BUNCH OF SWINES KS
Rating
Contests
First seen
Best ToY finish
Grand champs
Category wins
Overall top-10s
Avg finish
Perfect 180s
Current form
Walk rate
Top-10 streak
Consistency
Strongest meat
Road miles
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PARKSTAD SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of BUNCH OF SWINES 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
The Antwerp Smokers has landed one call behind them 6 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Osdorp Grillers (NL) in 24 of their 24 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Tony Stone BBQ Competition is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.6404 points of the Grand Championship at 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 (2019-04-27).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 55-team field at Tony Stone BBQ Competition.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 10% across 3 contests, versus top 27% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 (2022-09-17) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 20 at their very first tracked contest, Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1 (2019-03-22).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 77 | 51 | 17 | 23 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0512 | 171.22 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 77 | 50 | 8 | 23 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5028 | 169.26 | top 34% |
| Pork | 77 | 51 | 5 | 21 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5256 | 168.89 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 77 | 59 | 14 | 28 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2284 | 169.86 | top 28% |
“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 | 10 | 0 | top 42% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| LT | 2 | 1 | top 17% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| GL | 1 | 1 | top 14% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 35 | 12 | top 27% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 6 | top 17% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 1 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (22 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (10 of 77 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (77 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 (2019-03-23)
- Wins it all in 25% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 679.22
- 6 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 694.8460 | 679.91 |
| 2025 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 701.0856 | 683.49 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 699.9544 | 683.18 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 695.4056 | 676.37 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 693.1200 | 670.31 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 675.9544 | 675.95 |
| 2019 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 703.3712 | 681.04 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition Boom, 2850 | 2 / 18 (694.8116) | 6 (171.9772) | 2 (174.8572) | 3 (174.2628) | 1 (173.7144) |
| 2026-05-22 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the Edition Boom, 2850 | 7 / 13 (663.8512) | 6 (166.2400) | 5 (168.0000) | 11 (158.2056) | 2 (171.4056) |
| 2026-04-25 | Spitsbroek on Fire IV Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 1 / 15 (694.8460) | 1 (175.4172) | 4 (172.0116) | 5 (172.5600) | 1 (174.8572) |
| 2026-04-24 | Spitsbroek on Fire III Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 6 / 11 (666.1256) | 5 (171.4172) | 7 (162.8000) | 8 (162.2400) | 5 (169.6684) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 100 / 158 (681.6228) | 11 (177.7144) | 59 (173.7144) | 154 (159.9428) | 82 (170.2512) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 16 / 401 (701.0856) | 94 (174.2628) | 74 (174.8456) | 95 (174.2744) | 26 (177.7028) |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) Oak Grove, MO | 35 / 50 (677.5884) | 40 (168.5256) | 31 (170.8344) | 41 (165.1200) | 9 (173.1084) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) Oak Grove, MO | 38 / 53 (682.1484) | 46 (168.5256) | 31 (170.8228) | 39 (168.5372) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 40 / 90 (688.5256) | 25 (174.2972) | 52 (170.8344) | 74 (165.6912) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 23 / 30 (663.8172) | 24 (165.0972) | 18 (167.3828) | 24 (162.8000) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2025-09-13 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 5 / 23 (675.2800) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (159.3716) | 4 (168.5256) | 7 (167.3828) |
