Swine-O-licious BBQ MO
Rating
1754
peak 1772 · rated over 46 contests
Best runs
15
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
59
in the data
First seen
2021-09-11
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#8
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
11
6 reserve
Category wins
21
50 podiums
Overall top-10s
41
of 59 contests
Avg finish
top 19%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
338.80 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 370.11 (-31.30)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
15
best run (overall)
Consistency
±61.34
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.42 · weakest Pork (172.27)
Road miles
9287
mi across 59 mapped stops · furthest 553 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$302K
listed at 38 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
GCs in 28 state-championship entries
Master avg
695.19 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
370.11 / 360
43 Backyard contests · 11 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has finished one call ahead of Swine-O-licious BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Breaking Slabs BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Big Reds Backyard BBQ in 19 of their 21 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Iowa State BBQ Championship is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) (2024-07-19).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 47-team field at Iowa State BBQ Championship.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 7% across 6 contests, versus top 19% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 10 at their very first tracked contest, So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) (2021-09-11).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MO first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 21 | 19 | 2 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| Breaking Slabs BBQ | 21 | 15 | 6 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| HESSHOGS | 20 | 15 | 5 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 18 | 16 | 2 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Curly Bird BBQ | 18 | 12 | 6 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Fluffy Butt BBQ | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushwood BBQ | 16 | 12 | 4 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 16 | 7 | 8 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 15 | 12 | 2 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Ambition Que | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Shmack Q | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 46 | 37 | 7 | 20 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5140 | 172.64 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 55 | 47 | 12 | 28 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6800 | 173.42 | top 20% |
| Pork | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.8228 | 172.27 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 164.0000 | 172.37 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 25 | 6 | top 18% |
| KS | 6 | 2 | top 17% |
| OK | 4 | 2 | top 10% |
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 32% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| IA | 2 | 1 | top 6% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 19% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 13 | 6 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 4 | top 15% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 1 | top 19% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) | 5 | 1 | 1 | top 27% | 2025-07-11 |
| Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 17% | 2024-07-20 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 15% | 2024-10-26 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 8% | 2024-03-22 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 6% | 2025-04-04 |
| Trekking for CDH | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 35% | 2025-09-13 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 9% | 2024-03-15 |
| Anchor City Cook-Off | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 30% | 2023-09-08 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (19 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MO (30 of 59 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (55 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff (2022-05-06)
- Wins it all in 19% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 695.19 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 370.11 / 360
- 6 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-09-11 — First tracked contest · So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
- 📣 2021-09-11 — First call · So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD)
- 🏆 2022-05-06 — First Grand Championship · Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff
- 🔥 2022-09-09 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🎖️ 2023-03-31 — 25th tracked contest · Iowa State BBQ Championship
- 🎖️ 2024-09-13 — 50th tracked contest · Buds Blues and BBQ
- 📈 2025-07-11 — Peak power rating (1772) · Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off
- ⭐ 2025-11-05 — Career-best overall score (703.3944) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | 2022-07-15 |
| +16.1 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff | 2022-05-06 |
| +14.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2022-03-25 |
| +13.7 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 2022-07-16 |
| +12.7 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 | 2022-10-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.8 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) | 2025-07-11 |
| -12.5 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 2024-05-25 |
| -9.5 | Trekking for CDH | 2025-09-13 |
| -4.4 | Anchor City Cook-Off | 2023-09-08 |
| -2.5 | Buds Blues and BBQ | 2024-09-13 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 83% | top 34% | 97.7% | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 82% | top 19% | 100% | 95.8% |
| 2023 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 80% | top 16% | 147.8% | 110% |
