WICHITA SWINEMEN

WICHITA SWINEMEN is a competition barbecue team with 46 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest (2016). They are ranked #783 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#783

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1630

peak 1665 · rated over 45 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Oct 18, 2019 · 6.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#198

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

24 podiums

Overall top-10s

39% of 46 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

698.8916 / 720

Master · The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest

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

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest

Consistency

±17.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.60 · weakest Brisket (164.68)

Road miles

5,470

across 46 mapped stops · furthest 161 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$9,900

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.15 / 720

46 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

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 (Jul 29, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CLARK CREW BBQ.

Giant slayer

37 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest.

Jul 29, 2016

A multi-meat day

1 contest 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 (Sep 9, 2016).

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.

High-water mark

698.8916 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.8916 at The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 29, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

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

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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

The drought

16 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest on Jul 29, 2016 — 16 contests and 10.2 years ago.

last GC Jul 29, 2016
10.2 years ago

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

3× 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

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
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 (1,539 pts)	#184 (1,464 pts)	#416 (959 pts)	#69 (1,969 pts)	#268 (1,244 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#346 (1,083 pts)	#512 (758 pts)	#498 (783 pts)	#142 (1,613 pts)	#378 (983 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#337 (1,075 pts)	#292 (1,155 pts)	#425 (925 pts)	#470 (830 pts)	#277 (1,245 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#383 (794 pts)	#449 (704 pts)	#419 (759 pts)	#340 (894 pts)	#446 (714 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WICHITA SWINEMEN, each with one reason worth a look.

EPIC BBQ CRU

#784 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1631

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WICHITA SWINEMEN)

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

rated over 42 contests
last seen Oct 26, 2018

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LAZY BACON BBQ

#779 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1652

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to WICHITA SWINEMEN)

Careers of much the same size, 39 contests to 46, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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DEAD PIGS TELL NO TALES

#787 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1636

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WICHITA SWINEMEN)

40 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 35% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Nov 9, 2018

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Cotton BBQ

#780 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1630

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 42 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 42 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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FUNTIME BBQ

#788 of the rated field

1629 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1653

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

rated over 57 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2020

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DE FILOUS

#785 of the rated field

1630 power rating

Contests: 61
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1665

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

rated over 58 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win 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

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg 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 🔥	154.8572	170.60	top 30%
Brisket	46	12	2	5	180 🔥	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	27	1	top 33%
Large (40+)	19	0	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	40	1	top 38%
OK	6	0	top 52%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Harper County Bullseye BBQ	6	6	top 46%	Oct 18, 2019
Smoke in the Spring	3	27	top 39%	Apr 6, 2018
Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	3	6	top 31%	Sep 8, 2017
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	3	6	top 50%	Jun 5, 2015
Derby BBQ Festival	2	3	top 34%	Jun 8, 2018
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	75	top 48%	Sep 1, 2017
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	2	33	top 62%	Jul 14, 2017
Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	2	3	top 21%	Aug 19, 2016
Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off	2	12	top 37%	Jul 1, 2016
When Pigs Fly BBQ Contest & Fly In	2	10	top 54%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 10 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 6.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 40 of 46 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 29 10 of them more than once

First title Jul 29, 2016 The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest

Opponents faced 1,039 finished ahead 1,471 times, behind 1,010

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

20191 milestone

Oct 18 Most recent contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20171 milestone

Sep 1 Peak power rating (1665) 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20166 milestones

Apr 15 25th tracked contest Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ
Jul 29 First Grand Championship The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
Jul 29 Biggest field won (37 teams) The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
Jul 29 Career-best overall score698.8916 The Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Contest
Sep 9 First multi-meat day Derby BBQ Festival
Sep 9 10th category win Derby BBQ Festival

20152 milestones

May 8 First overall podium Wheatstock Grill Off
Oct 16 First perfect 180 (Pork) Harper County Bullseye BBQ

20142 milestones

May 16 10th tracked contest Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ
Jun 6 First category win (Brisket) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest

20134 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Apr 19 First call 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 19 First overall top-10 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.4284 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 6, 2014
+14.6	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	Aug 19, 2016
+14.1	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 19, 2013
+13.7	Blues, BBQ & Bargains	Jul 18, 2014
+13.1	Wheatstock Grill Off	May 8, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 18, 2019
-10.9	Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest	Jun 7, 2019
-9.6	Smokin' At The Run	Mar 15, 2014
-8.6	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	Mar 15, 2013
-8.2	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	Jun 7, 2013

