Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
2014 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 42%.
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.17 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 25%.
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SWEET BUTT BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,937 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 590 miles to 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff.
Their overall lands within ±1.85% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
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.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SWINE DINING has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than SWINE DINING has cooked, 9 to 21, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with SWINE DINING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than SWINE DINING has cooked, 7 to 21, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than SWINE DINING has cooked, 7 to 21, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT MAXINE'S BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET BUTT BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ASTRO PIGS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 135.9428 | 155.19 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.3200 | 147.4286 | 161.35 | top 48% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 152.5140 | 160.53 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 146.7772 | 155.81 | top 60% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 54% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 59% | 2016-05-06 |
| Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 49% | 2014-05-02 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.2 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | 2014-05-02 |
| +4.9 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off | 2014-09-05 |
| +3.8 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest | 2017-05-05 |
| +3.1 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2016-05-06 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | Whole Hawg Happenin' | 2013-09-28 |
| -3.8 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2015-05-01 |
| -2.1 | 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff | 2013-09-06 |
| -1.7 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | 2013-05-03 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | top 69% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29% | top 42% | 90.1% | 89.3% |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 73% | 87.2% | 86.1% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-06 | *Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Decatur, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-05-05 | Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD | 19 / 37 (650.7312) | 27 (157.1200) | 17 (165.1084) | 4 (171.9656) | 26 (156.5372) |
| 2016-05-06 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 25 / 51 (643.3144) | 5 (171.4400) | 25 (160.0116) | 28 (158.2056) | 32 (153.6572) |
| 2015-11-20 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-10-03 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-08-14 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-08-07 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-05-08 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-05-01 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 44 / 64 (622.7432) | 64 (135.9428) | 30 (160.5832) | 9 (167.3828) | 38 (158.8344) |
| 2014-11-21 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-10-18 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-09-05 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA | 17 / 39 (649.0628) | 24 (158.8228) | 2 (178.3200) | 25 (157.1200) | 26 (154.8000) |
| 2014-08-22 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-08-14 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-05-02 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 24 / 59 (636.9712) | 46 (151.9540) | 27 (159.9428) | 9 (166.2516) | 23 (158.8228) |
| 2014-04-03 | Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-11-15 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-09-28 | Whole Hawg Happenin' Marietta, GA | 30 / 30 (612.3428) | 29 (157.6572) | 26 (155.3944) | 26 (152.5140) | 27 (146.7772) |
| 2013-09-06 | 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA | 19 / 31 (627.9312) | 21 (154.2740) | 7 (164.0344) | 21 (154.8344) | 20 (154.7884) |
| 2013-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-05-03 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 31 / 55 (619.9996) | 38 (154.2856) | 45 (147.4286) | 27 (155.9998) | 16 (162.2856) |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2027 (90 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2059 (100 pts) | #1376 (210 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #1508 (185 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1647 (145 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1443 (184 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #1630 (160 pts) | #2095 (85 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1417 (161 pts) | #1545 (151 pts) | #1234 (236 pts) | #1554 (151 pts) | #1322 (201 pts) |