A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
FINN'S FINEST BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FINN'S FINEST BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1501 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-07-12
latest 2016-04-08
Best ToY finish
#1564
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
603.10 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 597.53 (+5.56)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.89
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.54 · weakest Brisket (144.11)
Road miles
225
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Schedule strength
18%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Master avg
597.53 / 720
7 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.
The weak link
−9.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.43 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 144.11
- Chicken avg 153.54
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG BAD WOLVES in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A July team
Top 61%
average finish in July
Something about July: average finish in the top 61% across 3 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.
- 3 July contests
- top 71% the rest of the year
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.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4866 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4863 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4852 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4831 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1503 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| FINN'S FINEST BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ GURU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GONEHOGGIN.COM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Palm tree smokehouse | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOCAL SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHADY CREW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WILBUR'S REVENGE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIKER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 144.5256 | 153.54 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 142.2744 | 153.21 | top 55% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.3428 | 131.3828 | 146.68 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 130.1716 | 144.11 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 3 | 31 | 0 | top 61% | 2015-07-10 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2013-07-12 → 2016-04-08
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DE
4 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 153.54 · weakest Brisket (144.11)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
597.53
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
262
163–352 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
225
7 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Schedule strength
1526
average field rating faced — tougher than 18% of rated contests
Power rating
1465
peak 1501 · #4847 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- Peak power rating (1501) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 2014
- Career-best overall score617.1312 Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Brisket)162.8456 Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2014-07-11 |
| +1.5 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair | 2014-04-11 |
| +0.7 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2013-07-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Hogs & Hops Dover | 2013-09-20 |
| -10.1 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2015-07-10 |
| -9.3 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval | 2016-04-08 |
| -4.8 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival | 2015-04-10 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 80.8% | 80.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 85.4% | 83.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 85.7% | 85.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 83.6% | 81.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-08 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 68 / 75 (581.4856) | 69 (144.5256) | 67 (144.5144) | 64 (148.5256) | 63 (143.9200) |
| 2015-07-10 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 56 / 65 (590.1944) | 39 (157.1428) | 60 (142.2744) | 50 (150.8456) | 50 (139.9316) |
| 2015-04-10 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 72 / 99 (614.7540) | 76 (151.4172) | 56 (157.1084) | 91 (143.3828) | 38 (162.8456) |
| 2014-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 31 / 65 (611.9316) | 38 (153.1428) | 14 (161.1544) | 45 (149.6684) | 39 (147.9660) |
| 2014-04-11 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | 57 / 109 (617.1312) | 64 (155.4056) | 34 (159.4056) | 58 (154.3428) | 73 (147.9772) |
| 2013-09-20 | Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE | 44 / 45 (565.5540) | 34 (150.8340) | 36 (147.3944) | 45 (131.3828) | 41 (135.9428) |
| 2013-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 32 / 65 (601.6916) | 11 (162.2856) | 11 (160.6516) | 43 (148.5828) | 63 (130.1716) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1589 (150 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1416 (205 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1664 (150 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1564 (145 pts) | #1281 (215 pts) | #1310 (215 pts) | #1652 (145 pts) | #1586 (145 pts) |