High-water mark
674.2172
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2172 at The Ironman — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 7, 2023
Swappin Sauces
Swappin Sauces is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 10th of 30 at The Ironman (2023). They are ranked #4730 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1508 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 7, 2023
latest Nov 8, 2024 · 1.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.39 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 655.19 (-3.80)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.43 · weakest Brisket (160.74)
Road miles
410
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 260 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$48K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
655.19 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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)
The teams rated closest to Swappin Sauces, each with one reason worth a look.
156 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,738 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
They were already cooking in 2018, 5 years before Swappin Sauces's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#4,733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They've been 1502 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,726 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Swappin Sauces's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,754 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with Swappin Sauces on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Swappin Sauces's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 157.0628 | 165.87 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 155.9316 | 162.15 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 157.0744 | 166.43 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 147.9656 | 160.74 | top 67% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2 | 35 | 0 | top 87% | Jul 29, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
5 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
145
finished ahead 59 times, behind 243
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Jul 29, 2023 → Nov 8, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Currituck Bulls and BBQ
20237 milestones
- First tracked contest The Ironman
- First call The Ironman
- First overall top-10 The Ironman
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2172 The Ironman
- Career-best overall score674.2172 The Ironman
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 The Ironman
- Peak power rating (1508) The Ironman
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.6 | The Ironman | Apr 7, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | May 19, 2023 |
| -9.9 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) | Jul 28, 2023 |
| -8.7 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | Jul 29, 2023 |
| -6.7 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ | Nov 8, 2024 |
| -3.9 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 16, 2023 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 71% | 93.6% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2024 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC | 14 / 16 (656.3884) | 14 (163.9428) | 13 (162.8000) | 14 (162.8000) | 12 (166.8456) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 35 / 40 (650.7088) | 33 (163.9772) | 34 (160.5372) | 38 (157.0744) | 16 (169.1200) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 44 / 51 (651.8748) | 43 (163.3828) | 42 (163.4060) | 43 (159.3832) | 30 (165.7028) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 20 / 29 (661.6004) | 11 (171.4172) | 18 (161.6688) | 6 (174.2744) | 24 (154.2400) |
| May 19, 2023 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 30 / 37 (636.3656) | 33 (157.0628) | 31 (155.9316) | 5 (175.4056) | 34 (147.9656) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | The Ironman 🏅 Greencastle, PA | 10 / 30 (674.2172) | 7 (175.4172) | 10 (168.5716) | 10 (169.6684) | 16 (160.5600) |