High-water mark
681.1088
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.1088 at Stand By Your Grill — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-08-15
SIMPLY SWINE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1487
peak 1506 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2014-03-14
latest 2016-09-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.33 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 651.70 (-2.37)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.28
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.31 · weakest Brisket (159.96)
Road miles
500
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
651.70 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
Their season
2014
their best year
2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 53%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 53%
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
KILLER HOGS ahead in 100% of their meetings
KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.34 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Brisket avg 159.96
- Pork avg 164.31
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BIG ED'S MSU BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
An August team
Top 51%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 51% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.
- 3 August contests
- top 63% the rest of the year
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.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3813 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SIMPLY SWINE BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SIMPLY SWINE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1507
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to SIMPLY SWINE BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 13 contests to 8.
⚔ Head-to-head#3800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after SIMPLY SWINE BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3788 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Level with SIMPLY SWINE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILLER HOGS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 1709 BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BEAN BANDITS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Misfits of Smoke | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| PE LITTLE THRIGS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-BONES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 157.6916 | 163.32 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 155.3484 | 164.12 | top 54% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 154.8456 | 164.31 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 145.0400 | 159.96 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 6 | 0 | top 62% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 63% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand by Your Grill | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 51% | 2016-08-19 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.5 yrs
2014-03-14 → 2016-09-29
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
6 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.31 · weakest Brisket (159.96)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 2 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
651.70
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
254
152–268 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
500
8 mapped stops · furthest 160 mi
Schedule strength
1545
average field rating faced — tougher than 34% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-08-14 → 2016-08-19
Power rating
1487
peak 1506 · #3798 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre
- First call Stand By Your Grill
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.1088 Stand By Your Grill
- Career-best overall score681.1088 Stand By Your Grill
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Stand By Your Grill
- Peak power rating (1506) Stand By Your Grill
- 2017
- Most recent contest Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | Stand By Your Grill | 2014-08-15 |
| +2.2 | Stand By Your Grill | 2015-08-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2015-03-13 |
| -6.8 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | 2014-03-14 |
| -5.7 | Stand by Your Grill | 2016-08-19 |
| -5 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2014-09-26 |
| -0.5 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | 2016-09-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 92.5% | 91.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 92.8% | 90.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 53% | 94.6% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-09 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-09-29 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS | 17 / 28 (666.1140) | 25 (161.0856) | 15 (169.1084) | 15 (166.2400) | 12 (169.6800) |
| 2016-08-19 | Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS | 32 / 40 (652.3540) | 35 (163.9656) | 14 (169.6684) | 36 (158.2056) | 32 (160.5144) |
| 2015-08-14 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 31 / 57 (667.9544) | 41 (164.5600) | 33 (165.1200) | 10 (172.5828) | 37 (165.6916) |
| 2015-03-13 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 80 / 94 (633.5312) | 53 (165.6800) | 49 (162.2284) | 67 (160.5828) | 88 (145.0400) |
| 2014-09-26 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 32 / 48 (626.6968) | 34 (157.6916) | 35 (155.3484) | 40 (154.8456) | 26 (158.8112) |
| 2014-08-15 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 13 / 65 (681.1088) | 20 (171.9772) | 33 (166.2628) | 2 (178.2972) | 34 (164.5716) |
| 2014-03-14 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 70 / 95 (634.1368) | 72 (158.2512) | 53 (161.0856) | 75 (159.3828) | 67 (155.4172) |