| 2025-09-12 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 1 / 16 (695.3716) | 3 (175.4172) | 5 (170.8344) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (172.5600) |
| 2025-06-28 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 5 / 18 (683.8856) | 12 (167.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (168.5372) | 6 (167.9656) |
| 2025-06-27 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 9 / 13 (663.8284) | 5 (170.2628) | 9 (160.5144) | 8 (162.2400) | 5 (170.8112) |
| 2025-06-07 | UK Barbecue Championships at Hayles Fruit Farm Cheltenham, GL | 1 / 7 (697.1316) | 3 (170.2628) | 1 (174.2744) | 2 (174.8572) | 1 (177.7372) |
| 2025-05-24 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom, 2850 | 1 / 20 (691.3828) | 10 (170.2744) | 7 (170.8456) | 3 (176.0000) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2025-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom, 2850 | 4 / 16 (665.6576) | 1 (173.7028) | 3 (165.7028) | 5 (163.4288) | 8 (162.8232) |
| 2025-04-26 | Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 1 / 15 (687.3716) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (166.8228) | 6 (166.8228) | 1 (174.8688) |
| 2025-03-29 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia, 25125 | 3 / 30 (697.6456) | 8 (172.5484) | 6 (173.1200) | 7 (176.5600) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 104 / 169 (681.6000) | 21 (176.5716) | 100 (170.2628) | 108 (169.6800) | 142 (165.0856) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 14 / 444 (699.9544) | 34 (177.1544) | 32 (176.5716) | 86 (174.2628) | 108 (171.9656) |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 23 / 56 (684.4684) | 5 (177.7028) | 25 (171.9772) | 21 (171.9656) | 48 (162.8228) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 32 / 53 (679.8972) | 9 (176.5600) | 25 (171.4172) | 27 (171.9656) | 49 (159.9544) |
| 2024-09-07 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 4 / 24 (687.3944) | 1 (175.4172) | 5 (170.2972) | 8 (171.4172) | 7 (170.2628) |
| 2024-09-06 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 5 / 16 (675.9200) | 10 (170.8112) | 6 (168.5488) | 5 (168.5600) | 8 (168.0000) |
| 2024-06-22 | Cotswolds Barbecue Championship Cheltenham, GL50 1SD | 1 / 6 (690.1712) | 1 (171.9656) | 2 (170.8344) | 2 (171.9656) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2024-06-15 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 7 / 17 (689.0512) | 9 (171.9656) | 4 (175.4172) | 7 (173.7028) | 9 (167.9656) |
| 2024-06-01 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 4 Boom, 2850 | 4 / 16 (678.1600) | 4 (171.9772) | 4 (170.8344) | 8 (168.5372) | 7 (166.8112) |
| 2024-05-31 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 3 Boom, 2850 | 5 / 12 (690.2516) | 8 (171.9656) | 6 (174.2744) | 2 (175.4516) | 7 (168.5600) |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 5 / 18 (658.1484) | 4 (168.5372) | 4 (167.4400) | 9 (158.7884) | 5 (163.3828) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 184 / 487 (679.2796) | 103 (174.2628) | 248 (168.5256) | 217 (169.6684) | 246 (166.8228) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 161 / 211 (674.1368) | 207 (157.0512) | 71 (173.1200) | 130 (169.6800) | 39 (174.2856) |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke on the Waters 2023 Devon, | 1 / 6 (676.5600) | 1 (172.0000) | 1 (175.4400) | 1 (165.6800) | 1 (163.4400) |
| 2023-09-16 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 1 / 14 (683.3600) | 1 (170.8344) | 1 (171.9772) | 3 (170.8228) | 2 (169.7256) |
| 2023-08-05 | Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters Chew Magna, Near Bristol, BS40 8SZ | 2 / 8 (662.2516) | 1 (175.4744) | 3 (166.8916) | 3 (161.6572) | 2 (158.2284) |
