Swampview BBQ

Swampview BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 21 at the Big Muddy Brew N Que (2017). They are ranked #6357 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,357

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1398

peak 1398 · rated over 28 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 28, 2015

latest Feb 21, 2025 · 9.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#452

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

678.8000 / 720

Master · Mankato Cookout (Day 1)

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.25 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.91 (+13.34)

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Pork Ribs · Mankato Cookout (Day 1)

Consistency

±38.83

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.65 · weakest Brisket (155.52)

Road miles

2,674

across 28 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$91K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

639.91 / 720

28 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

678.8000 career-best overall

94.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.8000 at Mankato Cookout (Day 1) — 94.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 8, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MARBURG BROTHERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Swampview BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 60%.

8 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 60%

A tough matchup

22–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 22 of their 22 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.12 points below their pork, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 155.52
Pork avg 165.65
1 call in 28 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FLYING ACES BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Fire on Ice BBQ Championship (Feb 21, 2025).

last seen Jun 11, 2022
back Feb 21, 2025

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Pork nemesis

19 of 22 shared pork entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 19 of 22 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

NAGAN FOR MORE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 58% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 58% across 6 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.

6 May contests
top 75% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 21st

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	#667 (263 pts)	#639 (308 pts)	#549 (438 pts)	#625 (318 pts)	#737 (238 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#752 (180 pts)	#773 (195 pts)	#833 (180 pts)	#756 (190 pts)	#782 (180 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#452 (238 pts)	#573 (178 pts)	#456 (258 pts)	#428 (268 pts)	#490 (238 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2000 (65 pts)	#1485 (130 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#592 (582 pts)	#632 (587 pts)	#372 (942 pts)	#449 (812 pts)	#587 (622 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1252 (221 pts)	#1002 (376 pts)	#1232 (261 pts)	#848 (466 pts)	#1403 (201 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Swampview BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

BOAR-N-Q

#6,366 of the rated field

1396 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1396

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2022

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Royal Smoke

#6,359 of the rated field

1397 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1397

Careers of much the same size, 30 contests to 28, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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CRAZY HORSE BBQ

#6,355 of the rated field

1398 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1398

31 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2023

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.Smokin J's

#6,354 of the rated field

1399 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1399

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2025

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DOUBLE J SMOKERS

#6,360 of the rated field

1397 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1397

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2024

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2 SKINNY COOKS

#6,361 of the rated field

1397 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1397

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

rated over 21 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
Hogline	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
Phoenix BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
PO PO PORK	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKE IN THE EYE	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	1	0	0	173.7144	153.1428	163.71	top 65%
Pork Ribs	28	4	0	2	176.5828	139.4056	160.80	top 67%
Pork	27	3	1	1	176.0228	153.6800	165.65	top 55%
Brisket	28	1	0	0	171.9772	140.5032	155.52	top 77%

“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)	9	0	top 84%
Large (40+)	19	0	top 71%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MN	22	0	top 71%
WI	6	0	top 90%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)	5	21	top 73%	Jun 3, 2022
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	3	28	top 88%	Jun 11, 2022
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	3	32	top 93%	Jun 10, 2022
Minnesota in May (Masters)	2	20	top 57%	May 13, 2022
KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off	2	18	top 85%	Sep 18, 2020
Big Muddy Brew N Que	2	16	top 79%	Sep 1, 2018
Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	2	26	top 63%	Jun 9, 2018
Minnesota in May	2	23	top 42%	May 11, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 8 contests

Contests a season 3.1 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 22 of 28 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 15 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 424 finished ahead 345 times, behind 1,080

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs Jun 11, 2022 → Feb 21, 2025

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

20251 milestone

Feb 21 Most recent contest Fire on Ice BBQ Championship

20221 milestone

Jun 3 25th tracked contest Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest)

20184 milestones

Jun 8 10th tracked contest Mankato Cookout (Day 1)
Jun 8 Career-best overall score678.8000 Mankato Cookout (Day 1)
Jun 8 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5828 Mankato Cookout (Day 1)
Jun 9 Peak power rating (1494) Mankato Cookout (Day 2)

20173 milestones

May 12 First call Minnesota in May
May 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7656 Minnesota in May
Sep 2 First category win (Pork) Big Muddy Brew N Que

