High-water mark
662.7424
career-best overall
92.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7424 at Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off — 92.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 5, 2019
Mason Dixon Swine
Mason Dixon Swine is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 22 at the NBBQA BBQ Bash Cook Off (2014). They are ranked #2572 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1527 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 7, 2014
latest Jun 21, 2024 · 10.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.04 · weakest Chicken (157.69)
Road miles
2,016
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 891 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.22 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Mason Dixon Swine, each with one reason worth a look.
83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,567 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
They turned up 7 years after Mason Dixon Swine did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#2,573 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
Level with Mason Dixon Swine on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1520
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Mason Dixon Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 9 years before Mason Dixon Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Careers of much the same size, 6 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 143.3372 | 157.69 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 178.3200 | 162.2400 | 170.04 | top 32% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 155.9656 | 160.75 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 158.8344 | 163.74 | top 43% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 28% | Apr 5, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
196
finished ahead 136 times, behind 83
Longest layoff
5.2 yrs
Apr 5, 2019 → Jun 21, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score662.7424 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1527) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
20172 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.3200 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest NBBQA BBQ Bash Cook Off
- First call NBBQA BBQ Bash Cook Off
- First overall top-10 NBBQA BBQ Bash Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9084 NBBQA BBQ Bash Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.2 | NBBQA BBQ Bash Cook Off | Mar 7, 2014 |
| +7.9 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 5, 2019 |
| +7 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Mar 31, 2017 |
| +3.8 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 25, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.4 | Big BBQ Bash | Jun 21, 2024 |
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% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 92% | 92% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 90% | 90% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2024 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 29 / 33 (635.7716) | 33 (143.3372) | 29 (162.2400) | 21 (169.6800) | 27 (160.5144) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 17 / 61 (662.7424) | 22 (166.8456) | 6 (173.1200) | 36 (158.2284) | 23 (164.5484) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 20 / 70 (647.9312) | 50 (152.5484) | 1 (178.3200) | 37 (158.2284) | 24 (158.8344) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 15 / 38 (658.7656) | 18 (165.7372) | 17 (165.1200) | 26 (161.6572) | 12 (166.2512) |
| Mar 7, 2014 | NBBQA BBQ Bash Cook Off San Marcos, TX | 7 / 22 (655.9084) | 13 (159.9656) | 4 (171.4172) | 11 (155.9656) | 7 (168.5600) |