BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE

BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 6th of 38 at the Smoke & Ale Fall Festival (2018). They are ranked #5903 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,903

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1439

peak 1439 · rated over 32 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 15, 2015

latest Aug 4, 2023 · 8.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#368

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 35 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

677.0744 / 720

Master · 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.76 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.58 (+13.18)

Walk rate

49%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Chicken · Smoke & Ale Fall Festival

Consistency

±20.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.42 · weakest Pork (159.29)

Road miles

4,382

across 35 mapped stops · furthest 276 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$78K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.58 / 720

32 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

677.0744 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.0744 at 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 10, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DETROIT PIGSKIN BARBEQUE has finished one call ahead of BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 43%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 43%

A tough matchup

28–0 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 28 of their 28 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LICENSE TO GRILL in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

19 of 28 shared brisket entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 68% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 19 of 28 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PapaDads BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The long haul

4,382 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,382 miles across 35 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 276 miles to PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition.

35 mapped stops
furthest 276 mi

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1118 (120 pts)	#1210 (80 pts)	#959 (130 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#954 (130 pts)	#978 (140 pts)	#1050 (140 pts)	#945 (155 pts)	#1001 (125 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#588 (277 pts)	#859 (162 pts)	#530 (373 pts)	#482 (387 pts)	#388 (522 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#368 (299 pts)	#365 (329 pts)	#354 (357 pts)	#342 (354 pts)	#237 (494 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#914 (300 pts)	#861 (360 pts)	#771 (420 pts)	#993 (290 pts)	#641 (530 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#725 (463 pts)	#740 (473 pts)	#791 (453 pts)	#1026 (298 pts)	#516 (718 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1307 (201 pts)	#1545 (176 pts)	#1182 (281 pts)	#1317 (231 pts)	#1307 (231 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#941 (353 pts)	#987 (363 pts)	#886 (433 pts)	#949 (398 pts)	#862 (423 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1116 (260 pts)	#916 (380 pts)	#1111 (295 pts)	#1357 (225 pts)	#1129 (270 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE, each with one reason worth a look.

84 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Two Brews BBQ

#5,904 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1506

They've been 1506 at their best, 67 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2025

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SMOKIN BONES

#5,912 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 55
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1569

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 55 contests to 35.

rated over 55 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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Blue Smoke BBQ

#5,892 of the rated field

1440 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1440

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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PORK BELLY'S BBQ OF CA

#5,905 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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FULLY INVOLVED N' SMOKIN

#5,907 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1439

Level with BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 12, 2016

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Daddy Dutch BBQ

#5,913 of the rated field

1439 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1439

They turned up 8 years after BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
iBQ'n	28	0	28	0%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
KEVLAR BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
PapaDads BBQ	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
BAD WOLF BBQ	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
BO B Q BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
S & G BBQ	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare
B&R SMOKE	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
40 CALIBER BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
QUEFELLAS BBQ	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	32	4	1	2	178.8800	143.9544	160.36	top 74%
Pork Ribs	35	6	0	0	171.9772	144.4572	160.57	top 68%
Pork	32	1	0	1	174.8572	143.3944	159.29	top 73%
Brisket	32	11	0	2	175.4400	149.0856	162.42	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.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 81%
Medium (20–39)	27	top 72%
Large (40+)	4	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MI	23	top 71%
IN	7	top 83%
OH	2	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
All American BBQ Throwdown	4	13	top 74%	Aug 4, 2023
8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)	2	21	top 84%	May 14, 2022
Bordertown BBQ Brawl	2	10	top 56%	Jul 16, 2021
Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	20	top 75%	Sep 25, 2020
Rockin BBQ	2	36	top 76%	May 29, 2020
The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	10	top 68%	Sep 21, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2020 6 contests

Contests a season 3.9 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 25 of 35 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 24 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 35 entries · 0 wins · 6 calls

Opponents faced 299 finished ahead 289 times, behind 704

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs May 14, 2022 → Aug 4, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Aug 4 Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown

20201 milestone

Sep 11 25th tracked contest Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1

20183 milestones

Sep 21 First overall top-10 The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com
Oct 12 First category win (Chicken) Smoke & Ale Fall Festival
Oct 12 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8800 Smoke & Ale Fall Festival

20161 milestone

Sep 2 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20155 milestones

May 15 First tracked contest WBA Pork In The Park
Jul 10 First call 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
Jul 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.0744 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
Jul 10 Career-best overall score677.0744 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
Jul 10 Peak power rating (1500) 9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Smoke & Ale Fall Festival	Oct 12, 2018
+13.4	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 21, 2018
+9.8	Bordertown BBQ Brawl	Jul 16, 2021
+8.6	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff	Jul 10, 2015
+5.2	Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown	Aug 3, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	PigMaina Lima	May 27, 2016
-10.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 17, 2015
-9.1	2nd Annual Pork in the Park	May 20, 2016
-8.7	WBA Pork In The Park	May 15, 2015
-8.4	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 22, 2017

