A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The Barkness
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2018-06-16
latest 2023-08-05
Best ToY finish
#891
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
605.71
last 4 Master vs avg 605.71 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±12.84
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.97 · weakest Brisket (147.25)
Road miles
100
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Master avg
605.71 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke on the Waters (2021-09-04).
- last seen 2019-09-07
- back 2021-09-04
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.
The Barkness has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 125 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#5044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#5063 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Level with The Barkness on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5048 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5056 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before The Barkness's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5068 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before The Barkness's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5086 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before The Barkness's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 149.0968 | 155.97 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 146.8116 | 152.82 | top 76% |
| Pork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 158.8112 | 144.5028 | 149.67 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 135.3600 | 147.25 | top 83% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Waters | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 97% | 2021-09-04 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2018-06-16 → 2023-08-05
Busiest season
2023
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.97 · weakest Brisket (147.25)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 4 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
75%
3 of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Master average
605.71
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
26
4–35 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
100
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1571
average field rating faced — tougher than 56% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-09-07 → 2021-09-04
Power rating
1461
peak 1461 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest Q'Fest
- First call Q'Fest
- First overall top-10 Q'Fest
- Peak power rating (1495) Q'Fest
- 2019
- Career-best overall score622.1028 Smoke on the Waters
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.9656 Smoke on the Waters
- 2023
- Most recent contest Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Smoke on the Waters | 2021-09-04 |
| -11.7 | Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters | 2023-08-05 |
| -11 | Smoke on the Waters | 2019-09-07 |
| -4.7 | Q'Fest | 2018-06-16 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 93% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-05 | Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters Chew Magna, Near Bristol, BS40 8SZ | 8 / 8 (586.0684) | 8 (153.1084) | 6 (151.9772) | 6 (145.6228) | 7 (135.3600) |
| 2021-09-04 | Smoke on the Waters Devon, | 8 / 8 (607.4064) | 7 (157.7144) | 7 (146.8116) | 8 (149.7372) | 7 (153.1432) |
| 2019-09-07 | Smoke on the Waters Devon, EX37 9HZ | 14 / 15 (622.1028) | 7 (163.9656) | 11 (157.6800) | 15 (144.5028) | 10 (155.9544) |
| 2018-06-16 | Q'Fest Bishopsteignton, Devon, TQ149TD | 9 / 12 (607.2680) | 11 (149.0968) | 8 (154.8228) | 6 (158.8112) | 11 (144.5372) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #891 (128 pts) | #915 (138 pts) | #961 (138 pts) | #933 (128 pts) | #898 (138 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1735 (95 pts) | #1459 (145 pts) | #1740 (110 pts) | #1844 (90 pts) | #1664 (115 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1517 (122 pts) | #1796 (107 pts) | #1551 (132 pts) | #1473 (152 pts) | #1767 (107 pts) |