Cloud Swine BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3395

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1495

peak 1495 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2021-05-01

latest 2026-08-21

Best ToY finish

#858

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9432 / 720

Master · Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.53 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 661.77 (+4.76)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Chicken · Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues

Consistency

±14.88

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.92 · weakest Brisket (161.33)

Road miles

189

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)

Purse competed for

$71K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.77 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

679.9432 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9432 at Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2024-08-16

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

WeQ4U ahead in 100% of their meetings

WeQ4U has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.59 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 161.33
Chicken avg 168.92
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

WeQ4U ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WeQ4U has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.07% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.07% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
8 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Behemoth BBQ

#3389 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

SWINE DINING

#3417 of the rated field

1495 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1495

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2017-05-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Pork Dorks

#3409 of the rated field

1495 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2014, 7 years before Cloud Swine BBQ's first contest.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-09-05

⚔ Head-to-head

GNAW

#3387 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1496

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Cloud Swine BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

3 Idiots & A Smoker

#3392 of the rated field

1495 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1495

No shared contest yet.

Level with Cloud Swine BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Whiskey & Swine

#3385 of the rated field

1496 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-05-29

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Soul Pig BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BBQ Maestros	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WE WILL ROCK QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Driftwood Smokers	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
House of Swine	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
D'Vine Swine	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Bluedog BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
McQ Smokers	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	175.4400	161.6916	168.92	top 48%
Pork Ribs	8	0	170.2744	158.8116	163.97	top 64%
Pork	8	2	174.3200	160.5372	167.56	top 50%
Brisket	8	0	170.2972	146.2056	161.33	top 66%

“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)	3	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 62%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues	2	23	top 56%	2024-08-16
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2	24	top 71%	2022-08-19
Smoke on the Water	2	14	top 65%	2022-04-29

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.3 yrs 2021-05-01 → 2026-08-21

Busiest season 2022 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IN 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 5 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.92 · weakest Brisket (161.33)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 661.77 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 138 117–189 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 189 8 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi

Schedule strength 1581 average field rating faced — tougher than 64% of rated contests

Purse competed for $71,100 listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 8 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2025-08-15 → 2026-08-21

Power rating 1495 peak 1495 · #3395 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2021
May 1 First tracked contest Smoke on the Water
Aug 20 First call Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
Aug 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2404 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
2022
Apr 29 Peak power rating (1499) Smoke on the Water
2023
Aug 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues
2024
Aug 16 Career-best overall score679.9432 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues
2026
Aug 21 Most recent contest City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.1	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues	2024-08-16
+3	Madison Ribberfest	2025-08-15
+1.5	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2021-08-20
+0.7	Smoke on the Water	2022-04-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.7	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2022-08-19
-3.7	Smoke on the Water	2021-05-01
-2	City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest)	2026-08-21
-1.6	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues	2023-08-18

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	100%	top 67%	92.8%	92.8%
2025	1	0%	top 53%	94.2%	94.2%
2024	1	0%	top 47%	94.4%	94.4%
2023	1	100%	top 66%	93%	93%
2022	2	50%	top 71%	90.1%	89.2%
2021	2	50%	top 65%	92.5%	91.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-21	City of Madison BBQ Party (formerly Madison Ribberfest) 🏅 Madison, IN	26 / 39 (668.5028)	12 (171.4056)	28 (163.4056)	9 (174.3200)	32 (159.3716)
2025-08-15	Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN	24 / 45 (678.1944)	29 (167.9772)	19 (170.2744)	24 (170.2628)	23 (169.6800)
2024-08-16	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	23 / 49 (679.9432)	18 (171.4172)	36 (165.0972)	18 (173.1316)	20 (170.2972)
2023-08-18	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	27 / 41 (669.6228)	8 (175.4400)	33 (161.0972)	16 (170.8344)	31 (162.2512)
2022-08-19	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	39 / 45 (636.4000)	32 (165.6800)	30 (163.9772)	33 (160.5372)	43 (146.2056)
2022-04-29	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	14 / 25 (648.4688)	17 (161.6916)	11 (166.8344)	10 (166.2628)	17 (153.6800)
2021-08-20	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	24 / 43 (666.2404)	9 (173.7372)	32 (158.8116)	29 (163.3944)	12 (170.2972)
2021-05-01	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	20 / 27 (646.8116)	20 (163.9772)	16 (162.2744)	19 (161.7256)	23 (158.8344)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#1131 (65 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1205 (90 pts)	#1171 (65 pts)	#1147 (70 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1136 (70 pts)	#1114 (95 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1089 (95 pts)	#1106 (85 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#912 (155 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1118 (105 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#862 (165 pts)	#947 (150 pts)	#912 (180 pts)	#839 (185 pts)	#926 (150 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#858 (142 pts)	#724 (222 pts)	#896 (157 pts)	#893 (142 pts)	#771 (187 pts)