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WICHITA SWINEMEN

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#775
of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1630
peak 1665 · rated over 45 contests

Best runs

5
straight top-10s

Contests

46
in the data

First seen

2013-03-15
latest 2019-10-18

Best ToY finish

#198
Master 2016

Grand champs

1
0 reserve

Category wins

12
24 podiums

Overall top-10s

18
of 46 contests

Avg finish

top 40%
overall standings

Best overall

698.8916 / 720

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Current form

662.00 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 668.15 (-6.16)

Walk rate

74%
contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

5
best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Consistency

±17.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 170.60 · weakest Brisket (164.68)

Road miles

5,470
mi across 46 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi

Schedule strength

48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.15 / 720
46 Master contests · 1 GC

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Storylines (18 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.

Perfect scores on the board

4 perfect 180s

4 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

  • Pork ×3
  • Brisket ×1

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 The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest (2016-07-29) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CLARK CREW BBQ.

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at *Derby BBQ Festival (2016-09-09).

  • Chicken 1st
  • Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

74% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 34 of 46 contests

A top-10 category call in 74% of their 46 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

The one to beat

one call ahead of them

Smoke-A-Holics has finished one call ahead of WICHITA SWINEMEN 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 1 Grand Championship

2016 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 5 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

  • 10 contests
  • 5 overall top-10s
  • 5 category wins
  • average top 27%

A tough matchup

19–2 behind in the head-to-head

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 21 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.92 points below their pork, and turns into a call 26% of the time against 48%.

  • Brisket avg 164.68
  • Pork avg 170.60
  • 12 calls in 46 entries

A strong matchup

16–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN ELVISES in 16 of their 20 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

16 of 23 shared pork entries lost

JP CUSTOM SMOKE ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, JP CUSTOM SMOKE has out-cooked them in 16 of 23 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

one call behind them

CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A July team

Top 25% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 25% across 8 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

  • 8 July contests
  • top 40% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,470 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,470 miles across 46 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 161 miles to Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK.

  • 46 mapped stops
  • furthest 161 mi

The metronome

±2.40% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 92.8% of a perfect score
  • 46 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Harper County Bullseye BBQ every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

  • 6 visits in all
  • best finish 6th

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.

LAZY BACON BBQ
#772 of the rated field
1630 ▲ 0 power rating
Contests
39
GCs
0
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1652
0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to WICHITA SWINEMEN)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — LAZY BACON BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 39 contests
  • last seen 2025-11-05
⚔ Head-to-head
Smokin Hot J's
#773 of the rated field
1630 ▲ 0 power rating
Contests
55
GCs
1
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1672
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to WICHITA SWINEMEN)

They've been 1672 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 53 contests
  • last seen 2019-03-23
⚔ Head-to-head
HIGH ON THE HAWG
#778 of the rated field
1629 ▼ 0 power rating
Contests
174
GCs
7
Top-10s
48%
Peak
1822
2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to WICHITA SWINEMEN)

174 contests to 46: their number has had years to settle where WICHITA SWINEMEN's is still finding its level.

  • rated over 164 contests
  • last seen 2026-06-13
⚔ Head-to-head
Cities Edge BBQ
#776 of the rated field
1630 ▼ 0 power rating
Contests
55
GCs
0
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1648
No shared contest yet.

55 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 53 contests
  • last seen 2026-08-21
⚔ Head-to-head
LONGNECK SIPPERS
#777 of the rated field
1629 ▼ 0 power rating
Contests
25
GCs
2
Top-10s
40%
Peak
1629
No shared contest yet.

Level with WICHITA SWINEMEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen 2018-10-05
⚔ Head-to-head
DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK
#774 of the rated field
1630 ▲ 0 power rating
Contests
100
GCs
3
Top-10s
37%
Peak
1688
No shared contest yet.

