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
The Barkness is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 8th of 8 at the Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters (2023). They finished #891 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 16, 2018
latest Aug 5, 2023 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
75% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.84
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.97 · weakest Brisket (147.25)
Road miles
100
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Master avg
605.71 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #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) |
Overall rank by season
By 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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Waters | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 97% | Sep 4, 2021 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
26
finished ahead 4 times, behind 35
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 7, 2019 → Sep 4, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score622.1028 Smoke on the Waters
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.9656 Smoke on the Waters
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Smoke on the Waters | Sep 4, 2021 |
| -11.7 | Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters | Aug 5, 2023 |
| -11 | Smoke on the Waters | Sep 7, 2019 |
| -4.8 | Q'Fest | Jun 16, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2023 | Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters Chew Magna, Near Bristol | 8 / 8 (586.0684) | 8 (153.1084) | 6 (151.9772) | 6 (145.6228) | 7 (135.3600) |
| Sep 4, 2021 | Smoke on the Waters Devon | 8 / 8 (607.4064) | 7 (157.7144) | 7 (146.8116) | 8 (149.7372) | 7 (153.1432) |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Smoke on the Waters Devon | 14 / 15 (622.1028) | 7 (163.9656) | 11 (157.6800) | 15 (144.5028) | 10 (155.9544) |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Q'Fest Bishopsteignton, Devon | 9 / 12 (607.2680) | 11 (149.0968) | 8 (154.8228) | 6 (158.8112) | 11 (144.5372) |