House of Swine

House of Swine is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 9th of 10 at the Railyard BBQ Brawl (2022). They are ranked #6089 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,089

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1430

peak 1504 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 14, 2013

latest Aug 15, 2025 · 12.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#807

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

666.7544 / 720

Master · Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.75 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 636.94 (-1.19)

Walk rate

12%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2856

Brisket · Smokin' on the River

Consistency

±14.92

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.35 · weakest Pork (155.45)

Road miles

2,310

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 769 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$63K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.94 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

666.7544 career-best overall

92.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.7544 at Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival — 92.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 15, 2014

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Bluedog BBQ has finished one call ahead of House of Swine 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.9 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.90 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 6%.

Pork avg 155.45
Chicken avg 164.35
1 call in 17 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Green Eggs & Ham in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival (Aug 20, 2021).

last seen Aug 16, 2019
back Aug 20, 2021

Chicken nemesis

13 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BLUE CHIP BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 14 shared chicken entries.

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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 88.5% of a perfect score
17 contests

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
2022 ↗	Master	#807 (180 pts)	#688 (270 pts)	#876 (190 pts)	#790 (210 pts)	#837 (180 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1183 (85 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2013 (65 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1920 (105 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#1877 (125 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#1985 (105 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#1150 (250 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to House of Swine, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Meatheads

#6,082 of the rated field

1430 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1430

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2025

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4 K'S BBQ

#6,083 of the rated field

1430 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1430

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before House of Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

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Disciples of Blues and BBQ

#6,085 of the rated field

1430 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1430

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Serial Soul Smokers

#6,087 of the rated field

1430 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1430

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2024

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Slow Cookin' Cats

#6,081 of the rated field

1430 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1430

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Let's Get Sauced!!!

#6,088 of the rated field

1430 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1501

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ACME BBQ	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Bluedog BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
WHISKEY WHISKERS BBQ COMPANY	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Beachdogs 502 BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CHARCOAL & MORE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	1	1	172	147.9428	164.35	top 62%
Pork Ribs	17	1	0	169.6916	145.6456	159.83	top 73%
Pork	17	1	0	167.3828	147.9316	155.45	top 81%
Brisket	17	2	1	174.2856	140.4916	157.31	top 69%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 89%
Medium (20–39)	1	top 100%
Large (40+)	14	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	15	top 79%
AL	1	top 90%
FL	1	top 55%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	6	19	0	top 75%	Aug 19, 2022
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues	2	35	0	top 85%	Aug 16, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 15 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 11 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 370 finished ahead 224 times, behind 590

Longest layoff 2 yrs Aug 16, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021

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

20251 milestone

Aug 15 Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest

20221 milestone

Oct 28 First overall top-10 Railyard BBQ Brawl

20181 milestone

Aug 17 10th tracked contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

20142 milestones

Aug 15 Career-best overall score666.7544 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
Aug 15 Peak power rating (1504) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival

20134 milestones

Jun 14 First tracked contest Smokin' on the River
Jun 14 First call Smokin' on the River
Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8564 Smokin' on the River
Jun 14 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2856 Smokin' on the River

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.9	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 15, 2014
+7.4	Railyard BBQ Brawl	Oct 28, 2022
+0.1	Smokin' on the River	Jun 14, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.8	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 21, 2015
-9.8	Big Blue Barbecue	Aug 10, 2018
-9.4	Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff	Sep 4, 2015
-8	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 19, 2022
-7.1	Madison Ribberfest	Aug 15, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0%	top 91%	87.6%	87.6%
2024	1	0	0%	top 84%	89.4%	89.4%
2023	1	0	0%	top 85%	87.4%	87.4%
2022	2	1	50%	top 92%	91.2%	88.5%
2021	1	0	0%	top 84%	89%	89%
2019	1	0	0%	top 81%	88.8%	88.8%
2018	2	0	0%	top 86%	90.8%	88.1%
2017	1	0	0%	top 82%	86%	86%
2016	1	0	0%	top 79%	88.7%	88.7%
2015	2	0	0%	top 89%	89.4%	87.3%
2014	2	0	0%	top 43%	92.6%	90.7%
2013	2	0	50%	top 58%	90.4%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 15, 2025	Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN	41 / 45 (630.6856)	37 (164.5600)	39 (158.8228)	38 (159.9428)	45 (147.3600)
Aug 16, 2024	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	41 / 49 (643.8860)	16 (172)	24 (169.1316)	49 (147.9316)	41 (154.8228)
Aug 18, 2023	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	35 / 41 (629.5544)	40 (147.9428)	26 (166.8228)	39 (150.2172)	29 (164.5716)
Oct 28, 2022	Railyard BBQ Brawl 🏅 Madison, AL	9 / 10 (656.4456)	3 (170.2628)	8 (165.1316)	6 (167.3828)	9 (153.6684)
Aug 19, 2022	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	42 / 45 (618.1716)	38 (161.1200)	42 (154.8000)	42 (150.2628)	38 (151.9888)
Aug 20, 2021	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	36 / 43 (641.0628)	20 (170.8456)	35 (157.6916)	41 (150.8228)	31 (161.7028)
Aug 16, 2019	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	38 / 47 (639.2460)	24 (167.9888)	28 (162.8344)	43 (154.2056)	39 (154.2172)
Aug 17, 2018	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	39 / 54 (654.0684)	28 (168.5256)	45 (160.4912)	42 (158.8116)	30 (166.2400)
Aug 10, 2018	Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN	27 / 27 (614.0572)	24 (164.5712)	26 (155.9316)	27 (153.0628)	27 (140.4916)
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	45 / 55 (619.2456)	40 (163.4172)	35 (161.6800)	45 (151.3484)	53 (142.8000)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	50 / 63 (638.8000)	45 (161.1316)	53 (156)	60 (152.5484)	27 (169.1200)
Sep 4, 2015	Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff Vernon, IN	16 / 18 (643.8632)	11 (166.8344)	15 (163.3944)	14 (161.6916)	17 (151.9428)
Aug 21, 2015	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	57 / 64 (613.6228)	29 (166.8572)	62 (146.8572)	61 (147.9656)	50 (151.9428)
Aug 15, 2014	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	19 / 60 (666.7544)	36 (165.0856)	15 (169.6916)	26 (164.5600)	19 (167.4172)
Jan 23, 2014	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	38 / 69 (639.2912)	19 (167.4056)	60 (145.6456)	43 (156.5600)	13 (169.6800)
Aug 16, 2013	Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN	39 / 60 (628.4112)	44 (157.1088)	34 (159.9540)	31 (159.3828)	42 (151.9656)
Jun 14, 2013	Smokin' on the River Jeffersonville, IN	27 / 52 (650.8564)	41 (158.2854)	31 (162.2856)	41 (155.9998)	3 (174.2856)

House of Swine

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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