Giant slayer
81
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 81-team field at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.
- Mar 5, 2021
Swine-O's
Swine-O's is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2021). They are ranked #3770 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Swine-O’s” and “SWINE'OS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1514 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Jul 7, 2017
latest Aug 27, 2021 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 10% of the time
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
20% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.04 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 643.33 (+6.70)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±27.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.05)
Road miles
3,010
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 2,367 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.33 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
518.82 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 1 GC
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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Swine-O's, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1488
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1488
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,773 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with Swine-O's on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1488
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Swine-O's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,767 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1501
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Swine-O's's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| REDMULE'S BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CBF Que | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG ON FIRE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 134.7772 | 164.26 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 142.7772 | 159.05 | top 82% |
| Pork | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 145.6456 | 163.65 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 148.5144 | 161.28 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 1 | top 46% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
7 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
7 of 10 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
First title
Mar 5, 2021
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Opponents faced
282
finished ahead 210 times, behind 184
Longest layoff
3.7 yrs
Jul 7, 2017 → Mar 5, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
202111 milestones
- First overall top-10 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First Grand Championship Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First state championship Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score518.8228 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Biggest field won (81 teams) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score686.1480 Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck
- Peak power rating (1514) Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 SC Festival of Discovery
- 10th tracked contest Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park
- Most recent contest Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge
- First call BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.4 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 5, 2021 |
| +8.5 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck | Jun 11, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland | Jul 16, 2021 |
| -7.6 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | Jul 7, 2017 |
| -6.8 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park | Aug 27, 2021 |
| -5.2 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland | Mar 12, 2021 |
| -4.8 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland | Aug 20, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 71% | top 61% | 96.1% | 92.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC | 19 / 22 (643.8744) | 21 (154.2400) | 22 (154.2632) | 14 (164.5256) | 5 (170.8456) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC | 20 / 26 (669.0404) | 9 (174.8688) | 24 (159.9544) | 13 (170.8344) | 17 (166.2628) |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland 🏅 Asheboro, NC | 19 / 19 (630.6976) | 19 (163.4172) | 17 (162.8116) | 18 (155.9544) | 18 (148.5144) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 45 / 81 (662.1832) | 4 (176.5944) | 56 (160.5144) | 5 (175.4056) | 70 (149.6688) |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 10 / 28 (686.1480) | 14 (173.1084) | 23 (165.6684) | 10 (171.9656) | 4 (175.4056) |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC | 29 / 39 (661.5544) | 31 (162.2516) | 35 (161.6572) | 14 (171.4056) | 23 (166.2400) |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 1 / 81 (518.8228) | 6 (172.5600) | 8 (173.1200) | 4 (173.1428) | — |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA | 40 / 50 (610.7088) | 40 (153.6572) | 41 (145.1088) | 44 (145.6456) | 17 (166.2972) |
| — | BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Chicken Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC | — | 3 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| — | BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC | — | — | 9 (168.5372) | — | — |