Walk The Swine LA
Rating
1555
peak 1555 · rated over 7 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-03-23
latest 2025-10-24
Best ToY finish
#682
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
684.25 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 678.51 (+5.74)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±16.55
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.75 · weakest Brisket (169.04)
Road miles
1583
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1001 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Purse competed for
$47K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
678.51 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Poppa Pig has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rogue Hog BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition (2025-10-24).
Teams like this (closest power rating, LA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piggin' Whiskey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 152.5144 | 169.28 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 162.8344 | 170.75 | top 28% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9544 | 169.44 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 160.5372 | 169.04 | top 33% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 2 | 0 | top 13% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 34% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 29% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in LA (2 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 678.51 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-23 — First tracked contest · BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2)
- 📣 2019-03-23 — First call · BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2)
- 🔥 2023-11-03 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2023-11-03 — Career-best overall score (703.3712) · VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- 📈 2025-10-24 — Peak power rating (1555) · VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition | 2023-11-03 |
| +12.2 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition | 2025-10-24 |
| +10.8 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival | 2022-11-04 |
| +7.4 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) | 2019-03-23 |
| +5.2 | Boo-B-Que | 2019-10-18 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 96.7% | 96.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 11% | 97.7% | 97.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 27% | 95.6% | 95.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 93.5% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 5 / 33 (696.5256) | 5 (177.7028) | 13 (174.2628) | 6 (174.8572) | 9 (169.7028) |
| 2023-11-03 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 3 / 27 (703.3712) | 7 (174.8456) | 5 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2022-11-04 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 3 / 11 (688.4684) | 4 (174.8456) | 4 (167.3944) | 4 (171.9656) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2021-05-01 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 14 / 38 (669.0172) | 6 (173.7028) | 23 (162.8344) | 15 (167.3828) | 20 (165.0972) |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE | 15 / 63 (663.8744) | 9 (170.8344) | 9 (167.9656) | 27 (164.5372) | 35 (160.5372) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 15 / 44 (655.2688) | 40 (152.5144) | 3 (174.2628) | 26 (159.9544) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 15 / 52 (673.0280) | 45 (160.5256) | 11 (171.9656) | 20 (167.3712) | 7 (173.1656) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #682 (227 pts) | #873 (157 pts) | #860 (177 pts) | #644 (277 pts) | #899 (127 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #713 (211 pts) | #818 (186 pts) | #896 (186 pts) | #788 (186 pts) | #705 (236 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1004 (115 pts) | #824 (175 pts) | #1269 (70 pts) | #1068 (110 pts) | #1150 (85 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1436 (140 pts) | #1542 (130 pts) | #1298 (195 pts) | #1454 (155 pts) | #1100 (260 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1505 (155 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1311 (235 pts) | #1068 (295 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1537 (160 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1538 (175 pts) | #1372 (220 pts) | #1625 (160 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #830 (367 pts) | #891 (362 pts) | #869 (367 pts) | #616 (537 pts) | #653 (497 pts) |