Swine 'N' Roses BBQ

Swine 'N' Roses BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 53 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. They have won 5 Grand Championships, most recently at the Zom-B-Q (Day 2) (2023), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #734 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#734

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1636

peak 1716 · rated over 45 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Dec 11, 2021

latest May 1, 2026 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#194

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time

Category wins

28 podiums

Overall top-10s

51% of 53 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

705.1316 / 720

Master · Zom-B-Q (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

676.00 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 681.83 (-5.83)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)

Consistency

±8.95

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 171.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.46)

Road miles

6,408

across 53 mapped stops · furthest 502 mi

Schedule strength

87%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1618)

Purse competed for

$366K

listed at 43 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

5 🏅

won from 43 state-championship entries

Master avg

681.83 / 720

24 Master contests · 2 GCs

Backyard avg

337.78 / 360

14 Backyard contests · 1 GC

Backyard (3-meat) avg

514.72 / 540

8 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 2 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, 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 (16 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork Ribs ×1

Against the odds

21-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 79 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down (Oct 13, 2023) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

WV Coalfields Cookoff is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 27%

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 43 of 53 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 53 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

705.1316 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 705.1316 at Zom-B-Q (Day 2) — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 28, 2023

State champions

5 state championships won

They've taken 5 state championships from 43 entries at contests carrying the title.

43 state-championship entries

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has finished one call ahead of Swine 'N' Roses BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2023 4 Grand Championships

2023 was the year it came together: 20 contests, 4 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 22%.

20 contests
13 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 22%

A tough matchup

19–8 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN SKULLIES ahead in 70% of their meetings

SMOKIN SKULLIES has come out ahead in 19 of their 27 shared contests.

The drought

22 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Zom-B-Q (Day 2) on Oct 28, 2023 — 22 contests and 2.9 years ago.

last GC Oct 28, 2023
2.9 years ago

A strong matchup

18–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 95% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

They cook the hard rooms

1618 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 87% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1618 power rating — a tougher draw than 87% of every rated contest in the data.

45 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 25% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 25% across 7 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.

7 October contests
top 36% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,408 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,408 miles across 53 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 502 miles to 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN.

53 mapped stops
furthest 502 mi

The metronome

±1.76% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.76% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.5% of a perfect score
53 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
2026 ↗	Master	#896 (106 pts)	#1320 (56 pts)	#1025 (111 pts)	#911 (111 pts)	#889 (116 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#416 (492 pts)	#482 (467 pts)	#572 (372 pts)	#400 (552 pts)	#429 (507 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#194 (1,053 pts)	#172 (1,155 pts)	#93 (1,537 pts)	#117 (1,343 pts)	#158 (1,185 pts)
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#41 (1,046 pts)	#25 (1,160 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Master	#280 (778 pts)	#335 (671 pts)	#333 (774 pts)	#282 (773 pts)	#331 (658 pts)
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#25 (1,044 pts)	#41 (853 pts)	—	—

Overall rank by season

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Meat Monarchy

#728 of the rated field

1636 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1636

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Swine 'N' Roses BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Swine 'N' Roses BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Take It Easy BBQ

#732 of the rated field

1636 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1662

Careers of much the same size, 49 contests to 53, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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ELEGANTLY VIOLENT BBQ

#733 of the rated field

1636 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1645

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 52 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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BILLY RAY BBQ

#737 of the rated field

1636 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1681

They've been 1681 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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Cowboy Q

#730 of the rated field

1636 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1650

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Swine 'N' Roses BBQ's first contest.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Jun 6, 2025

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VICIOUS SMOKE

#738 of the rated field

1636 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1636

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Swine 'N' Roses BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 35 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Dogpatch Q	33	18	15	55%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	32	11	19	34%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	31	13	18	42%	⚔ compare
Optimus Swine	29	9	20	31%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	27	8	19	30%	⚔ compare
Off The Rack BBQ	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	22	14	8	64%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	22	8	13	36%	⚔ compare
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
POOR BOYS BBQ	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	21	15	6	71%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	19	18	1	95%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	18	11	6	61%	⚔ compare
JL Smokers	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	48	25	2	9	180 🔥	155.9432	170.46	top 42%
Pork Ribs	50	30	1	10	180 🔥	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 field size and state

