A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
CROOKED PIGS ahead in 100% of their meetings
CROOKED PIGS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SWINE STEWARD
SWINE STEWARD is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 18th of 19 at The Great Northwest Barbecue & Beer Festival (2018). They are ranked #5777 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1443
peak 1443 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2016
latest Aug 29, 2025 · 9 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 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
628.80 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 629.71 (-0.91)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.16 · weakest Pork (157.03)
Road miles
992
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 243 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
629.71 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #930 (117 pts) | #896 (142 pts) | #1075 (117 pts) | #981 (117 pts) | #725 (202 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1887 (70 pts) | #1946 (75 pts) | #1996 (65 pts) | #1336 (175 pts) | #2585 (50 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1855 (79 pts) | #1890 (84 pts) | #1862 (94 pts) | #1957 (74 pts) | #1798 (104 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2801 (58 pts) | #2908 (53 pts) | #2114 (93 pts) | #2223 (68 pts) | #2904 (53 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2916 (55 pts) | #2190 (90 pts) | #2298 (65 pts) | #2252 (75 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SWINE STEWARD, each with one reason worth a look.
77 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,773 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,771 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Level with SWINE STEWARD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
They turned up 8 years after SWINE STEWARD did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#5,781 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before SWINE STEWARD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,787 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1443
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before SWINE STEWARD's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROOKED PIGS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 146.7656 | 157.30 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 143.9656 | 157.21 | top 81% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 144.5140 | 157.03 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.4056 | 158.16 | top 78% |
“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 95% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 90% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ID
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
126
finished ahead 15 times, behind 147
Longest layoff
5.8 yrs
Sep 13, 2019 → Jun 27, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Meat & Tater BBQ Fest
20194 milestones
- First call Bands brews & BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6112 Bands brews & BBQ
- Career-best overall score653.6112 Bands brews & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8800 Bands brews & BBQ
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | The Great Northwest Barbecue & Beer Festival | Jul 13, 2018 |
| -11.7 | Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival | Sep 16, 2016 |
| -9.1 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest | Aug 29, 2025 |
| -8.3 | Bands brews & BBQ | Sep 13, 2019 |
| -8.3 | Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival | Sep 15, 2017 |
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 | 50% | top 94% | 90.1% | 86.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2025 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 39 / 39 (599.3484) | 37 (160) | 38 (143.9656) | 39 (147.9772) | 39 (147.4056) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 28 / 32 (649.0056) | 20 (165.7144) | 30 (148.5028) | 32 (160.5256) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID | 21 / 25 (653.6112) | 20 (165.1200) | 22 (162.2400) | 5 (174.8800) | 25 (151.3712) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | The Great Northwest Barbecue & Beer Festival Coeur d' Alene, ID | 18 / 19 (623.8968) | 17 (153.1312) | 15 (164.5372) | 19 (144.5140) | 13 (161.7144) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Boise, ID | 24 / 28 (618.1256) | 28 (146.7656) | 17 (160.5488) | 22 (159.4284) | 25 (151.3828) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Nampa, ID | 23 / 25 (634.2516) | 24 (153.0972) | 17 (163.4400) | 22 (154.8800) | 20 (162.8344) |