FAST EDDIE'S FINE SWINE

FAST EDDIE'S FINE SWINE is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 16th of 46 at the Pigs & Pedals (2017). They are ranked #4295 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,295

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1502 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 5, 2016

latest Nov 9, 2018 · 2.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#940

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

662.2172 / 720

Master · Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.76 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 643.22 (-5.47)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Pigs & Pedals

Consistency

±13.60

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 163.16 · weakest Chicken (158.45)

Road miles

375

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 71 mi

Schedule strength

85%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1613)

Master avg

643.22 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Pigs & Pedals (Aug 4, 2017).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 62%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 62%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.71 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 10%.

Chicken avg 158.45
Brisket avg 163.16
1 call in 10 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of House of Smoke NC in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

8 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared brisket entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1613 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 85% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1613 power rating — a tougher draw than 85% of every rated contest in the data.

10 rated contests

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An August team

Top 61% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 61% across 3 contests, versus top 72% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 72% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.89% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.89% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.3% of a perfect score
10 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1086 (240 pts)	#1152 (240 pts)	#1173 (240 pts)	#1103 (260 pts)	#945 (335 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#940 (370 pts)	#758 (525 pts)	#988 (380 pts)	#985 (375 pts)	#652 (605 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2319 (65 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to FAST EDDIE'S FINE SWINE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKE IT IF YA GOT IT

#4,272 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1477

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 16, 2026

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Taken Care of BBQ

#4,288 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1477

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2025

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THE PERFECT BUTT

#4,306 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1477

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before FAST EDDIE'S FINE SWINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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J&D SMOKIN

#4,308 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

Level with FAST EDDIE'S FINE SWINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2015

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BUBBA'S BACKYARD BBQ

#4,294 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Feb 23, 2024

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JayHawgs BBQ

#4,285 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

They turned up 7 years after FAST EDDIE'S FINE SWINE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
House of Smoke NC	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE N BREW	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	1	1	174.8572	149.0628	158.45	top 76%
Pork Ribs	10	0	0	0	165.7028	149.1088	160.03	top 62%
Pork	10	1	0	0	169.7144	152.5372	161.58	top 61%
Brisket	10	1	1	1	178.8572	145.6228	163.16	top 51%

“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)	1	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 74%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	3	30	0	top 77%	Nov 9, 2018
Pigs & Pedals	3	16	0	top 61%	Aug 3, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 203 finished ahead 134 times, behind 337

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

20182 milestones

Nov 9 10th tracked contest Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)
Nov 9 Most recent contest Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)

20176 milestones

Apr 28 First call Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Apr 28 Career-best overall score662.2172 Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off
Aug 4 First category win (Chicken) Pigs & Pedals
Aug 4 First multi-meat day Pigs & Pedals
Aug 4 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Pigs & Pedals
Aug 4 Peak power rating (1502) Pigs & Pedals

20162 milestones

Aug 5 First tracked contest Pigs & Pedals
Aug 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4684 Pigs & Pedals

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.1	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 4, 2017
+2.7	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	Apr 28, 2017
+0.2	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	Nov 9, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.1	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	Sep 21, 2018
-8.4	Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 16, 2017
-5.3	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 3, 2018
-5.2	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 15, 2017
-4.7	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)	Nov 9, 2018

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	4	0	0%	top 85%	90.1%	88.4%
2017	5	2	40%	top 62%	92%	89.9%
2016	1	0	0%	top 66%	90.1%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	41 / 56 (648.9484)	53 (150.1712)	26 (165.1200)	36 (163.9544)	11 (169.7028)
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC	41 / 44 (636.3312)	43 (158.2056)	38 (157.6688)	38 (160.5256)	39 (159.9312)
Sep 21, 2018	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	42 / 45 (618.0460)	39 (153.6228)	35 (154.2288)	40 (152.5372)	29 (157.6572)
Aug 3, 2018	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	39 / 48 (642.6972)	44 (156.5028)	43 (149.1088)	21 (167.4172)	20 (169.6684)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	30 / 47 (642.7656)	43 (149.0628)	17 (165.7028)	32 (157.6800)	12 (170.3200)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	48 / 63 (648.3888)	61 (152.5028)	36 (165.6916)	28 (166.2516)	24 (163.9428)
Aug 4, 2017	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	16 / 46 (661.1432)	1 (174.8572)	35 (151.4172)	33 (156.0116)	1 (178.8572)
Jun 16, 2017	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	39 / 47 (623.2344)	33 (159.9428)	21 (164.5488)	40 (153.1200)	43 (145.6228)
Apr 28, 2017	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	20 / 38 (662.2172)	25 (165.1084)	21 (165.1544)	10 (169.7144)	23 (162.2400)
Aug 5, 2016	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	31 / 47 (648.4684)	30 (164.5256)	24 (161.7028)	13 (168.5484)	38 (153.6916)

FAST EDDIE'S FINE SWINE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

A multi-meat day

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

An August team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)