Swig & Swine

Swig & Swine is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 12th of 25 at the Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) (2017).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1478

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Nov 14, 2014

latest Nov 10, 2017 · 3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

654.6972 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

166.8344

Pork · Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

Consistency

±20.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.10)

Road miles

across 4 mapped stops

Schedule strength

21%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Master avg

620.53 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BLACK DOG BBQ has finished one call ahead of Swig & Swine 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

PIG ON FIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings

PIG ON FIRE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 12th

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	163.3828	145.0856	155.23	top 71%
Pork Ribs	4	0	162.8228	140.5028	150.10	top 75%
Pork	4	1	166.8344	141.0972	153.10	top 72%
Brisket	4	1	164.5944	160.5260	162.11	top 47%

“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
Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	4	12	0	top 74%	Nov 10, 2017

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SC 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 1 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 63 finished ahead 27 times, behind 77

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

20174 milestones

Nov 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.6972 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Nov 10 Career-best overall score654.6972 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Nov 10 Career-best single call (Pork)166.8344 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Nov 10 Most recent contest Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

20161 milestone

Nov 11 First call Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown

20142 milestones

Nov 14 First tracked contest Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014)
Nov 14 Peak power rating (1492) Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.7	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	Nov 10, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown	Nov 13, 2015
-7.9	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014)	Nov 14, 2014
-6.7	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown	Nov 11, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	100%	top 48%	90.9%	90.9%
2016	1	100%	top 80%	85.1%	85.1%
2015	1	0%	top 89%	85.1%	85.1%
2014	1	0%	top 80%	83.6%	83.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 10, 2017	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Mt. Pleasant, SC	12 / 25 (654.6972)	12 (163.3828)	13 (162.8228)	9 (166.8344)	12 (161.6572)
Nov 11, 2016	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown Mt. Pleasant, SC	20 / 25 (612.9944)	15 (158.2172)	19 (149.0856)	21 (141.0972)	9 (164.5944)
Nov 13, 2015	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Mount Pleasant, SC	25 / 28 (612.3772)	24 (154.2284)	22 (147.9772)	27 (149.6456)	17 (160.5260)
Nov 14, 2014	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014) Charleston, SC	24 / 30 (602.0684)	27 (145.0856)	28 (140.5028)	21 (154.8228)	13 (161.6572)