Velvet Swine KS
Rating
1542
peak 1543
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2019-06-21
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#791
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
665.19 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 662.33 (+2.86)
Walk rate
42%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.60
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.42 · weakest Brisket (158.68)
Road miles
59
mi across 12 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Kingdom Smoke has finished one call ahead of Velvet Swine 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
POWER I BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of This is Nice in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6800 | 173.42 | top 16% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 154.2400 | 164.64 | top 49% |
| Pork | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 159.9428 | 165.60 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 147.9428 | 158.68 | top 61% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (12 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 662.33
- 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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 669.0856 | 669.09 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 666.1256 | 657.01 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 677.7484 | 671.43 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 663.3144 | 659.29 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 670.1484 | 657.59 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 671.9316 | 667.62 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 652.9944 | 652.99 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | 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) |
| 2025-09-26 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 48 / 67 (647.8856) | 36 (166.8344) | 52 (158.2284) | 44 (163.9656) | 49 (158.8572) |
| 2025-06-27 | 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) |
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 27 / 73 (665.1200) | 2 (178.8572) | 55 (158.3088) | 31 (169.1084) | 53 (158.8456) |
| 2024-06-21 | 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) |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers Shawnee, KS | 39 / 73 (655.2688) | 3 (180.0000) | 48 (162.8116) | 53 (159.9428) | 57 (152.5144) |
| 2023-06-23 | 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) |
| 2022-09-23 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 28 / 87 (670.1484) | 6 (176.5600) | 33 (167.3828) | 22 (170.8228) | 61 (155.3828) |
| 2022-06-24 | 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) |
| 2021-09-24 | 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) |
| 2021-06-25 | 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) |
| 2019-06-21 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #688 (120 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 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) |