D'Vine Swine

D'Vine Swine is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 13th of 32 at the Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition (2017). They are ranked #6431 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,431

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1375

peak 1375 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 10, 2015

latest Aug 18, 2023 · 8.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#865

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 27 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

669.1084 / 720

Master · Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

615.37 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 634.38 (-19.01)

Walk rate

19%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Brisket · Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition

Consistency

±15.44

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 159.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.21)

Road miles

1,518

across 27 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

634.38 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

669.1084 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.1084 at Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 4, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BIG DOGG BBQ - CINCINNATI, OH has finished one call ahead of D'Vine Swine 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

WeQ4U ahead in 100% of their meetings

WeQ4U has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Smoke on the Water (May 1, 2021).

last seen Aug 2, 2019
back May 1, 2021

Chicken nemesis

19 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

WeQ4U ahead 95% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WeQ4U has out-cooked them in 19 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

The Smokin' Irish has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.14% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.14% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.1% of a perfect score
27 contests

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
2021 ↗	Master	#988 (117 pts)	#949 (127 pts)	#1109 (112 pts)	#922 (132 pts)	#1045 (112 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#2507 (56 pts)	#2520 (56 pts)	#1868 (86 pts)	#1927 (76 pts)	#2509 (56 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#865 (417 pts)	#867 (452 pts)	#967 (392 pts)	#1021 (352 pts)	#566 (697 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1076 (295 pts)	#1109 (305 pts)	#1156 (290 pts)	#960 (390 pts)	#916 (385 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1312 (225 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1118 (295 pts)	#1431 (180 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to D'Vine Swine, each with one reason worth a look.

Brewski and Barbeque

#6,432 of the rated field

1375 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1375

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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SNORING HOGS BBQ

#6,434 of the rated field

1374 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1374

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before D'Vine Swine's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 33 contests

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WINGED SWINE

#6,433 of the rated field

1374 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1374

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 46 contests to 27.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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BLUES ROCK BBQ

#6,430 of the rated field

1377 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1377

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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PARTY PIGS BBQ

#6,428 of the rated field

1378 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1378

Rated 2 points above D'Vine Swine.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2017

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Cobia Smoke

#6,429 of the rated field

1378 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1378

They turned up 5 years after D'Vine Swine did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 29, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WeQ4U	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
Bluedog BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
HISTORIC BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
CHARCOAL & MORE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	2	0	171.4284	137.0516	159.82	top 78%
Pork Ribs	27	0	0	169.6916	147.3720	157.21	top 78%
Pork	27	2	0	173.7028	149.1200	159.26	top 76%
Brisket	27	2	1	178.2972	136.4916	158.09	top 70%

“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)	15	0	top 83%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 82%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	15	top 84%
OH	9	top 77%
KY	3	top 88%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	4	37	top 84%	Aug 19, 2022
Smoke on the Water	3	19	top 80%	Apr 29, 2022
Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	3	13	top 68%	Aug 2, 2019
Bands & BBQ at the Point	3	24	top 88%	Sep 14, 2018
Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2	27	top 75%	Jul 13, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 7 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 15 of 27 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 17 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 372 finished ahead 190 times, behind 835

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Aug 2, 2019 → May 1, 2021

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

20231 milestone

Aug 18 Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues

20221 milestone

Apr 29 25th tracked contest Smoke on the Water

20173 milestones

May 5 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Water Day 1
Aug 4 Career-best overall score669.1084 Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition
Aug 4 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition

20161 milestone

Aug 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8632 Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval

20153 milestones

Apr 10 First tracked contest CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition
Apr 10 Peak power rating (1491) CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition
Oct 9 First call The River Grill before the Big Chill

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.7	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition	Aug 4, 2017
+0.8	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 17, 2018
+0.6	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 13, 2018
+0.3	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval	Aug 19, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.4	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition	Apr 10, 2015
-9.4	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too!	Jul 15, 2016
-9	The River Grill before the Big Chill	Oct 9, 2015
-8.9	Smokin on the Water 2	Apr 30, 2016
-8.6	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 16, 2016