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

  • rated over 95 contests
  • last seen 2026-06-05
⚔ Head-to-head

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
GREAT PLAINS BBQ 30 17 13 57% ⚔ compare
JP CUSTOM SMOKE 23 7 16 30% ⚔ compare
SMOKE N HOGS BBQ KS 22 10 12 45% ⚔ compare
CHIP ON OUR SHOULDER 21 12 9 57% ⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ 21 2 19 10% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES 20 16 4 80% ⚔ compare
Lucky D's BBQ 20 9 11 45% ⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics 20 2 18 10% ⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ 19 4 15 21% ⚔ compare
RUBBING BUTTS BBQ KS 18 10 8 56% ⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers 16 8 8 50% ⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ 16 6 10 38% ⚔ compare
BARREL BOYS BBQ 16 4 12 25% ⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
LONGBONE BBQ 14 12 2 86% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 46 14 1 5 177.1428 153.6684 166.99 top 47%
Pork Ribs 46 12 0 1 176.0344 154.2744 165.89 top 45%
Pork 46 22 9 13 180.0000 🔥 154.8572 170.60 top 30%
Brisket 46 12 2 5 180.0000 🔥 148.5144 164.68 top 47%

“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 state / province

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS401top 38%
OK60top 52%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)271top 33%
Large (40+)190top 49%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Harper County Bullseye BBQ 6 6 0 top 46% 2019-10-18
Smoke in the Spring 3 27 0 top 39% 2018-04-06
*Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) 3 6 0 top 31% 2017-09-08
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 3 6 0 top 50% 2015-06-05
*Derby BBQ Festival 2 3 0 top 34% 2018-06-08
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) 2 75 0 top 48% 2017-09-01
*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 2 33 0 top 62% 2017-07-14
Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ 2 3 0 top 21% 2016-08-19
Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off 2 12 0 top 37% 2016-07-01
When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In 2 10 0 top 54% 2014-08-22

The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.6 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2019-10-18
Busiest season 2016 10 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 6.6 across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in KS 40 of 46 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited 29 10 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat Chicken 46 entries · 1 win · 14 calls
Strongest meat Pork averages 170.60 · weakest Brisket (164.68)
Walk rate 74% a top-10 call in 34 of 46 contests
Overall top-10 rate 39% 18 of 46 contests
Wins it all 2% 1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve
First title 2016-07-29 The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
Best top-10 run 5 straight contests
Master average 668.15 out of 720 · 46 contests · 1 GC
Perfect 180s 4 every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced 1,045 1,471–1,010 across every shared overall standing
Road miles 5,470 46 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi
Schedule strength 1561 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Purse competed for $9,900 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries
Power rating 1630 peak 1665 · #775 of 6,413 rated

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

  1. 2013
  2. First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
  3. First call 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
  4. First overall top-10 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
  5. First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.4284 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
  6. 2014
  7. 10th tracked contest Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ
  8. First category win (Brisket) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
  9. 2015
  10. First overall podium Wheatstock Grill Off
  11. First perfect 180 (Pork) Harper County Bullseye BBQ
  12. 2016
  13. 25th tracked contest Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ
  14. First Grand Championship The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
  15. Biggest field won (37 teams) The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
  16. Career-best overall score698.8916 The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
  17. First multi-meat day *Derby BBQ Festival
  18. 10th category win *Derby BBQ Festival
  19. 2017
  20. Peak power rating (1665) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
  21. 2019
  22. Most recent contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+14.6Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest2014-06-06
+14.6Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ2016-08-19
+14.18th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ2013-04-19
+13.7Blues, BBQ & Bargains2014-07-18
+13.2Wheatstock Grill Off2015-05-08

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11.2Harper County Bullseye BBQ2019-10-18
-10.8Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest2019-06-07
-9.6Smokin' At The Run2014-03-15
-8.6Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK2013-03-15
-8.2Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest2013-06-07

