A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SWAMP BOYS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SWAMP BOYS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BIG TYMERS BARBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1506 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-01-25
latest 2016-01-29
Best ToY finish
#1970
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.83
last 5 Master vs avg 638.83 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.64
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.94 · weakest Brisket (154.36)
Road miles
24
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
638.83 / 720
5 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
−8.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.58 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 154.36
- Chicken avg 162.94
- 0 calls 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 HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 3 of their 3 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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3518 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1501
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG TYMERS BARBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG TYMERS BARBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after BIG TYMERS BARBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIG TYMERS BARBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWINOS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 153.0856 | 162.94 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 152.5372 | 159.17 | top 60% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 157.0740 | 162.36 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 146.2854 | 154.36 | top 67% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 36 | 0 | top 68% | 2016-01-29 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-01-25 → 2016-01-29
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.94 · weakest Brisket (154.36)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
638.83
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
189
128–178 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
24
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-01-23 → 2015-01-30
Power rating
1492
peak 1506 · #3541 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.6860 The Tiger Town Pig Festival
- Career-best overall score650.6860 The Tiger Town Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1506) The Tiger Town Pig Festival
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8344 Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2016
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.4 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | 2014-01-23 |
| +1.8 | Plant City Pig Jam | 2013-11-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2016-01-29 |
| -5.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2015-01-30 |
| -0.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2013-01-25 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 89.9% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-29 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 47 / 58 (623.2452) | 54 (153.0856) | 42 (158.8344) | 48 (157.0740) | 47 (154.2512) |
| 2015-01-30 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 45 / 62 (636.4348) | 17 (170.8344) | 54 (152.5372) | 40 (161.6916) | 49 (151.3716) |
| 2014-01-23 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 28 / 69 (650.6860) | 41 (160.5372) | 32 (161.6572) | 20 (166.2400) | 25 (162.2516) |
| 2013-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 27 / 53 (647.2112) | 19 (166.2400) | 36 (159.9428) | 25 (163.3828) | 30 (157.6456) |
| 2013-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 36 / 70 (636.5708) | 26 (163.9998) | 19 (162.8572) | 20 (163.4284) | 57 (146.2854) |
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 | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #1885 (105 pts) | #1942 (100 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |