Swing'N Meats BBQ

Swing'N Meats BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 13th of 185 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle (2018). They are ranked #4047 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Swing 'n Meats BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,047

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1482

peak 1523 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 27, 2014

latest Apr 11, 2025 · 10.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1236

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.54 · weakest Brisket (153.21)

Road miles

306

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 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.06 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

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
Jun 22, 2018

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.

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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

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Swing'N Meats BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BROWNIES BBQ

#4,053 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1514

3–3 in 6 shared contests (50% to Swing'N Meats BBQ)

These two have cooked 6 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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Double Stack BBQ

#4,052 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1514

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Swing'N Meats BBQ)

They've been 1514 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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Blueprint BBQ

#4,071 of the rated field

1482 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 Jun 27, 2025

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Bonehawk BBQ

#4,064 of the rated field

1482 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 Jun 27, 2025

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SWINE SONG

#4,059 of the rated field

1482 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Swing'N Meats BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 14 contests

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UNCLE BUTCH BARBEQUE

#4,048 of the rated field

1482 power rating

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

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2016

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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	164.25	top 51%
Brisket	15	0	0	0	168	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

Repeat visits (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%	Aug 26, 2022
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	3	16	top 43%	Jun 24, 2016
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	2	55	top 39%	Jun 25, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 14 of 15 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 609 finished ahead 955 times, behind 837

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 13, 2023 → Apr 11, 2025

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

20251 milestone

Apr 11 Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring

20211 milestone

Jun 25 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20201 milestone

Jul 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 Farm Stock Smoke Off

20191 milestone

Jun 21 Peak power rating (1523) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20182 milestones

Jun 22 First category win (Pork) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
Jun 22 Career-best overall score669.7144 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle

20171 milestone

Jun 23 First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship

20142 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle	Jun 22, 2018
+13.5	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 27, 2014
+6.3	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2019
+5	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2022
+1.7	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 26, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival	Aug 26, 2022
-10.3	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 11, 2025
-8.6	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2016
-8.3	Smoke on the Water	Oct 13, 2023
-7.3	Farm Stock Smoke Off	Jul 24, 2020

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	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
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS	88 / 92 (635.8292)	57 (169.1200)	89 (154.2404)	83 (158.2400)	83 (154.2288)
Oct 13, 2023	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	34 / 39 (632.9488)	35 (161.6916)	27 (167.3828)	20 (166.8344)	38 (137.0400)
Apr 21, 2023	Smokin in the Creek BBQ 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO	42 / 51 (638.6288)	31 (163.9428)	45 (157.6688)	39 (162.8000)	44 (154.2172)
Aug 26, 2022	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)
Jun 24, 2022	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)
Jun 25, 2021	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)
Jul 24, 2020	Farm Stock Smoke Off 🏅 Lane, KS	20 / 21 (653.6916)	2 (177.7372)	18 (163.9656)	18 (165.7144)	20 (146.2744)
Aug 23, 2019	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)
Jun 21, 2019	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)
Aug 24, 2018	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)
Jun 22, 2018	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS	13 / 185 (669.7144)	6 (173.7372)	45 (166.2972)	1 (177.7372)	130 (151.9428)
Jun 23, 2017	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	92 / 184 (634.7776)	9 (172.0116)	142 (151.4060)	124 (156)	105 (155.3600)
Jun 24, 2016	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)
Jun 26, 2015	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)
Jun 27, 2014	Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	16 / 184 (663.4400)	72 (163.4172)	43 (165.1428)	28 (166.8800)	21 (168)

Swing'N Meats BBQ

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The metronome

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

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)