A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
FAHRENHEIT 250 ahead in 100% of their meetings
FAHRENHEIT 250 has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON
BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 11th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They are ranked #4345 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1476 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 4, 2014
latest Feb 5, 2022 · 7.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.48 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 634.79 (+4.69)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.65 · weakest Brisket (156.07)
Road miles
77
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
634.79 / 720
6 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 | #1691 (125 pts) | #2178 (75 pts) | #1716 (140 pts) | #2067 (95 pts) | #1564 (170 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2209 (70 pts) | #1765 (140 pts) | #2928 (55 pts) | #2918 (55 pts) | #2112 (100 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1527 (162 pts) | #1043 (327 pts) | #1599 (162 pts) | #1643 (157 pts) | #1591 (167 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,359 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
They turned up 8 years after BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
Level with BIG SWEDE'S BBQ OF WASHINGTON on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,333 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,342 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
They've been 1508 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLOW PORKIN | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Rob's Smokin and Grillin BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FAHRENHEIT 250 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 171.4056 | 145.0972 | 160.65 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 150.9144 | 157.89 | top 66% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 153.0856 | 160.17 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 143.9316 | 156.07 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 68% | Mar 31, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
89
finished ahead 52 times, behind 104
Longest layoff
4.9 yrs
Mar 31, 2017 → Feb 5, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship
20172 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2056 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score654.2056 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1490) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
- First category win (Chicken) Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4056 Washington State Spring BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 31, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 4, 2014 |
| -7.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 3, 2015 |
| -6.9 | Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship | Feb 5, 2022 |
| -5.2 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Apr 1, 2016 |
| -1.7 | Washington State Spring BBQ Championship | Apr 25, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 79% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 71% | 88.7% | 86.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2022 | Outdoor Cooking BBQ Championship 🏅 Puyallup, WA | 17 / 22 (649.1884) | 11 (168.5600) | 20 (150.9144) | 12 (166.2740) | 11 (163.4400) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 11 / 30 (654.2056) | 21 (162.8228) | 9 (168) | 17 (157.1428) | 6 (166.2400) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 22 / 30 (632.4572) | 9 (168.0344) | 28 (153.0744) | 25 (153.0856) | 16 (158.2628) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 22 / 28 (622.7088) | 26 (145.0972) | 9 (163.9772) | 4 (169.7028) | 27 (143.9316) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Washington State Spring BBQ Championship Monroe, WA | 13 / 22 (638.8228) | 1 (171.4056) | 17 (155.4172) | 16 (160) | 17 (152) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 25 / 30 (611.3604) | 28 (147.9888) | 21 (155.9772) | 23 (154.8344) | 20 (152.5600) |