High-water mark
673.1426
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.1426 at Treasure Island International BBQ Championship — 93.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-06-15
WINE AND SWINE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1491
peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-17
latest 2017-05-05
Best ToY finish
#2158
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.55
last 5 Master vs avg 651.55 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.92
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.95 · weakest Brisket (159.05)
Road miles
787
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 754 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
651.55 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
HOT COLE'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HOT COLE'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.89 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 159.05
- Chicken avg 166.95
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2015-05-01).
- last seen 2013-06-15
- back 2015-05-01
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3573 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after WINE AND SWINE BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#3610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with WINE AND SWINE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3590 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3599 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5714 | 160.5144 | 166.95 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1430 | 161.0856 | 163.52 | top 57% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 155.9998 | 162.03 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9998 | 149.0516 | 159.05 | top 68% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 3 | 29 | 0 | top 70% | 2017-05-05 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-05-17 → 2017-05-05
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.95 · weakest Brisket (159.05)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
651.55
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
219
125–186 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
787
5 mapped stops · furthest 754 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2013-06-15 → 2015-05-01
Power rating
1491
peak 1503 · #3581 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.0000 Minnesota in May
- First call Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score673.1426 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5714 Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1503) Treasure Island International BBQ Championship
- 2017
- Most recent contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.9 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2017-05-05 |
| +5.3 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship | 2013-06-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2015-05-01 |
| -6.6 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2016-05-06 |
| -2.3 | Minnesota in May | 2013-05-17 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 42% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 88% | 88% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 48% | 93.5% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-05 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 29 / 69 (667.3144) | 30 (167.9656) | 48 (162.8344) | 20 (170.8344) | 37 (165.6800) |
| 2016-05-06 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 52 / 67 (631.7372) | 46 (160.5144) | 36 (162.2400) | 55 (159.9312) | 55 (149.0516) |
| 2015-05-01 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 56 / 63 (633.5656) | 44 (162.8228) | 47 (161.0856) | 52 (157.1200) | 59 (152.5372) |
| 2013-06-15 | Treasure Island International BBQ Championship Welch, MN | 25 / 68 (673.1426) | 4 (176.5714) | 44 (162.2856) | 29 (166.2858) | 32 (167.9998) |
| 2013-05-17 | Minnesota in May Faribault, MN | 29 / 49 (652.0000) | 18 (166.8572) | 11 (169.1430) | 46 (155.9998) | 31 (160.0000) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2121 (85 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |