They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
S.W.A.T. BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1520 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2016-01-15
latest 2018-01-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.02 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 649.08 (-2.06)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.56 · weakest Chicken (160.98)
Road miles
1,752
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 495 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
649.08 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
High-water mark
662.8688
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.8688 at Smoke By the River — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-04-30
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
MISS PIGGY'S U.K. has finished one call ahead of S.W.A.T. BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS ahead in 100% of their meetings
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Griller Unchained in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
5 of 5
shared pork ribs entries lost
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
THE BARKTENDERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
The metronome
±1.64%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.2% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
106 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2667 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2678 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2663 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Level with S.W.A.T. BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2691 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 5 years before S.W.A.T. BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2676 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2679 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE FILOUS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| IRON BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MISS PIGGY'S U.K. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| GRILLKUNST | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ROKENDE REGAHS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2860 | 150.2856 | 160.98 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 159.3828 | 164.56 | top 38% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.9884 | 153.6456 | 161.33 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 157.1660 | 162.20 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| NL | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| CH | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
| IT | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2016-01-15 → 2018-01-13
Busiest season
2016
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
BZ
1 of 8 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.56 · weakest Chicken (160.98)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
1 of 8 contests
Master average
649.08
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
212
184–167 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,752
8 mapped stops · furthest 495 mi
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 20% of rated contests
Power rating
1514
peak 1520 · #2675 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
- First call W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5372 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
- First overall top-10 Smoke By the River
- First overall podium Smoke By the River
- Career-best overall score662.8688 Smoke By the River
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0116 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016
- 2017
- Peak power rating (1520) 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017
- 2018
- Most recent contest W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13 | Smoke By the River | 2016-04-30 |
| +9 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 | 2017-09-22 |
| +7 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 | 2016-09-24 |
| +4.6 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 | 2016-01-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | 2016-05-14 |
| -6.6 | W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 2018-01-13 |
| -4.5 | Eastern BBQ Contest | 2017-04-15 |
| -0.1 | 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival | 2017-07-22 |
Category scores over time
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 73% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 50% | 91.3% | 90.2% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 41% | 92.1% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-13 | W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 22 / 30 (635.3604) | 30 (155.3944) | 15 (161.1544) | 26 (153.6800) | 14 (165.1316) |
| 2017-09-22 | 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany, | 17 / 66 (657.6112) | 46 (159.3828) | 27 (162.2628) | 5 (171.9884) | 16 (163.9772) |
| 2017-07-22 | 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79418 | 23 / 40 (657.0976) | 12 (170.2860) | 19 (164.5488) | 35 (157.1200) | 20 (165.1428) |
| 2017-04-15 | Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium, g400 | 27 / 41 (633.6112) | 39 (150.2856) | 23 (159.3828) | 32 (157.0856) | 8 (166.8572) |
| 2016-09-24 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE | 21 / 67 (651.4404) | 27 (164.5372) | 5 (172.0116) | 39 (157.7256) | 45 (157.1660) |
| 2016-05-14 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | 50 / 65 (634.1372) | 47 (159.4056) | 33 (161.6916) | 54 (153.6456) | 37 (159.3944) |
| 2016-04-30 | Smoke By the River Brugg, CH | 3 / 20 (662.8688) | 10 (165.7256) | 6 (165.7144) | 3 (170.2744) | 8 (161.1544) |
| 2016-01-15 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 Rein in Taufers, IT | 12 / 30 (660.5372) | 17 (162.8228) | 6 (169.7484) | 6 (169.1544) | 20 (158.8116) |