High-water mark
667.8396
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.8396 at OKC BBQ Fest — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 21, 2022
Swadley's Smoke Wagon
Swadley's Smoke Wagon is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 17 at the Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 21, 2022
latest Sep 1, 2023
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.97 · weakest Chicken (163.39)
Road miles
168
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi
Purse competed for
$48K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
667.84 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
493.62 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 161.1088 | 163.39 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 162.8344 | 165.68 | top 70% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 165.6684 | 167.67 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 167.9656 | 167.97 | top 54% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- First call Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20223 milestones
- First tracked contest OKC BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.8396 OKC BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score667.8396 OKC BBQ Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2023 | Boats Beats & BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Grove, OK | 11 / 17 (493.6232) | 10 (161.1088) | 13 (162.8344) | 9 (169.6800) | — |
| Oct 21, 2022 | OKC BBQ Fest 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK | 22 / 35 (667.8396) | 24 (165.6800) | 22 (168.5256) | 28 (165.6684) | 19 (167.9656) |