Swine 'N' Roses BBQ VA
Rating
1617
peak 1703
Contests
53
in the data
First seen
2021-12-11
latest 2026-05-01
Best ToY finish
#194
Master 2024
Grand champs
5
1 reserve
Category wins
5
28 podiums
Overall top-10s
27
of 53 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
676.00 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 548.06 (+127.94)
Walk rate
81%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±151.86
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.46)
Road miles
6408
mi across 53 mapped stops · furthest 502 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Buckshot's BBQ has finished one call ahead of Swine 'N' Roses BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LEM'S MEAT VARNISH has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 19 of their 27 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 18 of their 19 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
WV Coalfields Cookoff is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 3 visits.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 25% across 7 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down (2023-10-13) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 48 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9432 | 170.46 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 50 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0744 | 169.46 | top 40% |
| Pork | 32 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 178.8572 | 159.3600 | 171.46 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 178.8572 | 161.6456 | 169.71 | top 49% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 22 | 2 | top 34% |
| VA | 17 | 1 | top 39% |
| WV | 4 | 2 | top 41% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 10 | 3 | top 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 27 | 2 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 37% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (20 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (23 of 53 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (50 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: WV Coalfields Cookoff (2022-06-10)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 548.06
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 676.4568 | 676.46 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 688.5028 | 676.94 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 693.1544 | 681.65 |
| 2023 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 705.1316 | 473.82 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 519.3944 | 405.23 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 314.1948 | 314.19 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q New Bern, NC | 14 / 26 (676.4568) | 24 (163.9428) | 13 (171.4056) | 13 (170.8456) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC | 25 / 45 (675.2912) | 19 (171.4056) | 9 (174.8572) | 32 (165.0856) | 29 (163.9428) |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 24 / 36 (671.2800) | 22 (169.6684) | 21 (167.3944) | 13 (171.9772) | 29 (162.2400) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 19 / 37 (679.8972) | 10 (173.1316) | 26 (166.2400) | 14 (169.7028) | 19 (170.8228) |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 20 / 34 (677.0744) | 21 (168.5600) | 22 (167.9772) | 12 (171.4172) | 23 (169.1200) |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship Welch, WV | 9 / 11 (669.5660) | 10 (161.6688) | 8 (166.2400) | 7 (171.9772) | 4 (169.6800) |
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines Carthage, NC | 4 / 22 (688.5028) | 8 (173.1084) | 13 (169.7144) | 5 (172.5600) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 9 / 26 (685.6232) | 19 (161.6572) | 8 (171.9772) | 2 (176.5716) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 22 / 33 (678.1368) | 27 (167.3828) | 29 (161.0856) | 8 (174.2628) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge Clayton, NC | 3 / 27 (693.1544) | 13 (170.8456) | 3 (176.0116) | 5 (174.2628) | 9 (172.0344) |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Ashland, VA | 12 / 28 (687.9316) | 2 (180.0000) | 3 (176.5716) | 16 (168.5600) | 26 (162.8000) |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Ashland, VA | 16 / 27 (682.2516) | 18 (170.8800) | 24 (166.8344) | 6 (176.5600) | 18 (167.9772) |
| 2024-06-07 | WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV | 9 / 13 (677.5884) | 12 (161.6456) | 9 (167.9772) | 4 (173.1200) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2024-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 7 / 18 (680.4572) | 12 (167.3828) | 3 (176.0116) | 12 (165.0972) | 3 (171.9656) |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 18 / 35 (690.1828) | 24 (170.8228) | 2 (180.0000) | 25 (169.6800) | 22 (169.6800) |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 24 / 45 (680.4340) | 21 (170.8228) | 27 (167.9772) | 30 (168.5256) | 15 (173.1084) |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 16 / 25 (672.9708) | 11 (172.5484) | 12 (166.8228) | 19 (167.3712) | 16 (166.2284) |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 24 / 42 (681.0056) | 16 (173.1200) | 20 (169.6800) | 9 (175.4172) | 36 (162.7884) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 28 / 45 (671.2912) | 16 (172.0000) | 20 (169.1200) | 21 (168.5256) | 41 (161.6456) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 18 (165.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 13 / 26 (680.4340) | 14 (170.8228) | 20 (166.2400) | 6 (172.5600) | 12 (170.8112) |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Galax, VA | 1 / 17 (705.1316) | 7 (177.1428) | 13 (170.2744) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (178.8572) |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Galax, VA | 10 / 19 (683.9424) | 5 (176.0000) | 16 (166.2856) | 8 (171.9884) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Galax, VA | — | — | 5 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 1 / 27 (702.2400) | 5 (175.4056) | 3 (174.8572) | 2 (175.4172) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 3 / 20 (521.6800) | 8 (173.1084) | 5 (173.1544) | 4 (175.4172) | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 2 / 24 (520.5144) | 18 (163.9428) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (177.7144) | — |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival King, NC | 3 / 21 (337.0628) | 6 (165.0856) | 1 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 14 / 40 (334.7656) | 3 (174.2628) | 17 (160.5028) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 3 / 51 (343.9656) | 5 (174.2628) | 10 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV | 1 / 16 (519.9544) | 3 (171.4172) | 4 (170.8344) | 1 (177.7028) | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 12 / 25 (673.0168) | 11 (171.4056) | 9 (168.5372) | 12 (169.1200) | 15 (163.9540) |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 5 / 23 (342.8000) | 4 (173.1316) | 5 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 4 / 35 (351.4172) | 11 (172.5600) | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 9 / 19 (335.9428) | 10 (169.6800) | 12 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 13 / 20 (334.2056) | 17 (163.9428) | 6 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 1 / 28 (341.6456) | 2 (174.2628) | 5 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 12 / 46 (496.4456) | 7 (169.7028) | 9 (167.3828) | 20 (159.3600) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 29 (163.9428) | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 5 / 53 (510.2056) | 11 (169.1084) | 3 (173.7028) | 8 (167.3944) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 31 (157.0744) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 15 / 49 (343.4060) | 10 (175.4172) | 19 (167.9888) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) Shelby, NC | 4 / 34 (329.6460) | 3 (169.6916) | 5 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) Shelby, NC | 5 / 35 (335.9316) | 3 (173.1200) | 7 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 10 / 18 (511.3488) | 8 (174.2744) | 4 (174.2628) | 13 (162.8116) | — |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 6 / 20 (518.2516) | 3 (176.5600) | 14 (169.1200) | 6 (172.5716) | — |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA | — | — | 4 (175.4400) | — | — |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 Galax, VA | 4 / 25 (342.8000) | 1 (176.5600) | 13 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV | 1 / 15 (519.3944) | 1 (173.7028) | 3 (171.4288) | 2 (174.2628) | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 3 / 36 (341.0972) | 7 (171.4172) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-12-11 | River Bar Smoke Out Goldsboro, NC | 9 / 17 (314.1948) | 9 (155.9432) | 9 (158.2516) | — | — |
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 | #685 (106 pts) | #1053 (56 pts) | #793 (111 pts) | #700 (111 pts) | #687 (116 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #416 (492 pts) | #482 (467 pts) | #572 (372 pts) | #400 (552 pts) | #429 (507 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #194 (1053 pts) | #172 (1155 pts) | #93 (1537 pts) | #117 (1343 pts) | #158 (1185 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #41 (1046 pts) | #25 (1160 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #280 (778 pts) | #335 (671 pts) | #333 (774 pts) | #282 (773 pts) | #331 (658 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #25 (1044 pts) | #41 (853 pts) | — | — |