The comeback
6.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.7 years, then back at New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night (Apr 22, 2022).
- last seen Aug 1, 2015
- back Apr 22, 2022
Divine Swine LI
Divine Swine LI is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 19th of 21 at the 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues (2015). Also listed in KCBS results as “Divine-Swine-LI” and “DivineSwine- LI”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 27, 2015
latest Apr 22, 2022 · 6.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 153.12 · weakest Brisket (131.39)
Road miles
136
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 134 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Purse competed for
$7,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
580.25 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Divine Swine LI, each with one reason worth a look.
Divine Swine LI has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 148 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 46
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1529
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Divine Swine LI)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Divine Swine LI has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
They've been 1505 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
They turned up 7 years after Divine Swine LI did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,396 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Level with Divine Swine LI on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5484 | 139.3944 | 149.87 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 137.6460 | 150.82 | top 93% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 142.2284 | 153.12 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.9428 | 120.5144 | 131.39 | top 87% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NJ
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
104
finished ahead 15 times, behind 101
Longest layoff
6.7 yrs
Aug 1, 2015 → Apr 22, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1316 New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- First call New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night
- Most recent contest New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues
- Peak power rating (1489) 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues
- Career-best overall score591.8628 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Apr 22, 2022 |
| -11.3 | 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues | Jun 27, 2015 |
| -1.8 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples | Aug 1, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 98% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 82.2% | 80.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 8 (162.8344) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 47 / 48 (586.1716) | 48 (139.3944) | 47 (147.9312) | 20 (169.1316) | 48 (129.7144) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 16 (153.6800) | — | — |
| Aug 1, 2015 | 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples Manorville, NY | 20 / 32 (591.8628) | 17 (153.6800) | 20 (152.0116) | 26 (142.2284) | 21 (143.9428) |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues Peconic, NY | 19 / 21 (562.7088) | 11 (156.5484) | 21 (137.6460) | 13 (148) | 20 (120.5144) |