Wine & Swine KS
Rating
1462
peak 1511 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-09-12
latest 2025-11-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
571.05 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 574.15 (-3.10)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±52.15
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 153.44 · weakest Brisket (147.01)
Road miles
1373
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 666 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$363K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
574.15 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
340.51 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of KPMG Pork and Bean Counters in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BonePileBBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Fatty Shack | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Disciples of Blues and BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| B & C SMOKERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Heavy Smoke BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Meat Sweats | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Kermit's Ex | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 126.6400 | 153.43 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 146.8228 | 153.44 | top 83% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 140.5140 | 151.05 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8460 | 137.0972 | 147.01 | top 90% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 83% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 83% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 49 | 0 | top 69% | 2023-09-27 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 388 | 0 | top 97% | 2025-11-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (9 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 574.15 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 340.51 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-09-12 — First tracked contest · 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- 📣 2020-02-21 — First call · Capital City Cook Off
- 📈 2021-09-16 — Peak power rating (1511) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- ⭐ 2025-11-05 — Career-best overall score (602.7084) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.8 | Capital City Cook Off | 2020-02-21 |
| +11.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -13.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2023-09-27 |
| -13.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
| -12 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2024-10-30 |
| -11.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 82% | 82% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 63.6% | 63.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 10% | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 388 / 401 (602.7084) | 390 (150.8572) | 377 (154.2284) | 391 (149.1084) | 385 (148.5144) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 434 / 444 (590.1028) | 377 (159.9772) | 427 (148.5372) | 437 (140.5140) | 433 (141.0744) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 482 / 487 (458.2060) | 220 (169.6800) | 460 (151.4288) | — | 478 (137.0972) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 486 / 505 (602.2284) | 468 (152.5828) | 494 (146.8228) | 441 (156.0000) | 468 (146.8228) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 49 / 467 (499.4856) | 458 (126.6400) | 417 (152.5144) | 255 (164.0000) | 315 (158.8460) |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 4 / 25 (340.5144) | 9 (170.8228) | 4 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 449 / 468 (589.6572) | 458 (143.4516) | 425 (150.8800) | 447 (145.6456) | 411 (149.6800) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #71 (129 pts) | #58 (194 pts) | — | — |