Swing'N Meats BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4013

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1483

peak 1524 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-27

latest 2025-04-11

Best ToY finish

#1236

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

669.7144 / 720

Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle

Perfect 180s

Current form

636.98 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 642.06 (-5.08)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · Farm Stock Smoke Off

Consistency

±15.32

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.54 · weakest Brisket (153.21)

Road miles

306

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Purse competed for

$101K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.06 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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

669.7144 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.7144 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-06-22

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TORNADO BBQ has finished one call ahead of Swing'N Meats BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH i QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−14.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.32 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 153.21
Chicken avg 167.54
0 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

10–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Boo Booz BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 37% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 37% across 8 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

8 June contests
top 59% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.13% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.13% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.2% of a perfect score
15 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Slab Slappers

#4031 of the rated field

1482 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Swing'N Meats BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Swing'N Meats BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-09-28

⚔ Head-to-head

Blueprint BBQ

#4028 of the rated field

1482 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1482

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Swing'N Meats BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Swing'N Meats BBQ has cooked, 7 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Bonehawk BBQ

#4026 of the rated field

1482 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1482

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to Swing'N Meats BBQ)

They turned up 7 years after Swing'N Meats BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

⚔ Head-to-head

Red Beards BBQ

#4014 of the rated field

1482 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1515 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-08-29

⚔ Head-to-head

UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE

#4024 of the rated field

1482 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Swing'N Meats BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

HERDER HERDER BBQ

#4020 of the rated field

1482 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2019-10-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
BEAUX HAWG BBQ	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Royal Smoke	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Shorthorn BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Knights of the Holy Grill	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
KC Meat Sweats	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
B&D BBQ	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
Slow Cookin' Cats	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
Smoking Our Butts Off	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	5	0	1	177.7372	155.4284	167.54	top 36%
Pork Ribs	15	0	0	0	167.3828	128.9372	157.06	top 68%
Pork	15	1	1	1	177.7372	156.0000	164.25	top 51%
Brisket	15	0	0	0	168.0000	131.9200	153.21	top 68%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	14	0	top 57%
MO	1	0	top 82%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 91%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival	3	41	top 75%	2022-08-26
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	3	16	top 43%	2016-06-24
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2	55	top 39%	2021-06-25

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

On the trail 10.8 yrs 2014-06-27 → 2025-04-11

Busiest season 2023 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 11 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 14 of 15 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.54 · weakest Brisket (153.21)

Walk rate 33% a top-10 call in 5 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 15 contests

Master average 642.06 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 612 955–837 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 306 15 mapped stops · furthest 49 mi

Schedule strength 1554 average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests

Purse competed for $100,590 listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 13 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs 2023-10-13 → 2025-04-11

Power rating 1483 peak 1524 · #4013 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Jun 27 First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.4400 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
2017
Jun 23 First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
2018
Jun 22 First category win (Pork) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
Jun 22 Career-best overall score669.7144 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
2019
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1524) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
2020
Jul 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 Farm Stock Smoke Off
2021
Jun 25 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
2025
Apr 11 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	2018-06-22
+13.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2014-06-27
+6.3	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2019-06-21
+5	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2022-06-24
+1.7	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	2015-06-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival	2022-08-26
-10.3	Smoke in the Spring	2025-04-11
-8.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2016-06-24
-8.3	Smoke on the Water	2023-10-13
-7.3	Farm Stock Smoke Off	2020-07-24

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0%	top 96%	88.3%	88.3%
2023	2	0	0%	top 85%	88.7%	88.3%
2022	2	0	0%	top 63%	91.5%	88.7%
2021	1	0	100%	top 48%	89.8%	89.8%
2020	1	0	100%	top 95%	90.8%	90.8%
2019	2	0	0%	top 49%	90.9%	90%
2018	2	1	100%	top 36%	93%	90.3%
2017	1	0	100%	top 50%	88.2%	88.2%
2016	1	0	0%	top 76%	85.2%	85.2%
2015	1	0	0%	top 44%	88.5%	88.5%
2014	1	0	0%	top 9%	92.1%	92.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-04-11	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	88 / 92 (635.8292)	57 (169.1200)	89 (154.2404)	83 (158.2400)	83 (154.2288)
2023-10-13	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	34 / 39 (632.9488)	35 (161.6916)	27 (167.3828)	20 (166.8344)	38 (137.0400)
2023-04-21	Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	42 / 51 (638.6288)	31 (163.9428)	45 (157.6688)	39 (162.8000)	44 (154.2172)
2022-08-26	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	41 / 45 (618.6740)	30 (162.8228)	42 (148.5256)	36 (157.6684)	39 (149.6572)
2022-06-24	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	58 / 164 (658.8116)	68 (164.6056)	71 (164.5372)	22 (172.5600)	121 (157.1088)
2021-06-25	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	69 / 145 (646.7660)	9 (173.7028)	121 (151.9544)	28 (169.6800)	107 (151.4288)
2020-07-24	Farm Stock Smoke Off 🏅 Lane, KS	20 / 21 (653.6916)	2 (177.7372)	18 (163.9656)	18 (165.7144)	20 (146.2744)
2019-08-23	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS	45 / 66 (642.1716)	12 (172.5600)	59 (149.1200)	49 (160.5144)	36 (159.9772)
2019-06-21	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	55 / 183 (654.3200)	71 (162.8684)	58 (165.7144)	101 (160.6172)	57 (165.1200)
2018-08-24	*East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	44 / 67 (630.6856)	7 (173.1200)	53 (158.2400)	23 (167.4056)	64 (131.9200)
2018-06-22	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	13 / 185 (669.7144)	6 (173.7372)	45 (166.2972)	1 (177.7372)	130 (151.9428)
2017-06-23	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	92 / 184 (634.7776)	9 (172.0116)	142 (151.4060)	124 (156.0000)	105 (155.3600)
2016-06-24	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	139 / 183 (613.4056)	41 (166.2628)	181 (128.9372)	97 (159.9428)	84 (158.2628)
2015-06-26	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	81 / 183 (637.0052)	131 (155.4284)	70 (162.8112)	83 (161.0856)	90 (157.6800)
2014-06-27	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	16 / 184 (663.4400)	72 (163.4172)	43 (165.1428)	28 (166.8800)	21 (168.0000)

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#899 (145 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)