The heartbreaker
0.5828
points from the title
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Poosa Q (2024-10-04).
SWIG-N-PIG
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1751
peak 1770 · rated over 97 contests ⓘ
Best runs
6
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
106
in the data
First seen
2013-11-01
latest 2026-08-07
Best ToY finish
#47
Master 2024
Grand champs
3
2 reserve
Category wins
20
44 podiums
Overall top-10s
33
of 106 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
14 🔥
Current form
688.36 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 679.83 (+8.53)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±15.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.11)
Road miles
16,469
mi across 106 mapped stops · furthest 369 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)
Purse competed for
$776K
listed at 59 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
3 🏅
GCs in 65 state-championship entries
Master avg
679.83 / 720
103 Master contests · 3 GCs
Storylines (21 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.
Among the elite
#211
of 6,413 rated teams
In the top 3% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1751 puts them #211 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.
- rating 1751
- peak 1770
- 97 rated contests
The 180 club
14
perfect 180s
14 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.
- Brisket ×7
- Chicken ×4
- Pork ×2
- Pork Ribs ×1
Against the odds
17-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 83 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Big BBQ Bash (2023-06-23) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Giant slayer
36
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at Big BBQ Bash.
- 2023-06-23
Happy hunting ground
1×
Grand Championships here
Big BBQ Bash is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 1st
- average top 10%
Multi-meat days
3
contests with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 3 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Smoke on the Falls (2026-04-03).
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 80 of 106 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 106 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
714.2628
career-best overall
99.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 714.2628 at Big BBQ Bash — 99.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2023-06-23
State champions
3
state championships won
They've taken 3 state championships from 65 entries at contests carrying the title.
- 65 state-championship entries
The one to beat
6×
one call ahead of them
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has finished one call ahead of SWIG-N-PIG 6 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2024
2 Grand Championships
2024 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 12%.
- 10 contests
- 8 overall top-10s
- 5 category wins
- average top 12%
The drought
24
contests since the last title
Their last Grand Championship came at Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival on 2024-08-30 — 24 contests and 2 years ago.
- last GC 2024-08-30
- 2 years ago
A strong matchup
39–4
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 91% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 39 of their 43 shared contests.
They cook the hard rooms
1605
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 81% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1605 power rating — a tougher draw than 81% of every rated contest in the data.
- 97 rated contests
Built for the big stage
Top 35%
average finish in large fields
Field size changes the story: they average a top 35% finish in large fields against top 61% in small ones.
- Large (40+): top 35% (47)
- Small (<20 teams): top 61% (5)
Looking over their shoulder
6×
one call behind them
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has landed one call behind them 6 times.
A March team
Top 29%
average finish in March
Something about March: average finish in the top 29% across 9 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.
- 9 March contests
- top 39% the rest of the year
The long haul
16,469
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,469 miles across 106 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 369 miles to Smokin' For Garrett.
- 106 mapped stops
- furthest 369 mi
The metronome
±2.10%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.10% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.4% of a perfect score
- 106 contests
A standing appointment
6
years running at one contest
They've cooked Chillin & Grillin in the Glades every year from 2021 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.
- 6 visits in all
- best finish 1st
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.
