S.W.A.T. BBQ

S.W.A.T. BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 20 at the Smoke By the River (2016). They are ranked #3144 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SWAT BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,144

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1502

peak 1508 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 16, 2015

latest Jan 13, 2018 · 3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

662.8688 / 720

Master · Smoke By the River

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.02 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 633.13 (+13.89)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0116

Pork Ribs · 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016

Consistency

±44.90

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.88 · weakest Pork (146.84)

Road miles

2,533

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 495 mi

Schedule strength

16%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)

Master avg

633.13 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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
Apr 30, 2016

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.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 41%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 41%

A tough matchup

7–0 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 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−17.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 17.04 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 40%.

Pork avg 146.84
Pork Ribs avg 163.88
3 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SALZBURGER BBQ BULLS, AUSTRIA in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

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Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 6 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 6 of 6 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE BARKTENDERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to S.W.A.T. BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BBQ MEESTERS

#3,126 of the rated field

1503 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1528

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to S.W.A.T. BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team S.W.A.T. BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

PINKIE'S BBQ

#3,134 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1506

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2017

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SMOKIN' SAUCED

#3,145 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2023

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Bros & Fire PTY

#3,132 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1521

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 13 contests, alongside a 54% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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APPLEWAY BBQ

#3,146 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1512

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before S.W.A.T. BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

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TARHEEL SMOKERS

#3,130 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1517

Level with S.W.A.T. BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 17, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DE FILOUS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
IRON BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLKUNST	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LETZQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Beat The Meat	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	0	170.2860	150.2856	162.04	top 58%
Pork Ribs	10	4	0	172.0116	157.7260	163.88	top 39%
Pork	10	3	1	171.9884	20	146.84	top 62%
Brisket	10	2	0	166.8572	149.6800	160.38	top 51%

“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)	4	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
BZ	1	top 73%
DE	1	top 31%
NL	1	top 77%
CH	1	top 15%
IT	1	top 40%

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in BZ 1 of 10 contests · 5 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 10 a different one every time

Opponents faced 238 finished ahead 197 times, behind 243

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20182 milestones

Jan 13 10th tracked contest W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest
Jan 13 Most recent contest W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest

20171 milestone

Sep 22 Peak power rating (1508) 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017

20165 milestones

Jan 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5372 W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016
Apr 30 First overall top-10 Smoke By the River
Apr 30 First overall podium Smoke By the River
Apr 30 Career-best overall score662.8688 Smoke By the River
Sep 24 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0116 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016

20152 milestones

Jan 16 First tracked contest 1st W.E.S.T - Winter Extreme South Tyrol
Jan 16 First call 1st W.E.S.T - Winter Extreme South Tyrol

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	Smoke By the River	Apr 30, 2016
+9.5	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017	Sep 22, 2017
+7.7	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016	Sep 24, 2016
+5.4	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016	Jan 15, 2016
+0.4	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 22, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015	Sep 25, 2015
-8	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition	May 14, 2016
-6.1	W.E.S.T. Winter extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	Jan 13, 2018
-3.9	Eastern BBQ Contest	Apr 15, 2017
-3.2	1st W.E.S.T - Winter Extreme South Tyrol	Jan 16, 2015

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 73%	88.2%	88.2%
2017	3	0	67%	top 50%	91.3%	90.2%
2016	4	1	75%	top 41%	92.1%	90.6%
2015	2	0	50%	top 78%	88.3%	79.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 13, 2018	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)
Sep 22, 2017	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany	17 / 66 (657.6112)	46 (159.3828)	27 (162.2628)	5 (171.9884)	16 (163.9772)
Jul 22, 2017	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	23 / 40 (657.0976)	12 (170.2860)	19 (164.5488)	35 (157.1200)	20 (165.1428)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	27 / 41 (633.6112)	39 (150.2856)	23 (159.3828)	32 (157.0856)	8 (166.8572)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	21 / 67 (651.4404)	27 (164.5372)	5 (172.0116)	39 (157.7256)	45 (157.1660)
May 14, 2016	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)
Apr 30, 2016	Smoke By the River Brugg, Switzerland	3 / 20 (662.8688)	10 (165.7256)	6 (165.7144)	3 (170.2744)	8 (161.1544)
Jan 15, 2016	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol 2016 Rein in Taufers, Italy	12 / 30 (660.5372)	17 (162.8228)	6 (169.7484)	6 (169.1544)	20 (158.8116)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	63 / 67 (502.7544)	14 (168.5256)	36 (157.7260)	66 (20)	37 (156.5028)
Jan 16, 2015	1st W.E.S.T - Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers	15 / 24 (635.9312)	12 (164)	9 (164.5484)	20 (157.7028)	20 (149.6800)

S.W.A.T. BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)