| 2023-07-01 | The War of Barbeque Isola della Scala (VR), 300257 | 2 / 15 (691.8852) | 2 (175.4056) | 3 (171.4056) | 5 (173.1084) | 2 (171.9656) |
| 2023-06-24 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 5 / 26 (678.7660) | 12 (169.1200) | 3 (173.7144) | 9 (168.5372) | 6 (167.3944) |
| 2023-05-20 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 1 / 14 (695.4056) | 1 (173.1656) | 2 (173.1200) | 1 (176.0000) | 1 (173.1200) |
| 2023-04-29 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 3 / 20 (670.7428) | 5 (170.2628) | 7 (163.9544) | 2 (171.4400) | 5 (165.0856) |
| 2023-04-08 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 6 / 13 (663.2912) | 4 (169.6684) | 9 (164.5372) | 10 (162.2400) | 4 (166.8456) |
| 2023-04-07 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2023 - Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 6 / 10 (664.4340) | 3 (171.9656) | 4 (166.8228) | 8 (158.2628) | 3 (167.3828) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 120 / 249 (681.6116) | 87 (173.1316) | 162 (169.1200) | 151 (169.6800) | 119 (169.6800) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 216 / 505 (672.4684) | 288 (166.2628) | 134 (171.9656) | 208 (168.5716) | 248 (165.6684) |
| 2022-09-24 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 2) Devon, | 2 / 10 (671.8856) | 7 (163.3828) | 2 (172.5600) | 3 (166.8228) | 2 (169.1200) |
| 2022-09-23 | Smoke on the Waters (Day 1) Devon, | 3 / 8 (676.5028) | 2 (174.2628) | 2 (169.1544) | 2 (170.8228) | 5 (162.2628) |
| 2022-09-17 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 1 / 25 (674.7656) | 7 (168.5256) | 13 (160.5716) | 2 (170.2628) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2022-07-23 | 5th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival , | 5 / 20 (675.8740) | 7 (171.9656) | 3 (170.2628) | 13 (162.2400) | 6 (171.4056) |
| 2022-06-03 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2134CG | 1 / 38 (693.1200) | 1 (174.2744) | 5 (169.7028) | 5 (172.0000) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2022-05-21 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ-Contest II Terneuzen, 4538AP | 10 / 18 (651.8624) | 17 (158.1940) | 10 (158.2628) | 8 (166.8228) | 5 (168.5828) |
| 2022-05-14 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 4 / 19 (666.2288) | 11 (167.4056) | 3 (170.8572) | 7 (166.8456) | 9 (161.1204) |
| 2022-04-23 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) Tirol, A-6380 | 8 / 17 (664.4112) | 6 (171.4056) | 11 (161.6572) | 10 (165.6684) | 5 (165.6800) |
| 2022-04-22 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1) Tirol, A-6380 | 5 / 15 (661.5428) | 9 (163.3828) | 3 (166.8228) | 4 (169.6800) | 7 (161.6572) |
| 2022-04-16 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 12 / 24 (658.7200) | 17 (165.1200) | 5 (167.9656) | 17 (162.8000) | 16 (162.8344) |
| 2022-04-15 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 7 / 19 (665.0176) | 16 (165.0856) | 7 (166.2516) | 6 (168.5372) | 10 (165.1432) |
| 2021-09-04 | Smoke on the Waters Devon, | 1 / 8 (675.9544) | 1 (175.4400) | 1 (172.5716) | 5 (156.5256) | 1 (171.4172) |
| 2019-11-30 | Beer,Fries & BBQ-The Winter Edition Helshoven, 3800 | 6 / 31 (663.8740) | 6 (168.5256) | 5 (169.7028) | 15 (161.1200) | 8 (164.5256) |
| 2019-10-25 | 31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN | 5 / 97 (699.4056) | 35 (172.0000) | 2 (180.0000) | 21 (173.1428) | 15 (174.2628) |
| 2019-09-21 | Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 14 / 36 (653.6000) | 16 (163.9428) | 13 (162.8344) | 27 (157.7028) | 7 (169.1200) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 55 / 135 (685.5884) | 65 (171.9772) | 26 (174.2628) | 109 (166.2400) | 45 (173.1084) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 207 / 468 (663.8396) | 255 (164.5256) | 374 (156.5028) | 191 (167.4056) | 33 (175.4056) |
| 2019-09-07 | Smoke on the Waters Devon, EX37 9HZ | 1 / 15 (670.2404) | 9 (162.8460) | 5 (166.2744) | 1 (174.8456) | 3 (166.2744) |
| 2019-08-31 | 3rd International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland, 3891 DM | 2 / 31 (685.6116) | 1 (174.2628) | 3 (174.2744) | 2 (174.2744) | 14 (162.8000) |
