High-water mark
670.2172
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.2172 at International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 12, 2014
Cloud 9 Swine
Cloud 9 Swine is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 9th of 25 at the International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash (2014). They are ranked #3347 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
peak 1506 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest Jun 3, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.62 · weakest Brisket (162.37)
Road miles
99
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
658.42 / 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 | #1425 (177 pts) | #1079 (297 pts) | #1605 (157 pts) | #1330 (232 pts) | #1722 (127 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Cloud 9 Swine, each with one reason worth a look.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,334 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1497
They turned up 8 years after Cloud 9 Swine did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,368 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with Cloud 9 Swine on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,365 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 3 years before Cloud 9 Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWINE CRUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| KILLER HOGS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 158.8570 | 166.62 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 159.3944 | 164.08 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 158.2856 | 165.35 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 155.9428 | 162.37 | top 62% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
112
finished ahead 67 times, behind 89
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
May 31, 2013 → Sep 12, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
20152 milestones
- Peak power rating (1506) Fifth Annual Bull Moose
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
20144 milestones
- First call International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- First overall top-10 International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2172 International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score670.2172 International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.3 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash | Sep 12, 2014 |
| +4 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose | Apr 3, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.7 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Jun 3, 2016 |
| -4.6 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | May 31, 2013 |
| -3.5 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash | Jun 5, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 92.8% | 91.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2016 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 19 / 25 (654.1260) | 14 (169.6916) | 19 (159.3944) | 23 (158.7884) | 15 (166.2516) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 19 / 27 (655.8856) | 3 (175.4400) | 18 (161.0856) | 20 (163.4172) | 22 (155.9428) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 18 / 41 (667.8744) | 23 (165.1200) | 23 (168.5372) | 8 (171.9772) | 28 (162.2400) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN | 9 / 25 (670.2172) | 15 (163.9884) | 9 (165.6800) | 2 (174.2972) | 10 (166.2516) |
| May 31, 2013 | Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN | 29 / 43 (643.9998) | 35 (158.8570) | 23 (165.7142) | 37 (158.2856) | 25 (161.1430) |