WINGED SWINE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6372

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1374

peak 1374 · rated over 45 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-19

latest 2026-08-14

Best ToY finish

#515

Master 2026

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 45 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

681.1088 / 720

Master · McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.24 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 634.78 (+21.47)

Walk rate

16%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Shawnee Great Grillers

Consistency

±22.64

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 161.16 · weakest Brisket (157.07)

Road miles

3,281

mi across 45 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$201K

listed at 29 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 32 state-championship entries

Master avg

634.78 / 720

45 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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.

High-water mark

681.1088 career-best overall

94.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.1088 at McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual — 94.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2026-06-05

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Split Borders BBQ has finished one call ahead of WINGED SWINE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 68%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 68%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

SLAPS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.09 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 4%.

Brisket avg 157.07
Pork avg 161.16
3 calls in 45 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

18 of 20 shared pork entries lost

SLAPS BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SLAPS BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 20 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Junkyard Hog BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 64% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 64% across 10 contests, versus top 80% the rest of the year.

10 September contests
top 80% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,281 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,281 miles across 45 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 161 miles to Anchor City Cook Off.

45 mapped stops
furthest 161 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 13th

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SNORING HOGS BBQ

#6373 of the rated field

1374 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1374

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 33 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Big D & The Briquettes

#6368 of the rated field

1375 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1501

3–7 in 10 shared contests (30% to WINGED SWINE)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — Big D & The Briquettes ahead 7–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 44 contests
last seen 2023-08-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Brewski and Barbeque

#6371 of the rated field

1375 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1375

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to WINGED SWINE)

Fewer contests behind them than WINGED SWINE has cooked, 19 to 45, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

THE SMOKIN' PORKETEERS

#6374 of the rated field

1373 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1373

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before WINGED SWINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 31 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

D'Vine Swine

#6369 of the rated field

1375 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1375

No shared contest yet.

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2023-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

SAUCED N SMOKED

#6370 of the rated field

1375 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

Level with WINGED SWINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SLAPS BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
F.O.M.S.B.	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Cow Creek BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Squealin N Dealin BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	45	0	0	0	173.1200	145.1088	158.68	top 78%
Pork Ribs	45	2	0	0	173.7144	140.4688	157.86	top 78%
Pork	45	2	0	1	179.4400	143.9540	161.16	top 70%
Brisket	45	3	1	1	179.4400	134.1716	157.07	top 73%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	28	0	top 75%
MO	17	0	top 86%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 88%
Medium (20–39)	17	top 83%
Large (40+)	26	top 76%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ	5	13	top 84%	2026-04-17
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	3	34	top 72%	2022-09-23
Anchor City Cook Off	3	18	top 96%	2021-10-08
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	37	top 94%	2021-07-09
BBQ & Fly-In on the River	2	52	top 88%	2026-08-14
Shawnee Great Grillers	2	20	top 35%	2024-09-27
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	64	top 69%	2018-09-21
Hott Butts BBQ Contest	2	20	top 83%	2016-06-03
Battle of the Brisket	2	20	top 60%	2014-09-19
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2	41	top 90%	2014-08-01

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 13.1 yrs 2013-07-19 → 2026-08-14

Busiest season 2026 4 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 14 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 28 of 45 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 29 10 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 45 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 161.16 · weakest Brisket (157.07)

Walk rate 16% a top-10 call in 7 of 45 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 45 contests

Master average 634.78 out of 720 · 45 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,582 689–2,496 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,281 45 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi

Schedule strength 1577 average field rating faced — tougher than 61% of rated contests

Purse competed for $200,680 listed at 29 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 32 state-championship entries

Power rating 1374 peak 1374 · #6372 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Jul 19 First tracked contest Smokin' on the River
Jul 19 Peak power rating (1488) Smokin' on the River
Sep 13 First call Battle of the Brisket
Sep 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0512 Battle of the Brisket
2016
Sep 9 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2021
Oct 8 25th tracked contest Anchor City Cook Off
2023
Sep 22 First category win (Brisket) Shawnee Great Grillers
Sep 22 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Shawnee Great Grillers
2026
Jun 5 Career-best overall score681.1088 McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual
Aug 14 Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Shawnee Great Grillers	2023-09-22
+10.3	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2022-09-23
+9.4	Shawnee Great Grillers	2024-09-27
+7.1	McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual	2026-06-05
+5.9	Battle of the Brisket	2013-09-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2013-08-02
-11.8	Smokin' on the River	2013-07-19
-9.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2019-09-27
-9.5	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2014-08-01
-9.4	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)	2016-10-29

