They almost always walk
82%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 14 of 17 contests
A top-10 category call in 82% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
THE DEVINE SWINE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1535
peak 1553 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2013-05-18
latest 2016-07-22
Best ToY finish
#426
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.76 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 649.30 (-6.54)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.74
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.97)
Road miles
1,669
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 276 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
Master avg
649.30 / 720
17 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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.
High-water mark
679.9428
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.9428 at BBQ Masters in the Woods — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-09-06
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
DIESEL SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of THE DEVINE SWINE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 30%.
- 6 contests
- 3 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 30%
A tough matchup
11–2
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 85% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 11 of their 13 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.7
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.74 points below their pork, and turns into a call 24% of the time against 59%.
- Pork Ribs avg 158.97
- Pork avg 165.71
- 4 calls in 17 entries
Looking over their shoulder
3×
one call behind them
BONEYARD SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.
A June team
Top 33%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 33% across 6 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
- 6 June contests
- top 42% the rest of the year
The metronome
±1.91%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.91% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.2% of a perfect score
- 17 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.
61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2070 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2087 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1545
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1544
No shared contest yet.
16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2083 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after THE DEVINE SWINE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#2085 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Level with THE DEVINE SWINE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1552
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| BONEYARD SMOKERS | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Aces | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| FEEDING FRIENDZ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Bulldogs | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Butt Paradise | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| ACK-QUE | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 172.0000 | 149.7372 | 162.68 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 142.8116 | 158.97 | top 56% |
| Pork | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 172.0344 | 157.6800 | 165.71 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 176.5944 | 142.7884 | 161.94 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 7 | 0 | top 31% |
| RI | 5 | 0 | top 49% |
| ME | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| MA | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2013-05-18 → 2016-07-22
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
4.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NH
7 of 17 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
17
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
17 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.97)
Walk rate
82%
a top-10 call in 14 of 17 contests
Overall top-10 rate
35%
6 of 17 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
649.30
out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
279
347–242 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,669
17 mapped stops · furthest 276 mi
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
Power rating
1535
peak 1553 · #2079 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival
- First call Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8570 Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- 2014
- 10th tracked contest Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships
- First category win (Brisket) BBQ Masters in the Woods
- First overall podium BBQ Masters in the Woods
- First Reserve Championship BBQ Masters in the Woods
- Career-best overall score679.9428 BBQ Masters in the Woods
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5944 BBQ Masters in the Woods
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1553) Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off
- 2016
- Most recent contest Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.8 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships | 2013-07-20 |
| +12.5 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest | 2013-06-01 |
| +10.4 | BBQ Masters in the Woods | 2014-09-06 |
| +9.5 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship | 2013-10-05 |
| +8.2 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition | 2013-06-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2015-08-14 |
| -8.6 | Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island | 2016-07-22 |
| -8.6 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships | 2014-07-18 |
| -7.5 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship | 2014-06-13 |
| -3.8 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival | 2013-05-18 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 68% | 90.1% | 89.2% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 49% | 91.3% | 89.7% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 41% | 94.4% | 91.2% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 83% | top 30% | 92.1% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-22 | Rotary Club of Wakefield Rhode Island Kingston, RI | 28 / 34 (635.9088) | 32 (151.9772) | 9 (165.7144) | 5 (165.1200) | 29 (153.0972) |
| 2016-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 17 / 32 (649.0288) | 19 (164.5372) | 12 (166.8344) | 11 (167.4172) | 27 (150.2400) |
| 2015-08-14 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME | 22 / 26 (621.0056) | 21 (161.1544) | 17 (158.8000) | 21 (158.2628) | 26 (142.7884) |
| 2015-07-17 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off Kingston, RI | 19 / 37 (657.6568) | 33 (155.3600) | 24 (162.8800) | 6 (168.5712) | 9 (170.8456) |
| 2015-06-20 | Rock'N RibFest 2015 Merrimack, NH | 4 / 16 (650.1944) | 3 (160.5600) | 11 (152.5028) | 4 (165.7144) | 1 (171.4172) |
| 2015-05-29 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 18 / 49 (654.8684) | 18 (166.8456) | 40 (153.1084) | 5 (171.4744) | 19 (163.4400) |
| 2014-09-06 | BBQ Masters in the Woods Foster, RI | 2 / 8 (679.9428) | 3 (169.1084) | 6 (162.8344) | 3 (171.4056) | 1 (176.5944) |
| 2014-07-18 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 26 / 33 (638.8004) | 19 (163.4056) | 30 (142.8116) | 4 (172.0344) | 21 (160.5488) |
| 2014-06-21 | Smokin' @ the Ball Park BBQ Festival Old Orchard Beach, ME | 7 / 17 (655.4860) | 11 (162.8572) | 13 (157.7032) | 4 (168.0456) | 5 (166.8800) |
| 2014-06-13 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH | 11 / 28 (656.5372) | 16 (161.7256) | 3 (172.0000) | 16 (161.1316) | 12 (161.6800) |
| 2014-05-31 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH | 11 / 48 (653.0516) | 5 (172.0000) | 33 (154.2400) | 7 (169.7028) | 22 (157.1088) |
| 2013-10-05 | DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ | 17 / 85 (638.7888) | 36 (159.9772) | 46 (153.1088) | 29 (157.6800) | 7 (168.0228) |
| 2013-09-14 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 22 / 42 (633.6912) | 37 (149.7372) | 7 (166.8456) | 15 (162.8228) | 23 (154.2856) |
| 2013-07-20 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 4 / 46 (662.8916) | 7 (170.8800) | 18 (161.7372) | 25 (159.4172) | 2 (170.8572) |
| 2013-06-14 | Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH | 9 / 35 (658.2854) | 5 (171.4286) | 26 (154.8572) | 6 (169.7142) | 13 (162.2854) |
| 2013-06-01 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 6 / 43 (658.8570) | 11 (168.5714) | 18 (159.4284) | 9 (166.2858) | 8 (164.5714) |
| 2013-05-18 | The Lexington Battle-Green BBQ Festival Lexington, MA | 19 / 31 (633.1422) | 19 (155.4286) | 20 (157.1426) | 11 (162.2854) | 13 (158.2856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1596 (156 pts) | #1733 (146 pts) | #1221 (266 pts) | #1121 (311 pts) | #2004 (116 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #784 (442 pts) | #820 (442 pts) | #1030 (327 pts) | #621 (622 pts) | #676 (552 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #542 (704 pts) | #557 (704 pts) | #626 (609 pts) | #430 (884 pts) | #522 (709 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #426 (717 pts) | #495 (652 pts) | #641 (522 pts) | #512 (642 pts) | #416 (747 pts) |