Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
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Velvet Swine
Velvet Swine is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 24th of 172 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2024). They are ranked #1671 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1554
peak 1554 · rated over 19 contests
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
664.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 654.26 (+9.99)
Walk rate
37%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.80 · weakest Brisket (159.58)
Road miles
68
across 19 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Purse competed for
$140K
listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 18 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.26 / 720
19 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #814 (120 pts) | #571 (305 pts) | #954 (120 pts) | #779 (145 pts) | #838 (120 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #875 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #1020 (120 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #920 (120 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #865 (125 pts) | #488 (425 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #605 (310 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #484 (460 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #996 (135 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #902 (125 pts) | #878 (155 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #960 (120 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Velvet Swine, each with one reason worth a look.
47 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,672 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1585
2–6 in 8 shared contests (25% to Velvet Swine)
These two have cooked 8 of the same contests — 3 GUYS WITH WOOD ahead 6–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,679 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1553
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1553
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Velvet Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,667 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1554
Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,663 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1570
25 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,676 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1558
They turned up 9 years after Velvet Swine did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Rib doctor | 19 | 16 | 3 | 84% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 18 | 15 | 3 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Hoggy Style BBQ | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| RIB I'S | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 16 | 15 | 1 | 94% | ⚔ compare |
| No Butts About It | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribs For Her Pleasure | 15 | 12 | 3 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| PASSIONS OF THE PIT | 15 | 11 | 4 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| POWER I BBQ | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Cow Angry Beaver | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 180 🔥 | 150.2516 | 167.80 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 153.6800 | 163.53 | top 48% |
| Pork | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 147.9312 | 163.34 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 147.9428 | 159.58 | top 53% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 6 | 24 | 0 | top 29% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 4 | 27 | 0 | top 51% | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 66 | 0 | top 48% | Jun 24, 2016 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 30% | Sep 23, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
19 of 19 contests
Contests visited
7
4 of them more than once
Opponents faced
694
finished ahead 1,620 times, behind 1,061
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1554) Shawnee Great Grillers
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score677.7484 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20231 milestone
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Shawnee Great Grillers
20222 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20191 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.9944 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20181 milestone
- First call The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| +8.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| +6.8 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | Sep 24, 2021 |
| +6.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| +5.9 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 26, 2025 |
| -6.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -3.8 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -1.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 22, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 35% | 93.5% | 93.2% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 92.5% | 91.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 94.1% | 93.3% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 43% | 92.1% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 46% | 93.1% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 26% | 93.3% | 92.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 32% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 31% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 27 / 65 (673.0400) | 5 (177.1428) | 43 (163.9544) | 20 (173.1200) | 49 (158.8228) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 46 / 157 (669.0856) | 13 (176.0116) | 87 (164.5256) | 76 (165.7028) | 76 (162.8456) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 48 / 67 (647.8856) | 36 (166.8344) | 52 (158.2284) | 44 (163.9656) | 49 (158.8572) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 65 / 159 (666.1256) | 26 (174.2628) | 39 (173.1200) | 94 (163.3828) | 121 (155.3600) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 27 / 73 (665.1200) | 2 (178.8572) | 55 (158.3088) | 31 (169.1084) | 53 (158.8456) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 24 / 172 (677.7484) | 7 (177.7028) | 31 (170.3200) | 76 (165.1772) | 66 (164.5484) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 39 / 73 (655.2688) | 3 (180) | 48 (162.8116) | 53 (159.9428) | 57 (152.5144) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 56 / 167 (663.3144) | 22 (171.9656) | 73 (165.1200) | 106 (161.6916) | 63 (164.5372) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 28 / 87 (670.1484) | 6 (176.5600) | 33 (167.3828) | 22 (170.8228) | 61 (155.3828) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 99 / 164 (645.0284) | 1 (177.1428) | 132 (154.2400) | 79 (165.7028) | 150 (147.9428) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 24 / 86 (671.9316) | 18 (171.4288) | 43 (165.6800) | 31 (167.9884) | 27 (166.8344) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 36 / 145 (663.3140) | 25 (168.5600) | 26 (170.8228) | 67 (163.4056) | 71 (160.5256) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 59 / 183 (652.9944) | 84 (161.6800) | 65 (165.1316) | 28 (170.2744) | 117 (155.9084) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 90 / 185 (636.5140) | 147 (152) | 4 (175.4400) | 159 (147.9312) | 68 (161.1428) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 57 / 184 (644.4228) | 94 (158.2056) | 124 (155.4172) | 95 (159.9428) | 11 (170.8572) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 87 / 183 (634.7656) | 128 (153.6456) | 135 (153.6800) | 78 (161.7256) | 40 (165.7144) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 66 / 183 (641.6912) | 67 (162.8916) | 40 (166.8800) | 88 (160.5140) | 123 (151.4056) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 73 / 184 (637.1432) | 158 (150.2516) | 113 (155.3944) | 60 (162.8572) | 20 (168.6400) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 129 / 183 (615.4286) | 127 (153.1428) | 75 (160.5716) | 141 (150.2858) | 122 (151.4284) |