High-water mark
662.7652
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7652 at Cedar Fest BBQ — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 10, 2015
Die Freundliche Schweine
Die Freundliche Schweine is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 53 at the Cedar Fest BBQ (2015), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Feb 26, 2015
latest Jul 6, 2018 · 3.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.28
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.69 · weakest Chicken (156.39)
Road miles
1,643
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,563 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
635.86 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 172.5484 | 144.5372 | 156.39 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 160.5600 | 164.69 | top 44% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 149.6684 | 157.82 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 149.6228 | 156.96 | 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) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
182
finished ahead 91 times, behind 105
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 26, 2015 → Jul 6, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival
201510 milestones
- First tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- First call Cedar Fest BBQ
- First category win (Chicken) Cedar Fest BBQ
- First overall top-10 Cedar Fest BBQ
- First overall podium Cedar Fest BBQ
- First Reserve Championship Cedar Fest BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7652 Cedar Fest BBQ
- Career-best overall score662.7652 Cedar Fest BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5484 Cedar Fest BBQ
- Peak power rating (1509) Cedar Fest BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.8 | Cedar Fest BBQ | Apr 10, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 26, 2015 |
| -4.2 | Smokin' On The Pecos | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -3.2 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | Jul 6, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 50% | 92.1% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2018 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA | 26 / 38 (641.6000) | 34 (144.5372) | 15 (168.5372) | 13 (171.4056) | 25 (157.1200) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 32 / 48 (624.4228) | 37 (153.6800) | 16 (166.2628) | 34 (152.5372) | 29 (151.9428) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 2 / 53 (662.7652) | 1 (172.5484) | 21 (163.4056) | 26 (157.6684) | 4 (169.1428) |
| Feb 26, 2015 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 49 / 61 (614.6624) | 48 (154.8112) | 39 (160.5600) | 48 (149.6684) | 52 (149.6228) |