A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SWINES OF ANARCHY - CINCINNATI ORIGINAL
SWINES OF ANARCHY - CINCINNATI ORIGINAL is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 29th of 30 at the Big Blue Barbecue (2021). They finished #1182 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “swines of anarchy cincinnati original”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2018
latest Aug 16, 2024 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.50
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.24 · weakest Brisket (154.64)
Road miles
291
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 87 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
637.36 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1105 (115 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1540 (55 pts) | #1183 (85 pts) | #1584 (55 pts) | #1539 (55 pts) | #1531 (55 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2471 (58 pts) | #1474 (143 pts) | #2490 (58 pts) | #2487 (58 pts) | #2481 (58 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
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SWINES OF ANARCHY - CINCINNATI ORIGINAL has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 142 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
They turned up 5 years after SWINES OF ANARCHY - CINCINNATI ORIGINAL did, first appearing in 2023.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with SWINES OF ANARCHY - CINCINNATI ORIGINAL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,770 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,751 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 160.5144 | 165.24 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 150.7772 | 159.82 | top 75% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 149.0744 | 157.66 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 147.8856 | 154.64 | top 88% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
125
finished ahead 23 times, behind 139
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Aug 13, 2021 → Aug 16, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0116 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues
20191 milestone
- First call Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
20183 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1140 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score650.1140 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1495) Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest The River Grill before the Big Chill
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off | Jul 12, 2019 |
| -10 | Big Blue Barbecue | Aug 13, 2021 |
| -7 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues | Aug 16, 2024 |
| -4.9 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 17, 2018 |
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 86% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 87% | 87% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 42 / 49 (642.6976) | 48 (160.5144) | 14 (172.0116) | 46 (159.3828) | 45 (150.7888) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN | 29 / 30 (630.0688) | 19 (165.6800) | 29 (155.9544) | 30 (149.0744) | 27 (159.3600) |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH | 31 / 33 (626.5596) | 9 (171.9656) | 32 (150.7772) | 31 (155.9312) | 32 (147.8856) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 41 / 54 (650.1140) | 44 (162.7884) | 43 (160.5484) | 26 (166.2516) | 39 (160.5256) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | — | — | — | — | — |