Feelin' Swine BBQ

Feelin' Swine BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 9th of 32 at the Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (2023). They are ranked #5520 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,520

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1451

peak 1451 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 8, 2021

latest Sep 13, 2024 · 2.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#565

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

8% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

671.3028 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Mountain

Perfect 180s

Current form

653.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 652.46 (+1.34)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · Smoke on the Mountain

Consistency

±10.46

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.06 · weakest Brisket (158.53)

Road miles

926

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 162 mi

Schedule strength

81%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)

Purse competed for

$118K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.46 / 720

12 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

671.3028 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.3028 at Smoke on the Mountain — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 26, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOLT BROTHERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Feelin' Swine BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.53 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 8%.

Brisket avg 158.53
Pork avg 167.06
0 calls in 12 entries

Pork nemesis

11 of 12 shared pork entries lost

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared pork entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1606 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 81% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1606 power rating — a tougher draw than 81% of every rated contest in the data.

12 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

J-3 BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A July team

Top 67% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 67% across 3 contests, versus top 77% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 77% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.86% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.86% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.3% of a perfect score
12 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
2024 ↗	Master	#857 (129 pts)	#769 (204 pts)	#925 (149 pts)	#910 (129 pts)	#822 (169 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#632 (251 pts)	#543 (361 pts)	#673 (301 pts)	#527 (376 pts)	#630 (276 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#565 (346 pts)	#455 (496 pts)	#508 (481 pts)	#427 (531 pts)	#527 (406 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1191 (71 pts)	#1123 (101 pts)	#1159 (101 pts)	#1061 (111 pts)	#1566 (51 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Feelin' Swine BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Roni's Ribs

#5,522 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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BOB-A-QUE

#5,533 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Feelin' Swine BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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THE BARON & HIS PITMASTERS

#5,508 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2023

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SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ

#5,518 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

They were already cooking in 2016, 5 years before Feelin' Swine BBQ's first contest.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 13, 2022

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HELLO BBQ

#5,510 of the rated field

1451 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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ENGINEERED SMOKE

#5,537 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 24, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
POKE N SMOKE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	8	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
North Meets South BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Optimus Swine	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Blue Ribbon BBQ NC	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
JL Smokers	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	3	1	177.7028	152.4800	166.15	top 67%
Pork Ribs	12	1	0	172.0116	149.6228	160.72	top 71%
Pork	12	1	0	171.9772	159.3600	167.06	top 60%
Brisket	12	0	0	169.7372	144.4800	158.53	top 76%

“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 94%
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	10	0	top 79%
VA	2	0	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Mountain	2	21	top 68%	Jul 26, 2024
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival	2	20	top 79%	May 19, 2023
Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2	9	top 45%	Apr 14, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 10 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 189 finished ahead 83 times, behind 316

Longest layoff 1 yrs Jul 21, 2023 → Jul 26, 2024

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

20242 milestones

Jul 26 Career-best overall score671.3028 Smoke on the Mountain
Sep 13 Most recent contest Clayton BBQ Challenge

20233 milestones

Apr 14 First overall top-10 Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
Jul 21 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Mountain
Jul 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Smoke on the Mountain

20221 milestone

May 20 First call Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival

20213 milestones

Oct 8 First tracked contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
Oct 8 Peak power rating (1494) Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
Dec 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9940 River Bar Smoke Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.7	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Apr 14, 2023
+1.3	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Jul 22, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	Apr 8, 2022
-9.3	River Bar Smoke Out	Dec 11, 2021
-8	Smokin' in the Pines	Apr 28, 2023
-7.8	Clayton BBQ Challenge	Sep 13, 2024
-5.6	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 8, 2021

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	2	0	50%	top 81%	93.2%	91.4%
2023	4	1	25%	top 69%	92%	89.3%
2022	4	0	75%	top 78%	92.9%	91.1%
2021	2	0	0%	top 87%	90.1%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 13, 2024	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	26 / 27 (644.4112)	21 (165.6800)	26 (149.6340)	27 (159.3600)	13 (169.7372)
Jul 26, 2024	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	21 / 32 (671.3028)	10 (172.5600)	17 (166.8344)	21 (169.6684)	25 (162.2400)
Jul 21, 2023	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	27 / 38 (662.7428)	7 (177.7028)	29 (159.9656)	17 (171.9772)	36 (153.0972)
May 19, 2023	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	20 / 25 (651.8400)	19 (167.3944)	19 (161.0856)	16 (166.2400)	22 (157.1200)
Apr 28, 2023	Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Pinehurst, NC	23 / 24 (638.6972)	24 (158.2172)	14 (166.2744)	18 (167.4056)	24 (146.8000)
Apr 14, 2023	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	9 / 32 (154.8344)	24 (162.7884)	30 (149.6228)	17 (166.8228)	17 (165.7028)
Oct 7, 2022	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	22 / 27 (658.1144)	3 (177.7028)	26 (150.7772)	14 (168.5372)	21 (161.0972)
Jul 22, 2022	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	22 / 35 (669.0288)	27 (165.6800)	6 (172.0116)	23 (163.9428)	14 (167.3944)
May 20, 2022	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	25 / 32 (655.2228)	31 (158.2056)	18 (166.2516)	10 (170.8228)	23 (159.9428)
Apr 8, 2022	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	32 / 36 (642.0800)	34 (152.4800)	35 (158.2400)	11 (170.2744)	24 (161.0856)
Dec 11, 2021	River Bar Smoke Out 🏅 Goldsboro, NC	16 / 17 (648.9940)	15 (166.2400)	13 (165.7028)	15 (163.4056)	16 (153.6456)
Oct 8, 2021	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	21 / 26 (642.1600)	15 (169.1544)	15 (162.2400)	13 (166.2856)	26 (144.4800)

Feelin' Swine 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

Pork nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The metronome

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 — 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)