Record Book WI
The whole sport in one place — records, dynasties, and where the fire burns hottest, from 76 scored contests. Data grows nightly.
Showing the WI record book — the stats, scores, championships, fields, category difficulty and season trend below are all limited to contests held in WI. Longest streaks, Team of the Year and the cross-region contest map stay global.
Contests scored
76
of 101 tracked
Teams
735
11366 result rows
Reps
18
Perfect 180s
34 🔥
all-time, across the four meats
The sport over time in WI (contests per season, and the average winning score at full 4-meat contests)
Hot in 2026 🔥
| Team | GCs this season |
|---|---|
| SMOKEY GQ | 1 |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 1 |
| SASSY SMOKE BBQ | 1 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 1 |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 1 |
| DAWGS BBQ | 1 |
Closest championships ever (Master)
| Margin | Winner over runner-up |
|---|---|
| 0.0004 | THE BBQ BUS over SHIGGIN & GRINNIN BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash · 2024-07-19 |
| 0.0112 | QUE U over THE BBQ BUS Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash · 2025-09-26 |
| 0.0116 | Ash Kickin' BBQ over Can Country Outlaw BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2023-10-13 |
| 0.0228 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS over CLARK CREW BBQ Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 · 2019-07-12 |
| 0.0344 | Pigtamer BBQ over IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 · 2021-06-12 |
| 0.4912 | LUCKY'S Q over Slightly Sauced Masters in May · 2022-04-29 |
| 0.5484 | DB BBQ over LC BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2024-06-07 |
| 0.5600 | BIG "E" BBQ over Rusty Pig BBQ Best of the Midwest BBQ · 2021-10-22 |
| 0.5828 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN over BOOMERANG BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 · 2020-10-17 |
| 0.5828 | SmokinGhost BBQ over SHIGGIN & GRINNIN Smokin in the Bogs · 2019-08-30 |
Plus 1 championship where the top two finished dead level on points and the KCBS tiebreaker decided it.
Biggest blowouts (Master)
| Margin | Winner over runner-up |
|---|---|
| 17.7484 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ over SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque · 2022-08-26 |
| 17.6912 | Hogline over THE REAL SMOKIN ACES Best of the Midwest · 2019-10-18 |
| 17.2228 | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS over QUE U Masters in May Day 2 · 2019-05-04 |
| 14.8572 | GETTIN' BASTED over SHIGGIN & GRINNIN Brighton Barbeque Bash · 2025-08-22 |
| 13.7484 | THE BBQ BUS over Littles BBQ Co Smokin in the Bogs · 2020-09-04 |
Best scores that didn't win (Master)
| Score | Team · finish |
|---|---|
| 701.6800 | Crossed Rifles BBQ finished 2nd Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2026-06-13 |
| 700.5372 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ finished 3rd Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2026-06-13 |
| 700.5144 | QUE U finished 2nd Puckaway Pigfest · 2025-09-05 |
| 699.9428 | Ash Kickin' BBQ finished 2nd Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2022-06-11 |
| 699.3716 | THE BBQ BUS finished 2nd Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash · 2025-09-26 |
| 698.2516 | LC BBQ finished 2nd Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2024-06-07 |
| 697.1088 | BOOMERANG BBQ finished 2nd Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 · 2020-10-17 |
| 697.0972 | GETTIN' BASTED finished 2nd 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) · 2019-08-23 |
| 697.0856 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN finished 2nd Smokin in the Bogs · 2019-08-30 |
| 696.5372 | QUE U finished 2nd Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2024-06-08 |
A day this good usually wins a contest outright — these are the unluckiest great cooks on record.
