2 Swine Crew AL
Rating
1675
peak 1699
Contests
74
in the data
First seen
2019-04-19
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#85
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
4
7 reserve
Category wins
10
28 podiums
Overall top-10s
40
of 74 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
340.99 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 399.26 (-58.27)
Walk rate
68%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±80.46
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.14)
Road miles
12826
mi across 74 mapped stops · furthest 725 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
RIBLIFE has finished one call ahead of 2 Swine Crew 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has come out ahead in 17 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of The Real Squeal BBQ in 18 of their 24 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0456 points of the Grand Championship at Hot Summer Nights Smoke n Sauce BBQ-(BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-07-23).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY).
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 16% across 3 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 73 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 177.7028 | 149.6684 | 169.44 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 74 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9656 | 168.14 | top 38% |
| Pork | 30 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.9200 | 168.17 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 38 | 2 | top 34% |
| TN | 12 | 1 | top 28% |
| GA | 9 | 0 | top 18% |
| IN | 3 | 1 | top 10% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 107% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 11 | 0 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 39 | 4 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 0 | top 27% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (17 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (40 of 74 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (74 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin' For Garrett (2021-10-22)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 399.26
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 344.5484 | 344.55 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 340.5600 | 339.97 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 344.0232 | 339.83 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 515.3600 | 402.62 |
| 2022 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 525.0856 | 414.46 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 519.9884 | 402.54 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 509.6228 | 496.37 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 510.8000 | 414.64 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 14 / 125 (344.5484) | 29 (170.2628) | 8 (174.2856) | 1 (180.0000) | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 12 / 30 (340.5600) | 10 (170.2856) | 10 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 20 / 42 (339.3716) | 22 (169.6800) | 14 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2024-12-06 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL | 10 / 11 (341.6572) | 11 (168.5372) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 14 / 58 (338.8112) | 2 (177.7028) | 31 (161.1084) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 8 / 38 (344.0232) | 7 (174.8572) | 12 (169.1660) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 35 / 59 (335.4172) | 22 (172.0228) | 47 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 16 / 33 (338.8116) | 10 (171.9772) | 19 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 10 (164.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 10 / 27 (344.0000) | 5 (176.6172) | 18 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 7 / 35 (342.8232) | 6 (174.2744) | 14 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 27 / 47 (341.0972) | 31 (170.2628) | 26 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 14 / 39 (341.6572) | 14 (171.9772) | 17 (169.6800) | 15 (165.0856) | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 7 / 16 (337.0744) | 6 (168.5372) | 9 (168.5372) | 11 (163.9428) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 18 / 38 (338.2400) | 3 (177.1544) | 31 (161.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 18 / 93 (334.2972) | 26 (166.8800) | 17 (167.4172) | 14 (168.5600) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 13 (172.5716) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 Madison, AL | 2 / 14 (349.1428) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (172.5828) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 6 / 27 (342.8000) | 3 (174.2628) | 10 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 6 / 19 (334.8112) | 4 (174.8456) | 13 (159.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, AL | 8 / 17 (337.6572) | 8 (169.1200) | 5 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 22 / 35 (493.6344) | 18 (169.1200) | 32 (158.8000) | 17 (165.7144) | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 43 / 58 (326.7656) | 29 (167.4056) | 45 (159.3600) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 1 / 34 (353.1200) | 6 (175.4056) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 15 / 32 (497.5768) | 24 (155.9312) | 6 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 21 / 36 (503.9656) | 14 (169.1084) | 22 (165.7144) | 16 (169.1428) | — |
