A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Buurman & Buurman
Buurman & Buurman is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 33 at the Meat the East (2016). They are ranked #2891 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
peak 1517 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 19, 2016
latest Apr 13, 2019 · 3.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.11 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 644.87 (-0.77)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.68
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.31 · weakest Pork (154.09)
Road miles
279
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
644.87 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Buurman & Buurman, each with one reason worth a look.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1529
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Buurman & Buurman)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Buurman & Buurman has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,881 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1538
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Buurman & Buurman)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before Buurman & Buurman's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1509
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Buurman & Buurman)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,897 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1519
Level with Buurman & Buurman on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ+ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 158.2856 | 165.63 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 162.2744 | 166.31 | top 29% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 139.8968 | 154.09 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 144.5828 | 158.84 | top 55% |
“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 39% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DE
1 of 6 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
171
finished ahead 149 times, behind 133
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Meat the East
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1517) Meat The East
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest Meat the East
- First call Meat the East
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.7084 Meat the East
- Career-best overall score652.6512 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | Sep 24, 2016 |
| +6.2 | Meat the East | Mar 19, 2016 |
| +4.5 | Meat The East | Apr 14, 2018 |
| +2.5 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 | Sep 22, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Meat the East | Apr 13, 2019 |
| -3.8 | 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off | Oct 7, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 55% | 89.8% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 90.6% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2019 | Meat the East Hengelo | 33 / 41 (626.8572) | 27 (164.5600) | 19 (162.2744) | 33 (155.4400) | 38 (144.5828) |
| Apr 14, 2018 | Meat The East Hengelo | 14 / 34 (651.4396) | 17 (164.0228) | 12 (165.7256) | 30 (156.5484) | 11 (165.1428) |
| Oct 7, 2017 | 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp | 30 / 47 (646.8800) | 38 (158.2856) | 15 (167.4744) | 20 (166.2856) | 38 (154.8344) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany | 30 / 66 (642.7080) | 3 (175.4056) | 16 (165.7372) | 64 (139.8968) | 25 (161.6684) |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE | 20 / 67 (652.6512) | 22 (165.1656) | 10 (169.7372) | 57 (149.1656) | 12 (168.5828) |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Meat the East Enschede, NL | 12 / 33 (648.7084) | 11 (166.3428) | 8 (166.9372) | 21 (157.1772) | 22 (158.2512) |