A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Partners 'N' Swine
Partners 'N' Swine is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 25th of 28 at the University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest (2025). Also listed in KCBS results as “Partners-N-Swine” and “Partners N' Swine”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Mar 13, 2026 · 12.9 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 92%
overall standings
Best overall
635.2456 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
167.9772
Consistency
±1.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.37 · weakest Brisket (151.18)
Road miles
973
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 597 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
633.01 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 159.4286 | 164.37 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 158.8000 | 161.10 | top 82% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4284 | 150.2512 | 156.36 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2172 | 146.1944 | 151.18 | top 94% |
“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 92% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 92% | Mar 13, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
91
finished ahead 9 times, behind 97
Longest layoff
9.6 yrs
Aug 28, 2015 → Mar 14, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score635.2456 University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9772 University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1487) Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff | Apr 5, 2013 |
| -7.8 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | Mar 14, 2025 |
| -7.7 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest | Mar 13, 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 95% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 35 / 37 (635.2456) | 30 (167.9772) | 35 (158.8000) | 37 (150.2512) | 34 (158.2172) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 25 / 28 (632.9372) | 21 (165.6916) | 26 (161.6456) | 25 (159.4056) | 27 (146.1944) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO | 40 / 44 (630.8568) | 35 (159.4286) | 26 (162.8572) | 37 (159.4284) | 41 (149.1426) |