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A SLEW OF SOWS AND A SMOKER

A SLEW OF SOWS AND A SMOKER is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 13th of 13 at the Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off (2019). They are ranked #6349 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,349
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1402
peak 1402 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

12
in the data

First seen

Sep 6, 2013
latest Oct 18, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 90%
overall standings

Best overall

639.8860 / 720
Master · Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

609.32 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 600.71 (+8.61)

Walk rate

25%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8800
Brisket · Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

Consistency

±25.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 154.63 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.95)

Road miles

59
across 12 mapped stops

Schedule strength

42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$11K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

600.71 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

UNCLE BO'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of A SLEW OF SOWS AND A SMOKER 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

Sons of a Brisket ahead in 100% of their meetings

Sons of a Brisket has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.68 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 145.95
  • Pork avg 154.63
  • 0 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of RIB BUSTERS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 9 shared pork entries lost

Sons of a Brisket ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Sons of a Brisket has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to A SLEW OF SOWS AND A SMOKER, each with one reason worth a look.

HOLT BROTHERS BBQ
#6,350 of the rated field
1402 power rating
Contests
48
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1402

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 46 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 46 contests
  • last seen Sep 11, 2026
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JJ QUE
#6,346 of the rated field
1403 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1403

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Sep 9, 2022
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FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE
#6,344 of the rated field
1403 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1403

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Sep 30, 2026
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CHRIS P. BACON BBQ
#6,356 of the rated field
1401 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1401

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Oct 20, 2017
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Smokin J's BBQ
#6,358 of the rated field
1400 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1400

Level with A SLEW OF SOWS AND A SMOKER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen May 12, 2023
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On The Brink BBQ
#6,347 of the rated field
1403 ▲ 1 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1403

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Sons of a Brisket 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
Smoke on the Water 9 0 9 0% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN MAN GAME DAY BBQ 7 1 6 14% ⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
VALLEY OAKS STEAK COMPANY 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
HI-TECH SMOKERS 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
Theslabs.com 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
UNFAMOUS DAVE'S 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
James Brothers BBQ 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ 5 0 5 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 12 0 0 0 160.0116 133.7484 148.39 top 92%
Pork Ribs 12 0 0 0 161.1200 122.7772 145.95 top 93%
Pork 12 2 0 0 171.9656 113.5880 154.63 top 73%
Brisket 12 1 0 0 174.8800 140.5028 151.73 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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)20top 100%
Medium (20–39)20top 96%
Large (40+)80top 85%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Independence Fire & Ice BBQ 3 29 0 top 75% Oct 5, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests
Contests a season 1.7 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MO 12 of 12 contests
Contests visited 10 1 of them more than once
Opponents faced 335 finished ahead 74 times, behind 506
Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Sep 6, 2013 → Oct 17, 2014

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

20191 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off
20182 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
  2. Career-best overall score639.8860 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
20162 milestones
  1. First call Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
  2. Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8800 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
  2. Peak power rating (1488) Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+5.4Independence Fire & Ice BBQOct 5, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.5Independence Fire & Ice BBQSep 11, 2015
-12.5Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-OffSep 6, 2013
-11.62016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior QOct 21, 2016
-11.6The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior QOct 17, 2014
-11.3Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze OffOct 18, 2019

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20192000 50% top 93% 85.2% 84.1%
20181000 0% top 52% 88.9% 88.9%
20173000 0% top 90% 85.5% 83.8%
20162000 100% top 92% 87.3% 86.3%
20152000 0% top 97% 79.9% 77.2%
20141000 0% top 96% 81.4% 81.4%
20131000 0% top 92% 84.2% 84.2%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 18, 2019 Fountains at Greenbriar Blaze Off 🏅 Independence, MO 13 / 13 (598.1256) 13 (157.1200) 13 (150.8228) 13 (142.2400) 12 (147.9428)
Apr 26, 2019 Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO 36 / 42 (613.4968) 41 (139.3828) 41 (146.7772) 8 (171.9656) 32 (155.3712)
Oct 5, 2018 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO 29 / 56 (639.8860) 36 (160.0116) 37 (161.1200) 37 (159.9544) 33 (158.8000)
Oct 6, 2017 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO 67 / 76 (602.0572) 58 (155.3944) 72 (143.3484) 65 (154.7884) 62 (148.5260)
Jul 28, 2017 Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO 53 / 54 (593.0288) 53 (150.2056) 51 (145.1088) 53 (146.8228) 47 (150.8916)
Jun 2, 2017 Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO 55 / 65 (615.2800) 51 (157.6456) 60 (147.9316) 40 (163.4056) 57 (146.2972)
Oct 21, 2016 2016 Greenbriar Blaze Off and Senior Q Independence, MO 15 / 15 (614.6512) 15 (154.8000) 15 (147.9544) 8 (167.3828) 14 (144.5140)
Sep 9, 2016 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO 64 / 76 (628.4572) 71 (152.5028) 72 (144.4916) 65 (156.5828) 4 (174.8800)
Oct 23, 2015 Fountains Blaze off & Senior Q Independence, MO 21 / 22 (535.8160) 21 (133.7484) 20 (147.9768) 22 (113.5880) 22 (140.5028)
Sep 11, 2015 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO 75 / 76 (575.3256) 76 (138.8228) 76 (122.7772) 49 (158.2856) 50 (155.4400)
Oct 17, 2014 The Fountain's Blaze Off & Senior Q Independence, MO 24 / 25 (586.1712) 24 (138.8456) 24 (147.4056) 23 (155.4056) 25 (144.5144)
Sep 6, 2013 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO 66 / 72 (606.1948) 71 (142.2400) 68 (145.6916) 38 (165.1316) 51 (153.1316)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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