Wine & Swine

Wine & Swine is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 4th of 25 at the Capital City Cook Off (2020). They are ranked #4956 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,956

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1516 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 9, 2014

latest Nov 5, 2025 · 11.5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

18% of 17 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

685.1660 / 720

Master · Central Iowa Expo BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

571.05 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 608.44 (-37.39)

Walk rate

18%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Brisket · 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs

Consistency

±55.24

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 156.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.21)

Road miles

2,230

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 668 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$363K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

608.44 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

340.51 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

685.1660 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.1660 at Central Iowa Expo BBQ — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 25, 2015

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 36%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 36%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of KPMG Pork and Bean Counters in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (Sep 16, 2021).

last seen Feb 21, 2020
back Sep 16, 2021

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

IOWA WILD HOGS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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Boom or bust

±7.78% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.78% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 85.7% of a perfect score
best 95.2%

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020 ↗	Backyard	—	#71 (129 pts)	#58 (194 pts)	—	—

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Wine & Swine, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIG B'S BBQ - TX

#4,954 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1500

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Wine & Swine)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Wine & Swine has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Rub You Long Time

#4,967 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

2–6 in 8 shared contests (25% to Wine & Swine)

They've been 1525 at their best, 62 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Moolicious Intentions

#4,975 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

1–8 in 9 shared contests (11% to Wine & Swine)

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Rhythm & Ribz

#4,974 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Wine & Swine)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before Wine & Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

GRAY WOLF BBQ

#4,966 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1463

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to Wine & Swine)

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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Tracica BBQ Team

#4,938 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1464

They turned up 8 years after Wine & Swine did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Smoke & Beer BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
SMOKERS PURGATORY	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
PORK RADIO 810	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
ATTITUDES OF SMOKE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Hawg Wild	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	1	0	0	170.8228	126.6400	156.59	top 79%
Pork Ribs	14	2	0	0	174.3316	129.7372	155.21	top 73%
Pork	12	1	0	0	171.4400	140.5140	155.46	top 75%
Brisket	13	2	1	1	176.5600	137.0972	155.36	top 67%

“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)	2	0	top 25%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 76%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	10	top 84%
IA	2	top 37%
AL	1	top 16%
WI	1	top 33%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	49	top 69%	Sep 27, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	388	top 97%	Nov 5, 2025
Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2	7	top 37%	Apr 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 13 of 17 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,796 finished ahead 746 times, behind 3,645

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Feb 21, 2020 → Sep 16, 2021

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

20251 milestone

Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20211 milestone

Sep 16 10th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST

20157 milestones

Apr 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3260 Central Iowa Expo BBQ
Apr 25 First call Central Iowa Expo BBQ
Apr 25 First overall top-10 Central Iowa Expo BBQ
Apr 25 Career-best overall score685.1660 Central Iowa Expo BBQ
Sep 4 First category win (Brisket) 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs
Sep 4 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs
Sep 4 Peak power rating (1516) 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs

20141 milestone

May 9 First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	Capital City Cook Off	Feb 21, 2020
+15.9	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	Apr 25, 2015
+13.4	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
+8.3	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs	Sep 4, 2015
+2.7	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	Apr 24, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
-12	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 27, 2023
-11.6	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST	Sep 12, 2019
-11.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST	Sep 29, 2022
-11.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0	0%	top 97%	83.7%	83.7%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 98%	82%	82%
2023	2	0	0	0%	top 99%	63.6%	63.6%
2022	2	0	0	0%	top 96%	83.6%	83.6%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 10%	92.5%	92.5%
2020	1	1	0	100%	top 16%	94.6%	94.6%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 96%	81.9%	81.9%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 98%	78.7%	78.7%
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 64%	90%	90%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 92%	84.4%	84.4%
2015	3	2	1	67%	top 36%	95.2%	93.5%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 87%	86.6%	86.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 5, 2025	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)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	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)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	482 / 487 (458.2060)	220 (169.6800)	460 (151.4288)	—	478 (137.0972)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	486 / 505 (602.2284)	468 (152.5828)	494 (146.8228)	441 (156)	468 (146.8228)
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	49 / 467 (499.4856)	458 (126.6400)	417 (152.5144)	255 (164)	315 (158.8460)
Feb 21, 2020	Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	4 / 25 (340.5144)	9 (170.8228)	4 (169.6916)	—	—
Sep 12, 2019	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)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	458 / 467 (566.8684)	430 (152.6056)	462 (129.7372)	447 (143.4056)	444 (141.1200)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	262 / 407 (648.0116)	332 (156.5600)	319 (156.5716)	308 (159.4400)	21 (175.4400)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	511 / 557 (607.3596)	458 (154.8572)	484 (151.3828)	470 (154.3084)	509 (146.8112)
Sep 4, 2015	5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	9 / 27 (670.7204)	14 (168.5488)	14 (162.8000)	17 (162.8116)	1 (176.5600)
Apr 25, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	7 / 41 (685.1660)	36 (164.5372)	4 (174.3316)	9 (171.4400)	5 (174.8572)
Apr 24, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	24 / 42 (663.3260)	36 (161.6916)	23 (163.9772)	16 (167.9772)	17 (169.6800)
May 9, 2014	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	47 / 54 (623.3260)	39 (159.3944)	35 (159.9888)	49 (150.8228)	42 (153.1200)

Wine & Swine

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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)