High-water mark
663.3944
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3944 at 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 2, 2014
Swine and Steer BBQ
Swine and Steer BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 29th of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2013). They are ranked #2401 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1524 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 26, 2015 · 2 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 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.14)
Road miles
24
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.50 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Swine and Steer BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
102 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,413 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Swine and Steer BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Swine and Steer BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,385 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1600
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Swine and Steer BBQ)
They've been 1600 at their best, 76 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 126
- GCs
- 6
- Top-10s
- 37%
- Peak
- 1821
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Swine and Steer BBQ)
126 contests to 5: their number has had years to settle where Swine and Steer BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,390 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1535
Level with Swine and Steer BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1524
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ 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 careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODSHED BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7142 | 146.7884 | 159.17 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 147.9316 | 158.14 | top 57% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 155.9428 | 164.43 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 159.4286 | 163.76 | top 28% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 29 | 0 | top 20% | Jun 26, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
794
finished ahead 803 times, behind 339
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 21, 2013 → Jun 27, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Peak power rating (1524) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score663.3944 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4282 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +9.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| +8.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| +6.4 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Battle of the Brisket | Sep 19, 2014 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 21% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 92.1% | 89.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 16% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 39 / 183 (652.4684) | 80 (161.6800) | 101 (158.2400) | 16 (169.7028) | 57 (162.8456) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 193 / 552 (663.3944) | 433 (157.1428) | 302 (162.8460) | 102 (171.4056) | 66 (172) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 39 / 46 (610.6400) | 44 (146.7884) | 43 (147.9316) | 36 (155.9428) | 17 (159.9772) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 44 / 184 (649.5652) | 58 (164.5484) | 134 (151.9656) | 22 (168.5140) | 40 (164.5372) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 29 / 183 (651.4282) | 34 (165.7142) | 13 (169.7142) | 110 (156.5712) | 73 (159.4286) |