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20192000 100% top 69% 91.4% 91.1%
20184011 75% top 47% 94.3% 92.3%
20177010 43% top 44% 96% 93.6%
201610155 100% top 27% 97.1% 94.1%
20158045 75% top 31% 96% 93.2%
20148051 75% top 39% 95% 92.5%
20137020 57% top 51% 94.4% 90.8%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019-10-18 Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS 20 / 25 (658.2284) 10 (172.0000) 25 (154.2744) 6 (173.1200) 21 (158.8340)
2019-06-07 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS 23 / 39 (653.6796) 9 (168.5828) 23 (160.5828) 17 (166.8228) 30 (157.6912)
2018-10-19 *Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS 19 / 33 (667.9312) 22 (164.5600) 17 (166.2856) 9 (171.9772) 20 (165.1084)
2018-07-27 Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS 5 / 27 (678.8112) 17 (166.2856) 16 (162.8228) 1 (177.7372) 4 (171.9656)
2018-06-08 *Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS 24 / 40 (651.3256) 21 (166.2856) 28 (159.4172) 12 (168.5256) 33 (157.0972)
2018-04-06 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 53 / 103 (661.0860) 90 (158.2744) 69 (161.6800) 7 (176.0116) 50 (165.1200)
2017-10-20 *Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS 24 / 47 (673.6800) 18 (171.4516) 16 (169.7256) 33 (163.9656) 19 (168.5372)
2017-09-08 *Derby BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS 15 / 29 (665.6684) 20 (162.8112) 9 (167.4744) 10 (170.8228) 14 (164.5600)
2017-09-01 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 151 / 407 (669.0856) 211 (166.2628) 141 (168.5600) 63 (173.7028) 259 (160.5600)
2017-08-31 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS 75 / 129 (679.4400) 92 (167.4284) 20 (176.0344) 31 (174.8688) 116 (161.1084)
2017-07-28 Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS 8 / 43 (691.4404) 24 (166.8344) 16 (170.8572) 2 (180.0000) 7 (173.7488)
2017-07-14 *Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 37 / 58 (658.1716) 18 (170.2628) 5 (174.2744) 46 (161.6916) 49 (151.9428)
2017-04-07 Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS 27 / 100 (678.7884) 44 (167.4400) 13 (173.7144) 30 (170.2512) 35 (167.3828)
2016-10-14 *Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS 7 / 38 (689.0628) 8 (174.2628) 18 (172.0116) 8 (171.9656) 13 (170.8228)
2016-09-09 *Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS 3 / 38 (695.9656) 1 (176.5600) 20 (166.8228) 6 (172.5828) 1 (180.0000)
2016-08-19 Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS 3 / 33 (691.9656) 3 (173.7144) 17 (168.5484) 2 (176.5600) 5 (173.1428)
2016-07-29 The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS 1 / 37 (698.8916) 2 (177.1428) 6 (173.7716) 1 (177.7144) 8 (170.2628)
2016-07-01 Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS 12 / 38 (670.8572) 26 (166.3200) 25 (164.0000) 1 (177.7144) 27 (162.8228)
2016-06-10 Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS 7 / 31 (676.5600) 19 (164.5828) 11 (167.4172) 1 (180.0000) 17 (164.5600)
2016-06-03 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 33 / 55 (654.7656) 40 (160.5372) 25 (163.9884) 10 (173.7028) 40 (156.5372)
2016-04-29 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Overland Park, KS 17 / 30 (657.0400) 20 (163.3944) 9 (169.1428) 17 (162.2744) 17 (162.2284)
2016-04-15 Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK 13 / 63 (679.9084) 5 (175.4056) 41 (159.9428) 12 (172.0000) 11 (172.5600)
2016-04-08 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 43 / 109 (658.3200) 66 (161.7028) 63 (160.0344) 6 (174.8800) 52 (161.7028)
2015-10-16 Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS 6 / 34 (685.2116) 18 (168.0344) 18 (166.2972) 1 (180.0000) 8 (170.8800)
2015-09-11 *Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS 6 / 26 (662.2744) 17 (159.9772) 7 (165.7256) 9 (164.5600) 3 (172.0116)