#218 of the rated field
- Contests
- 105
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 65%
- Peak
- 1800
6–5 in 11 shared contests (55% to SWIG-N-PIG)
These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — SWIG-N-PIG ahead 6–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 124
- GCs
- 8
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1760
13–17 in 30 shared contests (43% to SWIG-N-PIG)
Careers of much the same size, 124 contests to 106, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#214 of the rated field
- Contests
- 87
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1779
2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to SWIG-N-PIG)
Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 87 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#213 of the rated field
- Contests
- 82
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1751
7–4 in 11 shared contests (64% to SWIG-N-PIG)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 69 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#210 of the rated field
- Contests
- 74
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 58%
- Peak
- 1768
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before SWIG-N-PIG's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 72
- GCs
- 7
- Top-10s
- 39%
- Peak
- 1771
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 77 | 35 | 42 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 56 | 31 | 25 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 56 | 21 | 35 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 48 | 24 | 24 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 47 | 17 | 30 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 43 | 39 | 4 | 91% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 42 | 13 | 29 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 40 | 21 | 19 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 39 | 29 | 10 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 38 | 15 | 23 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 35 | 24 | 11 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC | 35 | 23 | 12 | 66% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 35 | 9 | 26 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 34 | 21 | 13 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 32 | 7 | 25 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 104 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.7772 | 170.21 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 105 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.2744 | 169.11 | top 45% |
| Pork | 103 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2172 | 170.55 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 103 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8112 | 170.13 | top 39% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 36 | 1 | top 45% |
| SC | 26 | 0 | top 42% |
| GA | 18 | 0 | top 33% |
| TN | 10 | 1 | top 25% |
| VA | 7 | 1 | top 33% |
| AL | 5 | 0 | top 25% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 51 | 3 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 47 | 0 | top 35% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 6 | 1 | 1 | top 30% | 2026-07-17 |
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 5 | 6 | 0 | top 34% | 2026-07-09 |
| Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge | 5 | 7 | 0 | top 44% | 2025-09-19 |
| Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 5 | 7 | 0 | top 46% | 2019-08-09 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 24% | 2026-03-06 |
| Squealin on the Square | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 37% | 2021-10-01 |
| SC Festival of Discovery | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 19% | 2021-07-09 |
| Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 4 | 17 | 0 | top 38% | 2019-05-24 |
| Poosa Q | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 28% | 2025-06-20 |
| WNC BBQ Festival(Smokin in the Valley) | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 42% | 2017-07-21 |
| * Hog Happnin' | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 57% | 2015-11-06 |
| Big BBQ Bash | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 10% | 2024-06-21 |
| Smoke on the Falls | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 20% | 2026-04-03 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 17% | 2026-03-20 |
| 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 59% | 2025-05-25 |
| BBQ, Boogie & Blues | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 33% | 2024-04-26 |
| Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 90% | 2019-11-01 |
| Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 37% | 2019-09-27 |
| Squealin in the Square | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 64% | 2018-10-05 |
The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
12.8 yrs
2013-11-01 → 2026-08-07
Busiest season
2025
12 contests
Contests a season
7.6
across 14 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NC
36 of 106 contests · 7 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
60
19 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
