A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Vikings BBQ
Vikings BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 12th of 20 at the 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 10, 2014
latest Jul 23, 2022 · 7.8 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.62 · weakest Pork (156.15)
Road miles
456
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 262 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
638.75 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 156.5600 | 163.62 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 155.4172 | 162.64 | top 35% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 149.0972 | 156.15 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 149.6456 | 156.34 | top 51% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
EU
1 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
108
finished ahead 70 times, behind 73
Longest layoff
7.2 yrs
May 23, 2015 → Jul 23, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20225 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6116 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- Career-best overall score649.6116 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7028 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- Peak power rating (1502) 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
- Most recent contest 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Ruhrpott BBQ
- First call Ruhrpott BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2022 | 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | 12 / 20 (649.6116) | 8 (169.7028) | 5 (166.8344) | 15 (158.8228) | 13 (154.2516) |
| May 23, 2015 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands | 34 / 68 (640.4340) | 25 (164.5828) | 14 (165.6800) | 35 (160.5256) | 54 (149.6456) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU | 30 / 58 (626.1944) | 39 (156.5600) | 34 (155.4172) | 46 (149.0972) | 5 (165.1200) |