A FINE SWINE

A FINE SWINE is a competition barbecue team with 56 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 4 Grand Championships, most recently at the SMOKEToBERFEST (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 6 times. They are ranked #187 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#187

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1761

peak 1761 · rated over 53 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Feb 8, 2019 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#39

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

6 reserve · wins it all 7% of the time

Category wins

31 podiums

Overall top-10s

54% of 56 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 26%

overall standings

Best overall

694.7772 / 720

Master · Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

686.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 672.28 (+13.94)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Anchor City Cook Off

Consistency

±14.15

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.11)

Road miles

9,433

across 56 mapped stops · furthest 707 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$35K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

672.28 / 720

56 Master contests · 4 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.1140 points from the title

Came within 0.1140 points of the Grand Championship at Red, White, And BBQ (May 24, 2014).

Among the elite

#187 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 3% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1761 puts them #187 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 3% of the field.

rating 1761
peak 1761
53 rated contests

Against the odds

13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at SMOKEToBERFEST (Oct 5, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

On the rise

+38 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 38 points across 21 contests since Nov 17, 2017 — from 1724 up to 1761.

21 contests since Nov 17, 2017
now 1761

Giant slayer

58 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 58-team field at Red, White and BBQ (Day 2).

May 23, 2015

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 8%

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 43 of 56 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 56 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

694.7772 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.7772 at Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 6, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CRASH TEST SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of A FINE SWINE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 2 Grand Championships

2015 was the year it came together: 17 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 3 category wins, at an average finish in the top 16%.

17 contests
13 overall top-10s
3 category wins
average top 16%

A tough matchup

15–1 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

A strong matchup

16–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 84% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 5 FINGER BBQ in 16 of their 19 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) (Nov 17, 2017).

last seen Oct 23, 2015
back Nov 17, 2017

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 39 at their very first tracked contest, Poor Que (Jun 7, 2013).

Jun 7, 2013
39-team field

Always the bridesmaid

6 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 6 times against 4 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

4 Grand Championships
56 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 16% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 16% across 4 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 26% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,433 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,433 miles across 56 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 707 miles to Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel.

56 mapped stops
furthest 707 mi

The metronome

±1.96% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.4% of a perfect score
56 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
2018 ↗	Master	#81 (2,018 pts)	#154 (1,529 pts)	#158 (1,499 pts)	#62 (1,979 pts)	#126 (1,662 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1493 (180 pts)	#1166 (285 pts)	#1296 (235 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#39 (2,343 pts)	#61 (1,989 pts)	#91 (1,873 pts)	#51 (2,063 pts)	#111 (1,829 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#144 (1,769 pts)	#90 (1,907 pts)	#230 (1,365 pts)	#231 (1,306 pts)	#223 (1,406 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#704 (444 pts)	#620 (529 pts)	#916 (344 pts)	#836 (394 pts)	#863 (364 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to A FINE SWINE, each with one reason worth a look.

PARTS 'R' SMOKIN

#186 of the rated field

1762 power rating

Contests: 175
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1762

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to A FINE SWINE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team A FINE SWINE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 161 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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RUM N' SMOKE BBQ

#185 of the rated field

1762 power rating

Contests: 75
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1762

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 71 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 71 contests
last seen Jul 10, 2026

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SON OF SMOKE

#188 of the rated field

1761 power rating

Contests: 79
GCs: 11
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1789

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 79 contests to 56.

rated over 77 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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MUDVILLE BBQ

#189 of the rated field

1760 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 87
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1760

Their rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 87 contests, alongside a 37% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 72 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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BURNIN BOBS BUTTS N BONES

#183 of the rated field

1764 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 84
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1764

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to A FINE SWINE)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 81 contests
last seen Oct 19, 2018
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

CITY SLICKERS BBQ

#184 of the rated field

1763 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1814

4–5 in 9 shared contests (44% to A FINE SWINE)

Rated 2 points above A FINE SWINE.

