The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMOKIN ELVISES has finished one call ahead of Swine Tingling BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Swine Tingling BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1505 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-04-12
latest 2015-07-31
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.05
last 3 Master vs avg 650.05 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.99
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.15 · weakest Pork (161.31)
Road miles
35
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Master avg
650.05 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BLACK EYE BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
Swine Tingling BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 110 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3015 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Level with Swine Tingling BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3022 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 158.8572 | 161.32 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 161.1430 | 165.15 | top 41% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 158.2856 | 161.31 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 153.0744 | 162.27 | top 44% |
“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 41% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.3 yrs
2013-04-12 → 2015-07-31
Busiest season
2015
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.15 · weakest Pork (161.31)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
650.05
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
124
71–80 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
35
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1539
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
2013-04-12 → 2014-08-01
Power rating
1505
peak 1505 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
- 2014
- First call Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6344 Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
- 2015
- Career-best overall score658.8112 Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.3200 Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1505) Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest | 2014-08-01 |
| +2.5 | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest | 2015-07-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.5 | Smoke In The Spring | 2013-04-12 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-31 | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 24 / 46 (658.8112) | 29 (162.8456) | 25 (165.7028) | 38 (159.9428) | 6 (170.3200) |
| 2014-08-01 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 15 / 37 (649.6344) | 23 (162.2628) | 4 (168.5944) | 16 (165.7028) | 28 (153.0744) |
| 2013-04-12 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 44 / 71 (641.7144) | 49 (158.8572) | 41 (161.1430) | 51 (158.2856) | 31 (163.4286) |