THIRD SWINES CHARM

THIRD SWINES CHARM is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 32 at the BBQ Boogie & Blues (2023). They are ranked #2571 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,571

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1518

peak 1518 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 17, 2023

latest May 29, 2026 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#291

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

23% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 53%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9316 / 720

Master · BBQ Boogie & Blues

Perfect 180s

Current form

679.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 676.20 (+3.57)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Big BBQ Bash

Consistency

±11.28

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 172.46 · weakest Brisket (167.70)

Road miles

2,057

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 267 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$136K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

676.20 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

BBQ, Boogie & Blues is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 19%

High-water mark

695.9316 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9316 at BBQ Boogie & Blues — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 28, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS has finished one call ahead of THIRD SWINES CHARM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–2 behind in the head-to-head

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ ahead in 82% of their meetings

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.76 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 23% of the time against 31%.

Brisket avg 167.70
Chicken avg 172.46
3 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Honeybee BBQ Competition (May 29, 2026).

last seen May 31, 2024
back May 29, 2026

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

COOL HAND QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.57% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.57% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.9% of a perfect score
13 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
2026 ↗	Master	#788 (129 pts)	#862 (129 pts)	#871 (149 pts)	#1022 (74 pts)	#754 (159 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#497 (379 pts)	#586 (329 pts)	#629 (329 pts)	#518 (384 pts)	#484 (434 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#291 (752 pts)	#182 (1,067 pts)	#315 (807 pts)	#311 (687 pts)	#267 (817 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to THIRD SWINES CHARM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

DEEP SOUTH BBQ

#2,563 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 78
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1603

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THIRD SWINES CHARM)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THIRD SWINES CHARM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 76 contests
last seen Jul 6, 2023

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SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER

#2,564 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1518

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2015

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Sloppy Hogs

#2,556 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1521

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Saturday Night Swine

#2,577 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1521

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE

#2,553 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1521

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

rated over 12 contests

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WATER HAWGS BBQ

#2,552 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1521

They were already cooking in 2015, 8 years before THIRD SWINES CHARM's first contest.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
BAD ROOSTER BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN KOLBZ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
Peckerwood Country Club	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
COOL HAND QUE	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
OFF THE CHAIN	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
CHOOCHOO BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Wiggle Butts BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Quenut BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Stewbabys BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
ZIPS BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	4	1	177.1544	165.6800	172.46	top 38%
Pork Ribs	13	2	0	176.5716	158.2288	168.10	top 53%
Pork	13	2	0	174.2628	156.0572	167.93	top 57%
Brisket	13	3	1	178.8572	156.5256	167.70	top 52%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 47%
Large (40+)	5	top 63%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	7	top 47%
TN	4	top 70%
VA	1	top 32%
SC	1	top 51%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Honeybee BBQ Competition	2	9	top 48%	May 29, 2026
BBQ, Boogie & Blues	2	4	top 19%	Apr 26, 2024
Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	2	58	top 72%	Mar 15, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 8 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 7 of 13 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 405 finished ahead 281 times, behind 475

Longest layoff 2 yrs May 31, 2024 → May 29, 2026

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

20262 milestones

May 29 Peak power rating (1518) Honeybee BBQ Competition
May 29 Most recent contest Honeybee BBQ Competition

20241 milestone

Mar 15 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

20236 milestones

Mar 17 First tracked contest Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
Mar 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2284 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
Mar 31 First call Swampfest
Apr 28 First overall top-10 BBQ Boogie & Blues
Apr 28 Career-best overall score695.9316 BBQ Boogie & Blues
Jun 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Big BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.3	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 28, 2023
+8.3	BBQ, Boogie & Blues	Apr 26, 2024
+6.7	Smoke on the Mountain	Jul 21, 2023
+5.3	Honeybee BBQ Competition	May 29, 2026
+3.4	South Carolina Festival of Discovery	Jul 6, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.8	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 17, 2023
-7.7	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 1, 2024
-4.1	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2024
-3.2	Big BBQ Bash	Jun 23, 2023
-2.7	Swampfest	Mar 31, 2023

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	1	100%	top 47%	95.8%	95.8%
2024	4	1	25%	top 52%	95.3%	94.1%
2023	8	1	50%	top 55%	96.7%	93.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 29, 2026	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA	9 / 19 (689.6340)	9 (173.1428)	7 (174.2628)	19 (167.9656)	6 (174.2628)
May 31, 2024	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA	12 / 25 (681.0284)	15 (165.6800)	15 (167.9656)	9 (170.8228)	4 (176.5600)
Apr 26, 2024	BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	9 / 34 (686.1940)	15 (171.9656)	15 (170.8228)	11 (172.5600)	14 (170.8456)
Mar 15, 2024	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	58 / 93 (673.5888)	41 (171.9772)	87 (161.0972)	54 (168.5372)	25 (171.9772)
Mar 1, 2024	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	41 / 59 (668.3768)	43 (167.3828)	31 (169.6800)	26 (169.6684)	50 (161.6456)
Jul 21, 2023	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	12 / 38 (687.9200)	14 (174.2972)	22 (166.2400)	13 (174.2628)	11 (173.1200)
Jul 6, 2023	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	39 / 76 (672.4572)	23 (172.5484)	52 (163.9544)	18 (173.7144)	56 (162.2400)
Jun 23, 2023	Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	27 / 36 (670.1604)	18 (169.6800)	31 (158.2288)	28 (163.3944)	2 (178.8572)
May 19, 2023	Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival 🏅 Sevierville, TN	20 / 32 (670.1140)	11 (171.9772)	16 (167.9772)	17 (168.5140)	26 (161.6456)
May 12, 2023	17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	21 / 40 (678.1832)	3 (177.1544)	11 (173.1316)	26 (166.2284)	32 (161.6688)
Apr 28, 2023	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	4 / 32 (695.9316)	6 (175.4172)	4 (176.5716)	9 (174.2628)	14 (169.6800)
Mar 31, 2023	Swampfest 🏅 Waycross, GA	20 / 28 (662.7312)	7 (175.4056)	13 (169.1200)	27 (157.0856)	20 (161.1200)
Mar 17, 2023	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	65 / 80 (654.2284)	18 (175.4056)	46 (166.2400)	74 (156.0572)	74 (156.5256)

THIRD SWINES CHARM

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)