Swine Life BBQ TN
Rating
1535
peak 1535
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2021-07-23
latest 2022-09-09
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 4%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 178.85 · weakest Pork (171.42)
Road miles
511
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 511 mi
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest (2022-09-09) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 11-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 17 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship (2021-07-23).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 177.7028 | 178.85 | top 10% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 176.5600 | 176.86 | top 11% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 166.2744 | 171.42 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 175.4056 | 177.13 | top 11% |
“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
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| VA | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in TN (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship (2021-07-23)
- Wins it all in 100% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 704.26
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 710.2860 | 710.29 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 698.2400 | 698.24 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-09 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest Millington, TN | 1 / 38 (710.2860) | 5 (177.7028) | 6 (177.1544) | 11 (176.5716) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 1 / 17 (698.2400) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (176.5600) | 9 (166.2744) | 3 (175.4056) |