DIG ON SWINE

DIG ON SWINE is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 14th of 38 at the Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (2019). They are ranked #5187 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,187

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1458

peak 1458 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 17, 2016

latest Apr 14, 2023 · 6.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#938

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

660.5140 / 720

Master · Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.46 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.41 (+1.05)

Walk rate

21%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Chicken · Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest

Consistency

±12.68

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.34 · weakest Brisket (158.48)

Road miles

1,476

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 333 mi

Schedule strength

61%

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

Purse competed for

$93K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.41 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

486.80 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.86 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 158.48
Chicken avg 164.34
0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JW BARBECUE AND WINGS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 13 shared chicken entries.

A June team

Top 58% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 58% across 4 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.70% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.70% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.7% of a perfect score
14 contests

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
2023 ↗	Master	#938 (120 pts)	#1125 (110 pts)	#1225 (110 pts)	#867 (160 pts)	#927 (145 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1124 (115 pts)	#1346 (75 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1209 (66 pts)	#1163 (91 pts)	#1293 (66 pts)	#1193 (81 pts)	#1207 (71 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1072 (237 pts)	#844 (377 pts)	#846 (372 pts)	#1297 (182 pts)	#1172 (217 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DIG ON SWINE, each with one reason worth a look.

113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

THE ROOKIES

#5,182 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to DIG ON SWINE)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Brother In-Law BBQ

#5,178 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1517

They've been 1517 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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MAD PIG BBQ

#5,175 of the rated field

1459 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1459

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before DIG ON SWINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

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3.2 FLU QUE

#5,188 of the rated field

1458 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1514

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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MEMPHIS IN MUNDELEIN

#5,205 of the rated field

1458 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1458

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2016

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RUDE NOT 2 BBQ

#5,197 of the rated field

1458 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1458

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKEN SOULS BARBECUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SUPPERTIME BARBECUE - NC	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	2	1	176.5828	149.6684	164.34	top 58%
Pork Ribs	14	2	1	173.1544	133.6456	161.81	top 57%
Pork	14	0	0	169.6684	154.7884	160.78	top 68%
Brisket	13	0	0	170.2744	151.3944	158.48	top 68%

“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)	9	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 65%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	13	0	top 70%
GA	1	0	top 51%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	3	14	top 47%	Apr 14, 2023
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	3	18	top 69%	Oct 11, 2019
Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2	26	top 84%	Apr 7, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 13 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 314 finished ahead 180 times, behind 422

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Jul 31, 2020 → Oct 8, 2021

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

20231 milestone

Apr 14 Most recent contest Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest

20201 milestone

Jul 31 10th tracked contest Hawgin On Lanier

20193 milestones

Jun 14 Career-best overall score660.5140 Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
Jun 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
Jun 14 Peak power rating (1499) Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest

20181 milestone

Jun 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7768 Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest

20171 milestone

Jun 16 First call Peak City Pig Fest

20161 milestone

Jun 17 First tracked contest Peak City Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 15, 2018
+8.7	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 14, 2019
+4.6	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 12, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Peak City Pigfest	Jun 17, 2016
-10.2	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	Apr 7, 2023
-8.1	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	Apr 8, 2022
-6.4	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 8, 2021
-6.4	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 13, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	2	0%	top 82%	90.4%	90.2%
2022	1	0%	top 75%	91.1%	91.1%
2021	1	0%	top 85%	88.6%	88.6%
2020	1	0%	top 51%	90.1%	90.1%
2019	4	25%	top 65%	91.7%	90.3%
2018	2	50%	top 39%	91.5%	90.8%
2017	2	50%	top 76%	89.2%	88.8%
2016	1	0%	top 91%	84.7%	84.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 14, 2023	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	23 / 32 (651.2224)	25 (162.7884)	25 (159.3828)	23 (163.3712)	18 (165.6800)
Apr 7, 2023	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	26 / 28 (647.2224)	28 (151.9084)	25 (163.9428)	17 (169.6684)	25 (161.7028)
Apr 8, 2022	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	27 / 36 (655.9084)	14 (170.8228)	22 (165.7028)	28 (163.4056)	33 (155.9772)
Oct 8, 2021	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	22 / 26 (638.1028)	17 (167.4172)	22 (156.5144)	19 (159.9312)	21 (154.2400)
Jul 31, 2020	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	28 / 55 (486.8000)	27 (163.3828)	16 (166.2972)	31 (157.1200)	—
Oct 11, 2019	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	25 / 32 (639.8512)	21 (163.4056)	14 (164.5600)	24 (157.0972)	23 (154.7884)
Sep 27, 2019	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 🏅 Newton, NC	29 / 37 (652.4684)	34 (158.2628)	22 (165.6800)	32 (158.2512)	11 (170.2744)
Jun 14, 2019	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	14 / 38 (660.5140)	3 (176.5828)	7 (170.8572)	30 (154.7884)	22 (158.2856)
May 17, 2019	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	24 / 36 (649.0740)	24 (166.2856)	18 (162.8112)	29 (160.5372)	22 (159.4400)
Oct 12, 2018	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	18 / 39 (648.9940)	18 (163.3712)	3 (173.1544)	32 (157.0856)	22 (155.3828)
Jun 15, 2018	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	14 / 44 (658.7768)	16 (167.9884)	14 (164)	11 (166.8228)	27 (159.9656)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	41 / 50 (642.1256)	26 (168.5372)	35 (161.0856)	34 (160)	43 (152.5028)
Jun 16, 2017	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	33 / 47 (636.4800)	10 (170.2856)	37 (157.7028)	35 (157.0972)	39 (151.3944)
Jun 17, 2016	Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC	42 / 46 (609.5768)	44 (149.6684)	46 (133.6456)	20 (165.7144)	24 (160.5484)

DIG ON SWINE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

A June team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)