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
- 2015-09-11
Divine Swine BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1513 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-09-11
latest 2019-11-04
Best ToY finish
#426
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.95
last 5 Master vs avg 664.95 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.13
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.13 · weakest Brisket (162.50)
Road miles
10,062
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 9710 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
664.95 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
GREY STREET BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
GREY STREET BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.63 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 162.50
- Chicken avg 169.13
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Bluedog BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars (2019-11-04).
- last seen 2017-10-06
- back 2019-11-04
The long haul
10,062
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,062 miles across 5 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 9,710 miles to Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars.
- 5 mapped stops
- furthest 9,710 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2688 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after Divine Swine BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2692 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Level with Divine Swine BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2680 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 162.2400 | 169.13 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.7260 | 164.5484 | 168.56 | top 39% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 150.2056 | 164.77 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.6172 | 151.9432 | 162.50 | top 56% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2017-09-15 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2015-09-11 → 2019-11-04
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KY
4 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.13 · weakest Brisket (162.50)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
664.95
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
128
79–90 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
10,062
5 mapped stops · furthest 9,710 mi
Schedule strength
1561
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2017-10-06 → 2019-11-04
Power rating
1513
peak 1513 · #2698 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- 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
- 2019
- 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
- Peak power rating (1513) Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars
- Most recent contest Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.3 | Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars | 2019-11-04 |
| +6.8 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2015-09-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.2 | First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off(TEAMS FULL) | 2017-04-07 |
| -2.3 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2017-09-15 |
| -2.3 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic | 2017-10-06 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
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% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-04 | Heatbeads BBQ Turf Wars Cranbourne Melbourne, 3950 | 2 / 28 (674.8688) | 5 (171.4400) | 2 (169.7260) | 20 (157.0856) | 1 (176.6172) |
| 2017-10-06 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 31 / 44 (661.0288) | 36 (162.2400) | 18 (169.6916) | 12 (173.7028) | 39 (155.3944) |
| 2017-09-15 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 22 / 33 (648.9944) | 14 (168.5600) | 11 (169.6916) | 33 (150.2056) | 18 (160.5372) |
| 2017-04-07 | 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) |
| 2015-09-11 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 11 / 29 (679.9656) | 7 (173.7144) | 18 (164.5484) | 4 (173.7028) | 11 (168.0000) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |