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 pork.
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Whiskey & Swine
Whiskey & Swine is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 25 at the Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival (2025). They are ranked #3389 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1502 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 3, 2022
latest May 29, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
664.51 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 666.46 (-1.94)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.41
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.00 · weakest Brisket (161.91)
Road miles
202
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
89%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1624)
Purse competed for
$63K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
666.46 / 720
7 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 | #1047 (65 pts) | #1141 (60 pts) | #1074 (110 pts) | #1111 (60 pts) | #1391 (50 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #645 (231 pts) | #689 (251 pts) | #836 (186 pts) | #460 (441 pts) | #796 (171 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1136 (70 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1296 (65 pts) | #1123 (85 pts) | #1163 (70 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #758 (185 pts) | #757 (215 pts) | #843 (210 pts) | #724 (220 pts) | #805 (185 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1183 (93 pts) | #1110 (118 pts) | #1297 (88 pts) | #1247 (88 pts) | #1127 (113 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Whiskey & Swine, each with one reason worth a look.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Whiskey & Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,375 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1496
They were already cooking in 2015, 7 years before Whiskey & Swine's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,405 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1509
Level with Whiskey & Swine on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Whiskey & Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,376 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before Whiskey & Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Kermit's Ex | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kith n' Kin | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RAZORRACKS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 156.5144 | 168.05 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 160.5028 | 166.50 | top 66% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 165.0856 | 170.00 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 151.3372 | 161.91 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | 4 | 11 | 0 | top 66% | May 30, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
5 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
94
finished ahead 54 times, behind 108
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest
20254 milestones
- First category win (Pork) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score690.2056 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1502) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20231 milestone
- First call Smokin' for Down Syndrome
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.3260 Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | May 30, 2025 |
| +5 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 26, 2025 |
| +0.3 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | Jun 3, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest | May 29, 2026 |
| -4.4 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | May 31, 2024 |
| -2.4 | Smokin' for Down Syndrome | Mar 31, 2023 |
| -1.9 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | Jun 2, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 47% | 95.9% | 94.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 93.8% | 92.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest 🏅 Covington, TN | 22 / 25 (657.5200) | 23 (166.8228) | 13 (174.2744) | 23 (165.0856) | 25 (151.3372) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 13 / 26 (690.2056) | 9 (174.2628) | 19 (167.3828) | 1 (180) | 18 (168.5600) |
| May 30, 2025 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 11 / 25 (671.8284) | 12 (169.6684) | 14 (167.3944) | 6 (175.4056) | 18 (159.3600) |
| May 31, 2024 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 21 / 25 (646.0340) | 23 (156.5144) | 22 (160.5028) | 18 (166.2284) | 21 (162.7884) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 19 / 25 (656.9828) | 17 (166.2628) | 18 (161.6800) | 16 (168.5256) | 18 (160.5144) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Smokin' for Down Syndrome 🏅 Marion, AR | 12 / 15 (675.3144) | 9 (172.5716) | 9 (171.4172) | 9 (168.5256) | 13 (162.8000) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 17 / 28 (667.3260) | 12 (170.2628) | 18 (162.8232) | 18 (166.2400) | 13 (168) |