High-water mark
679.9656
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.9656 at Bands & BBQ at the Point — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2015
Divine Swine BBQ
Divine Swine BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 28 at the Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3008 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “DIVINE SWINE BBQ - KY” and “Divine-Swine BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1507 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2015
latest Nov 4, 2019 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.21 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 648.50 (-6.29)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±38.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.98 · weakest Pork (159.60)
Road miles
11,593
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 9,710 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Master avg
648.50 / 720
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #426 (253 pts) | #573 (178 pts) | #462 (253 pts) | #853 (78 pts) | #425 (278 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1024 (253 pts) | #1331 (178 pts) | #1092 (253 pts) | #1918 (78 pts) | #1023 (278 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1654 (133 pts) | #1346 (223 pts) | #1390 (213 pts) | #1694 (138 pts) | #1647 (153 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Divine Swine BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,995 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,009 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#3,017 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1513
Level with Divine Swine BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,004 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1529
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,007 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 5 years before Divine Swine BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 125.6800 | 161.89 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.7260 | 153.0972 | 165.98 | top 45% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 133.7372 | 159.60 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.6172 | 151.9432 | 161.04 | top 58% |
“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 50% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 52% | Sep 15, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KY
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
163
finished ahead 84 times, behind 121
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Sep 11, 2015 → Apr 7, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20196 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars
- First overall top-10 Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars
- First overall podium Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars
- First Reserve Championship Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.6172 Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars
- Most recent contest Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First call Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9656 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best overall score679.9656 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Peak power rating (1507) Bands & BBQ at the Point
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars | Nov 4, 2019 |
| +6.8 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 11, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Oct 20, 2018 |
| -4.2 | First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off (TEAMS FULL) | Apr 7, 2017 |
| -2.3 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 15, 2017 |
| -2.3 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | Oct 6, 2017 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 7% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 78.6% | 78.6% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 91.8% | 91.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2019 | Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars Cranbourne Melbourne | 2 / 28 (674.8688) | 5 (171.4400) | 2 (169.7260) | 20 (157.0856) | 1 (176.6172) |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES West Kingston, RI | 32 / 37 (566.2632) | 33 (125.6800) | 29 (153.0972) | 36 (133.7372) | 26 (153.7488) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 31 / 44 (661.0288) | 36 (162.2400) | 18 (169.6916) | 12 (173.7028) | 39 (155.3944) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 22 / 33 (648.9944) | 14 (168.5600) | 11 (169.6916) | 33 (150.2056) | 18 (160.5372) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off (TEAMS FULL) Bowling Green, KY | 29 / 40 (659.9088) | 15 (169.7028) | 20 (169.1200) | 21 (169.1428) | 38 (151.9432) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 11 / 29 (679.9656) | 7 (173.7144) | 18 (164.5484) | 4 (173.7028) | 11 (168) |