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
- 2015-08-07
Wine and Swine
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1534
peak 1535 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-08-29
latest 2015-10-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
552.50 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 571.26 (-18.76)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±189.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.48 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.89)
Road miles
758
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 380 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)
Master avg
571.26 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 75% of their meetings
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.6
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.59 points below their pork, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 40%.
- Pork Ribs avg 160.89
- Pork avg 165.48
- 2 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PIG APPROVED BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
SPITFIRE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
64 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-head#2086 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#2090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
Level with Wine and Swine on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1534
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 22% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 3 | 0 | top 29% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
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 23% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2014-08-29 → 2015-10-03
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MN
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.48 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.89)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Master average
571.26
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
686
364–364 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
758
5 mapped stops · furthest 380 mi
Schedule strength
1549
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Power rating
1534
peak 1535 · #2089 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- 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
- 2015
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.4 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | 2015-08-07 |
| +10.7 | Smoke on the Waterfall | 2015-07-10 |
| +7.5 | 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs | 2014-08-29 |
| +3.6 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-07-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.8 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | 2015-10-03 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | top 29% | 94% | 74.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-03 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 188 / 606 (150.2400) | 427 (158.8344) | 572 (143.9656) | 390 (160.6172) | 528 (146.8000) |
| 2015-08-07 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 7 / 47 (677.1200) | 17 (169.7144) | 6 (170.2972) | 24 (164.5600) | 3 (172.5484) |
| 2015-07-24 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN | 14 / 30 (656.4000) | 18 (166.2628) | 15 (162.8116) | 15 (162.2400) | 11 (165.0856) |
| 2015-07-10 | Smoke on the Waterfall REDWOOD FALLS, MN | 4 / 16 (668.5144) | 6 (169.1200) | 8 (163.4400) | 4 (167.3944) | 1 (168.5600) |
| 2014-08-29 | 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI | 11 / 34 (665.0628) | 25 (158.8456) | 16 (163.9544) | 7 (172.5828) | 9 (169.6800) |