SWIG-N-PIG NC
Rating
1740
peak 1741
Contests
71
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#47
Master 2024
Grand champs
3
2 reserve
Category wins
17
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
27
of 71 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
12 🔥
Current form
697.54 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 684.88 (+12.66)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±12.75
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.94 · weakest Brisket (170.54)
Road miles
13152
mi across 71 mapped stops · furthest 400 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has finished one call ahead of SWIG-N-PIG 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Kings BBQ Team has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 25 of their 34 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 27 of their 29 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Big BBQ Bash is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Poosa Q (2024-10-04).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at Big BBQ Bash.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 25% across 7 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Big BBQ Bash (2023-06-23) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 15-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 69 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2056 | 171.94 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 70 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.3828 | 170.92 | top 40% |
| Pork | 68 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.0856 | 171.65 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 68 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8112 | 170.54 | top 41% |
“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 | 18 | 1 | top 44% |
| SC | 16 | 0 | top 39% |
| GA | 12 | 0 | top 29% |
| TN | 10 | 1 | top 25% |
| VA | 6 | 1 | top 37% |
| AL | 5 | 0 | top 25% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
| Medium (20–39) | 38 | 3 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 26 | 0 | top 29% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (18 of 71 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (70 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Big BBQ Bash (2023-06-23)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.88
- 12 perfect 180s 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 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 701.6688 | 697.54 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 698.8000 | 688.79 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 712.5600 | 699.14 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 714.2628 | 689.49 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 694.7772 | 681.85 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 694.2172 | 683.67 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 678.7084 | 672.35 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 673.5540 | 665.05 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 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 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) |
| 2023-07-14 | 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) |
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 | #179 (605 pts) | #81 (1015 pts) | #366 (375 pts) | #93 (870 pts) | #208 (545 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 | #459 (717 pts) | #429 (792 pts) | #529 (657 pts) | #286 (1062 pts) | #441 (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) |