME-R SWINE

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)