A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
SWAMP BOYS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SWAMP BOYS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
KATHLEEN ROADKILL
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-01-25
latest 2017-01-27
Best ToY finish
#1822
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.46 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 632.41 (+3.05)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.82
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.79 · weakest Brisket (149.40)
Road miles
73
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
632.41 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−12.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.39 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 149.40
- Pork avg 161.79
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Two Crackers Cooking in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
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.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KATHLEEN ROADKILL)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KATHLEEN ROADKILL has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4730 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after KATHLEEN ROADKILL did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4747 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with KATHLEEN ROADKILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4779 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Two Crackers Cooking | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Shack | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Shanty Town BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| United Pork Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| J-MACK COOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 141.0628 | 161.41 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 175.4744 | 147.3944 | 159.81 | top 54% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.0000 | 147.9428 | 161.79 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 142.8570 | 149.40 | top 82% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 77% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 42 | 0 | top 71% | 2016-01-29 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-01-25 → 2017-01-27
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 161.79 · weakest Brisket (149.40)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
632.41
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
193
85–251 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
73
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-01-23 → 2015-01-30
Power rating
1467
peak 1467 · #4763 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1493) Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2856 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score662.2856 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2017
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2017-01-27 |
| -8.3 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | 2014-01-23 |
| -7.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2013-01-25 |
| -4.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2016-01-29 |
| -3.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2015-01-30 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 72% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 66% | 92% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 53 / 60 (616.4800) | 58 (141.0628) | 46 (156.5944) | 24 (165.1428) | 45 (153.6800) |
| 2016-01-29 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 42 / 58 (646.1600) | 46 (159.3828) | 1 (175.4744) | 39 (160.5028) | 50 (150.8000) |
| 2015-01-30 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 42 / 62 (645.0396) | 21 (170.2856) | 51 (154.2400) | 6 (171.4400) | 51 (149.0740) |
| 2014-01-23 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 56 / 69 (607.3372) | 38 (161.1428) | 54 (147.3944) | 59 (147.9428) | 53 (150.8572) |
| 2013-02-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL | 14 / 24 (662.2856) | 7 (173.1428) | 6 (170.2858) | 1 (176.0000) | 24 (142.8570) |
| 2013-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 51 / 70 (617.1428) | 28 (163.4284) | 44 (154.8570) | 60 (149.7144) | 51 (149.1430) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1822 (104 pts) | #1535 (154 pts) | #1512 (164 pts) | #1109 (274 pts) | #2676 (54 pts) |