J&J SWINE & BOVINE

J&J SWINE & BOVINE is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 21st of 25 at the Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ (2014). They are ranked #4519 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,519

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1473

peak 1502 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Jun 21, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1524

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

651.4512 / 720

Master · Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.61

last 5 Master vs avg 628.24 (+0.36)

Walk rate

15%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7600

Chicken · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle

Consistency

±16.13

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.13 · weakest Brisket (152.41)

Road miles

2,228

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 235 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Purse competed for

$18K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

628.24 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 52%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 52%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.72 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 8%.

Brisket avg 152.41
Chicken avg 161.13
1 call in 13 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of B&D BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.

A June team

Top 49% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 49% across 6 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 64% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.24% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.24% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.3% of a perfect score
13 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2013 (65 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1138 (245 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1480 (185 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1285 (235 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2518 (70 pts)	#2633 (65 pts)	#2141 (80 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

DOUBLE A'S BBQ

#4,516 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1519

They've been 1519 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2019

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CROW RIVER BBQ

#4,532 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2017

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FEEL THE BURN BBQ

#4,529 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before J&J SWINE & BOVINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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BIG FIRE

#4,531 of the rated field

1472 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1508

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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Smoke-em-good bbq

#4,501 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1473

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 15, 2026

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CONSIDER IT Q'D

#4,526 of the rated field

1473 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

They've been 1518 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Can't Beat Our Meat	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
B&D BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Smoking Our Butts Off	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BITE MY BUTT BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Fire in the Hole	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
RAW DAWGIN BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Rubbin It Raw	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Tool Time	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Every Man A Smoker	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Genuswine Brisket Authority	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Meaty Bone BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
No Clue BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Slow Cookin' Cats	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Smokin Engineers	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
The Drizzlers	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	1	173.7600	153.7372	161.13	top 54%
Pork Ribs	13	0	172.0228	142.2400	158.70	top 56%
Pork	13	0	166.2972	146.2628	155.99	top 70%
Brisket	13	1	173.1772	136.5368	152.41	top 65%

“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)	1	0	top 84%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	7	0	top 54%
OK	6	0	top 74%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	3	38	0	top 48%	Jun 24, 2016
Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	2	34	0	top 66%	Apr 21, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 7 of 13 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 550 finished ahead 654 times, behind 820

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

20191 milestone

Jun 21 Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20181 milestone

Jun 22 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7600 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle

20172 milestones

Jun 23 First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Jun 23 10th tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20143 milestones

Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4512 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 27 Career-best overall score651.4512 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 27 Peak power rating (1502) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20131 milestone

Apr 19 First tracked contest 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.1	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 27, 2014
+4	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	Jun 22, 2018
+3.2	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2016
+2	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 11, 2014
+0.6	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 15, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 19, 2013
-9.4	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	Aug 22, 2014
-9	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 17, 2015
-7.9	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 20, 2018
-7.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 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)
2019	1	0%	top 54%	88.7%	88.7%
2018	2	50%	top 68%	89%	86.2%
2017	2	50%	top 64%	88%	87.7%
2016	2	0%	top 53%	89.5%	89%
2015	2	0%	top 83%	85.4%	85.2%
2014	3	0%	top 52%	90.5%	88.1%
2013	1	0%	top 84%	84.9%	84.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 21, 2019	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	99 / 183 (638.7084)	24 (169.7256)	30 (169.6800)	165 (150.8000)	154 (148.5028)
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	80 / 185 (641.0396)	5 (173.7600)	165 (147.3712)	79 (162.2628)	92 (157.6456)
Apr 20, 2018	13th Annual Hanor Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	45 / 49 (599.9656)	46 (154.2972)	48 (142.2400)	41 (156.5828)	43 (146.8456)
Jun 23, 2017	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	104 / 184 (629.6452)	128 (154.2628)	134 (152.5256)	155 (149.6796)	6 (173.1772)
Apr 21, 2017	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	34 / 47 (633.6684)	34 (158.8228)	12 (172.0228)	31 (165.7256)	42 (137.0972)
Jun 24, 2016	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	82 / 183 (637.0856)	52 (164.5372)	161 (145.1428)	47 (166.2628)	69 (161.1428)
Apr 15, 2016	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	38 / 63 (644.5372)	41 (160.5256)	17 (166.2744)	52 (154.9028)	34 (162.8344)
Jun 26, 2015	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	142 / 183 (614.7652)	89 (160.5256)	71 (162.2744)	127 (155.4284)	173 (136.5368)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	66 / 75 (612.4340)	62 (154.8228)	55 (158.8228)	75 (146.2628)	60 (152.5256)
Aug 22, 2014	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	21 / 25 (607.8856)	22 (153.7372)	19 (157.6456)	20 (150.8572)	20 (145.6456)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	38 / 184 (651.4512)	33 (167.4512)	14 (170.8800)	30 (166.2972)	139 (146.8228)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	32 / 64 (644.5372)	29 (166.2744)	25 (163.9884)	54 (149.7144)	21 (164.5600)
Apr 19, 2013	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	53 / 63 (611.4288)	44 (156)	47 (154.2858)	57 (153.1428)	51 (148.0002)

J&J SWINE & BOVINE

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A June team

The metronome

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 contest size

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)