High-water mark
666.0796
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.0796 at South Carolina Festival of Discovery — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2024-07-11
BLIND SWINE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-07-11
latest 2024-07-11
Best ToY finish
#1970
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 620.77 (+22.79)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±51.20
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.10 · weakest Brisket (155.48)
Road miles
1
mi across 10 mapped stops
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$85K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.77 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
A tough matchup
9–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.62 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 155.48
- Pork Ribs avg 161.10
- 0 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
8–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at South Carolina Festival of Discovery (2022-07-07).
- last seen 2019-07-12
- back 2022-07-07
Pork Ribs nemesis
9 of 9
shared pork ribs entries lost
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.
Boom or bust
±7.11%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±7.11% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 86.2% of a perfect score
- best 92.5%
A standing appointment
7
years running at one contest
They've cooked SC Festival of Discovery every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.
- 7 visits in all
- best finish 53rd
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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5331 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BLIND SWINE BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLIND SWINE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5319 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5352 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5345 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before BLIND SWINE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#5328 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Level with BLIND SWINE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIG ON FIRE | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Backwoods BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKIN' GRILL | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE SUEDE QUE | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| OFF THE GRILL BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Nards Backyard BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET DADDYS SMOKEHOUSE | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVERSIDE SMOKE | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| DEEP SOUTH BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SUE E PIGG | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 146.2744 | 159.17 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 150.2284 | 161.10 | top 63% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 152.4800 | 160.57 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 147.8972 | 155.48 | top 73% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Festival of Discovery | 7 | 53 | 0 | top 75% | 2019-07-12 |
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 3 | 58 | 0 | top 78% | 2024-07-11 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11 yrs
2013-07-11 → 2024-07-11
Busiest season
2024
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 10 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SC
10 of 10 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 161.10 · weakest Brisket (155.48)
Walk rate
10%
a top-10 call in 1 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
620.77
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
334
203–628 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1
10 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1564
average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$84,910
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2019-07-12 → 2022-07-07
Power rating
1454
peak 1454 · #5332 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1491) SC Festival of Discovery
- 2019
- First call SC Festival of Discovery
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1200 SC Festival of Discovery
- 2024
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.0796 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- 10th tracked contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Career-best overall score666.0796 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2014-07-10 |
| -9.1 | SC Festival of Discovery | 2013-07-11 |
| -6 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2015-07-09 |
| -4.8 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2022-07-07 |
| -4.1 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2024-07-11 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 90% | 90% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 88% | 88% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 65.5% | 65.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 61 / 76 (666.0796) | 57 (167.3828) | 63 (165.0856) | 62 (165.0856) | 49 (168.5256) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 58 / 76 (647.7828) | 42 (167.9656) | 27 (170.8344) | 71 (152.4800) | 62 (156.5028) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 71 / 92 (632.8568) | 73 (159.9312) | 62 (162.2400) | 66 (162.7884) | 78 (147.8972) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 59 / 83 (637.5428) | 66 (155.9428) | 62 (156.5372) | 9 (173.1200) | 67 (151.9428) |
| 2018-07-12 | SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 60 / 89 (633.5660) | 82 (146.2744) | 51 (162.2516) | 23 (169.6800) | 62 (155.3600) |
| 2017-07-06 | SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 59 / 89 (636.9144) | 38 (167.3828) | 30 (168.5716) | 78 (152.4800) | 73 (148.4800) |
| 2016-07-07 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 53 / 82 (639.2112) | 29 (167.4056) | 52 (159.3600) | 58 (157.0972) | 54 (155.3484) |
| 2015-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC | 70 / 90 (627.2568) | 78 (152.0228) | 51 (160.5256) | 77 (154.2056) | 51 (160.5028) |
| 2014-07-10 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 84 / 86 (471.8968) | 64 (157.7028) | 73 (150.2284) | 34 (163.9656) | — |
| 2013-07-11 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 63 / 78 (614.6168) | 71 (149.6684) | 55 (155.3600) | 59 (154.7884) | 53 (154.8000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | — |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |