High-water mark
666.2284
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.2284 at Roman Roast on the River — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 13, 2016
SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE
SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 21st of 36 at the Roman Roast on the River (2016). They are ranked #4698 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Sep 28, 2013
latest May 12, 2017 · 3.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.44
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.71 · weakest Brisket (153.92)
Road miles
345
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
647.18 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #1660 (145 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1375 (200 pts) | #1120 (300 pts) | #1375 (220 pts) | #1070 (330 pts) | #1503 (180 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2650 (55 pts) | #1829 (115 pts) | #2533 (65 pts) | #1823 (120 pts) | #2661 (55 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE, each with one reason worth a look.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Fewer contests behind them than SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,670 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
They turned up 8 years after SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Fewer contests behind them than SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,680 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Fewer contests behind them than SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#4,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Fewer contests behind them than SAUCY SWINE AND BOVINE has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 153.6344 | 166.02 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 151.3488 | 160.53 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 159.9544 | 166.71 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 145.6800 | 153.92 | top 81% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Roast on the River | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 67% | May 12, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
124
finished ahead 42 times, behind 133
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
May 9, 2014 → Aug 21, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Roman Roast on the River
20163 milestones
- First call Roman Roast on the River
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2284 Roman Roast on the River
- Career-best overall score666.2284 Roman Roast on the River
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Whole Hawg Happenin'
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Whole Hawg Happenin'
- Peak power rating (1491) Whole Hawg Happenin'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -9.1 | Whole Hawg Happenin' | Sep 28, 2013 |
| -5.6 | Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) | Sep 16, 2016 |
| -5.1 | Roman Roast on the River | May 12, 2017 |
| -0.5 | Roman Roast on the River | May 13, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 75% | 92.5% | 89.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2017 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 28 / 37 (651.8744) | 28 (166.2400) | 25 (162.2400) | 9 (170.8228) | 31 (152.5716) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | 30 / 39 (649.5888) | 20 (165.6684) | 26 (165.0972) | 27 (163.4060) | 32 (155.4172) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 34 / 38 (624.8804) | 35 (153.6344) | 36 (151.3488) | 29 (159.9544) | 25 (159.9428) |
| May 13, 2016 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 21 / 36 (666.2284) | 8 (172) | 17 (166.2628) | 4 (172) | 29 (155.9656) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 9, 2014 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 28, 2013 | Whole Hawg Happenin' Marietta, GA | 25 / 30 (643.3372) | 13 (172.5600) | 23 (157.7144) | 12 (167.3828) | 28 (145.6800) |