105 entries · 4 wins · 31 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 170.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.11)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 80 of 106 contests
Overall top-10 rate
31%
33 of 106 contests
Wins it all
3%
3 Grand Championships · 2 reserve
First title
2023-06-23
Big BBQ Bash
Best top-10 run
6
straight contests
Master average
679.83
out of 720 · 103 contests · 3 GCs
Perfect 180s
14
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
1,471
3,507–1,889 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
16,469
106 mapped stops · furthest 369 mi
Schedule strength
1605
average field rating faced — tougher than 81% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$776,495
listed at 59 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
3
from 65 state-championship entries
Power rating
1751
peak 1770 · #211 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Hog Happnin'
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.6344 Hog Happnin'
- 2015
- First call 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Squealin' on the Square
- 10th tracked contest * Hog Happnin'
- 2016
- First category win (Pork) 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
- First multi-meat day 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
- 2018
- 25th tracked contest Piggin In The Park
- 2021
- First overall podium SC Festival of Discovery
- 50th tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- 2023
- First Grand Championship Big BBQ Bash
- First state championship Big BBQ Bash
- Biggest field won (36 teams) Big BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score714.2628 Big BBQ Bash
- 10th category win Poosa Q
- 2024
- 5th perfect 180 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL
- First Reserve Championship Poosa Q
- 2025
- Peak power rating (1770) Uniquely Union Festival
- 2026
- 100th tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
- 10th perfect 180 Smoke on the Falls
- Most recent contest Battle of the Blue Ridge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | Big BBQ Bash | 2023-06-23 |
| +13.4 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 2024-07-19 |
| +12.8 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ | 2023-11-03 |
| +12.4 | SC Festival Of Discovery | 2018-07-12 |
| +12.2 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2021-07-09 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2026-07-09 |
| -12.3 | Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake | 2019-11-01 |
| -11.7 | Battle of the Blue Ridge | 2026-08-07 |
| -11.6 | Fire in the Foothills | 2025-09-26 |
| -11.2 | Smokin' For Garrett | 2021-10-22 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 60% | top 30% | 97.5% | 96% |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 58% | top 34% | 97.1% | 95.7% |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 100% | top 12% | 99% | 97.1% |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 78% | top 27% | 99.2% | 95.7% |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78% | top 45% | 96.5% | 94.7% |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 100% | top 36% | 96.4% | 95% |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 94.3% | 93.4% |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63% | top 55% | 93.5% | 92.4% |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 44% | 95.5% | 93.1% |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83% | top 37% | 95.2% | 93.3% |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 38% | 95% | 93.7% |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 48% | 94.4% | 92.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 90.9% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 27% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Battle of the Blue Ridge 🏅 Swannanoa, NC | 26 / 41 (675.8856) | 15 (173.1428) | 13 (173.7144) | 35 (163.9428) | 27 (165.0856) |
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 3 / 35 (694.7656) | 15 (171.9656) | 31 (166.2400) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 56 / 75 (673.0056) | 50 (169.1084) | 45 (169.1200) | 49 (167.3828) | 45 (167.3944) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 29 / 82 (698.2172) | 8 (178.8572) | 47 (173.1200) | 8 (178.8572) | 67 (167.3828) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 13 / 117 (699.9312) | 2 (180.0000) | 83 (168.5256) | 3 (180.0000) | 50 (171.4056) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | 10 (177.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 5 / 36 (701.6688) | 1 (180.0000) | 34 (162.8116) | 5 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 18 / 125 (697.6688) | 24 (176.5600) | 62 (170.2744) | 6 (178.8572) | 41 (171.9772) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 26 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 9 / 44 (690.2288) | 14 (174.2744) | 22 (171.9772) | 13 (173.7028) | 21 (170.2744) |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC | 13 / 25 (678.1824) | 17 (169.6684) | 5 (174.2744) | 15 (166.2512) | 14 (167.9884) |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 12 / 36 (683.8972) | 24 (168.5372) | 6 (173.1200) | 12 (171.9772) | 17 (170.2628) |