rated over 89 contests
last seen May 9, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
QUAU	23	12	11	52%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	19	16	3	84%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	18	12	6	67%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	18	10	8	56%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	17	11	6	65%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	17	10	7	59%	⚔ compare
BRINGIN' THE HEAT	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
BUCKAROO BBQ	14	13	1	93%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	56	24	2	10	179.4400	154.8112	170.06	top 30%
Pork Ribs	56	18	2	4	178.8572	157.6916	167.11	top 35%
Pork	56	22	2	12	179.4400	153.0512	167.65	top 36%
Brisket	56	25	2	5	178.2972	155.9084	167.46	top 36%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	2	1	top 13%
Medium (20–39)	22	1	top 22%
Large (40+)	32	2	top 29%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	23	2	top 24%
IL	10	1	top 22%
TN	7	0	top 23%
MO	6	0	top 24%
IA	3	1	top 17%
GA	3	0	top 78%
AR	1	0	top 22%
KY	1	0	top 7%
KS	1	0	top 27%
MS	1	0	top 36%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	3	1	1	top 8%	May 23, 2015
Puckaway Pigfest	3	2	0	top 13%	Sep 11, 2015
Grillin' in Grafton	3	4	0	top 29%	Jun 26, 2015
Poor Que	3	2	0	top 15%	Jun 5, 2015
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2	17	0	top 37%	May 26, 2018
High on the Hog Festival	2	8	0	top 23%	Apr 20, 2018
Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2)	2	39	0	top 71%	Nov 18, 2017
Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2	4	0	top 24%	Apr 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 18 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 9.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 23 of 56 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 44 8 of them more than once

First title Jun 13, 2014 Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival

Opponents faced 1,806 finished ahead 3,162 times, behind 1,021

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Oct 23, 2015 → Nov 17, 2017

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

20191 milestone

Feb 8 Most recent contest KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship

20184 milestones

Apr 6 Career-best overall score694.7772 Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)
Jul 13 50th tracked contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1
Oct 12 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Anchor City Cook Off
Oct 19 Peak power rating (1761) Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off

20152 milestones

May 23 Biggest field won (58 teams) Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)
Jun 5 25th tracked contest Poor Que

20144 milestones

May 24 First category win (Brisket) Red, White, And BBQ
May 24 First Reserve Championship Red, White, And BBQ
Jun 13 First Grand Championship Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival
Jun 20 10th tracked contest Pig in the Park