| 2023-04-14 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 3 / 17 (513.0512) | 3 (171.9656) | 7 (165.6800) | 1 (175.4056) | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 22 / 39 (333.6456) | 20 (169.1084) | 26 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 26 / 80 (332.4912) | 32 (164.5256) | 18 (167.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 23 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 6 / 65 (515.3600) | 8 (174.2628) | 6 (173.1200) | 12 (167.9772) | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 17 / 49 (342.8344) | 13 (174.2744) | 16 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Railyard BBQ Brawl Madison, AL | 2 / 10 (342.2744) | 1 (177.1544) | 11 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 17 / 28 (334.2744) | 11 (170.2972) | 18 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 1 / 38 (349.7028) | 4 (174.8456) | 4 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Smokin' For Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL | 6 / 27 (517.0740) | 12 (163.9656) | 4 (175.4056) | 5 (177.7028) | — |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 10 / 35 (333.6572) | 4 (171.4172) | 20 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 12 / 35 (510.8344) | 12 (168.5600) | 12 (166.2516) | 11 (172.5600) | — |
| 2022-08-05 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 1 / 21 (515.3716) | 2 (173.7144) | 4 (171.9656) | 4 (169.6916) | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 4 / 23 (342.8344) | 1 (174.8572) | 6 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 8 / 29 (341.7028) | 9 (173.1428) | 9 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 4 / 72 (342.8344) | 2 (176.5600) | 25 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL | 3 / 34 (525.0856) | 8 (175.4056) | 4 (176.5716) | 4 (173.1084) | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 18 / 34 (335.4060) | 23 (166.2628) | 15 (169.1432) | — | — |
| 2022-04-02 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 2 / 20 (514.8000) | 4 (173.7028) | 3 (174.8572) | 13 (166.2400) | — |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 16 / 26 (486.2056) | 23 (149.6684) | 8 (168.5372) | 9 (168.0000) | — |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 15 / 73 (496.5144) | 15 (167.9656) | 15 (166.2744) | 21 (162.2744) | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 25 / 33 (329.6572) | 23 (166.8228) | 23 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Smokin' For Garrett Boonville, IN | 1 / 27 (519.9884) | 2 (172.5484) | 5 (171.9772) | 2 (175.4628) | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague Galax, VA | 18 / 15 (326.8344) | 18 (160.0000) | 12 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague Galax, VA | 14 / 15 (327.3484) | 16 (163.9656) | 13 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 2 / 31 (345.7144) | 14 (169.1200) | 1 (176.5944) | — | — |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 4 / 27 (513.6344) | 4 (170.8228) | 7 (167.3944) | 1 (175.4172) | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Great Americana BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 8 / 25 (506.8460) | 9 (167.9772) | 7 (169.1544) | 8 (169.7144) | — |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 15 / 31 (499.9772) | 3 (174.8456) | 27 (151.9656) | 13 (165.1428) | — |
| 2021-07-23 | Hot Summer Nights Smoke n Sauce BBQ-(BACKYARD ONLY) Bloomington, IN | 2 / 14 (507.9316) | 8 (162.8228) | 2 (167.3944) | 1 (177.7144) | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 7 / 31 (342.2512) | 27 (162.2512) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2021-06-04 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) Butler, AL | 2 / 14 (344.5600) | 1 (176.5828) | 8 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 3 / 46 (338.2284) | 4 (171.4056) | 5 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 7 / 29 (341.6684) | 14 (169.7028) | 7 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 20 / 38 (335.9540) | 18 (168.5484) | 18 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2021-03-12 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 2 / 24 (345.1200) | 2 (176.5828) | 10 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 4 / 81 (514.8688) | 13 (167.9772) | 4 (177.1544) | 9 (169.7372) | — |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cumming, GA | 7 / 40 (504.4800) | 12 (168.5600) | 14 (165.0972) | 6 (170.8228) | — |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 5 / 41 (487.4512) | 19 (151.9884) | 10 (161.1312) | 3 (174.3316) | — |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 3 / 21 (509.6228) | 5 (161.1316) | 5 (158.8344) | 3 (171.9656) | — |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 10 / 55 (506.2172) | 16 (167.9772) | 3 (175.4172) | 24 (162.8228) | — |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 24 / 61 (474.1028) | 5 (170.8228) | 21 (155.3600) | 32 (147.9200) | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Great Americana BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 5 / 39 (342.2628) | 6 (171.4056) | 6 (170.8572) | 17 (159.3828) | — |
| 2019-07-19 | Piggin in the Park Jasper, GA | 4 / 25 (487.8516) | 6 (164.5256) | 3 (168.5488) | 8 (154.7772) | — |
| 2019-05-11 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 9 / 41 (510.8000) | 10 (168.5484) | 9 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2019-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 13 / 39 (317.6344) | 17 (153.6800) | 11 (163.9544) | 17 (153.6572) | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #203 (115 pts) | #258 (60 pts) | #189 (155 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #132 (441 pts) | #99 (581 pts) | #135 (476 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #85 (708 pts) | #47 (908 pts) | #103 (586 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #1032 (116 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #40 (1047 pts) | #63 (928 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1392 (70 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #8 (1270 pts) | #28 (1028 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #15 (1143 pts) | #16 (1179 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #25 (500 pts) | #19 (600 pts) | — | — |