Highest overall contest scores
Master (out of 720)
Backyard (out of 360)
Highest category scores
Chicken → full record book
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUE U Brighton Barbeque Bash · 2025-08-22 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | GETTIN' BASTED Brighton Barbeque Bash · 2025-08-22 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | QUE U Puckaway Pigfest · 2025-09-05 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | QUE U Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash · 2025-09-26 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | DAWGS BBQ Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) · 2026-04-24 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2026-06-12 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2026-06-13 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 8 | GETTIN' BASTED 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) · 2023-08-25 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 9 | FENDER BENDER BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2024-06-07 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 10 | Son of a Boar BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2024-06-08 |
180.0000 🔥 |
Pork Ribs → full record book
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2024-06-07 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 · 2020-10-17 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2022-06-11 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | HOT DADDY'S BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) · 2026-06-12 |
179.4400 |
| 5 | THE BBQ BUS BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash · 2023-07-14 |
179.4400 |
| 6 | BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 · 2019-07-13 |
179.4400 |
| 7 | CRASH TEST SMOKERS Puckaway Pigfest · 2019-09-06 |
179.4400 |
| 8 | The Yardpigs Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 · 2021-06-11 |
179.4400 |
| 9 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2025-06-13 |
178.8800 |
| 10 | Hogline 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) · 2021-08-27 |
178.8800 |
Pork → full record book
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEAM CRAWFORD Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2025-06-13 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | TEAM CRAWFORD Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2025-06-14 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2026-06-13 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | JANKY LEG BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2026-06-13 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | DRY 2 DA BONE Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2023-10-13 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2024-06-07 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | NECTAR OF THE HOGS Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2024-06-07 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 8 | CLARK CREW BBQ Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 · 2019-07-12 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 9 | D.F.G.'S BBQ Best of the Midwest · 2019-10-18 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 10 | THE REAL SMOKIN ACES Masters in May · 2022-04-29 |
180.0000 🔥 |
Brisket → full record book
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shiggin aint easy Puckaway Pigfest · 2024-09-06 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 2 | Hogline Masters In May Day 1 · 2019-05-03 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 3 | THE BBQ BUS Smokin in the Bogs · 2020-09-04 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 4 | Crown Town Q Best of the Midwest BBQ · 2021-10-22 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 5 | T-MAC SMOKIN Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2022-06-11 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 6 | IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque · 2022-08-26 |
180.0000 🔥 |
| 7 | SHIGGIN & GRINNIN Brighton Barbeque Bash · 2025-08-22 |
179.4400 |
| 8 | Bucknutz BBQ Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) · 2026-06-13 |
179.4400 |
| 9 | SI2 BBQ BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash · 2023-07-14 |
179.4400 |
| 10 | Littles BBQ Co Smokin in the Bogs · 2020-09-04 |
179.4400 |
Perfect 180s (most recent)
Team of the Year champions (national program — all regions)
| Year | Series | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | DAWGS BBQ 🏆 | 1356 |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆 | 2602 |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | Electro-Que-ted 🏆 | 1414 |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2826 |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ 🏆 | 1404 |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | CHUNKY BBQ 🏆 | 2734 |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | JANKY LEG BBQ 🏆 | 2773 |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit 🏆 | 2761 |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2804 |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2670 |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | B-S BBQ OUTLAWS 🏆 | 2774 |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | GETTIN' BASTED 🏆 | 2840 |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆 | 2850 |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | PORKY BUTTS BBQ 🏆 | 2846 |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | CLARK CREW BBQ 🏆 | 2843 |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆 | 2936 |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS 🏆 | 2940 |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | TRUEBUD BBQ 🏆 | 2940 |
Most grand championships
Most reserve championships
Most category wins
Most perfect 180s (career)
| Team | 180s |
|---|---|
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 3 🔥 |
| QUE U | 3 🔥 |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 2 🔥 |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 2 🔥 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 2 🔥 |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 2 🔥 |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 2 🔥 |
Best single seasons (most GCs in one year)
| Team | Season | GCs |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Kickin' BBQ | 2023 | 2 |
| Big Racks BBQ | 2023 | 2 |
| The Yardpigs | 2021 | 2 |
| B-S BBQ OUTLAWS | 2019 | 2 |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 2019 | 2 |
| Hogline | 2019 | 2 |
| BIG "E" BBQ | 2019 | 2 |
Longest top-10 streaks (global)
| Team | Streak |
|---|---|
| Westside BBQ | 33 active |
| PARKSTAD SMOKERS | 30 active |
| Too Sauced BBQ | 29 |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 27 |
| The BBQ Ranch | 26 active |
| Sensuous BBQ | 25 |
| D’Qued Barbeque | 24 |
| SWEET & SAVORY BBQ | 23 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 22 active |
| Backcorner BBQ | 22 |
| The Antwerp Smokers | 21 active |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 21 |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 21 |
| BBQ+ | 20 |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 20 |
Most consecutive GCs (global)
| Team | In a row |
|---|---|
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 6 🏆 |
| Sweaty Hogs | 4 🏆 |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 4 🏆 |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 4 🏆 |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| ZIPS BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 4 🏆 |
| Under the Radar | 4 🏆 |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 3 🏆 |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| Curly Bird BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| DAWGS BBQ | 3 🏆 |
| Dog Bite Barbecue | 3 🏆 |
Most active reps
Biggest contests
Category difficulty (which meat is toughest to score in WI)
| Category | Entries | Avg score | Avg winning score | Perfect 180s | 180s per 1,000 entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisket toughest room | 1659 | 163.86 | 177.53 | 6 | 3.6 |
| Pork Ribs | 2723 | 164.05 | 176.04 | 3 | 1.1 |
| Pork | 1658 | 165.50 | 177.39 | 10 | 6 |
| Chicken | 2431 | 165.86 | 176.93 | 15 | 6.2 |
Sorted by average score — the category at the top scores lowest across the whole field, which usually means the judges are hardest to please there.