High-water mark
666.7768
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.7768 at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 15, 2018
Swine & Steer BBQ
Swine & Steer BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 55th of 64 at the Qlathe BBQ Championship (2019). They are ranked #5386 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2015
latest Mar 15, 2019 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
568.47 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 585.97 (-17.50)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±111.92
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.46)
Road miles
81
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
585.97 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Swine & Steer BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,391 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Swine & Steer BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Swine & Steer BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Swine & Steer BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,378 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
They turned up 8 years after Swine & Steer BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#5,384 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
Level with Swine & Steer BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,372 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1454
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 913 BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BROWNIES BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BULLS BBQ BUNCH | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Me Tender BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 146.2512 | 157.69 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 134.7996 | 152.46 | top 72% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 147.3484 | 159.81 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 123.9432 | 155.41 | top 59% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,353
finished ahead 783 times, behind 1,860
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score666.7768 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20172 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8972 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5600 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
- Peak power rating (1497) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| +2.3 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| -13 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -10.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -8.1 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2019 |
| -7.1 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
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 86% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 92.6% | 66.9% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 91.1% | 87.5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 86.3% | 83.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 55 / 64 (618.6972) | 64 (146.2512) | 44 (157.6916) | 30 (164.5372) | 58 (150.2172) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 194 / 467 (666.7768) | 128 (170.8800) | 194 (167.9772) | 274 (162.8112) | 207 (165.1084) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 185 / 185 (297.0740) | 69 (162.2744) | 179 (134.7996) | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 232 / 407 (655.8972) | 328 (157.0972) | 114 (170.2744) | 346 (155.9656) | 54 (172.5600) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 159 / 184 (603.8964) | 45 (165.1428) | 179 (134.8112) | 166 (147.3484) | 93 (156.5940) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 465 / 557 (621.6232) | 511 (148.5372) | 509 (147.9544) | 200 (167.4400) | 354 (157.6916) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 169 / 183 (586.1148) | 124 (154.2400) | 155 (147.9428) | 94 (159.9888) | 180 (123.9432) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 410 / 606 (637.6572) | 472 (157.0972) | 426 (158.2628) | 392 (160.5600) | 302 (161.7372) |