The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SWINOS has finished one call ahead of The BBQ Shack 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
The BBQ Shack
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-01-25
latest 2017-01-27
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
602.03 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 616.37 (-14.34)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±42.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.02)
Road miles
26
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
616.37 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
SWAMP BOYS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SWAMP BOYS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Pig In or Pig Out in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
6 of 8
shared pork entries lost
SWAMP BOYS ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SWAMP BOYS has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.
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.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5001 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after The BBQ Shack did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#5012 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with The BBQ Shack on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4998 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Crackers Cooking | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SWAMP BOYS | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| United Pork Smokers | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINOS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JOHN'S TEXAS BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Shanty Town BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN BLUE Q FL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Slimz | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KATHLEEN ROADKILL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Butts on the Barbie | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGS GONE WILD BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| J-MACK COOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Kick Yo' Butt BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 140.4684 | 158.89 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 147.9084 | 157.02 | top 63% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 150.8000 | 160.54 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 150.2400 | 159.54 | top 54% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 73% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 35 | 0 | top 77% | 2016-01-29 |
| When Pigs Fly South | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 54% | 2015-11-06 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-01-25 → 2017-01-27
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.02)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 2 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
616.37
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
234
128–308 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
26
8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1462
peak 1501 · #5018 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call When Pigs Fly South
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4456 When Pigs Fly South
- Career-best overall score648.4456 When Pigs Fly South
- Peak power rating (1501) When Pigs Fly South
- 2015
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Lakeland Pig Festival
- 2017
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.6 | When Pigs Fly South | 2013-11-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2015-01-30 |
| -10.6 | When Pigs Fly South | 2014-11-07 |
| -7.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2016-01-29 |
| -5.3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2017-01-27 |
| -2.6 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival | 2014-01-23 |
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% | top 80% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 77% | 87.8% | 79.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88.2% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 51% | 90.1% | 89.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 48 / 60 (634.0684) | 35 (166.2516) | 54 (147.9084) | 42 (160.5484) | 34 (159.3600) |
| 2016-01-29 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 48 / 58 (622.6972) | 45 (159.9772) | 50 (152.5256) | 40 (159.9544) | 51 (150.2400) |
| 2015-11-06 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 20 / 35 (631.9316) | 15 (162.8572) | 27 (153.6916) | 14 (162.2400) | 25 (153.1428) |
| 2015-01-30 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 60 / 62 (507.9428) | 28 (167.9772) | — | 4 (172.5600) | 25 (167.4056) |
| 2014-11-07 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 37 / 42 (613.5084) | 41 (140.4684) | 34 (152.5372) | 20 (165.1200) | 29 (155.3828) |
| 2014-01-23 | The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 43 / 69 (635.2344) | 59 (153.0744) | 30 (162.2400) | 55 (150.8000) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2013-11-15 | When Pigs Fly South Lakeland, FL | 25 / 49 (648.4456) | 35 (155.3944) | 9 (171.9656) | 45 (151.9656) | 7 (169.1200) |
| 2013-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 35 / 70 (637.1434) | 23 (165.1428) | 33 (158.2858) | 26 (161.1430) | 48 (152.5718) |