A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
KC FINE SWINE
KC FINE SWINE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 18th of 28 at the Smokin on Oak (2017). They are ranked #4871 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Aug 28, 2015
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.84 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.41 (+3.43)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.43
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.06)
Road miles
104
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.41 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to KC FINE SWINE, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,876 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,886 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before KC FINE SWINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1466
They turned up 9 years after KC FINE SWINE did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#4,866 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Level with KC FINE SWINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,880 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before KC FINE SWINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,853 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before KC FINE SWINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 144.5944 | 164.37 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 144.5484 | 156.06 | top 82% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 145.0516 | 157.40 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 149.7372 | 157.58 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on Oak | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 81% | Aug 18, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
187
finished ahead 44 times, behind 178
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Aug 18, 2017 → Aug 26, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score651.3372 Smoke on the Bricks
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
20173 milestones
- First call Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4056 Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4576 Smokin on Oak
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' on Oak
- Peak power rating (1487) Smokin' on Oak
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Smokin' on Oak | Aug 28, 2015 |
| -8 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival | Aug 28, 2026 |
| -6.9 | Smoke on the Bricks | Aug 7, 2026 |
| -4.9 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival | Aug 26, 2022 |
| -1.5 | Smokin on Oak | Aug 18, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 90.5% | 87.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 90.1% | 89.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 27 / 31 (614.7432) | 30 (144.5944) | 24 (164.5372) | 30 (145.0516) | 22 (160.5600) |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 44 / 52 (651.3372) | 28 (169.7372) | 49 (153.6572) | 41 (164) | 42 (163.9428) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 35 / 45 (634.1372) | 26 (166.2628) | 37 (154.8000) | 39 (156.5600) | 31 (156.5144) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Smokin on Oak Bonner Springs, KS | 18 / 28 (648.4576) | 14 (167.3944) | 15 (163.4288) | 20 (163.3828) | 26 (154.2516) |
| May 5, 2017 | Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS | 19 / 30 (645.5084) | 7 (171.4056) | 26 (155.3600) | 23 (158.2400) | 17 (160.5028) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Smokin' on Oak Bonner Springs, KS | 41 / 42 (618.2628) | 24 (166.8228) | 42 (144.5484) | 38 (157.1544) | 38 (149.7372) |