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	0	50%	top 82%	94.6%	91.3%
2025	4	0	0%	top 78%	92%	90.7%
2024	4	0	0%	top 74%	92.9%	90.4%
2023	4	1	50%	top 68%	94.5%	91.1%
2022	4	0	25%	top 70%	92.1%	89.6%
2021	4	0	0%	top 82%	88.6%	87.7%
2020	2	0	0%	top 100%	83.9%	82%
2019	4	0	0%	top 91%	87%	84.9%
2018	2	0	0%	top 90%	87.4%	86.3%
2017	2	0	0%	top 75%	89.3%	87.6%
2016	3	0	0%	top 94%	87%	84.7%
2015	2	0	50%	top 63%	90.5%	89.3%
2014	3	0	0%	top 80%	87.5%	86.5%
2013	3	0	33%	top 73%	90.7%	86.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-14	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	77 / 83 (642.1944)	77 (158.2628)	76 (159.9772)	62 (166.2628)	74 (157.6916)
2026-07-24	Masters at the Midway: Johnson County Fair BBQ Championship 🏅 Gardner, KS	25 / 29 (651.3372)	23 (165.0968)	27 (148.5144)	7 (173.7488)	21 (163.9772)
2026-06-05	McLouth BBQ Blowout 35th Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS	16 / 30 (681.1088)	14 (170.8572)	18 (169.1544)	21 (166.8344)	6 (174.2628)
2026-04-17	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	26 / 27 (655.8512)	27 (162.7884)	25 (162.2744)	12 (173.1084)	26 (157.6800)
2025-10-17	Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	19 / 23 (650.7316)	19 (162.8112)	19 (160.5260)	18 (163.9772)	20 (163.4172)
2025-08-15	BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	52 / 62 (644.9368)	56 (159.9428)	49 (165.0856)	48 (165.7028)	55 (154.2056)
2025-06-13	11th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS	22 / 30 (655.2796)	26 (161.0968)	28 (155.9084)	12 (170.8344)	15 (167.4400)
2025-05-16	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	20 / 27 (662.1828)	26 (159.9312)	15 (170.2744)	16 (167.4172)	19 (164.5600)
2024-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	31 / 73 (661.6116)	38 (167.4172)	69 (153.6572)	21 (173.1200)	23 (167.4172)
2024-08-23	East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS	33 / 42 (641.6228)	33 (161.0856)	33 (162.2856)	37 (159.4288)	28 (158.8228)
2024-06-28	Happy Basset 4th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	24 / 28 (669.0288)	13 (173.1200)	20 (168.5372)	23 (165.1088)	24 (162.2628)
2024-05-17	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	28 / 31 (630.7428)	30 (145.6684)	28 (159.9544)	21 (165.1544)	25 (159.9656)
2023-10-27	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	47 / 47 (631.9316)	42 (164.0112)	44 (162.2744)	45 (157.6572)	47 (147.9888)
2023-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	20 / 73 (680.5828)	41 (165.1428)	33 (167.4400)	29 (168.5600)	1 (179.4400)
2023-08-25	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	28 / 44 (659.9088)	23 (168.5828)	33 (163.9544)	31 (163.9544)	27 (163.4172)
2023-07-28	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	20 / 25 (651.3260)	22 (157.6916)	5 (173.7144)	18 (162.8000)	23 (157.1200)
2022-10-21	Border War Barbeque 🏅 Osawatomie, KS	25 / 30 (645.6112)	28 (156.5368)	26 (161.6800)	25 (159.3944)	18 (168.0000)
2022-09-23	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	34 / 87 (663.3256)	28 (170.2628)	75 (153.6916)	3 (179.4400)	51 (159.9312)
2022-08-26	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	34 / 45 (635.3256)	41 (146.2400)	31 (161.1084)	21 (169.1544)	27 (158.8228)
2022-07-29	Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	13 / 16 (637.6232)	11 (161.1200)	14 (152.5488)	14 (161.6800)	12 (162.2744)
2021-10-08	Anchor City Cook Off 🏅 Centralia, MO	18 / 19 (631.8744)	16 (161.6912)	18 (161.1660)	19 (150.7772)	17 (158.2400)
2021-09-24	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	69 / 86 (637.5884)	48 (162.2628)	60 (160.5372)	72 (157.6456)	53 (157.1428)
2021-07-09	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	37 / 43 (633.0628)	42 (153.0740)	40 (154.2972)	27 (168.0344)	36 (157.6572)
2021-06-04	Kelley Wilson BBQ (KWBBQ) 🏅 Kansas City, MO	37 / 55 (622.7884)	24 (166.3084)	49 (146.8456)	44 (153.7028)	38 (155.9316)
2020-07-17	Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO	42 / 42 (603.7828)	41 (153.6456)	42 (147.3716)	42 (143.9540)	35 (158.8116)