| 2025-09-05 | Uniquely Union Festival 🏅 Union, SC | 3 / 25 (693.0860) | 5 (176.5716) | 2 (174.2744) | 1 (178.8572) | 20 (163.3828) |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 3 / 34 (695.9656) | 7 (174.8572) | 20 (169.1084) | 6 (174.8456) | 3 (177.1544) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 21 / 66 (688.4568) | 15 (173.7028) | 30 (170.8228) | 19 (173.1084) | 31 (170.8228) |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 26 / 42 (680.9940) | 21 (173.1200) | 30 (167.3828) | 20 (173.1200) | 29 (167.3712) |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 61 / 70 (678.1600) | 66 (167.3828) | 28 (173.1316) | 12 (175.4172) | 67 (162.2284) |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 33 / 106 (691.9200) | 65 (170.8228) | 14 (176.5600) | 35 (173.7144) | 60 (170.8228) |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 2 / 32 (698.8000) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (175.4056) | 16 (169.1200) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 19 / 100 (695.3484) | 8 (177.7028) | 33 (172.5600) | 24 (175.4056) | 49 (169.6800) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 13 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 12 / 45 (691.8968) | 10 (175.4056) | 10 (175.4172) | 23 (171.4056) | 28 (169.6684) |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 2 / 59 (702.8000) | 17 (174.2628) | 19 (171.9772) | 5 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 7 / 33 (690.1828) | 7 (175.4172) | 2 (176.5600) | 20 (168.5372) | 24 (169.6684) |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 1 / 28 (701.1088) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (169.1316) | 2 (175.4172) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2024-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 1 / 31 (712.5600) | 5 (177.1544) | 3 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 6 / 76 (701.0740) | 15 (175.4056) | 20 (173.7028) | 30 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-06-21 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 6 / 33 (698.2516) | 6 (175.4172) | 4 (177.7372) | 17 (170.8344) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 19 / 81 (701.0740) | 62 (171.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 55 (171.9656) | 12 (177.7028) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 14 / 118 (697.0744) | 35 (175.4056) | 5 (176.5716) | 60 (170.8344) | 33 (174.2628) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 6 / 34 (692.4916) | 16 (170.8228) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (174.2744) | 6 (173.1316) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 8 / 59 (694.7656) | 7 (176.5600) | 25 (169.6800) | 21 (170.8228) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2023-11-03 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 3 / 21 (690.7772) | 4 (173.1200) | 2 (176.5600) | 18 (166.2400) | 1 (174.8572) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 13 / 73 (690.2628) | 8 (176.5600) | 57 (162.8228) | 16 (172.0000) | 1 (178.8800) |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 13 / 33 (684.4684) | 14 (173.1200) | 13 (170.8344) | 15 (170.8112) | 17 (169.7028) |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 17 / 36 (679.3028) | 23 (169.6800) | 27 (166.2400) | 13 (173.1084) | 20 (170.2744) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 13 / 76 (691.9200) | 7 (177.7028) | 14 (174.2628) | 44 (166.2400) | 12 (173.7144) |
| 2023-06-23 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 1 / 36 (714.2628) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (175.4056) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Pinehurst, NC | 10 / 24 (683.3372) | 8 (174.8572) | 17 (165.6916) | 9 (174.2628) | 11 (168.5256) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 10 / 39 (679.8512) | 7 (173.1084) | 8 (171.9772) | 8 (170.8344) | 23 (163.9312) |
| 2023-03-31 | Swampfest 🏅 Waycross, GA | 10 / 28 (686.1712) | 19 (168.5256) | 10 (170.8228) | 4 (176.0000) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 🏅 Shelby, NC | 21 / 34 (675.2684) | 19 (170.8228) | 28 (166.2400) | 9 (175.4056) | 28 (162.8000) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA | 17 / 51 (688.4568) | 18 (174.2628) | 9 (174.2628) | 32 (168.5256) | 17 (171.4056) |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC | 20 / 32 (675.3256) | 19 (169.6800) | 15 (169.1084) | 17 (169.6800) | 18 (166.8572) |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA | 10 / 49 (694.7772) | 10 (175.4172) | 39 (168.5372) | 18 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2022-07-15 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 19 / 31 (682.2060) | 19 (170.2744) | 18 (169.6916) | 19 (168.5372) | 10 (173.7028) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 34 / 92 (679.3028) | 49 (166.2400) | 39 (170.2628) | 31 (169.6800) | 21 (173.1200) |
| 2022-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC | 13 / 32 (675.8396) | 15 (171.9656) | 8 (170.8228) | 23 (165.0856) | 13 (167.9656) |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 18 / 37 (679.2796) | 31 (166.2284) | 1 (176.5600) | 23 (167.9656) | 17 (168.5256) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 27 / 73 (686.1712) | 41 (168.5256) | 20 (174.2628) | 6 (176.5600) | 43 (166.8228) |