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	2	0	0	0	100%	top 69%	91.4%	91.1%
2018	4	0	1	1	75%	top 47%	94.3%	92.3%
2017	7	0	1	0	43%	top 44%	96%	93.6%
2016	10	1	5	5	100%	top 27%	97.1%	94.1%
2015	8	0	4	5	75%	top 31%	96%	93.2%
2014	8	0	5	1	75%	top 39%	95%	92.5%
2013	7	0	2	0	57%	top 51%	94.4%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 18, 2019	Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS	20 / 25 (658.2284)	10 (172)	25 (154.2744)	6 (173.1200)	21 (158.8340)
Jun 7, 2019	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)
Oct 19, 2018	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	19 / 33 (667.9312)	22 (164.5600)	17 (166.2856)	9 (171.9772)	20 (165.1084)
Jul 27, 2018	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)
Jun 8, 2018	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	24 / 40 (651.3256)	21 (166.2856)	28 (159.4172)	12 (168.5256)	33 (157.0972)
Apr 6, 2018	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	53 / 103 (661.0860)	90 (158.2744)	69 (161.6800)	7 (176.0116)	50 (165.1200)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	24 / 47 (673.6800)	18 (171.4516)	16 (169.7256)	33 (163.9656)	19 (168.5372)
Sep 8, 2017	Derby BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Derby, KS	15 / 29 (665.6684)	20 (162.8112)	9 (167.4744)	10 (170.8228)	14 (164.5600)
Sep 1, 2017	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)
Aug 31, 2017	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)
Jul 28, 2017	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	8 / 43 (691.4404)	24 (166.8344)	16 (170.8572)	2 (180)	7 (173.7488)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	37 / 58 (658.1716)	18 (170.2628)	5 (174.2744)	46 (161.6916)	49 (151.9428)
Apr 7, 2017	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)
Oct 14, 2016	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	7 / 38 (689.0628)	8 (174.2628)	18 (172.0116)	8 (171.9656)	13 (170.8228)
Sep 9, 2016	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	3 / 38 (695.9656)	1 (176.5600)	20 (166.8228)	6 (172.5828)	1 (180)
Aug 19, 2016	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	3 / 33 (691.9656)	3 (173.7144)	17 (168.5484)	2 (176.5600)	5 (173.1428)
Jul 29, 2016	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)
Jul 1, 2016	Hutchfest BBQ Cook-off Hutchinson, KS	12 / 38 (670.8572)	26 (166.3200)	25 (164)	1 (177.7144)	27 (162.8228)
Jun 10, 2016	Fire On the Frontier BBQ Classic Hays, KS	7 / 31 (676.5600)	19 (164.5828)	11 (167.4172)	1 (180)	17 (164.5600)
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	33 / 55 (654.7656)	40 (160.5372)	25 (163.9884)	10 (173.7028)	40 (156.5372)
Apr 29, 2016	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)
Apr 15, 2016	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	13 / 63 (679.9084)	5 (175.4056)	41 (159.9428)	12 (172)	11 (172.5600)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	43 / 109 (658.3200)	66 (161.7028)	63 (160.0344)	6 (174.8800)	52 (161.7028)
Oct 16, 2015	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	6 / 34 (685.2116)	18 (168.0344)	18 (166.2972)	1 (180)	8 (170.8800)
Sep 11, 2015	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	6 / 26 (662.2744)	17 (159.9772)	7 (165.7256)	9 (164.5600)	3 (172.0116)
Aug 21, 2015	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	12 / 36 (672.5488)	15 (167.4516)	25 (159.4056)	1 (176.0116)	9 (169.6800)
Jul 24, 2015	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)
Jul 3, 2015	HutchFest BBQ Cook-Off Hutchinson, KS	13 / 31 (665.7604)	19 (164)	17 (161.1660)	1 (176)	13 (164.5944)
Jun 5, 2015	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)
May 8, 2015	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	3 / 32 (690.9032)	6 (173.1428)	10 (169.1544)	1 (177.7144)	9 (170.8916)
Apr 17, 2015	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)
Oct 17, 2014	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	15 / 30 (633.5660)	7 (166.8228)	14 (157.1088)	13 (161.1200)	26 (148.5144)
Sep 12, 2014	Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS	7 / 38 (684.0116)	2 (174.8572)	27 (159.9772)	11 (170.8800)	2 (178.2972)
Aug 22, 2014	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)
Jul 18, 2014	Blues, BBQ & Bargains Hays, KS	4 / 33 (681.6800)	3 (171.4400)	8 (170.8572)	15 (167.3944)	2 (171.9884)
Jun 6, 2014	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	6 / 54 (679.3940)	20 (167.4400)	21 (164.5484)	17 (167.9656)	1 (179.4400)
May 16, 2014	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS	10 / 27 (666.8228)	19 (163.4056)	3 (173.7372)	11 (165.6800)	15 (164)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	65 / 72 (649.0288)	66 (159.9772)	34 (168.5600)	53 (166.2400)	68 (154.2516)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	26 / 41 (654.1256)	23 (166.8228)	25 (165.1200)	35 (158.2400)	21 (163.9428)
Aug 23, 2013	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)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	51 / 69 (631.4282)	40 (158.8570)	57 (154.2856)	27 (165.7142)	57 (152.5714)
May 31, 2013	Valley Center Spring Fling Valley Center, KS	13 / 34 (662.2856)	16 (166.2856)	11 (168)	3 (174.8572)	28 (153.1428)
May 17, 2013	Taste of Wheatstock Abilene, KS	13 / 25 (656.5718)	5 (172.0002)	11 (165.7144)	22 (154.8572)	11 (164)
Apr 26, 2013	R'Kansas City State BBQ Championship Arkansas City, KS	6 / 25 (680.0004)	11 (170.2858)	9 (168)	2 (177.1428)	11 (164.5718)
Apr 19, 2013	8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	6 / 63 (675.4284)	20 (165.7144)	9 (170.2856)	14 (170.8570)	11 (168.5714)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	43 / 55 (639.4286)	46 (158.8570)	27 (164.0002)	30 (165.1430)	46 (151.4284)

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

WICHITA SWINEMEN

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 (18 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)