| 2022 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 84% | top 15% | 147% | 106.9% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 92.5% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 8 / 401 (703.3944) | 64 (175.4056) | 119 (172.5600) | 60 (175.4288) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 16 / 27 (689.0284) | 23 (169.6684) | 1 (178.8572) | 20 (167.3828) | 12 (173.1200) |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off (Backyard 2) Cameron, MO | 8 / 10 (332.5028) | 9 (163.3828) | 5 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-07-11 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 6 / 36 (340.5144) | 7 (169.6800) | 4 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 5 / 49 (349.6800) | 7 (174.2628) | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 10 / 56 (339.9772) | 11 (169.1200) | 7 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 11 / 53 (331.3484) | 14 (160.5140) | 9 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-09-14 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 4 / 35 (340.5260) | 8 (168.5372) | 6 (171.9888) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 5 / 16 (344.5600) | 2 (177.1428) | 6 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 8 / 33 (343.9544) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 2 / 37 (347.9772) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard B Cameron, MO | 1 / 7 (351.9772) | 3 (174.2744) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - Backyard A Cameron, MO | 1 / 10 (353.1200) | 1 (176.5600) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Cameron, MO | — | — | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 37 (339.3712) | 6 (171.9656) | 10 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 7 / 41 (343.9656) | 7 (171.9772) | 5 (171.9884) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 34 / 47 (339.3484) | 34 (169.6684) | 28 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) Derby, KS | 1 / 14 (360.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 2 / 31 (352.0000) | 10 (172.5600) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 8 / 93 (341.0972) | 28 (163.9428) | 3 (177.1544) | 18 (166.8228) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 32 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Anchor City Cook-Off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 5 / 13 (693.1544) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 5 (174.8800) | 10 (164.0000) |
| 2023-09-01 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Grove, OK | 1 / 17 (531.9772) | 1 (175.4056) | 3 (176.5716) | 1 (180.0000) | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 12 / 29 (349.1200) | 23 (169.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK | 3 / 36 (353.1200) | 7 (175.4056) | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) Tahlequah, OK | — | — | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-07-22 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 8 / 28 (518.1940) | 3 (176.5600) | 12 (170.8228) | 9 (170.8112) | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 3 / 31 (516.5372) | 3 (176.5716) | 3 (173.1200) | 8 (166.8456) | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (BACKYARD 2) Cameron, MO | 3 / 12 (347.3828) | 5 (170.8228) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 18 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS | 1 / 28 (357.7144) | 5 (178.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 1 / 47 (349.6800) | 1 (177.7028) | 4 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 3 / 37 (343.3944) | 6 (171.4172) | 10 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 8 / 80 (343.3944) | 22 (167.9656) | 3 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 13 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 21 / 49 (339.3828) | 24 (169.6800) | 14 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 2 / 32 (350.8344) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 3 / 40 (346.2284) | 7 (170.8228) | 2 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 6 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2022-10-08 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK | 7 / 32 (518.2284) | 3 (177.7028) | 6 (173.1200) | 15 (167.4056) | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 1 / 32 (529.1084) | 1 (177.1428) | 2 (177.7028) | 12 (174.2628) | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 7 / 27 (514.2972) | 10 (168.5828) | 9 (166.8344) | 4 (178.8800) | — |
| 2022-09-09 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 1 / 13 (358.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD) (JUDGING FULL) Warsaw, MO | 1 / 5 (350.2512) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (172.5484) | — | — |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 2 / 25 (338.2400) | 6 (162.8000) | 1 (175.4400) | — | — |
| 2022-07-16 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 8 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 1 / 27 (349.6912) | 2 (172.5484) | 1 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 4 / 29 (344.0000) | 6 (170.8456) | 2 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbia, MO | 1 / 25 (348.5256) | 3 (174.2628) | 1 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-05-06 | Columbia Elks BBQ Cookoff - One Meat Ribs Columbia, MO | — | — | 18 (163.4400) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) Derby, KS | 2 / 6 (354.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 2 (176.5944) | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 2 / 25 (344.5600) | 5 (174.8572) | 5 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Anchor City Cook Off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 4 / 19 (333.0856) | 2 (171.4056) | 6 (161.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-09-11 | So.Bo.Co. BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD) Ashland, MO | 3 / 10 (332.5372) | 4 (165.1200) | 2 (167.4172) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #120 (467 pts) | #138 (427 pts) | #124 (532 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #618 (252 pts) | #949 (122 pts) | #599 (337 pts) | #891 (137 pts) | #492 (402 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #8 (1273 pts) | #13 (1206 pts) | #6 (1308 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #626 (330 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #23 (1154 pts) | #10 (1262 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #818 (163 pts) | #714 (238 pts) | #396 (621 pts) | #861 (163 pts) | #1086 (113 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #9 (1264 pts) | #6 (1290 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #940 (175 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #86 (420 pts) | #87 (385 pts) | — | — |