Feelin' Swine BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5494

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2021-10-08

latest 2024-09-13

Best ToY finish

#565

Master 2022

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.06 · weakest Brisket (158.53)

Road miles

926

mi 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 🏅

GCs in 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

652.46 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2024-07-26

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.

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

±1.45% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.45% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.6% of a perfect score
12 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

127 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

#5495 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2024-09-13

⚔ Head-to-head

BOB-A-QUE

#5507 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

⚔ Head-to-head

GETTIN' PIGGY WIT IT!

#5475 of the rated field

1451 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1451

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2017-07-21

⚔ Head-to-head

SOUTHERN BREW'D BBQ

#5481 of the rated field

1451 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-05-13

⚔ Head-to-head

HELLO BBQ

#5477 of the rated field

1451 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Grandpa Smokeys

#5488 of the rated field

1451 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 75%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke on the Mountain	2	21	top 68%	2024-07-26
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival	2	20	top 79%	2023-05-19
Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2	9	top 45%	2023-04-14

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2021-10-08 → 2024-09-13

Busiest season 2023 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 10 of 12 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.06 · weakest Brisket (158.53)

Walk rate 42% a top-10 call in 5 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 12 contests

Master average 652.46 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 189 83–316 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 926 12 mapped stops · furthest 162 mi

Schedule strength 1606 average field rating faced — tougher than 81% of rated contests

Purse competed for $118,100 listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 12 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2023-07-21 → 2024-07-26

Power rating 1450 peak 1450 · #5494 of 6,413 rated

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

2021
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
2022
May 20 First call Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival
2023
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
2024
Jul 26 Career-best overall score671.3028 Smoke on the Mountain
Sep 13 Most recent contest Clayton BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.7	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2023-04-14
+1.3	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2022-07-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2022-04-08
-9.4	River Bar Smoke Out	2021-12-11
-8	Smokin' in the Pines	2023-04-28
-7.7	Clayton BBQ Challenge	2024-09-13
-5.6	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2021-10-08

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

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%	90.4%
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
2024-09-13	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	26 / 27 (644.4112)	21 (165.6800)	26 (149.6340)	27 (159.3600)	13 (169.7372)
2024-07-26	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	21 / 32 (671.3028)	10 (172.5600)	17 (166.8344)	21 (169.6684)	25 (162.2400)
2023-07-21	Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA	27 / 38 (662.7428)	7 (177.7028)	29 (159.9656)	17 (171.9772)	36 (153.0972)
2023-05-19	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)
2023-04-28	Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Pinehurst, NC	23 / 24 (638.6972)	24 (158.2172)	14 (166.2744)	18 (167.4056)	24 (146.8000)
2023-04-14	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)
2022-10-07	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	22 / 27 (658.1144)	3 (177.7028)	26 (150.7772)	14 (168.5372)	21 (161.0972)
2022-07-22	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)
2022-05-20	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)
2022-04-08	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	32 / 36 (642.0800)	34 (152.4800)	35 (158.2400)	11 (170.2744)	24 (161.0856)
2021-12-11	River Bar Smoke Out 🏅 Goldsboro, NC	16 / 17 (648.9940)	15 (166.2400)	13 (165.7028)	15 (163.4056)	16 (153.6456)
2021-10-08	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	21 / 26 (642.1600)	15 (169.1544)	15 (162.2400)	13 (166.2856)	26 (144.4800)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
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)