SWAMP BOYS FL

Power ranking

#1660

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1498

peak 1531

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-01-25

latest 2024-11-22

Best ToY finish

#151

Master 2014

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3484

Hawgin On Lanier

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.99 ▼

last 5 vs career avg 670.36 (-10.37)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork Ribs · Lakeland Pig Festival

Consistency

±18.06

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.13 · weakest Chicken (165.93)

Road miles

1448

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 568 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Joe Bears BBQ has finished one call ahead of SWAMP BOYS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Smokin' Ain't EZ has come out ahead in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ACES BBQ - FL in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	2	0	0	174.2628	152.5712	165.93	top 62%
Pork Ribs	16	5	1	3	178.8800	158.2860	170.13	top 42%
Pork	16	4	0	1	176.0344	153.0856	167.47	top 52%
Brisket	16	4	1	2	177.7028	155.9544	166.83	top 46%

“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	Avg finish
FL	13	top 50%
TN	1	top 89%
NC	1	top 41%
GA	1	top 11%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 48%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
Cooks mostly in FL (13 of 16 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
All-time average overall score: 670.36

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

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2024	2	0	687.3828	659.56
2023	3	0	682.2288	660.27
2022	2	1	680.4804	674.19
2021	1	0	671.3144	671.31
2020	2	1	678.1484	677.90
2019	6	0	695.3484	675.05

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	24 / 26 (631.7372)	25 (155.9316)	21 (162.8000)	25 (157.0512)	20 (155.9544)
2024-01-26	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	30 / 61 (687.3828)	40 (170.2628)	15 (175.4172)	18 (173.7028)	36 (168.0000)
2023-11-17	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	17 / 25 (648.4576)	15 (163.9428)	20 (158.2860)	17 (165.6800)	19 (160.5488)
2023-02-03	Budweiser Smoke on the Water Winter Haven, FL	21 / 47 (682.2288)	25 (171.4172)	13 (174.2860)	26 (169.1200)	28 (167.4056)
2023-01-27	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	43 / 51 (650.1372)	47 (162.2628)	37 (163.9544)	39 (165.1200)	41 (158.8000)
2022-11-18	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	10 / 25 (680.4804)	19 (167.3944)	12 (169.6916)	18 (166.8228)	1 (176.5716)
2022-01-28	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	38 / 60 (667.9084)	53 (160.5256)	38 (166.2400)	5 (176.0344)	33 (165.1084)
2021-11-19	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	19 / 37 (671.3144)	25 (166.8228)	22 (165.6916)	21 (167.9772)	11 (170.8228)
2020-03-06	Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL	9 / 32 (678.1484)	19 (165.0972)	3 (175.4172)	7 (170.8228)	13 (166.8112)
2020-01-24	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	16 / 53 (677.6568)	12 (172.5484)	1 (178.8800)	23 (168.5484)	37 (157.6800)
2019-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	2 / 39 (694.2284)	7 (173.1200)	5 (174.2628)	3 (174.8456)	4 (172.0000)
2019-10-25	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue(JUDGES FULL)(COMPETITORS SERIES) Lynchburg, TN	86 / 97 (644.5024)	93 (152.5712)	64 (167.4284)	95 (153.0856)	26 (171.4172)
2019-08-09	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	12 / 29 (675.8856)	9 (172.0000)	17 (169.6800)	9 (170.8344)	22 (163.3712)
2019-08-02	Hawgin On Lanier Gainesville, GA	5 / 45 (695.3484)	12 (174.2628)	4 (176.0116)	30 (167.3712)	3 (177.7028)
2019-04-12	Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL	18 / 25 (658.1144)	20 (164.5256)	15 (166.8228)	15 (165.1088)	16 (161.6572)
2019-01-25	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	9 / 58 (682.2172)	38 (162.2400)	2 (177.1544)	24 (167.4172)	4 (175.4056)

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	#1423 (56 pts)	#1515 (51 pts)	#1259 (71 pts)	#1494 (51 pts)	#1122 (76 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#819 (150 pts)	#867 (160 pts)	#839 (185 pts)	#788 (185 pts)	#873 (140 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#613 (265 pts)	#796 (200 pts)	#678 (295 pts)	#750 (205 pts)	#496 (395 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#909 (150 pts)	#1051 (120 pts)	#1060 (135 pts)	#695 (265 pts)	#817 (190 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#233 (507 pts)	#332 (377 pts)	#164 (702 pts)	#271 (467 pts)	#317 (387 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#408 (794 pts)	#612 (564 pts)	#394 (849 pts)	#581 (599 pts)	#410 (819 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#902 (335 pts)	#1566 (125 pts)	#817 (430 pts)	#949 (335 pts)	#962 (320 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#490 (767 pts)	#709 (572 pts)	#377 (992 pts)	#534 (732 pts)	#610 (647 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#302 (1160 pts)	#443 (895 pts)	#374 (1015 pts)	#378 (1015 pts)	#386 (1025 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#313 (1157 pts)	#406 (937 pts)	#216 (1357 pts)	#580 (672 pts)	#389 (967 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#151 (1720 pts)	#148 (1625 pts)	#203 (1445 pts)	#60 (2030 pts)	#311 (1130 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#327 (938 pts)	#398 (783 pts)	#330 (918 pts)	#404 (788 pts)	#351 (878 pts)