A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Bovine Swine and Dine
Bovine Swine and Dine is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 36th of 43 at the Smoke on the Bricks (2020). They are ranked #4493 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 13, 2020
latest Mar 17, 2023 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.56 · weakest Pork (158.95)
Road miles
39
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)
Purse competed for
$39K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.04 / 720
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #537 (195 pts) | #636 (150 pts) | #706 (120 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bovine Swine and Dine, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,487 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Bovine Swine and Dine)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Bovine Swine and Dine has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,498 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,503 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They've been 1509 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Level with Bovine Swine and Dine on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Bovine Swine and Dine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,509 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Bovine Swine and Dine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Cow Creek BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dr. Squealgood BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAD MUTT'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNFAMOUS DAVE'S | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 150.2628 | 164.56 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 147.8972 | 162.03 | top 65% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 147.4056 | 158.95 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 150.7772 | 159.51 | 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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
171
finished ahead 62 times, behind 253
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
20206 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1491) 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- First call Smoke on the Bricks
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7260 Smoke on the Bricks
- Career-best overall score657.7260 Smoke on the Bricks
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2972 Smoke on the Bricks
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 13, 2020 |
| -5.4 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 21, 2020 |
| -5.1 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 17, 2023 |
| -4.2 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 19, 2021 |
| -3.5 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 18, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 86% | 91.4% | 88.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2023 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 55 / 68 (651.8856) | 50 (163.9656) | 33 (170.2628) | 45 (166.8800) | 61 (150.7772) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 53 / 71 (643.8628) | 45 (165.7028) | 43 (162.8344) | 67 (151.9200) | 42 (163.4056) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 54 / 70 (648.9600) | 34 (168.5600) | 68 (147.8972) | 37 (168.5600) | 45 (163.9428) |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 36 / 43 (657.7260) | 10 (174.2972) | 40 (157.6916) | 38 (160) | 29 (165.7372) |
| Mar 13, 2020 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 60 / 68 (622.7768) | 66 (150.2628) | 19 (171.4400) | 63 (147.4056) | 57 (153.6684) |