A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SWIG-N-PIG ahead in 100% of their meetings
SWIG-N-PIG has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
THE HAWG ROCK CAFE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1493
peak 1502 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2015-10-02
latest 2017-10-06
Best ToY finish
#2205
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.22
last 3 Master vs avg 645.22 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.08
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.54 · weakest Chicken (158.63)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
645.22 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
THE HAWG ROCK CAFE has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 125 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3491 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3496 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE HAWG ROCK CAFE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3480 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3467 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3494 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Head-to-head#3466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 155.4056 | 158.63 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 148.0000 | 159.23 | top 57% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9656 | 157.1084 | 164.54 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 162.7884 | 162.82 | top 57% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squealin' on the Square | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 53% | 2016-09-30 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2015-10-02 → 2017-10-06
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.54 · weakest Chicken (158.63)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
645.22
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
51
27–47 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2016-09-30 → 2017-10-06
Power rating
1493
peak 1502 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Squealin' on the Square
- First call Squealin' on the Square
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4456 Squealin' on the Square
- Career-best overall score656.4456 Squealin' on the Square
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9656 Squealin' on the Square
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1502) Squealin' on the Square
- 2017
- Most recent contest Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.4 | Squealin' on the Square | 2016-09-30 |
| +0.5 | Squealin' on the Square | 2015-10-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | 2017-10-06 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-06 | Squealin in the Square(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Laurens, SC | 23 / 26 (628.4568) | 21 (160.5028) | 23 (148.0000) | 21 (157.1084) | 18 (162.8456) |
| 2016-09-30 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 14 / 26 (650.7540) | 21 (159.9884) | 10 (163.4400) | 16 (164.5372) | 12 (162.7884) |
| 2015-10-02 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 13 / 25 (656.4456) | 19 (155.4056) | 11 (166.2628) | 3 (171.9656) | 14 (162.8116) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2205 (61 pts) | #2211 (71 pts) | #2301 (61 pts) | #2197 (71 pts) | #2106 (86 pts) |