| 2019-08-17 | Smoke and Fire Festival Maldon, Essex, CM9 5JQ | 2 / 16 (675.9200) | 1 (174.8456) | 6 (162.2400) | 2 (174.8572) | 7 (163.9772) |
| 2019-08-10 | Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode, 1215 | 2 / 27 (685.0512) | 8 (170.8456) | 18 (165.0972) | 4 (172.5484) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL | 18 / 45 (673.0056) | 14 (169.6800) | 13 (170.8228) | 21 (167.9656) | 22 (164.5372) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 17 / 50 (666.7088) | 21 (166.2516) | 26 (160.5144) | 22 (165.6800) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2019-06-08 | Tony Stone BBQ Competition Hoofddorp, 2314CG | 1 / 55 (687.9316) | 7 (170.8228) | 21 (165.6916) | 7 (171.4172) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-05-25 | Brew N Q Open Leicestershire, LE672FY | 3 / 34 (678.7540) | 21 (165.6684) | 9 (167.9772) | 2 (175.4056) | 9 (169.7028) |
| 2019-05-24 | Brew N Q Invitational Leicestershire, LE672FY | 1 / 26 (679.9772) | 2 (176.0000) | 14 (158.2516) | 4 (172.5600) | 2 (173.1656) |
| 2019-05-11 | Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark,Hasselt, 3800 | 5 / 49 (680.5144) | 11 (171.4288) | 21 (161.0972) | 9 (170.8112) | 1 (177.1772) |
| 2019-04-27 | 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg, 5020 | 2 / 26 (689.0396) | 4 (171.9656) | 10 (169.6684) | 2 (176.5600) | 1 (170.8456) |
| 2019-04-20 | Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove, 9600 | 4 / 29 (682.7888) | 7 (169.6800) | 8 (169.1316) | 6 (172.0000) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2019-04-19 | Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove, 9600 | 1 / 25 (701.1544) | 1 (177.1428) | 1 (175.4172) | 1 (177.7372) | 2 (170.8572) |
| 2019-04-06 | 4th Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels, 4600 | 1 / 16 (703.3712) | 4 (174.2628) | 2 (171.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2019-04-05 | 3rd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels, 4600 | 1 / 16 (685.0856) | 7 (168.5372) | 1 (174.2856) | 5 (166.2628) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2019-03-23 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day2 Torreglia, Pa 30027 | 1 / 25 (690.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (178.2972) | 21 (160.5484) | 6 (171.4288) |
| 2019-03-22 | Country Road & BBQ Contest -Day1 Torreglia, Pa 30027 | 3 / 20 (681.1316) | 1 (178.8572) | 14 (166.2744) | 12 (167.4400) | 5 (168.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #124 (802 pts) | #153 (737 pts) | #161 (737 pts) | #164 (622 pts) | #87 (932 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #40 (2048 pts) | #46 (1898 pts) | #95 (1703 pts) | #78 (1683 pts) | #43 (1918 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #91 (1534 pts) | #62 (1699 pts) | #107 (1469 pts) | #106 (1389 pts) | #126 (1309 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #45 (2016 pts) | #34 (2026 pts) | #46 (1926 pts) | #44 (1791 pts) | #28 (2026 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #48 (1936 pts) | #86 (1537 pts) | #46 (1860 pts) | #52 (1736 pts) | #55 (1816 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #565 (171 pts) | #591 (171 pts) | #570 (181 pts) | #785 (106 pts) | #622 (151 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #14 (2632 pts) | #21 (2254 pts) | #37 (2083 pts) | #17 (2350 pts) | #8 (2509 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #11 (2690 pts) | #56 (1986 pts) | #16 (2328 pts) | #23 (2309 pts) | #15 (2373 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #23 (2536 pts) | #82 (1931 pts) | #52 (2041 pts) | #100 (1811 pts) | #83 (1916 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #29 (2475 pts) | #77 (1931 pts) | #28 (2270 pts) | #42 (2093 pts) | #94 (1913 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #97 (2015 pts) | #233 (1325 pts) | #94 (1865 pts) | #126 (1680 pts) | #115 (1810 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #885 (375 pts) | #1190 (270 pts) | #1041 (320 pts) | #1091 (300 pts) | #1142 (275 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #894 (332 pts) | #1430 (177 pts) | #1008 (307 pts) | #1381 (187 pts) | #950 (322 pts) |