Thin Blue Swine AL
Rating
1613
peak 1618
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2026-06-05
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
3
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 26 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
374.80 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 383.45 (-8.65)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±68.23
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.31 · weakest Pork (163.43)
Road miles
1652
mi across 26 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Hickory Hangover has finished one call ahead of Thin Blue Swine 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PERFECTLY BLENDED has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HELL ON SQUEALS in 13 of their 18 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 48-team field at Poosa-Q.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 176.5600 | 154.1940 | 168.44 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8000 | 169.31 | top 34% |
| Pork | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 151.3372 | 163.43 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 24 | 2 | top 33% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 1 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 1 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (24 of 26 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (29 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019-06-07)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 383.45
- 1 perfect 180 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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 340.5260 | 340.53 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 347.3828 | 344.53 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 499.8744 | 499.87 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 348.5256 | 348.53 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 484.3884 | 397.40 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 506.7544 | 394.39 |
| 2019 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 502.2056 | 381.41 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 16 / 26 (340.5260) | 20 (162.8000) | 18 (159.9656) | 15 (170.8112) | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 4 / 22 (343.3828) | 13 (167.9656) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 13 / 30 (342.8228) | 4 (176.0000) | 18 (166.8228) | 30 (151.3372) | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 8 / 31 (347.3828) | 9 (174.2628) | 9 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 19 / 35 (499.8744) | 20 (168.5256) | 9 (170.8344) | 29 (160.5144) | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 3 / 34 (348.5256) | 7 (174.2628) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 27 / 31 (483.3028) | 20 (160.5372) | 4 (173.7028) | 5 (165.0856) | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 12 / 31 (338.2172) | 20 (167.3944) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 11 / 29 (338.2628) | 18 (167.4056) | 10 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2021-04-17 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 16 / 21 (484.3884) | 6 (170.8228) | 17 (157.6572) | 17 (155.9084) | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 6 / 38 (342.8116) | 26 (167.3944) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 5 / 21 (506.7544) | 7 (156.5484) | 8 (154.8000) | 9 (165.1088) | — |
| 2020-03-06 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL | 2 / 32 (346.8112) | 4 (172.5484) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off Montgomery, AL | 16 / 25 (329.6112) | 13 (168.5256) | 15 (161.0856) | — | — |
| 2019-11-22 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 5 / 20 (341.1088) | 7 (170.8344) | 5 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2019-10-25 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 21 / 42 (493.5996) | 42 (154.1940) | 14 (168.0000) | 9 (171.4056) | — |
| 2019-09-13 | RiverFest Decatur, AL | 4 / 37 (342.7884) | 14 (166.2284) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Smoking for a Reason(BACKYARD ONLY) Fort Payne, AL | 4 / 11 (497.5540) | 5 (168.5256) | 1 (169.6800) | 10 (159.3484) | — |
| 2019-08-09 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 11 / 26 (502.2056) | 22 (165.1084) | 8 (168.5372) | 11 (168.5600) | — |
| 2019-07-26 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 9 / 27 (334.8116) | 15 (167.3944) | 11 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL | 1 / 48 (354.2744) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 1 / 25 (347.9772) | 4 (171.9656) | 3 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2019-04-26 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 11 / 45 (339.9428) | 4 (176.0000) | 25 (163.9428) | 2 (175.4400) | — |
| 2019-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 5 / 39 (341.6456) | 11 (161.6456) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (155.3600) | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 7 / 30 (342.7884) | 13 (169.6684) | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 6 / 34 (338.2056) | 2 (176.5600) | 28 (161.6456) | — | — |