SWINEDOTTE CO BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2323

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1525

peak 1525 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-06-08

latest 2026-08-21

Best ToY finish

#875

Master 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

678.8112 / 720

Master · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.39 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.04 (+21.36)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±38.61

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.98 · weakest Brisket (151.01)

Road miles

602

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 95 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$362K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

648.04 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

339.99 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (7 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.

High-water mark

678.8112 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.8112 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2023-09-27

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−17.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 16.97 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 151.01
Chicken avg 167.98
0 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Hawg Wild in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2021-06-25).

last seen 2019-10-11
back 2021-06-25

Chicken nemesis

10 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 12 shared chicken entries.

A June team

Top 42% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 42% across 6 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 58% the rest of the year

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76 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

XTREME TEXAS COOKERS

#2334 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1558

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to SWINEDOTTE CO BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SWINEDOTTE CO BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

MOTLEY QUE CREW

#2319 of the rated field

1526 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1608

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SWINEDOTTE CO BBQ)

They've been 1608 at their best, 82 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 40 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

Purdom's BBQ

#2324 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-04-03

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Sky High BBQ

#2333 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 16 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

GO BIG OR GO BBQ

#2329 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1527

No shared contest yet.

Level with SWINEDOTTE CO BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN N TURNIN BBQ

#2328 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before SWINEDOTTE CO BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KC Meat Sweats	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
MAD MUTT'S BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Hawg Wild	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	3	0	1	178.8572	154.2400	167.98	top 41%
Pork Ribs	18	4	1	1	178.8572	147.9428	164.42	top 59%
Pork	15	2	0	1	177.7600	152.5372	166.46	top 50%
Brisket	15	0	0	0	172.5600	20.0000	151.01	top 66%

“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
KS	13	0	top 57%
MO	4	0	top 60%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 20%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 75%
Large (40+)	13	top 58%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	4	49	top 36%	2026-06-26
Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	26	top 81%	2026-08-21
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	216	top 58%	2025-11-05
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	187	top 57%	2023-09-27

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.2 yrs 2018-06-08 → 2026-08-21

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 15 of 20 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.98 · weakest Brisket (151.01)

Walk rate 35% a top-10 call in 7 of 20 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 2 of 20 contests

Master average 648.04 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 339.99 out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,248 1,380–1,550 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 602 20 mapped stops · furthest 95 mi

Schedule strength 1562 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

Purse competed for $361,960 listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 11 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2019-10-11 → 2021-06-25

Power rating 1525 peak 1525 · #2323 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2018
May 19 First tracked contest *Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY)
May 19 First call *Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY)
2019
Aug 2 First overall top-10 Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 2 First overall podium Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score339.9884 Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022
Sep 29 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
2023
Sep 27 Career-best overall score678.8112 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
2024
Jun 21 First category win (Pork Ribs) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
2026
Jun 26 Peak power rating (1525) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Aug 21 Most recent contest Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12	Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)	2019-08-02
+9	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2022-06-24
+8	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2024-06-21
+7.7	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2023-09-27
+7.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off	2025-03-21

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL)	2019-10-11
-6.9	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2018-06-08
-5.8	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q	2019-05-03
-4.1	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	2022-09-29
-3.6	*15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest	2018-10-12

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	0%	top 64%	92.5%	92.5%
2025	3	1	0	0%	top 50%	93.3%	92.8%
2024	3	0	1	33%	top 49%	94%	93.4%
2023	2	0	0	0%	top 38%	94.3%	94.3%
2022	2	0	0	50%	top 51%	92.4%	91.2%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 48%	89.8%	89.8%
2019	3	1	0	67%	top 67%	94.4%	85.7%
2018	4	0	0	75%	top 80%	89.1%	88.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-21	Made for KC BBQ Championship 2026 (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO	40 / 43 (658.0916)	19 (171.9772)	42 (158.2056)	42 (162.8000)	33 (165.1088)
2026-06-26	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	55 / 157 (666.1712)	78 (165.0856)	47 (170.2856)	121 (158.2400)	18 (172.5600)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	272 / 401 (664.4916)	382 (154.2400)	148 (171.4400)	149 (171.9772)	223 (166.8344)
2025-06-27	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	50 / 159 (671.8740)	47 (169.1200)	80 (166.2400)	32 (171.9884)	77 (164.5256)
2025-03-21	American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO	5 (174.2628)	—	—	—	—
2024-10-30	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	216 / 444 (676.5376)	125 (173.7144)	337 (163.4172)	93 (173.7144)	260 (165.6916)
2024-09-13	Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Weston, MO	26 / 38 (673.0400)	13 (172.5600)	33 (164.5372)	27 (167.4056)	15 (168.5372)
2024-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	49 / 172 (667.8972)	39 (170.2744)	1 (178.8572)	151 (153.6800)	64 (165.0856)
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	187 / 487 (678.8112)	14 (178.8572)	338 (163.9772)	150 (171.4284)	298 (164.5484)
2022-09-29	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	377 / 505 (647.8860)	208 (169.1200)	144 (171.4172)	466 (152.5372)	421 (154.8116)
2022-06-24	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	44 / 164 (665.1316)	37 (169.1544)	86 (162.2744)	3 (177.7600)	130 (155.9428)
2021-06-25	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	70 / 145 (646.7200)	44 (165.1428)	76 (161.6572)	20 (172.0000)	122 (147.9200)
2019-10-11	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	51 / 51 (524.4684)	35 (165.6684)	34 (165.0856)	8 (173.7144)	51 (20.0000)
2019-08-02	Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO	3 / 15 (339.9884)	3 (167.9656)	4 (172.0228)	—	—
2019-05-03	Brew, Blue & Bar-B-Q 🏅 Lansing, KS	30 / 37 (646.1828)	23 (164.5600)	32 (157.6572)	17 (166.2628)	28 (157.7028)
2018-10-12	*15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	54 / 69 (641.5540)	10 (175.4172)	55 (158.8228)	59 (158.2284)	61 (149.0856)
2018-08-04	*Taste of the Ozarks (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO	—	11 (160.5600)	8 (165.7144)	—	—
2018-06-08	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	38 / 46 (626.7316)	20 (166.8344)	43 (147.9428)	22 (165.1200)	40 (146.8344)
2018-05-19	*Tasty Expo BBQ Battle of the Grill (BACKYARD ONLY) Overland Park, KS	—	9 (163.3944)	10 (159.9544)	—	—

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	#927 (60 pts)	#1010 (60 pts)	#1051 (60 pts)	#970 (60 pts)	#879 (95 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#875 (120 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#1020 (120 pts)	#935 (120 pts)	#920 (120 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#878 (120 pts)	#977 (120 pts)	#607 (345 pts)	#938 (120 pts)	#922 (120 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1092 (115 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#986 (120 pts)	#1051 (120 pts)	#1107 (120 pts)	#654 (295 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1173 (85 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1523 (130 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1068 (255 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1219 (220 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1519 (135 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)