THE SWHINERY

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

Power ranking

#5586

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1448

peak 1448 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-01-25

latest 2018-01-26

Best ToY finish

#586

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 77%

overall standings

Best overall

621.1772 / 720

Master · Oinktoberfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

608.91

last 5 Master vs avg 609.35 (-0.45)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

163.4288

Pork Ribs · Brockport BBQ - Music Festival

Consistency

±11.03

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 156.71 · weakest Brisket (149.50)

Road miles

3,889

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1046 mi

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)

Master avg

609.35 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.22 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 149.50
Chicken avg 156.71
1 calls in 8 entries

The comeback

4.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.4 years, then back at Lakeland Pig Festival (2018-01-26).

last seen 2013-09-20
back 2018-01-26

The long haul

3,889 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,889 miles across 8 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,046 miles to Brockport BBQ - Music Festival.

8 mapped stops
furthest 1,046 mi

The metronome

±1.53% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.53% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 84.6% of a perfect score
8 contests

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

Aussie Davo

#5598 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-08-01
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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THE KINGS OF Q

#5588 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-10-21

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OFF THE GRILL BBQ

#5587 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2022-07-07

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Smokin in the Country

#5599 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2024-06-07

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DB Que

#5589 of the rated field

1448 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-10-13

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BIG ASS Q MASTERS

#5584 of the rated field

1448 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1448

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2021-10-29

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	161.7144	148.5714	156.71	top 68%
Pork Ribs	8	1	163.4288	143.4286	152.07	top 69%
Pork	8	0	158.2856	138.2400	151.07	top 74%
Brisket	8	1	155.4286	137.7142	149.50	top 74%

“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
FL	3	top 91%
NY	2	top 61%
IL	1	top 78%
MD	1	top 69%
IN	1	top 74%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 72%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 85%
Large (40+)	5	top 75%

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

On the trail 5 yrs 2013-01-25 → 2018-01-26

Busiest season 2013 7 contests

Contests a season 4 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in FL 3 of 8 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 156.71 · weakest Brisket (149.50)

Walk rate 13% a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 609.35 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 397 111–327 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,889 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,046 mi

Schedule strength 1512 average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests

Longest layoff 4.4 yrs 2013-09-20 → 2018-01-26

Power rating 1448 peak 1448 · #5586 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 Peak power rating (1488) Lakeland Pig Festival
Jun 21 First call Brockport BBQ - Music Festival
Jun 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.4288 Brockport BBQ - Music Festival
Sep 20 Career-best overall score621.1772 Oinktoberfest
2018
Jan 26 Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.8	Oinktoberfest	2013-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	Smokin in the Square	2013-03-01
-11.8	Lakeland Pig Festival	2013-01-25
-8.8	Lakeland Pig Festival	2018-01-26
-6.8	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship	2013-04-26
-6.3	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	2013-04-05

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0	0%	top 93%	81.6%	81.6%
2013	7	0	0	0	14%	top 74%	86.3%	85.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-01-26	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	56 / 60 (587.3488)	45 (159.9772)	53 (145.1544)	58 (138.2400)	50 (143.9772)
2013-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	35 / 71 (621.1772)	34 (158.2972)	34 (154.2972)	45 (156.0228)	45 (152.5600)
2013-06-21	Brockport BBQ - Music Festival Brockport, NY	13 / 18 (619.4286)	8 (161.7144)	7 (163.4288)	18 (138.8568)	10 (155.4286)
2013-04-26	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	28 / 36 (611.4284)	31 (148.5714)	29 (150.8574)	23 (158.2856)	26 (153.7140)
2013-04-19	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	73 / 106 (605.1426)	64 (155.9998)	69 (149.1432)	50 (156.0000)	86 (143.9996)
2013-04-05	1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	37 / 50 (621.1428)	34 (157.1430)	36 (157.1428)	36 (153.1428)	34 (153.7142)
2013-03-01	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	34 / 37 (609.1430)	34 (154.2856)	34 (143.4286)	28 (156.5714)	29 (154.8574)
2013-01-25	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	61 / 70 (599.9998)	47 (157.7146)	48 (153.1428)	53 (151.4282)	64 (137.7142)

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
2013 ↗	Master	#586 (526 pts)	#582 (561 pts)	#579 (571 pts)	#653 (511 pts)	#592 (541 pts)