A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
LIVING ON TULSA SWINE
LIVING ON TULSA SWINE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 20th of 30 at the Grand Lake BBQ Festival (2013). They are ranked #4277 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest May 16, 2014 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.61 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.37)
Road miles
178
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
642.52 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LIVING ON TULSA SWINE, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,276 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
They turned up 9 years after LIVING ON TULSA SWINE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with LIVING ON TULSA SWINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,283 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 156.5714 | 166.61 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2858 | 137.6572 | 154.37 | top 76% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 161.1088 | 165.58 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 145.0744 | 155.95 | top 74% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Lake BBQ Festival | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 68% | May 16, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
174
finished ahead 74 times, behind 179
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20144 milestones
- First call Smokin' At The Run
- Career-best overall score656.4340 Smokin' At The Run
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4400 Smokin' At The Run
- Most recent contest Grand Lake BBQ Festival
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5716 Grand Lake BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1496) Grand Lake BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout | Mar 14, 2014 |
| -7.1 | Smokin' At The Run | Mar 15, 2014 |
| -3.9 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | May 17, 2013 |
| -2.5 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival | May 16, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 75% | 91.2% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2014 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK | 23 / 33 (643.8976) | 5 (174.2744) | 22 (163.4400) | 25 (161.1088) | 31 (145.0744) |
| May 2, 2014 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 39 / 80 (635.2456) | 9 (171.4172) | 68 (145.0628) | 29 (164.5256) | 45 (154.2400) |
| Mar 15, 2014 | Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK | 61 / 72 (656.4340) | 65 (161.6684) | 67 (155.3828) | 9 (175.4400) | 49 (163.9428) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK | 41 / 43 (624.4344) | 15 (169.1316) | 43 (137.6572) | 26 (163.9884) | 39 (153.6572) |
| May 17, 2013 | Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK | 20 / 30 (652.5716) | 26 (156.5714) | 11 (170.2858) | 20 (162.8572) | 18 (162.8572) |