Southern Swine AL
Rating
1588
peak 1590
Contests
25
in the data
First seen
2022-04-29
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#8
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
4
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 25 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
343.03 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 402.55 (-59.51)
Walk rate
68%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±121.00
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.55 · weakest Brisket (162.94)
Road miles
3476
mi across 25 mapped stops · furthest 500 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Wee Daddy's BBQ has finished one call ahead of Southern Swine 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Rollin Smoke BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rollin Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1544 points of the Grand Championship at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2025-11-14).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at Ribs on the Ridge.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 20% across 3 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-03-13) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Rollin Smoke BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 178.8572 | 162.2628 | 172.55 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2288 | 169.29 | top 48% |
| Pork | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 151.3600 | 167.19 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 150.8116 | 162.94 | top 58% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 13 | 1 | top 41% |
| MS | 3 | 0 | top 83% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 15% |
| FL | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 69% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 2 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 22% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (17 of 25 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Ribs on the Ridge (2026-02-20)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 402.55
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 357.7028 | 346.69 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 664.9484 | 423.14 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 338.2056 | 333.07 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 641.5436 | 640.98 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 10 / 31 (343.9428) | 22 (167.3828) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 14 / 26 (346.2400) | 13 (171.9772) | 9 (174.2628) | 11 (171.9656) | — |
| 2026-05-15 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 12 / 29 (341.6684) | 11 (171.9884) | 15 (169.6800) | 4 (173.7028) | — |
| 2026-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Cleveland, AL | 12 / 15 (341.6572) | 10 (173.1200) | 12 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 9 / 17 (341.6572) | 5 (174.2744) | 16 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 8 / 36 (345.0972) | 4 (176.5600) | 17 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 5 / 43 (350.2744) | 5 (177.7144) | 11 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-03-13 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 1 / 30 (357.7028) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (174.8800) | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge Haines City, FL | 1 / 32 (351.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (173.1200) | 1 (176.0000) | 2 (173.1200) |
| 2025-12-05 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) Demopolis, AL | 6 / 21 (664.9484) | 11 (171.9656) | 23 (157.0744) | 19 (161.6456) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 2 / 56 (355.4056) | 4 (177.7028) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 13 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 8 (174.2628) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 3 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 4 / 30 (349.6800) | 11 (173.1200) | 5 (176.5600) | 5 (176.5600) | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 13 (169.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 17 / 29 (340.5028) | 23 (169.6800) | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 26 / 35 (333.6112) | 14 (173.1084) | 30 (160.5028) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 14 / 32 (342.8116) | 12 (173.1200) | 17 (169.6916) | 24 (151.3600) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest Brookhaven, MS | 25 / 27 (658.8228) | 19 (170.8572) | 19 (170.2628) | 25 (156.5484) | 23 (161.1544) |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 20 / 43 (339.3600) | 19 (170.8228) | 21 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 15 / 58 (338.2056) | 10 (174.2628) | 25 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 22 / 38 (327.9428) | 26 (162.2628) | 17 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-11-04 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival Biloxi, MS | 8 / 11 (641.5436) | 8 (165.6916) | 10 (154.2288) | 7 (166.2516) | 8 (155.3716) |
| 2022-04-29 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 21 / 25 (640.4228) | 5 (172.5600) | 18 (161.0972) | 22 (155.9540) | 22 (150.8116) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #8 (1132 pts) | #8 (1137 pts) | #12 (1088 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #124 (461 pts) | #97 (588 pts) | #108 (584 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #742 (216 pts) | #769 (228 pts) | #869 (144 pts) | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #362 (75 pts) | #377 (60 pts) | #336 (100 pts) | — | — |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2866 (58 pts) | #2087 (108 pts) | #2888 (58 pts) | #2885 (58 pts) | #2131 (98 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1429 (176 pts) | #1308 (226 pts) | #1753 (126 pts) | #1448 (201 pts) | #1759 (121 pts) |