20151 milestone

Aug 28 First tracked contest 8th Annual Big Island BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12	Minnesota in May (Masters)	May 13, 2022
+10.2	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship	Mar 2, 2018
+9	Minnesota in May	May 12, 2017
+5.1	Smokin In Steele	Jun 1, 2018
+4.5	Mankato Cookout (Day 1)	Jun 8, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1	Oct 16, 2020
-10.7	Minnesota in May	May 13, 2016
-9.6	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2	Oct 17, 2020
-9.4	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1	Jun 11, 2021
-9	Smokin in Steele	Jun 3, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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 98%	86.9%	86.9%
2022	4	0	25%	top 70%	93.6%	91.7%
2021	3	0	0%	top 88%	89.4%	87.8%
2020	5	0	0%	top 94%	89.3%	83.4%
2019	1	0	0%	top 63%	90.3%	90.3%
2018	8	0	50%	top 60%	94.3%	91.7%
2017	3	1	67%	top 62%	92.1%	90.3%
2016	2	0	0%	top 88%	86.7%	86.5%
2015	1	0	0%	top 84%	86.6%	86.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 21, 2025	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN	41 / 42 (625.5428)	20 (170.2856)	41 (150.7772)	34 (163.9656)	42 (140.5144)
Jun 11, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	28 / 37 (664.5036)	21 (170.2744)	5 (173.1432)	19 (169.1316)	35 (151.9544)
Jun 10, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	32 / 39 (653.6112)	35 (163.3712)	16 (168)	27 (165.7372)	36 (156.5028)
Jun 3, 2022	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN	29 / 33 (648.3884)	26 (164.5256)	31 (160.5372)	25 (165.1200)	27 (158.2056)
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	20 / 59 (674.2284)	15 (170.8344)	19 (168.5944)	15 (172.5484)	46 (162.2512)
Jun 12, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	40 / 45 (639.2916)	22 (167.4172)	42 (155.9428)	43 (153.6800)	30 (162.2516)
Jun 11, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	50 / 52 (614.1032)	41 (160.5600)	52 (145.0744)	23 (167.9656)	51 (140.5032)
May 7, 2021	Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN	48 / 60 (643.8628)	41 (163.9772)	41 (161.7028)	41 (163.3828)	53 (154.8000)
Oct 17, 2020	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI	33 / 33 (630.6520)	33 (158.8232)	31 (159.9660)	30 (160.5028)	33 (151.3600)
Oct 16, 2020	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	40 / 40 (459.8628)	—	35 (157.0628)	34 (158.8228)	39 (143.9772)
Sep 18, 2020	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	34 / 35 (629.0400)	35 (156.5144)	29 (158.8572)	27 (163.4284)	34 (150.2400)
Aug 28, 2020	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	39 / 45 (638.7196)	44 (153.1428)	21 (166.8228)	19 (167.9656)	41 (150.7884)
Jun 19, 2020	The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN	19 / 22 (642.7316)	16 (162.2744)	21 (154.2744)	—	16 (158.2172)
May 31, 2019	Smokin In Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	27 / 43 (650.2056)	41 (153.6684)	25 (160.5600)	24 (167.4172)	11 (168.5600)
Sep 14, 2018	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	18 / 25 (662.2056)	23 (159.3712)	2 (174.3088)	14 (167.9656)	20 (160.5600)
Sep 1, 2018	Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN	18 / 22 (637.0292)	17 (156.5944)	20 (161.6688)	5 (167.9888)	18 (150.7772)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	36 / 49 (640.4572)	35 (163.3828)	41 (159.4172)	33 (160.5372)	33 (157.1200)
Jun 9, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN	28 / 42 (669.6800)	18 (173.7144)	38 (159.4172)	17 (169.7028)	29 (166.8456)
Jun 8, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN	26 / 44 (678.8000)	28 (168)	2 (176.5828)	29 (167.9656)	31 (166.2516)
Jun 1, 2018	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	21 / 45 (663.3492)	34 (159.3944)	35 (159.9888)	10 (171.9888)	8 (171.9772)
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	36 / 70 (659.3144)	30 (166.8572)	33 (165.1200)	13 (171.9772)	55 (155.3600)
Mar 2, 2018	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	18 / 57 (672.5148)	16 (167.4172)	13 (170.2860)	30 (166.8344)	23 (167.9772)
Sep 2, 2017	Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN	16 / 21 (654.8232)	12 (165.6800)	8 (166.8688)	1 (176.0228)	18 (146.2516)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin In Steele Owatonna, MN	36 / 46 (632.4572)	11 (172.0116)	45 (139.4056)	22 (166.2400)	33 (154.8000)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	23 / 71 (662.7656)	10 (170.8572)	56 (156)	13 (170.8228)	26 (165.0856)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN	47 / 53 (620.9832)	44 (157.1204)	46 (154.2400)	46 (154.8228)	41 (154.8000)
May 13, 2016	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	62 / 71 (624.5488)	33 (164.5828)	44 (161.1888)	61 (155.9772)	67 (142.8000)
Aug 28, 2015	8th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	46 / 55 (623.8628)	42 (159.4172)	44 (156.5256)	25 (163.9772)	50 (143.9428)

Swampview 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 (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)