SULTANS OF SWINE, NC

SULTANS OF SWINE, NC is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 20th of 41 at the 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off (2015). They are ranked #6187 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,187

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1423

peak 1423 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 18, 2014

latest Jun 3, 2016 · 2.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#845

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

656.5140 / 720

Master · Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally

Perfect 180s

Current form

599.07 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 622.44 (-23.38)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8688

Pork Ribs · 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±47.39

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.05 · weakest Chicken (156.34)

Road miles

630

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

622.44 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

CHECKERED PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings

CHECKERED PIG has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.71 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Chicken avg 156.34
Pork avg 162.05
0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of EAT MY BUTT BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

10 of 10 shared pork entries lost

CHECKERED PIG ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CHECKERED PIG has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared pork entries.

Going the wrong way

-45 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 45 points across 7 contests since Jun 5, 2015 — from 1468 down to 1423.

7 contests since Jun 5, 2015
now 1423

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1450 (181 pts)	#1733 (146 pts)	#1588 (176 pts)	#1609 (176 pts)	#1371 (221 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#845 (398 pts)	#928 (373 pts)	#788 (463 pts)	#724 (518 pts)	#780 (468 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1099 (275 pts)	#1172 (275 pts)	#1041 (320 pts)	#972 (365 pts)	#977 (340 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SULTANS OF SWINE, NC, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smoke Wagon BBQ

#6,190 of the rated field

1423 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1423

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SULTANS OF SWINE, NC)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SULTANS OF SWINE, NC has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS

#6,186 of the rated field

1423 power rating

Contests: 155
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1423

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SULTANS OF SWINE, NC)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 155 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 155 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Iron Head Barbeque

#6,184 of the rated field

1423 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

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 Jun 16, 2023

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HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO.

#6,185 of the rated field

1423 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1423

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2025

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SMOKIN OKIES

#6,193 of the rated field

1422 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1422

Level with SULTANS OF SWINE, NC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Apr 15, 2022

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PALMETTO MOONLIGHT SMOKERS

#6,192 of the rated field

1422 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1422

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 6, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHECKERED PIG	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG SHOW BBQ COOKIN' TEAM	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CAROLINA SMOKIN JOHN'S BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BUBBAJACK'S	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	0	166.2400	147.3484	156.34	top 83%
Pork Ribs	13	0	170.8688	144.5600	156.60	top 73%
Pork	13	1	170.2856	153.0628	162.05	top 63%
Brisket	13	0	168.5256	146.7772	159.48	top 63%

“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)	6	0	top 83%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 76%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	12	0	top 79%
SC	1	0	top 86%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest	2	22	0	top 77%	Jun 3, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 12 of 13 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 247 finished ahead 130 times, behind 461

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

20161 milestone

Jun 3 Most recent contest Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest

20153 milestones

Apr 17 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8688 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off
Jun 5 First call Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest
Oct 9 10th tracked contest Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n

20144 milestones

Apr 18 First tracked contest 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 18 Peak power rating (1490) 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Sep 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5140 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally
Sep 19 Career-best overall score656.5140 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.1	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 17, 2015
+2.1	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally	Sep 19, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.1	20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 15, 2016
-9.9	Pigs & Pedals	Jul 31, 2015
-9.9	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off	Apr 18, 2014
-9.8	Lincolnton Hog Happenin'	Jun 6, 2014
-8.9	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit	Aug 22, 2014

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)
2016	3	0%	top 93%	86.6%	78.7%
2015	6	17%	top 73%	90.9%	89.2%
2014	4	0%	top 78%	91.2%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 3, 2016	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	23 / 26 (623.8060)	18 (163.4172)	24 (147.3716)	24 (153.0628)	15 (159.9544)
May 6, 2016	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	69 / 76 (610.7196)	72 (147.3484)	70 (149.6912)	53 (159.9772)	59 (153.7028)
Apr 15, 2016	20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	41 / 41 (465.0400)	—	33 (153.1544)	32 (157.0972)	35 (154.7884)
Oct 9, 2015	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC	23 / 28 (641.6112)	20 (161.6912)	23 (156.5372)	19 (163.9884)	18 (159.3944)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	39 / 59 (654.1600)	31 (166.2400)	48 (153.6916)	29 (166.8112)	25 (167.4172)
Jul 31, 2015	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	29 / 31 (633.0288)	28 (152.5028)	30 (153.0972)	16 (166.3200)	23 (161.1088)
Jun 5, 2015	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	22 / 34 (645.7144)	34 (151.4400)	18 (162.8116)	8 (169.7372)	20 (161.7256)
May 8, 2015	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	62 / 74 (624.4916)	65 (154.8572)	63 (155.3944)	44 (164)	64 (150.2400)
Apr 17, 2015	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	20 / 41 (652.5028)	29 (159.3828)	11 (170.8688)	37 (153.7256)	15 (168.5256)
Sep 19, 2014	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC	35 / 64 (656.5140)	56 (157.6456)	38 (161.7144)	13 (170.2856)	22 (166.8684)
Aug 22, 2014	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	32 / 37 (633.5200)	34 (157.0856)	29 (157.6688)	33 (158.2284)	22 (160.5372)
Jun 6, 2014	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	32 / 38 (620.4684)	36 (148.5372)	33 (144.5600)	19 (165.1200)	18 (162.2512)
Apr 18, 2014	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	47 / 55 (630.1828)	48 (155.9428)	16 (169.1772)	44 (158.2856)	50 (146.7772)

SULTANS OF SWINE, NC

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

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Going the wrong way

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)