A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOOSIERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOOSIERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Black Swamp BBQ
Black Swamp BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 20th of 26 at the Marietta River City BBQ (2019). They are ranked #5192 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
peak 1459 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 18, 2018
latest Aug 30, 2019 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.53
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.62 · weakest Brisket (147.38)
Road miles
775
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.65 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Black Swamp BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,196 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1458
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Black Swamp BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Black Swamp BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1459
Level with Black Swamp BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,174 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#5,172 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 151.9656 | 156.88 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 141.7144 | 156.78 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.7256 | 149.6572 | 159.62 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 129.6000 | 147.38 | top 87% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 18 times, behind 143
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First call Marietta River City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7256 Marietta River City BBQ
- Career-best overall score640.4112 PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
- Most recent contest PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1490) PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Smoke & Ale Fall Festival | Oct 12, 2018 |
| -10 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | May 18, 2018 |
| -7.9 | Rockin BBQ | May 10, 2019 |
| -6.3 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | Aug 30, 2019 |
| -5.6 | Marietta River City BBQ | Apr 26, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 86% | 88.9% | 87.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.3% | 83.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2019 | PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH | 25 / 28 (640.4112) | 27 (153.6112) | 25 (155.3944) | 15 (167.4056) | 20 (164) |
| May 10, 2019 | Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 38 / 42 (622.1372) | 41 (151.9656) | 28 (161.6916) | 40 (150.8000) | 30 (157.6800) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 20 / 26 (633.0284) | 23 (156.5256) | 11 (165.7144) | 3 (169.7256) | 26 (141.0628) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI | 36 / 38 (579.2804) | 27 (158.3088) | 36 (141.7144) | 34 (149.6572) | 38 (129.6000) |
| May 18, 2018 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH | 29 / 32 (628.4000) | 24 (163.9656) | 27 (159.3944) | 29 (160.5028) | 30 (144.5372) |