A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
LEE LA Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SWINE N BRINE BBQ
SWINE N BRINE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 39 at the Smoke on the Falls (2023). Also listed in KCBS results as “Swine N' Brine BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 9, 2021
latest Apr 3, 2026 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.41
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.54 · weakest Pork (160.56)
Road miles
14
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
333.44 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
489.71 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 161.0972 | 167.54 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 157.7144 | 164.83 | top 61% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 160.5600 | 160.56 | top 86% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Falls | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 52% | Apr 3, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
185
finished ahead 123 times, behind 143
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Apr 7, 2023 → Apr 3, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20232 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.9656 Smoke on the Falls
- Peak power rating (1502) Smoke on the Falls
20221 milestone
- Career-best overall score489.7144 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
- First call Smoke on the Falls
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score335.3484 Smoke on the Falls
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.9 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 7, 2023 |
| +2 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 9, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.5 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 12, 2022 |
| -3 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 3, 2026 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 23 / 36 (327.3372) | 22 (161.0972) | 23 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 16 / 39 (337.6340) | 31 (165.6684) | 8 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 28 / 35 (489.7144) | 9 (171.4400) | 31 (157.7144) | 30 (160.5600) | — |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 22 / 38 (335.3484) | 10 (171.9656) | 27 (163.3828) | — | — |