BOVINE & SWINE

BOVINE & SWINE is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 27th of 70 at the New Holland Summer Fest (2015). They are ranked #3558 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,558

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1492

peak 1492 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Aug 25, 2017 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1251

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

655.8972 / 720

Master · Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.59 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 627.14 (+6.45)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Pork · Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±16.48

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 159.81 · weakest Brisket (149.83)

Road miles

1,330

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 375 mi

Schedule strength

25%

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

Master avg

627.14 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

PIGHEADED BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

PIGHEADED BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 9%.

Brisket avg 149.83
Chicken avg 159.81
0 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

PIGHEADED BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PIGHEADED BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.29% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.29% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.1% of a perfect score
11 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 27th

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	#1722 (120 pts)	#1363 (215 pts)	#1683 (145 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1137 (295 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1349 (215 pts)	#1537 (175 pts)	#1629 (145 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1251 (225 pts)	#1323 (225 pts)	#1327 (225 pts)	#960 (370 pts)	#1306 (225 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1551 (150 pts)	#1421 (185 pts)	#1182 (245 pts)	#1506 (150 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BOVINE & SWINE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

ROCKY TOP BBQ CO

#3,540 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BOVINE & SWINE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BOVINE & SWINE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 5, 2017

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PIG PEN BBQ

#3,574 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1554

2–4 in 6 shared contests (33% to BOVINE & SWINE)

They've been 1554 at their best, 62 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Oct 8, 2021

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RUMPLEPIGSKIN BBQ

#3,567 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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SMOKE JUMPERS BBQ

#3,528 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1493

They turned up 6 years after BOVINE & SWINE did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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Scott’s Smoke Shack BBQ

#3,564 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

Level with BOVINE & SWINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 20, 2025

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Gourmet Rednecks

#3,543 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Bad Dog BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FLYING PORKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Palm tree smokehouse	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Big D's BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
LITTLE CREEK BAR B CUE COMPANY	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	0	167.4400	153.1200	159.81	top 49%
Pork Ribs	11	2	1	174.8572	141.0628	157.73	top 51%
Pork	11	2	0	174.8800	150.2056	159.76	top 47%
Brisket	11	0	0	167.4056	131.3028	149.83	top 71%

“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	Avg finish
PA	5	top 54%
DE	5	top 66%
NC	1	top 36%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	5	27	0	top 54%	Aug 25, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 5 of 11 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 7 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 382 finished ahead 332 times, behind 461

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

20172 milestones

Jun 9 10th tracked contest Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Aug 25 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest

20143 milestones

May 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8972 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 9 Career-best overall score655.8972 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
May 9 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8800 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge

20133 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Middletown BBQ Cook Off
May 17 Peak power rating (1500) Middletown BBQ Cook Off
Aug 23 First call New Holland Summer Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.9	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 9, 2014
+5.6	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 28, 2015
+1.8	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 26, 2016
+0.6	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 25, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.4	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval	Apr 8, 2016
-4.6	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	Apr 11, 2014
-4.5	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2013
-2.7	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
-2.3	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 22, 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)
2017	2	50%	top 60%	89.4%	88.8%
2016	2	50%	top 63%	88.9%	86.6%
2015	2	50%	top 52%	89.3%	88%
2014	3	33%	top 56%	91.1%	86.9%
2013	2	50%	top 59%	85.4%	85.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	38 / 69 (643.3256)	8 (167.4400)	26 (162.8344)	31 (161.0856)	52 (151.9656)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	30 / 46 (635.3372)	25 (161.1200)	20 (161.6800)	37 (154.2628)	32 (158.2744)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	33 / 66 (639.8744)	40 (158.2172)	3 (174.8572)	57 (152.5028)	41 (154.2972)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	57 / 75 (606.6856)	44 (158.8000)	54 (152.5028)	55 (151.9884)	65 (143.3944)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	27 / 70 (642.7312)	38 (159.4056)	8 (170.2628)	14 (167.3828)	54 (145.6800)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	65 / 99 (623.8512)	71 (153.1200)	95 (141.0628)	36 (162.2628)	20 (167.4056)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	43 / 70 (619.2456)	29 (162.2628)	49 (154.2172)	19 (162.8456)	64 (139.9200)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	29 / 80 (655.8972)	37 (163.9656)	57 (157.1088)	6 (174.8800)	46 (159.9428)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	76 / 109 (602.1028)	32 (161.1088)	89 (142.2284)	75 (150.2056)	71 (148.5600)
Aug 23, 2013	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	47 / 71 (615.2112)	44 (157.0856)	24 (161.1200)	8 (165.7028)	69 (131.3028)
May 17, 2013	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	29 / 56 (614.2846)	27 (155.4284)	19 (157.1426)	34 (154.2856)	43 (147.4280)

BOVINE & 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

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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 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)