A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
Q HAVEN BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Q HAVEN BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING
ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 25th of 26 at The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #6118 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Road Hawg BBQ Swine Dining”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1428
peak 1428 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2014
latest Jul 29, 2017 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
531.49 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 548.11 (-16.62)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±108.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 150.12 · weakest Chicken (143.61)
Road miles
552
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)
Master avg
548.11 / 720
7 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 | #2852 (55 pts) | #2856 (55 pts) | #2862 (55 pts) | #2851 (55 pts) | #2165 (75 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1534 (171 pts) | #2065 (111 pts) | #1487 (191 pts) | #1609 (176 pts) | #2056 (111 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2761 (57 pts) | #2758 (57 pts) | #2108 (87 pts) | #2766 (57 pts) | #1975 (107 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING, each with one reason worth a look.
43 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,114 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Bare Bones BBQ ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,117 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1428
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,112 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,106 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1429
They turned up 5 years after ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#6,119 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1428
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#6,123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1428
Level with ROAD HAWG BBQ, SWINE DINING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q HAVEN BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT @ SLIMS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| iQue | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| A MAZIE Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Handsome Devil | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GREENWITCH QUE CO. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8912 | 135.9884 | 143.61 | top 97% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 129.0972 | 147.50 | top 85% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2856 | 136.5144 | 150.12 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 131.3832 | 148.63 | top 78% |
“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) | 5 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 93% | Jul 29, 2017 |
| Sun BBQ Fest | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 95% | Jun 11, 2016 |
| Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 99% | Jul 25, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VT
5 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 12 times, behind 247
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jul 23, 2016 → Jul 29, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Sun BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score610.8336 Sun BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)161.1084 Sun BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1489) Sun BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | Jul 25, 2014 |
| -11.9 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | Jul 25, 2015 |
| -11.4 | Sun BBQ Fest | Jun 11, 2016 |
| -11.3 | Sun BBQ Fest | Jun 20, 2014 |
| -9.3 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | Jul 23, 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 | 0% | top 90% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.5% | 68% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.8% | 81.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2017 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 27 / 30 (590.7768) | 29 (148.5372) | 28 (143.9656) | 28 (147.9884) | 21 (150.2856) |
| Jul 23, 2016 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 25 / 26 (577.0744) | 25 (138.2512) | 21 (156) | 24 (151.4400) | 25 (131.3832) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT | 36 / 40 (608.5480) | 39 (146.2512) | 27 (157.1656) | 32 (154.3084) | 35 (150.8228) |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 69 / 69 (283.9088) | — | 65 (147.3944) | 67 (136.5144) | — |
| Jul 25, 2015 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 35 / 35 (597.1540) | 32 (154.8912) | 35 (139.4400) | 28 (158.2856) | 32 (144.5372) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 33 / 34 (568.4684) | 34 (137.7144) | 34 (129.0972) | 34 (147.9884) | 25 (153.6684) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT | 29 / 32 (610.8336) | 32 (135.9884) | 19 (159.4400) | 25 (154.2968) | 15 (161.1084) |