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	2	0	0	0%	top 68%	91.5%	91.5%
2022	2	0	0	0%	top 84%	91.1%	91.1%
2021	4	1	0	75%	top 59%	93.2%	91.7%
2020	6	0	0	17%	top 84%	91.3%	88.9%
2019	4	0	0	100%	top 74%	92.9%	91.2%
2018	4	2	1	100%	top 43%	93.2%	91.1%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 81%	88.7%	87.4%
2016	6	0	0	17%	top 86%	89.9%	86.6%
2015	4	0	0	75%	top 70%	94%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	30 / 44 (658.7084)	36 (164.5256)	42 (156.5144)	21 (166.8456)	11 (170.8228)
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	25 (163.4516)	—	—
May 14, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	21 / 25 (655.3600)	19 (169.1200)	19 (163.3828)	16 (167.3944)	24 (155.4628)
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	30 / 36 (655.8628)	27 (166.2628)	28 (162.2400)	32 (161.0972)	23 (166.2628)
Sep 24, 2021	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	20 / 28 (655.8288)	28 (159.3716)	19 (163.3944)	23 (163.3828)	7 (169.6800)
Aug 6, 2021	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	22 / 32 (653.0400)	28 (157.0972)	22 (159.3828)	17 (165.6800)	7 (170.8800)
Jul 16, 2021	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	10 / 27 (671.3028)	25 (158.7884)	10 (166.2516)	3 (174.8572)	4 (171.4056)
Jul 16, 2021	Bordertown BBQ Brawl - One Meat Rib Contest Sault Ste Marie, MI	—	—	16 (163.3828)	—	—
Sep 25, 2020	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	22 / 28 (657.6112)	26 (161.6800)	24 (163.3944)	14 (165.6684)	13 (166.8684)
Sep 12, 2020	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	26 / 26 (641.5544)	16 (168.5372)	23 (161.0972)	22 (162.8344)	26 (149.0856)
Sep 11, 2020	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	35 / 36 (607.1200)	36 (153.6572)	34 (144.4572)	34 (154.2056)	33 (154.8000)
Sep 11, 2020	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	29 (156.5488)	—	—
Aug 7, 2020	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	33 / 42 (644.4344)	32 (161.0972)	30 (162.8228)	33 (156.5488)	25 (163.9656)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	44 / 66 (648.4688)	57 (155.9544)	39 (162.8344)	49 (157.1200)	4 (172.5600)
Sep 20, 2019	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	20 / 28 (664.5144)	23 (164.5716)	15 (166.8228)	26 (157.6800)	3 (175.4400)
Jul 19, 2019	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	21 / 28 (654.1828)	24 (158.2628)	4 (171.9772)	14 (168)	25 (155.9428)
May 10, 2019	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	36 / 42 (637.5200)	34 (158.8116)	40 (147.3600)	31 (159.9428)	8 (171.4056)
Mar 22, 2019	PigMania Franklin State Championship BBQ Competition 🏅 Franklin, IN	18 / 29 (669.0056)	5 (176.5600)	26 (162.8228)	22 (162.2400)	17 (167.3828)
Oct 12, 2018	Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI	6 / 38 (667.9772)	1 (178.8800)	13 (163.9772)	26 (157.1200)	7 (168)
Sep 21, 2018	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	10 / 28 (670.7428)	24 (161.1200)	5 (171.9656)	13 (166.2400)	3 (171.4172)
Aug 3, 2018	Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	20 / 39 (654.7428)	22 (164.5256)	19 (164.5600)	27 (154.8116)	7 (170.8456)
Jun 22, 2018	10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	21 / 30 (631.2912)	26 (150.2172)	23 (156.5256)	23 (157.7028)	7 (166.8456)
Sep 22, 2017	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	24 / 24 (626.0800)	24 (149.6344)	24 (153.0856)	17 (165.6800)	19 (157.6800)
Sep 1, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	18 / 27 (638.6744)	23 (151.3256)	6 (167.4400)	19 (161.0972)	20 (158.8116)
Jul 21, 2017	BBQ & BREWS Birch Run, MI	28 / 37 (623.2912)	25 (160.5712)	32 (151.9544)	29 (153.6684)	22 (157.0972)
Sep 2, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	25 / 30 (638.1828)	27 (157.6684)	18 (161.7372)	15 (163.4056)	25 (155.3716)
Aug 5, 2016	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	13 / 16 (647.3940)	15 (154.8112)	7 (166.3200)	15 (156.5484)	6 (169.7144)
Jul 29, 2016	Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	34 / 39 (615.8056)	21 (159.4284)	27 (159.3600)	36 (146.2400)	33 (150.7772)
Jun 10, 2016	ELF Khurafeh Shrine BBQ Competition and Music Festival Clio, MI	17 / 20 (616.4684)	19 (151.9428)	17 (155.3944)	17 (157.7256)	16 (151.4056)
May 27, 2016	PigMaina Lima Lima, OH	27 / 29 (618.5484)	27 (153.0628)	28 (153.6228)	25 (155.3600)	26 (156.5028)
May 20, 2016	2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	24 / 28 (605.6340)	18 (152.5368)	24 (148.5600)	23 (152.5828)	22 (151.9544)
Sep 11, 2015	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	25 / 34 (633.5200)	8 (172.5600)	28 (155.3600)	34 (147.3484)	21 (158.2516)
Jul 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Auburn Hills, MI	26 / 28 (618.7544)	25 (155.9656)	9 (168.5828)	27 (143.3944)	27 (150.8116)
Jul 10, 2015	9th Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	12 / 39 (677.0744)	2 (178.8800)	26 (163.9544)	18 (169.1200)	15 (165.1200)
May 15, 2015	WBA Pork In The Park Wyandotte, MI	18 / 22 (603.8628)	21 (143.9544)	15 (159.4284)	19 (145.6684)	13 (154.8116)

BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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)