2020-07-10	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	61 / 61 (577.0172)	61 (145.1088)	61 (141.0856)	61 (147.3828)	61 (143.4400)
2019-10-11	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	42 / 51 (626.2288)	40 (159.9656)	47 (149.1432)	43 (154.8456)	34 (162.2744)
2019-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	98 / 102 (600.4232)	42 (166.8688)	99 (142.8000)	99 (143.9544)	92 (146.8000)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	57 / 59 (605.5544)	58 (151.3944)	58 (151.3600)	58 (148.5144)	51 (154.2856)
2019-04-26	Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	37 / 42 (612.4572)	30 (156.5372)	39 (147.9772)	35 (155.4172)	36 (152.5256)
2018-10-12	*Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	33 / 33 (613.6232)	31 (150.8916)	33 (140.4688)	22 (165.7028)	27 (156.5600)
2018-09-21	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	86 / 107 (629.1084)	102 (148.0000)	70 (160.5372)	80 (158.2856)	50 (162.2856)
2017-10-13	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	25 / 27 (618.1484)	27 (151.9428)	20 (163.4056)	25 (154.2284)	23 (148.5716)
2017-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	64 / 112 (642.8228)	86 (157.7372)	28 (168.5600)	45 (166.2628)	93 (150.2628)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	534 / 557 (590.7080)	525 (145.7140)	507 (147.9656)	392 (159.9884)	535 (137.0400)
2016-09-09	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	29 / 30 (626.1140)	30 (149.6800)	30 (155.9312)	23 (162.2744)	27 (158.2284)
2016-06-03	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	20 / 22 (613.0632)	19 (152.0000)	18 (151.4172)	20 (157.7260)	17 (151.9200)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	304 / 606 (651.9200)	410 (159.4400)	229 (166.8344)	114 (170.2628)	421 (155.3828)
2015-06-05	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	24 / 32 (634.2400)	29 (155.9884)	4 (171.4288)	15 (167.4284)	31 (139.3944)
2014-09-19	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	38 / 46 (617.0404)	43 (151.4060)	39 (154.2400)	43 (152.5600)	20 (158.8344)
2014-08-22	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	20 / 29 (620.4688)	16 (158.8572)	20 (157.7144)	17 (156.5372)	24 (147.3600)
2014-08-01	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	41 / 47 (630.2284)	16 (169.1428)	36 (158.2744)	47 (143.9656)	29 (158.8456)
2013-09-13	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	20 / 53 (653.0512)	38 (156.5028)	24 (163.4400)	14 (165.7028)	10 (167.4056)
2013-08-02	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	47 / 51 (609.0060)	28 (162.8572)	46 (153.1200)	40 (158.8572)	51 (134.1716)
2013-07-19	Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO	32 / 36 (612.3996)	32 (155.9888)	31 (155.3712)	28 (154.8112)	32 (146.2284)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#515 (266 pts)	#550 (286 pts)	#613 (256 pts)	#398 (411 pts)	#444 (356 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#577 (285 pts)	#699 (245 pts)	#641 (295 pts)	#523 (360 pts)	#558 (320 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#665 (234 pts)	#634 (289 pts)	#718 (254 pts)	#640 (279 pts)	#687 (244 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#595 (280 pts)	#680 (255 pts)	#605 (355 pts)	#643 (265 pts)	#431 (465 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#748 (221 pts)	#775 (231 pts)	#836 (216 pts)	#522 (411 pts)	#767 (226 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#864 (139 pts)	#890 (149 pts)	#959 (139 pts)	#921 (134 pts)	#887 (144 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1055 (240 pts)	#1097 (240 pts)	#1126 (240 pts)	#1108 (240 pts)	#1111 (240 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1924 (112 pts)	#1974 (112 pts)	#1725 (137 pts)	#1970 (112 pts)	#1788 (122 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1430 (187 pts)	#1480 (192 pts)	#1472 (197 pts)	#1500 (197 pts)	#1432 (202 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)