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 SWHINERY
THE SWHINERY is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 18 at the Brockport BBQ - Music Festival (2013). They are ranked #5625 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Jan 26, 2018 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.91
last 5 Master vs avg 609.35 (-0.45)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.71 · weakest Brisket (149.50)
Road miles
3,889
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,046 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1512)
Master avg
609.35 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #586 (526 pts) | #582 (561 pts) | #579 (571 pts) | #653 (511 pts) | #592 (541 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE SWHINERY, each with one reason worth a look.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,630 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,626 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1448
Level with THE SWHINERY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,627 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1448
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,635 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1448
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 148.5714 | 156.71 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4288 | 143.4286 | 152.07 | top 69% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2856 | 138.2400 | 151.07 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 75% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
7 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
3 of 8 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
396
finished ahead 111 times, behind 327
Longest layoff
4.4 yrs
Sep 20, 2013 → Jan 26, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Lakeland Pig Festival
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Brockport BBQ - Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.4288 Brockport BBQ - Music Festival
- Career-best overall score621.1772 Oinktoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.8 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 20, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Smokin in the Square | Mar 1, 2013 |
| -11.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2013 |
| -8.8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 26, 2018 |
| -6.8 | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship | Apr 26, 2013 |
| -6.3 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out | Apr 5, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2018 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 56 / 60 (587.3488) | 45 (159.9772) | 53 (145.1544) | 58 (138.2400) | 50 (143.9772) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 35 / 71 (621.1772) | 34 (158.2972) | 34 (154.2972) | 45 (156.0228) | 45 (152.5600) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Brockport BBQ - Music Festival Brockport, NY | 13 / 18 (619.4286) | 8 (161.7144) | 7 (163.4288) | 18 (138.8568) | 10 (155.4286) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 28 / 36 (611.4284) | 31 (148.5714) | 29 (150.8574) | 23 (158.2856) | 26 (153.7140) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 73 / 106 (605.1426) | 64 (155.9998) | 69 (149.1432) | 50 (156) | 86 (143.9996) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | 1st Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN | 37 / 50 (621.1428) | 34 (157.1430) | 36 (157.1428) | 36 (153.1428) | 34 (153.7142) |
| Mar 1, 2013 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | 34 / 37 (609.1430) | 34 (154.2856) | 34 (143.4286) | 28 (156.5714) | 29 (154.8574) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 61 / 70 (599.9998) | 47 (157.7146) | 48 (153.1428) | 53 (151.4282) | 64 (137.7142) |