A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE SMOKING HILLS ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE SMOKING HILLS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SWINE FLEW
SWINE FLEW is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 25th of 25 at the 1st Annual Boost & BBQ (2025). They are ranked #4970 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2013
latest Oct 24, 2025 · 12.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.77
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.59 · weakest Brisket (148.76)
Road miles
31
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$9,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
619.23 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SWINE FLEW, each with one reason worth a look.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,962 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,951 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
They turned up 7 years after SWINE FLEW did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careers#4,971 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Level with SWINE FLEW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,956 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before SWINE FLEW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before SWINE FLEW's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 153.1316 | 157.59 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 143.9660 | 155.52 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 143.9772 | 157.36 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 135.3600 | 148.76 | top 88% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 3 | 38 | 0 | top 84% | Oct 5, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
213
finished ahead 52 times, behind 248
Longest layoff
7.1 yrs
Oct 5, 2018 → Oct 24, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest 1st Annual Boost & BBQ
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score633.6340 Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.4400 Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
- Peak power rating (1494) Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Sep 9, 2016 |
| -8.4 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ | Oct 24, 2025 |
| -8.3 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Oct 6, 2017 |
| -5.7 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off | Sep 6, 2013 |
| -2.2 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Oct 5, 2018 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 88% | 88% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | 1st Annual Boost & BBQ 🏅 Odessa, MO | 25 / 25 (613.6348) | 25 (153.1316) | 25 (143.9660) | 25 (158.2744) | 23 (158.2628) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 38 / 56 (633.6340) | 41 (156.5484) | 35 (162.2400) | 33 (162.2856) | 43 (152.5600) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 65 / 76 (606.1484) | 40 (163.4400) | 59 (152.5372) | 64 (154.8112) | 75 (135.3600) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 74 / 76 (609.6688) | 65 (156) | 50 (161.1544) | 76 (143.9772) | 71 (148.5372) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Blue Springs Barbeque Blaze-Off Blue Springs, MO | 51 / 72 (633.0516) | 51 (158.8456) | 48 (157.6916) | 28 (167.4400) | 57 (149.0744) |