2015-08-21 Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS 12 / 36 (672.5488) 15 (167.4516) 25 (159.4056) 1 (176.0116) 9 (169.6800)
2015-07-24 Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS 4 / 35 (691.3828) 9 (172.5600) 5 (173.1428) 1 (178.8572) 12 (166.8228)
2015-07-03 HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS 13 / 31 (665.7604) 19 (164.0000) 17 (161.1660) 1 (176.0000) 13 (164.5944)
2015-06-05 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 42 / 64 (637.6912) 57 (154.8456) 34 (161.6800) 46 (157.7256) 22 (163.4400)
2015-05-08 Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS 3 / 32 (690.9032) 6 (173.1428) 10 (169.1544) 1 (177.7144) 9 (170.8916)
2015-04-17 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK 37 / 75 (661.1088) 21 (170.2972) 38 (164.5828) 14 (173.1544) 59 (153.0744)
2014-10-17 Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS 15 / 30 (633.5660) 7 (166.8228) 14 (157.1088) 13 (161.1200) 26 (148.5144)
2014-09-12 Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS 7 / 38 (684.0116) 2 (174.8572) 27 (159.9772) 11 (170.8800) 2 (178.2972)
2014-08-22 When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS 10 / 36 (681.1316) 7 (172.5828) 10 (171.4516) 18 (169.6800) 16 (167.4172)
2014-07-18 Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS 4 / 33 (681.6800) 3 (171.4400) 8 (170.8572) 15 (167.3944) 2 (171.9884)
2014-06-06 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 6 / 54 (679.3940) 20 (167.4400) 21 (164.5484) 17 (167.9656) 1 (179.4400)
2014-05-16 Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS 10 / 27 (666.8228) 19 (163.4056) 3 (173.7372) 11 (165.6800) 15 (164.0000)
2014-03-15 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK 65 / 72 (649.0288) 66 (159.9772) 34 (168.5600) 53 (166.2400) 68 (154.2516)
2014-03-14 Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK 26 / 41 (654.1256) 23 (166.8228) 25 (165.1200) 35 (158.2400) 21 (163.9428)
2013-08-23 When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In McPherson, KS 24 / 30 (632.5028) 28 (153.6684) 23 (156.5944) 23 (158.8456) 12 (163.3944)
2013-06-07 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 51 / 69 (631.4282) 40 (158.8570) 57 (154.2856) 27 (165.7142) 57 (152.5714)
2013-05-31 Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS 13 / 34 (662.2856) 16 (166.2856) 11 (168.0000) 3 (174.8572) 28 (153.1428)
2013-05-17 Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS 13 / 25 (656.5718) 5 (172.0002) 11 (165.7144) 22 (154.8572) 11 (164.0000)
2013-04-26 R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS 6 / 25 (680.0004) 11 (170.2858) 9 (168.0000) 2 (177.1428) 11 (164.5718)
2013-04-19 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK 6 / 63 (675.4284) 20 (165.7144) 9 (170.2856) 14 (170.8570) 11 (168.5714)
2013-03-15 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK 43 / 55 (639.4286) 46 (158.8570) 27 (164.0002) 30 (165.1430) 46 (151.4284)

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)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #1372 (145 pts) #1019 (270 pts) #1575 (120 pts) #1042 (265 pts) #1485 (130 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #827 (390 pts) #1005 (305 pts) #1007 (315 pts) #514 (710 pts) #833 (405 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #683 (564 pts) #769 (514 pts) #492 (799 pts) #583 (689 pts) #657 (604 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #198 (1539 pts) #184 (1464 pts) #416 (959 pts) #69 (1969 pts) #268 (1244 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #346 (1083 pts) #512 (758 pts) #498 (783 pts) #142 (1613 pts) #378 (983 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #337 (1075 pts) #292 (1155 pts) #425 (925 pts) #470 (830 pts) #277 (1245 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #383 (794 pts) #449 (704 pts) #419 (759 pts) #340 (894 pts) #446 (714 pts)

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