WILD SHOOTERS BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3049

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1512 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2019-08-09

Best ToY finish

#775

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

671.9204 / 720

Master · Up in Smoke BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.39 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 655.19 (-7.80)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Brisket · Up in Smoke BBQ Bash

Consistency

±11.96

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.56 · weakest Brisket (162.22)

Road miles

1,344

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.19 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

671.9204 career-best overall

93.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.9204 at Up in Smoke BBQ Bash — 93.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-07-25

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

LUCKY'S Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LUCKY'S Q has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.34 points below their pork, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 162.22
Pork avg 166.56
5 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MARK'S SMOKIN QUE in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

10 of 10 shared pork entries lost

Hogline ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Hogline has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±1.66% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.66% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.0% of a perfect score
15 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 13th

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

BERGEY BOYS BLAZING BBQ

#3050 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1537

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WILD SHOOTERS BBQ)

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

rated over 41 contests
last seen 2022-10-14

⚔ Head-to-head

POVERTY HILL SMOKERS

#3056 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1536 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2017-09-29

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKE'N'FIRE BBQ TEAM

#3051 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1561

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2018-07-21

⚔ Head-to-head

This Little Piggy Got Smoked

#3065 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

⚔ Head-to-head

COLONIAL EMBERS

#3054 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Level with WILD SHOOTERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2018-03-23

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKEY BEAR'S BBQ

#3034 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before WILD SHOOTERS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Hogline	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG CHAIN BBQ GANG	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SWINE ASSASSINS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Pig Skin BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MARK'S SMOKIN QUE	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
DIG-IN COOKERS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
BLACK DOG BBQ IA	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Chick Hooven Swine BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
The Wicked Pig	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BIG T'Z Q CRU	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	0	172.5600	152.5256	163.35	top 60%
Pork Ribs	15	4	1	174.2628	146.7656	163.06	top 52%
Pork	15	4	1	174.2858	159.3944	166.56	top 46%
Brisket	15	5	0	174.8572	149.7144	162.22	top 53%

“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
IA	9	0	top 53%
MN	6	0	top 62%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	6	13	top 47%	2018-09-28
KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	2	21	top 72%	2016-09-16
The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2	17	top 73%	2014-07-11

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.2 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2019-08-09

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in IA 9 of 15 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 166.56 · weakest Brisket (162.22)

Walk rate 73% a top-10 call in 11 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 15 contests

Master average 655.19 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 283 283–307 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,344 15 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi

Schedule strength 1549 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Purse competed for $9,525 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2017-07-21 → 2018-09-28

Power rating 1504 peak 1512 · #3049 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 25 First tracked contest Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First call Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.0002 Smokin' In The Junction
2014
Jul 25 Career-best overall score671.9204 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
Jul 25 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
2015
Jul 24 10th tracked contest Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
2017
Jul 21 Peak power rating (1512) *Up in Smoke BBQ Bash
2019
Aug 9 Most recent contest 16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.8	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2017-07-21
+8.1	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2014-07-25
+6.8	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	2014-09-12
+3.7	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	2013-07-26
+3.5	6th Annual Big Island BBQ	2013-08-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off	2016-09-16
-6.2	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2013-07-12
-5.9	Smokin' In The Junction	2013-05-25
-5.3	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast	2014-07-11
-5.1	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash	2019-08-09

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 76%	89.6%	89.6%
2018	1	0%	top 69%	86.9%	86.9%
2017	1	100%	top 27%	92.3%	92.3%
2016	2	50%	top 74%	92.4%	90.4%
2015	1	100%	top 52%	91.8%	91.8%
2014	4	100%	top 48%	93.3%	91.8%
2013	5	80%	top 58%	92.1%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-09	16th Annual UP IN SMOKE BBQ Bash 🏅 Mason City, IA	29 / 38 (644.9256)	24 (165.0972)	31 (157.0972)	17 (166.2284)	30 (156.5028)
2018-09-28	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	20 / 29 (625.4744)	13 (161.6916)	28 (146.7656)	15 (162.2400)	23 (154.7772)
2017-07-21	*Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	13 / 49 (664.5144)	46 (152.5256)	18 (166.8688)	8 (172.5600)	8 (172.5600)
2016-09-16	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	26 / 29 (637.0516)	14 (168.5256)	29 (151.4516)	16 (165.6800)	27 (151.3944)
2016-07-22	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	27 / 47 (664.9712)	25 (168.5256)	9 (173.1200)	36 (162.8000)	37 (160.5256)
2015-07-24	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	28 / 54 (660.9712)	53 (154.2172)	3 (174.2628)	11 (170.2628)	31 (162.2284)
2014-09-12	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	13 / 36 (661.5888)	24 (159.9428)	7 (167.9772)	25 (164.5372)	9 (169.1316)
2014-07-25	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	17 / 52 (671.9204)	28 (165.6916)	26 (166.2400)	28 (165.1316)	5 (174.8572)
2014-07-11	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	19 / 26 (647.9088)	23 (157.6916)	13 (163.9772)	20 (159.3944)	8 (166.8456)
2014-05-24	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	15 / 31 (661.5656)	20 (161.0856)	16 (162.2628)	9 (169.6800)	10 (168.5372)
2013-09-13	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN	21 / 39 (661.6116)	29 (162.8000)	8 (171.4172)	21 (165.1200)	22 (162.2744)
2013-08-23	6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN	22 / 50 (663.3144)	15 (169.6800)	14 (169.1544)	8 (173.1200)	40 (151.3600)
2013-07-26	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	29 / 66 (661.0172)	8 (172.5600)	43 (159.9544)	45 (161.0856)	16 (167.4172)
2013-07-12	The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN	17 / 23 (652.9940)	19 (162.2512)	17 (159.3828)	11 (166.2400)	11 (165.1200)
2013-05-25	Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA	26 / 36 (648.0002)	11 (168.0000)	29 (156.0000)	3 (174.2858)	31 (149.7144)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2013 (65 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#1786 (100 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1855 (79 pts)	#1760 (114 pts)	#2536 (54 pts)	#1811 (104 pts)	#1980 (64 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2097 (95 pts)	#1626 (155 pts)	#1623 (155 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1985 (114 pts)	#1641 (169 pts)	#1467 (199 pts)	#1708 (159 pts)	#2037 (114 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1286 (235 pts)	#1727 (130 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#804 (423 pts)	#1152 (283 pts)	#804 (453 pts)	#991 (353 pts)	#592 (623 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#775 (398 pts)	#571 (568 pts)	#648 (513 pts)	#478 (683 pts)	#724 (453 pts)