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%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	4	5	0	top 39%	Mar 23, 2024
WV Coalfields Cookoff	3	1	2	top 27%	Jun 7, 2024
Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2	1	1	top 6%	Apr 7, 2023
Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)	2	12	0	top 51%	Aug 10, 2024
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival	2	7	0	top 43%	May 17, 2024
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2	2	5	0	top 37%	May 4, 2024
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1	2	4	0	top 32%	May 3, 2024
Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	3	0	top 35%	Sep 23, 2023
Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	2	0	top 19%	Sep 22, 2023
Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)	2	3	0	top 20%	Jul 29, 2023
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2)	2	9	0	top 56%	Apr 29, 2023
Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)	2	4	0	top 13%	Oct 29, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 20 contests · 4 GCs

Contests a season 8.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 23 of 53 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 31 12 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 50 entries · 1 win · 30 calls

First title Jun 10, 2022 WV Coalfields Cookoff

Opponents faced 453 finished ahead 1,099 times, behind 665

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

20261 milestone

May 1 Most recent contest Bear-B-Q

20251 milestone

Jul 25 50th tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain

20241 milestone

May 4 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2

20235 milestones

Sep 1 25th tracked contest Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival
Sep 22 First Reserve Championship Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 28 5th Grand Championship Zom-B-Q (Day 2)
Oct 28 Career-best overall score705.1316 Zom-B-Q (Day 2)
Oct 28 Peak power rating (1716) Zom-B-Q (Day 2)

20226 milestones

Apr 8 First overall podium Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
Apr 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score341.0972 Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
Jun 10 First category win (Chicken) WV Coalfields Cookoff
Jun 10 First Grand Championship WV Coalfields Cookoff
Jun 10 First state championship WV Coalfields Cookoff
Nov 11 10th tracked contest 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN

20213 milestones

Dec 11 First tracked contest River Bar Smoke Out
Dec 11 First call River Bar Smoke Out
Dec 11 First overall top-10 River Bar Smoke Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.6	WV Coalfields Cookoff	Jun 10, 2022
+15.4	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	Apr 8, 2022
+15.4	Zom-B-Q (Day 2)	Oct 28, 2023
+14.2	WV Coalfields Cookoff	Jun 9, 2023
+14.2	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)	Oct 29, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship	Jun 6, 2025
-12.6	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)	Mar 22, 2024
-10.1	WV Coalfields Cookoff	Jun 7, 2024
-9.3	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	Mar 23, 2024
-8.7	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1	May 3, 2024

