SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA

SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 31st of 65 at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2014). They are ranked #4869 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,869

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1466

peak 1501 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013

latest Apr 8, 2016 · 2.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1564

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

617.1312 / 720

Master · Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair

Perfect 180s

Current form

603.10 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 597.53 (+5.56)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

162.8456

Brisket · Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival

Consistency

±17.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 153.54 · weakest Brisket (144.11)

Road miles

225

across 7 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

Master avg

597.53 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

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.

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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Root Down Grill

#4,887 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 31, 2015

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ANGLESEA BARBECUE TEAM

#4,888 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA)

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 10, 2015

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Boss Hawgs

#4,857 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

They've been 1510 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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HUMO Parrillada

#4,863 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1466

They turned up 11 years after SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Triple ROC BBQ

#4,872 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

Level with SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Dec 6, 2024

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Dirty Sanchez Cue & Brue Crue

#4,853 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

They've been 1503 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 7 contests
last seen May 6, 2022

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Familiar 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	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	162.2856	144.5256	153.54	top 63%
Pork Ribs	7	161.1544	142.2744	153.21	top 55%
Pork	7	154.3428	131.3828	146.68	top 78%
Brisket	7	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.

By field size and state

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
DE	4	0	top 78%
NJ	3	0	top 61%

Repeat visits (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%	Jul 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 4 of 7 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 258 finished ahead 163 times, behind 352

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

20161 milestone

Apr 8 Most recent contest Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval

20151 milestone

Apr 10 Career-best single call (Brisket)162.8456 Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival

20141 milestone

Apr 11 Career-best overall score617.1312 Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair

20132 milestones

Jul 12 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Jul 12 Peak power rating (1501) New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 11, 2014
+1.5	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	Apr 11, 2014
+0.7	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.6	Hogs & Hops Dover	Sep 20, 2013
-10.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 10, 2015
-9.2	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval	Apr 8, 2016
-4.8	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015

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)
2016	1	0%	top 91%	80.8%	80.8%
2015	2	0%	top 79%	85.4%	83.7%
2014	2	0%	top 50%	85.7%	85.4%
2013	2	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
Apr 8, 2016	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)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	56 / 65 (590.1944)	39 (157.1428)	60 (142.2744)	50 (150.8456)	50 (139.9316)
Apr 10, 2015	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)
Jul 11, 2014	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	31 / 65 (611.9316)	38 (153.1428)	14 (161.1544)	45 (149.6684)	39 (147.9660)
Apr 11, 2014	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)
Sep 20, 2013	Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE	44 / 45 (565.5540)	34 (150.8340)	36 (147.3944)	45 (131.3828)	41 (135.9428)
Jul 12, 2013	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	32 / 65 (601.6916)	11 (162.2856)	11 (160.6516)	43 (148.5828)	63 (130.1716)

SWINE AND DINE OF PHILADELPHIA

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 (4 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

A July team

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)