High-water mark
665.0056
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0056 at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 7, 2018
Rise and Swine
Rise and Swine is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 15th of 34 at the International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) (2018). They are ranked #4836 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Rise and Swine - AL”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 8, 2017
latest Sep 5, 2025 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Best overall
665.0056 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.69
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.49 · weakest Brisket (159.11)
Road miles
434
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 202 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
651.01 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
321.24 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
478.74 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Rise and Swine, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,851 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Rise and Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,852 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
They've been 1500 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,843 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,844 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with Rise and Swine on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,834 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Rise and Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 11 years before Rise and Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 154.8228 | 163.49 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 151.9200 | 160.15 | top 76% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8112 | 150.2172 | 161.47 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 157.0972 | 159.11 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 63% | Sep 7, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
4 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
146
finished ahead 46 times, behind 154
Longest layoff
3.6 yrs
Sep 7, 2018 → Apr 2, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
20184 milestones
- First call International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0056 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score665.0056 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1496) International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.3 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 7, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 2, 2022 |
| -10.2 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| -8 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN | Sep 8, 2017 |
| -7.1 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Oct 7, 2022 |
| -1.1 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 5, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 93.8% | 90.6% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 88.7% | 87.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 21 / 29 (337.6572) | 17 (173.1200) | 20 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 40 / 43 (314.7312) | 34 (162.2400) | 43 (152.4912) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 31 / 38 (311.3372) | 31 (159.4172) | 32 (151.9200) | — | — |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 19 / 20 (478.7428) | 18 (161.0856) | 14 (167.4400) | 20 (150.2172) | — |
| Sep 7, 2018 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) Millington, TN | 15 / 34 (665.0056) | 8 (170.2628) | 17 (166.8344) | 9 (170.8112) | 24 (157.0972) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN | 34 / 42 (637.0172) | 37 (154.8228) | 34 (157.6916) | 31 (163.3828) | 25 (161.1200) |