| 2021-11-05 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 8 / 26 (686.1944) | 23 (166.2400) | 1 (177.7144) | 15 (169.6800) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2021-10-22 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN | 18 / 27 (661.5544) | 14 (167.9656) | 10 (167.4060) | 20 (161.0856) | 16 (165.0972) |
| 2021-10-01 | Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC | 9 / 17 (673.5772) | 8 (168.5372) | 9 (170.8344) | 5 (171.4172) | 11 (162.7884) |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 7 / 27 (683.3144) | 15 (167.3828) | 13 (167.3944) | 1 (175.4172) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 🏅 Augusta, GA | 16 / 43 (690.7888) | 24 (171.9772) | 23 (170.8344) | 30 (167.9772) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2021-07-16 | Chillin & Grillin In the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 12 / 25 (679.8628) | 15 (168.5256) | 13 (169.6916) | 9 (170.8228) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 3 / 81 (694.2172) | 32 (169.6800) | 16 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 10 (174.8572) |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin 🏅 Franklin, NC | 7 / 17 (686.7544) | 2 (175.4172) | 6 (169.6800) | 15 (165.0972) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 6 / 27 (692.5260) | 11 (173.1084) | 5 (174.2744) | 8 (171.4172) | 9 (173.7260) |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club 🏅 Summerville, SC | 7 / 26 (687.9088) | 13 (171.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (174.2628) | 23 (162.8116) |
| 2020-10-23 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax 🏅 Galax, VA | 13 / 25 (674.1600) | 16 (168.5372) | 8 (171.4172) | 19 (165.0856) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2020-10-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 11 / 24 (674.7888) | 19 (161.6572) | 11 (169.1772) | 4 (171.9772) | 10 (171.9772) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy 🏅 Murphy, NC | 18 / 22 (678.7084) | 4 (175.4056) | 20 (161.6572) | 18 (168.5256) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC | 14 / 24 (675.3140) | 10 (167.9656) | 14 (168.5600) | 16 (167.3828) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 23 / 34 (664.4112) | 25 (166.2400) | 8 (170.8572) | 25 (165.6800) | 27 (161.6340) |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken 🏅 Aiken, SC | 21 / 34 (675.3028) | 7 (174.2744) | 14 (171.4056) | 19 (167.3828) | 27 (162.2400) |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show 🏅 Darlington, SC | 20 / 29 (663.7940) | 24 (162.7884) | 22 (166.2400) | 4 (170.8228) | 17 (163.9428) |
| 2019-11-01 | Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake 🏅 Summerville, SC | 14 / 15 (660.9940) | 11 (168.5256) | 14 (163.3944) | 3 (174.2628) | 15 (154.8112) |
| 2019-10-04 | Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC | 6 / 19 (673.5540) | 6 (171.4056) | 9 (168.5256) | 8 (167.3828) | 6 (166.2400) |
| 2019-09-27 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 🏅 Newton, NC | 21 / 37 (663.2684) | 25 (165.6800) | 17 (166.2744) | 17 (167.3712) | 26 (163.9428) |
| 2019-08-30 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC | 11 / 24 (662.0912) | 9 (168.5256) | 16 (161.0972) | 12 (166.2284) | 9 (166.2400) |
| 2019-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show 🏅 Franklin, NC | 19 / 29 (669.5540) | 8 (173.1084) | 24 (164.5372) | 15 (167.3828) | 20 (164.5256) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 41 / 83 (660.9828) | 44 (163.9544) | 40 (163.9656) | 18 (170.8228) | 38 (162.2400) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA | 36 / 72 (672.4228) | 68 (158.2056) | 29 (170.2744) | 28 (168.5372) | 12 (175.4056) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 29 / 60 (657.5312) | 40 (163.9428) | 43 (159.3828) | 3 (173.1200) | 40 (161.0856) |
| 2018-11-02 | *Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake Summerville, SC | 13 / 15 (661.5544) | 14 (154.7772) | 7 (171.9656) | 4 (172.5716) | 11 (162.2400) |
| 2018-10-05 | Squealin in the Square Laurens, SC | 13 / 27 (669.0744) | 12 (168.5372) | 20 (159.9544) | 16 (166.8572) | 4 (173.7256) |
| 2018-09-28 | *Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC | 11 / 27 (677.0172) | 17 (163.9428) | 15 (166.8344) | 4 (171.9772) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2018-09-21 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 8 / 45 (673.6000) | 22 (165.1200) | 18 (163.9544) | 8 (170.2628) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2018-08-10 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 16 / 51 (676.4456) | 13 (171.9772) | 24 (167.9772) | 34 (164.5256) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2018-07-12 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 8 / 89 (687.9084) | 22 (170.2628) | 19 (171.4056) | 12 (173.1200) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2018-06-01 | Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC | 16 / 34 (672.9712) | 23 (165.0856) | 10 (169.6800) | 17 (169.6800) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2018-05-25 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 29 / 72 (678.1600) | 26 (171.9656) | 24 (170.8228) | 29 (168.5372) | 37 (166.8344) |