20135 milestones

Jun 7 First tracked contest Poor Que
Jun 7 First call Poor Que
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Poor Que
Jun 7 First overall podium Poor Que
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.7144 Poor Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	Red, White, And BBQ	May 24, 2014
+14.4	Poor Que	Jun 7, 2013
+13.8	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival	Jun 13, 2014
+12.7	Central Iowa Expo BBQ	Apr 25, 2015
+12.7	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 18, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel	Nov 17, 2017
-9.3	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2)	Nov 18, 2017
-8.8	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2	Jun 23, 2018
-6.3	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	Jul 13, 2018
-4.5	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1)	Nov 17, 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	0	100%	top 22%	95.1%	95.1%
2018	18	1	8	2	72%	top 27%	96.5%	94.2%
2017	3	0	0	0	33%	top 78%	93.5%	92.2%
2015	17	2	13	3	88%	top 16%	96.2%	93.8%
2014	13	1	7	3	77%	top 24%	95.5%	92.6%
2013	4	0	2	0	75%	top 31%	92.5%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 8, 2019	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	20 / 92 (685.0744)	15 (175.4172)	87 (160.5372)	27 (170.8228)	2 (178.2972)
Oct 19, 2018	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	2 / 29 (692.4916)	4 (174.2628)	13 (167.3944)	2 (177.7144)	5 (173.1200)
Oct 12, 2018	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	3 / 33 (687.9656)	6 (173.7256)	15 (167.3944)	2 (179.4400)	16 (167.4056)
Oct 5, 2018	SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	1 / 40 (689.6456)	2 (175.4056)	6 (171.4172)	13 (169.6800)	5 (173.1428)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	125 / 467 (675.8968)	176 (169.1084)	70 (173.1200)	351 (158.2628)	28 (175.4056)
Jul 14, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI	18 / 49 (670.7772)	21 (167.3944)	36 (161.7028)	12 (170.8228)	10 (170.8572)
Jul 13, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	32 / 54 (651.9200)	34 (162.2284)	38 (159.4172)	37 (159.4288)	13 (170.8456)
Jun 23, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL	29 / 44 (649.0284)	39 (157.0856)	31 (160)	9 (167.9772)	25 (163.9656)
Jun 22, 2018	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL	4 / 51 (688.5600)	24 (167.4400)	12 (169.7028)	1 (179.4400)	9 (171.9772)
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	17 / 60 (670.7200)	11 (171.9656)	21 (167.9772)	43 (161.6572)	18 (169.1200)
May 25, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	22 / 49 (661.6000)	23 (167.3828)	26 (162.8344)	19 (166.2628)	20 (165.1200)
May 4, 2018	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	4 / 38 (685.6572)	9 (171.9772)	11 (167.9656)	2 (175.4400)	6 (170.2744)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	14 / 42 (688.5028)	18 (170.8228)	16 (169.7144)	11 (172.5600)	6 (175.4056)
Apr 13, 2018	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN	8 / 28 (684.4572)	7 (173.1200)	11 (170.8228)	6 (174.2628)	18 (166.2516)
Apr 6, 2018	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN	2 / 40 (694.7772)	17 (169.6800)	1 (178.8572)	6 (173.1200)	5 (173.1200)
Mar 23, 2018	Dickson County Smokefest Dickson, TN	12 / 29 (678.7772)	23 (162.2628)	11 (171.4172)	17 (168.5372)	4 (176.5600)
Mar 16, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	13 / 36 (676.9824)	16 (169.1084)	4 (174.2628)	19 (169.6800)	25 (163.9312)
Mar 9, 2018	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	26 / 87 (679.3484)	29 (171.4056)	34 (167.4172)	15 (173.7028)	43 (166.8228)
Feb 23, 2018	Polar Bear BBQ Challenge Kingdom City, MO	5 / 29 (684.5484)	7 (174.2856)	15 (165.7144)	5 (174.8456)	7 (169.7028)
Nov 18, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA	46 / 58 (668.4000)	32 (171.9772)	38 (167.3944)	14 (173.1200)	57 (155.9084)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA	54 / 58 (650.6516)	54 (165.0972)	41 (165.6916)	55 (158.1940)	54 (161.6688)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA	39 / 62 (672.9824)	27 (170.8228)	7 (176)	44 (165.0856)	54 (161.0740)
Oct 23, 2015	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	6 / 93 (689.1312)	14 (176)	55 (166.2856)	5 (176.5600)	30 (170.2856)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	140 / 606 (670.8116)	147 (169.1772)	215 (167.3828)	100 (170.8344)	270 (163.4172)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	61 / 187 (681.6568)	180 (154.8112)	34 (174.8572)	6 (177.7028)	30 (174.2856)