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 95%	85.3%	85.3%
2022	2	0%	top 86%	85.7%	85.6%
2021	2	0%	top 91%	85.8%	85.4%
2019	1	0%	top 81%	88.9%	88.9%
2018	7	14%	top 79%	90.9%	89.5%
2017	6	33%	top 76%	92.9%	88.5%
2016	5	20%	top 86%	90.5%	88.6%
2015	3	33%	top 85%	88.4%	87.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 18, 2023	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues 🏅 Madison, IN	39 / 41 (614.1484)	31 (167.4056)	38 (150.8000)	40 (149.1200)	38 (146.8228)
Aug 19, 2022	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	43 / 45 (616.9716)	41 (156.5716)	41 (155.4172)	37 (156.5028)	42 (148.4800)
Apr 29, 2022	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	19 / 25 (616.3544)	22 (142.2172)	15 (161.6572)	18 (157.6800)	16 (154.8000)
Aug 20, 2021	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madison, IN	40 / 43 (618.1028)	39 (159.9656)	41 (151.3600)	42 (149.1200)	38 (157.6572)
May 1, 2021	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN	24 / 27 (611.2920)	22 (161.1432)	25 (149.6688)	21 (160.5828)	25 (139.8972)
Aug 2, 2019	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition 🏅 Cincinnati, OH	25 / 31 (640.4116)	25 (161.1316)	19 (161.0856)	21 (165.1200)	26 (153.0744)
Sep 14, 2018	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	24 / 27 (637.5428)	22 (162.2628)	24 (155.9428)	21 (159.9772)	22 (159.3600)
Aug 31, 2018	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lebanon, OH	40 / 46 (645.5316)	43 (158.8116)	33 (161.0972)	43 (157.6572)	25 (167.9656)
Aug 17, 2018	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	37 / 54 (654.1488)	47 (160.5256)	26 (165.6800)	33 (163.9772)	33 (163.9660)
Aug 3, 2018	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	29 / 35 (628.9600)	32 (154.2400)	27 (156.5372)	21 (163.3828)	28 (154.8000)
Jul 13, 2018	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	27 / 40 (652.4688)	25 (163.4400)	11 (169.6916)	35 (158.2400)	27 (161.0972)
May 18, 2018	PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH	27 / 32 (647.2800)	8 (168.5716)	26 (159.4056)	32 (154.7656)	18 (164.5372)
May 5, 2018	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	21 / 28 (646.1488)	22 (161.6456)	16 (164.5832)	22 (162.8344)	24 (157.0856)
Sep 15, 2017	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	27 / 33 (640.9368)	27 (161.6912)	24 (161.6572)	31 (153.6112)	12 (163.9772)
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	39 / 55 (639.7940)	29 (167.9656)	50 (147.9200)	41 (153.6456)	18 (170.2628)
Aug 4, 2017	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	13 / 32 (669.1084)	8 (171.4284)	17 (162.8572)	26 (156.5256)	3 (178.2972)
Jul 7, 2017	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	34 / 41 (624.4688)	35 (157.7144)	29 (158.2972)	38 (151.3484)	32 (157.1088)
May 5, 2017	Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN	23 / 27 (643.2916)	23 (158.2056)	26 (157.7260)	24 (158.8228)	10 (168.5372)
Apr 7, 2017	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	42 / 45 (607.1772)	45 (137.0516)	26 (161.1200)	41 (151.3484)	31 (157.6572)
Sep 16, 2016	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	29 / 31 (647.8516)	27 (165.1200)	29 (159.9544)	22 (163.4172)	27 (159.3600)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	40 / 63 (651.8632)	54 (157.6800)	59 (147.3720)	9 (173.1084)	12 (173.7028)
Jul 15, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	39 / 39 (615.7372)	37 (152.5028)	38 (150.7772)	29 (162.8000)	37 (149.6572)
May 27, 2016	PigMaina Lima Lima, OH	24 / 29 (630.6052)	22 (160.5028)	27 (153.6456)	28 (153.6340)	19 (162.8228)
Apr 30, 2016	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	32 / 35 (642.6860)	28 (165.6800)	33 (157.0860)	30 (161.1200)	30 (158.8000)
Oct 9, 2015	The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH	39 / 45 (636.4576)	16 (169.1316)	35 (157.1316)	6 (173.7028)	45 (136.4916)
Aug 21, 2015	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	51 / 64 (630.1372)	62 (152.5256)	52 (157.1544)	30 (167.3828)	48 (153.0744)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	35 / 39 (618.8576)	33 (159.9888)	35 (149.1544)	26 (160.5828)	36 (149.1316)

D'Vine Swine

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

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