A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
WICHITA SWINEMEN ahead in 100% of their meetings
WICHITA SWINEMEN has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Suthern Comfort
Suthern Comfort is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 29th of 33 at the Harper County Bullseye BBQ (2018). Also listed in KCBS results as “SUTHERN COMFORT - KS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 22, 2014
latest Oct 19, 2018 · 4.2 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 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.16 · weakest Pork (152.39)
Road miles
80
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 45 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)
Master avg
633.50 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 161.1428 | 165.16 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 140.5488 | 160.27 | top 63% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 138.2744 | 152.39 | top 97% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 153.6916 | 155.68 | top 86% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper County Bullseye BBQ | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 82% | Oct 19, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
102
finished ahead 22 times, behind 119
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Oct 14, 2016 → Oct 19, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ
20164 milestones
- First call Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8856 Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score657.0976 Harper County Bullseye BBQ
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
- Peak power rating (1487) When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In | Aug 22, 2014 |
| -6 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Oct 19, 2018 |
| -4.8 | Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off | Jul 1, 2016 |
| -4.2 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Oct 14, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 91.3% | 90.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2018 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 29 / 33 (631.3256) | 25 (162.8800) | 23 (161.6800) | 32 (153.0740) | 30 (153.6916) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 29 / 38 (657.0976) | 32 (161.7488) | 14 (172.5944) | 36 (162.2400) | 29 (160.5144) |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS | 30 / 38 (651.8856) | 5 (174.8572) | 18 (166.2516) | 36 (155.9884) | 35 (154.7884) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS | 35 / 36 (593.6804) | 26 (161.1428) | 36 (140.5488) | 36 (138.2744) | 31 (153.7144) |