SWINEHOLIO

SWINEHOLIO is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 12th of 34 at the Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) (2014). They are ranked #2965 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,965

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1507

peak 1510 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Dec 6, 2013

latest Jun 5, 2015 · 1.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#942

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

669.6000 / 720

Master · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800

Brisket · Bourbon City BBQ Festival

Consistency

±3.72

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.91 · weakest Pork (161.34)

Road miles

1,919

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 302 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Master avg

664.93 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

669.6000 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.6000 at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 22, 2014

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.

6 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 43%

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

OLD PLANTATION BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.57 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 60%.

Pork avg 161.34
Brisket avg 168.91
1 call in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The metronome

±0.52% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±0.52% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.4% of a perfect score
11 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
2015 ↗	Master	#2105 (69 pts)	#1947 (109 pts)	#2716 (59 pts)	#2733 (59 pts)	#1491 (174 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#942 (339 pts)	#1090 (304 pts)	#825 (444 pts)	#1161 (279 pts)	#868 (394 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#1946 (95 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 SWINEHOLIO, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Twisted Smoke

#2,977 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1507

Fewer contests behind them than SWINEHOLIO has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 25, 2025

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FOUR GUYS PORKIN

#2,962 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1508

They turned up 7 years after SWINEHOLIO did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 7, 2025

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MOKAN BBQ MOB

#2,968 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1511

Level with SWINEHOLIO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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BOSSMAN BAR-B-QUE

#2,970 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

Fewer contests behind them than SWINEHOLIO has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2022

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SOUTHERN HEAT BBQ

#2,946 of the rated field

1507 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1519

Fewer contests behind them than SWINEHOLIO has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Dec 6, 2019

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Blue Smoke BBQ of Frisco

#2,980 of the rated field

1506 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

Fewer contests behind them than SWINEHOLIO has cooked, 5 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2018

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	171.9772	162.8000	168.54	top 46%
Pork Ribs	5	2	171.9772	155.9544	166.14	top 47%
Pork	5	1	166.2628	156.5028	161.34	top 70%
Brisket	5	3	174.8800	164.5256	168.91	top 36%

“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)	3	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	4	0	top 49%
KY	1	0	top 68%

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 5 of 11 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 5 a different one every time

Opponents faced 159 finished ahead 94 times, behind 104

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

20152 milestones

Jun 5 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8800 Bourbon City BBQ Festival
Jun 5 Most recent contest Bourbon City BBQ Festival

20144 milestones

Aug 22 First call Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 22 Career-best overall score669.6000 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 10 10th tracked contest The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Oct 10 Peak power rating (1510) The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

20132 milestones

Jul 11 First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
Dec 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1828 Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.8	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)	Sep 27, 2014
+5.6	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 22, 2014
+0.3	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	Oct 10, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.3	Bourbon City BBQ Festival	Jun 5, 2015
-2.6	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier)	Dec 6, 2013

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)
2015	1	100%	top 68%	92.1%	92.1%
2014	6	50%	top 43%	93%	92.6%
2013	4	0%	top 66%	92%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 5, 2015	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Bardstown, KY	23 / 34 (663.3716)	15 (169.1200)	31 (155.9544)	28 (163.4172)	6 (174.8800)
Oct 10, 2014	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Lyons, GA	14 / 25 (660.4228)	18 (162.8000)	14 (166.8344)	9 (166.2628)	14 (164.5256)
Sep 27, 2014	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) Marietta, GA	12 / 34 (669.0744)	13 (170.2628)	6 (169.6916)	22 (161.1200)	9 (168)
Aug 22, 2014	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	17 / 45 (669.6000)	19 (168.5600)	8 (171.9772)	38 (156.5028)	10 (172.5600)
Jun 6, 2014	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 7, 2014	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	—	—	—	—	—
Dec 6, 2013	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	43 / 65 (662.1828)	21 (171.9772)	34 (166.2628)	53 (159.3828)	38 (164.5600)
Oct 25, 2013	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 9, 2013	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	—	—	—	—	—
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	—	—	—	—	—

SWINEHOLIO

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

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)