Sep 11, 2015	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	2 / 33 (667.8972)	13 (158.2172)	7 (166.2972)	2 (170.8344)	3 (172.5484)
Jul 31, 2015	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	2 / 30 (673.6572)	1 (174.2744)	2 (171.4400)	13 (161.6456)	10 (166.2972)
Jul 25, 2015	Illinois BBQ Fest at Hillcrest Event Center Orion, IL	3 / 15 (682.8000)	2 (174.2628)	10 (162.2400)	1 (179.4400)	7 (166.8572)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	4 / 80 (684.5372)	21 (169.1428)	8 (170.8344)	7 (173.1200)	11 (171.4400)
Jun 26, 2015	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	4 / 33 (667.3256)	6 (169.6912)	2 (170.8572)	7 (166.8228)	18 (159.9544)
Jun 12, 2015	3rd Annual Hog & Steer Barbecue Competition and Festival Oconomowoc, WI	1 / 17 (684.5832)	2 (177.1544)	4 (169.7144)	3 (168)	6 (169.7144)
Jun 5, 2015	Poor Que Montello, WI	2 / 38 (674.8116)	2 (174.2744)	1 (173.1544)	4 (168.5600)	18 (158.8228)
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	1 / 58 (692.6172)	5 (176)	9 (168.5944)	2 (177.1772)	5 (170.8456)
May 22, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	8 / 41 (669.6340)	11 (169.6912)	14 (166.8572)	27 (161.6800)	4 (171.4056)
May 16, 2015	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Madison, WI	7 / 29 (664.5372)	9 (169.1200)	15 (162.8688)	21 (159.4056)	2 (173.1428)
May 2, 2015	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	6 / 47 (669.0168)	30 (159.3484)	8 (167.9772)	3 (167.9884)	4 (173.7028)
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	24 / 57 (646.1600)	5 (171.4172)	29 (157.6916)	46 (154.8228)	31 (162.2284)
Apr 25, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	4 / 41 (687.9428)	8 (174.2628)	9 (171.4172)	23 (167.4172)	6 (174.8456)
Apr 24, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	16 / 42 (670.2516)	11 (174.2628)	13 (168.0116)	36 (161.1428)	21 (166.8344)
Oct 17, 2014	Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL	10 / 44 (677.0400)	16 (170.8228)	6 (171.9772)	11 (170.8572)	24 (163.3828)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	80 / 165 (671.2680)	17 (175.4056)	18 (174.8456)	156 (153.0512)	75 (167.9656)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	70 / 552 (678.2172)	15 (177.7372)	132 (169.6800)	80 (172.0116)	337 (158.7884)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	4 / 40 (673.1088)	1 (179.4400)	18 (161.1316)	18 (161.6916)	8 (170.8456)
Aug 29, 2014	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	13 / 34 (660.4344)	7 (171.9772)	22 (161.1316)	17 (166.2284)	23 (161.0972)
Jul 11, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Madison, WI	13 / 29 (654.2288)	7 (169.1200)	11 (164.5944)	17 (160.5372)	14 (159.9772)
Jun 27, 2014	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	10 / 32 (651.8972)	6 (167.9656)	6 (168.0116)	19 (158.2400)	17 (157.6800)
Jun 20, 2014	Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI	4 / 26 (660.5032)	2 (175.4172)	14 (158.8688)	3 (169.1200)	16 (157.0972)
Jun 13, 2014	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival Oconomowoc, WI	1 / 22 (677.7144)	3 (171.4056)	4 (164.6060)	3 (168)	1 (173.7028)
Jun 6, 2014	Poor Que Montello, WI	12 / 38 (642.1368)	17 (162.2512)	13 (159.4400)	28 (156.5028)	9 (163.9428)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	2 / 72 (683.3488)	3 (175.4056)	24 (166.2744)	24 (165.0972)	1 (176.5716)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	20 / 62 (647.9196)	13 (166.8456)	29 (161.7028)	22 (161.6912)	34 (157.6800)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	8 / 62 (687.3372)	12 (174.2628)	11 (172.5600)	8 (173.1200)	30 (167.3944)
Sep 6, 2013	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	7 / 31 (660.3884)	16 (161.6572)	5 (167.3828)	13 (162.2400)	9 (169.1084)
Aug 30, 2013	3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI	19 / 37 (646.7432)	9 (166.8344)	18 (161.6800)	26 (159.9888)	24 (158.2400)
Jun 28, 2013	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	14 / 33 (643.4282)	13 (161.1428)	14 (161.1428)	18 (159.4284)	11 (161.7142)
Jun 7, 2013	Poor Que Montello, WI	3 / 39 (665.7144)	2 (172.5714)	11 (160.0002)	3 (167.4286)	7 (165.7142)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

A FINE 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 (19 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Announced themselves early

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

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)