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.
BAMBOO WARRIOR
BAMBOO WARRIOR is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 19th of 22 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #5088 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Feb 15, 2013
latest Nov 20, 2015 · 2.8 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 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.18)
Road miles
137
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 44 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
627.52 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1590 (137 pts) | #1472 (182 pts) | #1408 (197 pts) | #1723 (132 pts) | #1266 (232 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1510 (165 pts) | #1754 (145 pts) | #1538 (175 pts) | #1372 (220 pts) | #1625 (160 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2671 (54 pts) | #2012 (84 pts) | #2674 (54 pts) | #2473 (69 pts) | #2400 (74 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BAMBOO WARRIOR, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
They turned up 9 years after BAMBOO WARRIOR did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,080 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Level with BAMBOO WARRIOR on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,092 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Fewer contests behind them than BAMBOO WARRIOR has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Fewer contests behind them than BAMBOO WARRIOR has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#5,086 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Fewer contests behind them than BAMBOO WARRIOR has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWAMP BOYS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0344 | 156.5716 | 161.82 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 137.0400 | 152.18 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 150.8570 | 157.45 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 146.2056 | 156.07 | 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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 98% | Feb 21, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 37 times, behind 113
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Feb 15, 2013 → Feb 21, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20152 milestones
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.2628 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20141 milestone
- Career-best overall score645.5884 Plant City Pig Jam
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1484) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3 | Plant City Pig Jam | Nov 21, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.9 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 15, 2013 |
| -13.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 21, 2014 |
| -8.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Feb 20, 2015 |
| -4.6 | Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest | Nov 20, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 80% | 88.8% | 88.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 89.7% | 86.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2017 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20, 2015 | Plant City Pig Jam - State Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Plant City, FL | 36 / 49 (637.5196) | 30 (162.8112) | 10 (169.6800) | 37 (158.8228) | 44 (146.2056) |
| Feb 20, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kissimmee, FL | 19 / 22 (639.2916) | 10 (168.0344) | 22 (146.1944) | 20 (154.8000) | 5 (170.2628) |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 19 / 39 (645.5884) | 31 (157.1200) | 17 (163.9656) | 11 (168) | 26 (156.5028) |
| Feb 21, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL | 20 / 21 (599.2116) | 18 (156.5716) | 20 (137.0400) | 17 (154.7884) | 15 (150.8116) |
| Feb 15, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL | 24 / 24 (615.9996) | 18 (164.5714) | 24 (143.9998) | 21 (150.8570) | 20 (156.5714) |