SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE

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

Power ranking

#1402

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1570

peak 1583 · rated over 19 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2015-05-29

Best ToY finish

#275

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

693.0512 / 720

Master · Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.46

last 5 Master vs avg 673.50 (-0.04)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Consistency

±10.82

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.87 · weakest Chicken (167.44)

Road miles

2,615

mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 292 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Master avg

673.50 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.0512 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.0512 at Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-03-14

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ has finished one call ahead of SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–2 behind in the head-to-head

KILLER HOGS ahead in 85% of their meetings

KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 11 of their 13 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WILD BOAR SMOKERS in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

9 of 13 shared brisket entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 13 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±1.50% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.50% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.5% of a perfect score
19 contests

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.

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

4 SMOKIN' BUTTS

#1404 of the rated field

1570 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1605

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE)

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2021-05-01

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RIVER CITY RUB

#1401 of the rated field

1570 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1570

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-06-08

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BAR-B-Q 101

#1408 of the rated field

1570 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1579

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 45 contests to 19.

rated over 43 contests
last seen 2022-05-20

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HUNTER'S HOT ASH BBQ

#1407 of the rated field

1570 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1570

No shared contest yet.

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 32% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

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THE DUTCH BBQ CREW

#1400 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1570

No shared contest yet.

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2019-09-07

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Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ

#1397 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1599

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
FIRE DANCER BBQ	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
WILD BOAR SMOKERS	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
PE LITTLE THRIGS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BLIND HOG BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG ED'S MSU BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
901Q	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	3	0	176.0228	159.9884	167.44	top 51%
Pork Ribs	19	5	3	176.5600	162.2400	168.01	top 43%
Pork	19	6	1	176.5600	157.1424	168.19	top 42%
Brisket	19	10	1	178.8572	159.4284	169.87	top 33%

“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	Avg finish
MS	12	top 40%
TN	5	top 34%
AR	1	top 33%
MO	1	top 50%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	7	0	top 56%	2015-05-29
Stand By Your Grill	2	21	0	top 42%	2014-08-15

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.2 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2015-05-29

Busiest season 2013 9 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MS 12 of 19 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 17 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 19 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 169.87 · weakest Chicken (167.44)

Walk rate 68% a top-10 call in 13 of 19 contests

Overall top-10 rate 37% 7 of 19 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 673.50 out of 720 · 19 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 474 571–321 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,615 19 mapped stops · furthest 292 mi

Schedule strength 1531 average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests

Power rating 1570 peak 1583 · #1402 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1424 Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
May 10 First call Mississippi Springfest
May 10 First overall top-10 Mississippi Springfest
2014
Mar 14 10th tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre
Mar 14 Career-best overall score693.0512 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre
May 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2015
Mar 13 Peak power rating (1583) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
May 29 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	2014-03-14
+13.6	The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff	2013-06-14
+11.4	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest	2014-07-25
+10.7	Mississippi Springfest	2013-05-10
+10.5	Fourth Annual Bull Moose	2014-04-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-05-29
-4.4	Benton County Fair BBQ Contest	2013-08-23
-3.8	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	2013-03-15
-3.2	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge	2014-05-02
-1.5	KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ	2013-10-04

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	2	0	50%	top 63%	92.7%	92.2%
2014	8	4	88%	top 31%	96.3%	94.5%
2013	9	3	56%	top 40%	95.2%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-05-29	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	26 / 29 (660.4456)	28 (162.2400)	24 (164.5256)	14 (169.1428)	21 (164.5372)
2015-03-13	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	34 / 94 (667.2568)	75 (161.0972)	22 (169.1084)	7 (175.4056)	52 (161.6456)
2014-09-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS	15 / 30 (679.8856)	18 (170.2628)	29 (163.3944)	4 (174.2628)	10 (171.9656)
2014-08-15	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	32 / 65 (672.9940)	30 (168.5600)	30 (167.3828)	11 (174.2628)	41 (162.7884)
2014-07-25	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	5 / 44 (686.7428)	22 (168.5256)	9 (173.1200)	12 (169.6800)	4 (175.4172)
2014-06-13	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	16 / 49 (678.2284)	6 (176.0228)	35 (162.8572)	27 (167.3828)	12 (171.9656)
2014-05-23	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	7 / 30 (681.6800)	13 (169.1428)	12 (170.2628)	20 (163.4172)	2 (178.8572)
2014-05-02	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	23 / 40 (664.9708)	18 (170.8228)	27 (163.9656)	34 (157.6340)	6 (172.5484)
2014-04-04	Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	5 / 31 (687.3712)	21 (159.9884)	2 (176.5600)	2 (176.5600)	4 (174.2628)
2014-03-14	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	5 / 95 (693.0512)	14 (173.1200)	6 (174.8456)	34 (168.5256)	8 (176.5600)
2013-10-04	KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ Corinth, MS	16 / 30 (664.9940)	18 (166.8456)	17 (165.6800)	14 (168.5256)	15 (163.9428)
2013-09-20	Smokin' Aces BBQ Festival Tunica, MS	20 / 53 (670.1484)	41 (163.3828)	23 (167.4172)	22 (168.5256)	14 (170.8228)
2013-09-13	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN	8 / 28 (670.7200)	19 (162.2516)	13 (163.9428)	8 (170.2628)	4 (174.2628)
2013-08-23	Benton County Fair BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	13 / 20 (671.8628)	4 (174.2628)	17 (162.2400)	17 (165.6800)	7 (169.6800)
2013-08-16	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	21 / 62 (673.6000)	35 (166.8228)	26 (167.9772)	4 (175.4056)	39 (163.3944)
2013-06-14	The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff Hernando, MS	4 / 40 (685.7140)	10 (171.4286)	2 (173.1428)	16 (167.9998)	6 (173.1428)
2013-05-10	Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS	6 / 29 (677.7138)	18 (163.4286)	2 (172.5714)	9 (168.5712)	6 (173.1426)
2013-04-05	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	22 / 44 (661.1424)	17 (168.0000)	19 (166.8572)	40 (157.1424)	14 (169.1428)
2013-03-15	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	62 / 100 (647.9996)	51 (165.1426)	35 (166.2858)	73 (157.1428)	64 (159.4284)

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)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015 ↗	Master	#1858 (114 pts)	#1913 (114 pts)	#1728 (134 pts)	#1187 (274 pts)	#1692 (134 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#325 (1109 pts)	#436 (859 pts)	#378 (989 pts)	#357 (1034 pts)	#242 (1374 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#275 (1091 pts)	#328 (931 pts)	#252 (1146 pts)	#272 (1051 pts)	#230 (1211 pts)