WINGED SWINE KS
Rating
1401
peak 1401
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#549
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.58 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 639.63 (+17.96)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.23
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.09)
Road miles
1803
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Split Borders BBQ has finished one call ahead of WINGED SWINE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 57% across 5 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 145.1088 | 160.40 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 141.0856 | 158.09 | top 82% |
| Pork | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 179.4400 | 143.9540 | 161.34 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 179.4400 | 143.4400 | 159.79 | top 71% |
“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 | 22 | 0 | top 76% |
| MO | 6 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 77% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (22 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (28 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 639.63
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.1088 | 668.48 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 662.1828 | 653.28 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 669.0288 | 650.75 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 680.5828 | 655.94 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 663.3256 | 645.47 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 637.5884 | 631.33 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 603.7828 | 590.40 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 626.2288 | 611.17 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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 | #549 (152 pts) | #622 (162 pts) | #685 (142 pts) | #513 (192 pts) | #463 (222 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 | #1061 (240 pts) | #1102 (240 pts) | #1130 (240 pts) | #1114 (240 pts) | #1120 (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) |