| 2018-04-20 | *22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff Kings Mountain, NC | 26 / 33 (639.2456) | 28 (162.2400) | 24 (159.9772) | 24 (161.6916) | 28 (155.3368) |
| 2017-10-06 | Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Laurens, SC | 21 / 26 (640.3772) | 15 (165.6800) | 16 (162.8344) | 23 (154.2172) | 23 (157.6456) |
| 2017-08-11 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 7 / 34 (675.3484) | 13 (169.6800) | 15 (165.6800) | 3 (173.7028) | 11 (166.2856) |
| 2017-07-21 | WNC BBQ Festival(Smokin in the Valley) Maggie Valley, NC | 23 / 47 (673.5772) | 5 (176.5600) | 29 (167.3828) | 42 (159.3716) | 13 (170.2628) |
| 2017-07-06 | SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 12 / 89 (683.3372) | 3 (176.5600) | 61 (161.0972) | 13 (173.1200) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2017-05-26 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 17 / 67 (685.5768) | 45 (167.3712) | 20 (171.9656) | 10 (173.1200) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2017-04-14 | 21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 17 / 49 (674.1712) | 31 (165.1084) | 27 (164.5256) | 22 (166.2400) | 3 (178.2972) |
| 2016-09-30 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 12 / 26 (658.6512) | 18 (162.8000) | 19 (159.3484) | 12 (166.2516) | 7 (170.2512) |
| 2016-09-16 | Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | 14 / 39 (683.9084) | 8 (173.7028) | 17 (170.8460) | 19 (168.5140) | 11 (170.8456) |
| 2016-08-12 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 15 / 34 (675.9316) | 26 (163.9428) | 24 (164.5600) | 3 (176.5716) | 9 (170.8572) |
| 2016-07-22 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 21 / 49 (675.8628) | 20 (169.6800) | 29 (165.0972) | 29 (166.2284) | 9 (174.8572) |
| 2016-05-27 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 23 / 66 (675.2684) | 56 (157.0512) | 2 (176.5716) | 20 (169.6800) | 15 (171.9656) |
| 2016-04-15 | 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 9 / 41 (679.9200) | 32 (157.6572) | 15 (166.8572) | 1 (175.4056) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2015-11-06 | * Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 48 / 60 (647.3256) | 32 (165.7028) | 50 (154.2400) | 43 (162.2400) | 36 (165.1428) |
| 2015-10-02 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 4 / 25 (679.9200) | 5 (170.8228) | 5 (170.8228) | 11 (167.4172) | 4 (170.8572) |
| 2015-08-07 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 24 / 36 (671.3372) | 32 (160.5144) | 21 (167.4172) | 13 (170.8228) | 10 (172.5828) |
| 2015-07-24 | WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 17 / 49 (673.0168) | 29 (166.2400) | 29 (164.5484) | 16 (168.5256) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2015-05-22 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 18 / 65 (673.5656) | 13 (173.1316) | 40 (165.0856) | 15 (169.1200) | 30 (166.2284) |
| 2015-04-17 | 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC | 27 / 41 (646.7200) | 40 (150.7772) | 33 (154.2172) | 7 (170.8800) | 7 (170.8456) |
| 2014-10-31 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 40 / 61 (654.1716) | 41 (163.3944) | 45 (159.4172) | 20 (168.5600) | 40 (162.8000) |
| 2014-05-23 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA | 52 / 65 (635.3376) | 51 (160.5372) | 42 (159.3944) | 36 (160.5716) | 53 (154.8344) |
| 2014-04-18 | 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 32 / 55 (649.6228) | 20 (169.1200) | 51 (150.2744) | 15 (167.9656) | 27 (162.2628) |
| 2013-11-01 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 20 / 75 (673.6344) | 21 (170.2628) | 22 (167.9772) | 20 (167.9772) | 29 (167.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #158 (960 pts) | #90 (1295 pts) | #320 (615 pts) | #90 (1225 pts) | #151 (950 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #147 (1366 pts) | #162 (1291 pts) | #156 (1346 pts) | #170 (1211 pts) | #218 (1021 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #47 (1930 pts) | #104 (1425 pts) | #47 (1875 pts) | #119 (1335 pts) | #32 (1850 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #205 (1012 pts) | #182 (1067 pts) | #308 (817 pts) | #190 (1037 pts) | #175 (1087 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #233 (960 pts) | #281 (840 pts) | #140 (1320 pts) | #242 (955 pts) | #195 (1095 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #127 (1296 pts) | #176 (1046 pts) | #139 (1261 pts) | #108 (1391 pts) | #111 (1381 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #155 (737 pts) | #124 (887 pts) | #119 (872 pts) | #94 (1022 pts) | #147 (792 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #455 (717 pts) | #425 (792 pts) | #527 (657 pts) | #285 (1062 pts) | #438 (767 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #350 (971 pts) | #480 (761 pts) | #436 (836 pts) | #310 (1051 pts) | #217 (1331 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #618 (630 pts) | #525 (760 pts) | #839 (470 pts) | #585 (685 pts) | #473 (855 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #613 (635 pts) | #777 (505 pts) | #606 (675 pts) | #472 (870 pts) | #412 (970 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #629 (580 pts) | #704 (535 pts) | #762 (495 pts) | #567 (680 pts) | #453 (830 pts) |