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2026	1	0	0	0	0%	top 54%	94%	94%
2025	6	0	2	0	67%	top 55%	95.6%	94%
2024	15	0	4	0	73%	top 51%	96.3%	94.7%
2023	20	4	13	3	90%	top 22%	97.9%	95%
2022	10	1	7	2	90%	top 22%	96.2%	94.6%
2021	1	0	1	0	100%	top 53%	87.3%	87.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 1, 2026	Bear-B-Q 🏅 New Bern, NC	14 / 26 (676.4568)	24 (163.9428)	13 (171.4056)	13 (170.8456)	12 (170.2628)
Oct 24, 2025	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	25 / 45 (675.2912)	19 (171.4056)	9 (174.8572)	32 (165.0856)	29 (163.9428)
Sep 19, 2025	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	24 / 36 (671.2800)	22 (169.6684)	21 (167.3944)	13 (171.9772)	29 (162.2400)
Jul 25, 2025	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	19 / 37 (679.8972)	10 (173.1316)	26 (166.2400)	14 (169.7028)	19 (170.8228)
Jul 18, 2025	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	20 / 34 (677.0744)	21 (168.5600)	22 (167.9772)	12 (171.4172)	23 (169.1200)
Jun 6, 2025	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)
Mar 28, 2025	Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Carthage, NC	4 / 22 (688.5028)	8 (173.1084)	13 (169.7144)	5 (172.5600)	6 (173.1200)
Oct 11, 2024	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	9 / 26 (685.6232)	19 (161.6572)	8 (171.9772)	2 (176.5716)	4 (175.4172)
Sep 20, 2024	Pigmaster BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	22 / 33 (678.1368)	27 (167.3828)	29 (161.0856)	8 (174.2628)	4 (175.4056)
Sep 13, 2024	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	3 / 27 (693.1544)	13 (170.8456)	3 (176.0116)	5 (174.2628)	9 (172.0344)
Aug 10, 2024	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA	12 / 28 (687.9316)	2 (180)	3 (176.5716)	16 (168.5600)	26 (162.8000)
Aug 9, 2024	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA	16 / 27 (682.2516)	18 (170.8800)	24 (166.8344)	6 (176.5600)	18 (167.9772)
Jun 7, 2024	WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV	9 / 13 (677.5884)	12 (161.6456)	9 (167.9772)	4 (173.1200)	5 (174.8456)
May 17, 2024	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)
May 4, 2024	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	18 / 35 (690.1828)	24 (170.8228)	2 (180)	25 (169.6800)	22 (169.6800)
May 3, 2024	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	24 / 45 (680.4340)	21 (170.8228)	27 (167.9772)	30 (168.5256)	15 (173.1084)
Apr 12, 2024	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)
Mar 23, 2024	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)
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	28 / 45 (671.2912)	16 (172)	20 (169.1200)	21 (168.5256)	41 (161.6456)
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	—	18 (165.6800)	—	—	—
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	—	—	4 (173.1200)	—	—
Feb 23, 2024	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)
Oct 28, 2023	Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA	1 / 17 (705.1316)	7 (177.1428)	13 (170.2744)	1 (178.8572)	3 (178.8572)
Oct 27, 2023	Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA	10 / 19 (683.9424)	5 (176)	16 (166.2856)	8 (171.9884)	11 (169.6684)
Oct 27, 2023	Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Galax, VA	—	—	5 (169.1200)	—	—
Oct 13, 2023	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	1 / 27 (702.2400)	5 (175.4056)	3 (174.8572)	2 (175.4172)	3 (176.5600)
Sep 23, 2023	Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	3 / 20 (521.6800)	8 (173.1084)	5 (173.1544)	4 (175.4172)	—
Sep 22, 2023	Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	2 / 24 (520.5144)	18 (163.9428)	2 (178.8572)	3 (177.7144)	—
Sep 1, 2023	Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC	3 / 21 (337.0628)	6 (165.0856)	1 (171.9772)	—	—
Jul 29, 2023	Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	14 / 40 (334.7656)	3 (174.2628)	17 (160.5028)	—	—
Jul 28, 2023	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	3 / 51 (343.9656)	5 (174.2628)	10 (169.7028)	—	—
Jun 9, 2023	WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV	1 / 16 (519.9544)	3 (171.4172)	4 (170.8344)	1 (177.7028)	—
May 19, 2023	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)
May 6, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	5 / 23 (342.8000)	4 (173.1316)	5 (169.6684)	—	—
May 5, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	4 / 35 (351.4172)	11 (172.5600)	2 (178.8572)	—	—
Apr 29, 2023	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	9 / 19 (335.9428)	10 (169.6800)	12 (166.2628)	—	—
Apr 28, 2023	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	13 / 20 (334.2056)	17 (163.9428)	6 (170.2628)	—	—
Apr 7, 2023	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	1 / 28 (341.6456)	2 (174.2628)	5 (167.3828)	—	—
Mar 25, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	12 / 46 (496.4456)	7 (169.7028)	9 (167.3828)	20 (159.3600)	—
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	5 / 53 (510.2056)	11 (169.1084)	3 (173.7028)	8 (167.3944)	—
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	29 (163.9428)	—	—	—
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA	—	—	31 (157.0744)	—	—
Nov 12, 2022	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL	15 / 49 (343.4060)	10 (175.4172)	19 (167.9888)	—	—
Nov 11, 2022	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 29, 2022	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) 🏅 Shelby, NC	4 / 34 (329.6460)	3 (169.6916)	5 (159.9544)	—	—
Oct 28, 2022	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC	5 / 35 (335.9316)	3 (173.1200)	7 (162.8116)	—	—
Sep 24, 2022	Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	10 / 18 (511.3488)	8 (174.2744)	4 (174.2628)	13 (162.8116)	—
Sep 23, 2022	Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	6 / 20 (518.2516)	3 (176.5600)	14 (169.1200)	6 (172.5716)	—
Sep 23, 2022	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA	—	—	4 (175.4400)	—	—
Jul 21, 2022	Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA	4 / 25 (342.8000)	1 (176.5600)	13 (166.2400)	—	—
Jun 10, 2022	WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV	1 / 15 (519.3944)	1 (173.7028)	3 (171.4288)	2 (174.2628)	—
Apr 8, 2022	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	3 / 36 (341.0972)	7 (171.4172)	8 (169.6800)	—	—
Dec 11, 2021	River Bar Smoke Out 🏅 Goldsboro, NC	9 / 17 (314.1948)	9 (155.9432)	9 (158.2516)	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Swine 'N' Roses BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (16 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)