High-water mark
677.1200
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.1200 at Med City BBQ & Musicfest — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 7, 2015
Wine and Swine
Wine and Swine is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 4th of 16 at the Smoke on the Waterfall (2015). They are ranked #2390 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1535 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 29, 2014
latest Oct 3, 2015 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.58
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.48 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.89)
Road miles
758
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 380 mi
Schedule strength
37%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
655.46 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Wine and Swine, each with one reason worth a look.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,385 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1600
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Wine and Swine)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Wine and Swine has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,401 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1524
Level with Wine and Swine on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,383 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1541
They turned up 6 years after Wine and Swine did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 158.8344 | 164.56 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 143.9656 | 160.89 | top 51% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 160.6172 | 165.48 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 172.5484 | 146.8000 | 164.53 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
685
finished ahead 162 times, behind 566
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20155 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) Smoke on the Waterfall
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Waterfall
- Career-best overall score677.1200 Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Peak power rating (1535) Med City BBQ & Musicfest
- Most recent contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs
- First call 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0628 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5828 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.4 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | Aug 7, 2015 |
| +10.7 | Smoke on the Waterfall | Jul 10, 2015 |
| +7.5 | 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs | Aug 29, 2014 |
| +3.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jul 24, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | top 44% | 94% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 535 / 606 (610.2172) | 427 (158.8344) | 572 (143.9656) | 390 (160.6172) | 528 (146.8000) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 7 / 47 (677.1200) | 17 (169.7144) | 6 (170.2972) | 24 (164.5600) | 3 (172.5484) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 14 / 30 (656.4000) | 18 (166.2628) | 15 (162.8116) | 15 (162.2400) | 11 (165.0856) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Smoke on the Waterfall Redwood Falls, MN | 4 / 16 (668.5144) | 6 (169.1200) | 8 (163.4400) | 4 (167.3944) | 1 (168.5600) |
| Aug 29, 2014 | 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI | 11 / 34 (665.0628) | 25 (158.8456) | 16 (163.9544) | 7 (172.5828) | 9 (169.6800) |