TOPPGATOR BBQ WI

Power ranking

#2915

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1429

peak 1429 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-03

latest 2021-10-22

Best ToY finish

#337

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 72%

overall standings

Best overall

666.8348 / 720

Master · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)

Perfect 180s

Current form

656.80 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.02 (+11.78)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7372

Pork Ribs · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)

Consistency

±11.36

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.78 · weakest Brisket (159.29)

Road miles

2268

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 470 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)

Purse competed for

$111K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

645.02 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of ROLL THE BONES BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 13 shared chicken entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)

Black Crown Barbeque #2913 · 1429 · WI Northstar BBQ #2891 · 1432 · WI ROLL THE BONES BBQ #2872 · 1435 · WI PURPLE SHADOW #2851 · 1436 · WI Poultrygeist BBQ #2963 · 1422 · WI On Q BBQ #2964 · 1421 · WI

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG "E" BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
WICKED SMOKE BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Smokin Highwaymen	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
PORKRASTINATORS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
QUE U	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Hogline	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	3	1	173.7028	151.4516	165.78	top 53%
Pork Ribs	16	2	0	173.7372	146.7888	160.59	top 65%
Pork	15	1	0	166.8344	146.8116	159.81	top 69%
Brisket	15	1	0	169.1200	147.3368	159.29	top 69%

“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
WI	11	top 72%
IL	3	top 63%
KY	1	top 90%
MI	1	top 93%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Best of the Midwest BBQ	2	23	top 58%	2021-10-22
9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	17	top 78%	2021-08-27
Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2	27	top 74%	2021-06-26

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (8 contests)
Cooks mostly in WI (11 of 16 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
Average Master overall score: 645.02 / 720

Milestones

🚩 — First tracked contest · Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
📣 — First call · Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
📈 2019-05-03 — Peak power rating (1488) · Masters In May Day 1
⭐ 2021-06-26 — Career-best overall score (666.8348) · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.6	Puckaway Pigfest	2021-09-10
+2.6	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two)	2021-06-26
+1.6	Best of the Midwest BBQ	2021-10-22
+0.4	9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1)	2021-08-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Bordertown BBQ Brawl	2019-07-19
-11.6	Masters In May Day 1	2019-05-03
-10.5	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2019-10-04
-10	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1	2021-06-11
-9.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2	2021-06-12

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)
—	1	100%	top 39%	—	—
2021	8	38%	top 73%	92.6%	90%
2020	1	0%	top 64%	89.9%	89.9%
2019	6	33%	top 78%	90.4%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-10-22	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	23 / 44 (664.4456)	22 (166.2628)	22 (164.5256)	26 (166.8344)	18 (166.8228)
2021-09-10	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	15 / 30 (655.3152)	17 (166.8460)	9 (165.7032)	10 (166.2516)	22 (156.5144)
2021-08-27	9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	22 / 25 (639.7944)	12 (168.5372)	23 (159.9544)	18 (163.3828)	24 (147.9200)
2021-08-26	9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	17 / 25 (657.6232)	6 (172.5716)	18 (161.1316)	13 (163.9544)	20 (159.9656)
2021-06-26	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	27 / 43 (666.8348)	30 (168.0116)	4 (173.7372)	36 (157.6572)	19 (167.4288)
2021-06-25	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	42 / 49 (635.4060)	17 (168.0228)	48 (150.8232)	47 (153.6916)	34 (162.8684)
2021-06-12	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	41 / 45 (633.0636)	36 (163.4404)	45 (146.7888)	27 (162.2744)	33 (160.5600)
2021-06-11	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	46 / 52 (633.6800)	44 (157.1084)	29 (161.7260)	46 (155.4056)	38 (159.4400)
2020-10-16	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	32 / 50 (647.3600)	22 (168.5828)	33 (160.5716)	36 (159.3828)	34 (158.8228)
2019-10-18	Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI	34 / 52 (644.4912)	8 (170.2856)	12 (166.2972)	31 (160.5716)	47 (147.3368)
2019-10-04	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	38 / 42 (642.6628)	27 (165.6800)	36 (160.5028)	23 (165.0856)	40 (151.3944)
2019-09-06	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	22 / 39 (638.2176)	36 (151.4516)	25 (157.6916)	21 (159.9544)	6 (169.1200)
2019-07-19	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	26 / 28 (637.0748)	15 (165.1316)	17 (163.3944)	27 (146.8116)	19 (161.7372)
2019-05-04	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	30 / 40 (650.8116)	26 (163.4172)	35 (158.8572)	25 (165.1200)	25 (163.4172)
2019-05-03	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	37 / 42 (628.5148)	26 (163.4860)	36 (158.2516)	41 (150.8000)	35 (155.9772)
	Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL	15 / 38 (492.5140)	3 (173.7028)	20 (159.4400)	—	—

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
2021 ↗	Master	#337 (570 pts)	#281 (730 pts)	#282 (750 pts)	#334 (625 pts)	#362 (565 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#865 (75 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#805 (368 pts)	#689 (498 pts)	#734 (458 pts)	#831 (383 pts)	#678 (498 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#383 (888 pts)	#328 (1013 pts)	#381 (928 pts)	#530 (698 pts)	#287 (1103 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#546 (717 pts)	#384 (980 pts)	#498 (792 pts)	#460 (842 pts)	#485 (832 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#446 (887 pts)	#256 (1262 pts)	#419 (957 pts)	#465 (880 pts)	#360 (1057 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#841 (402 pts)	#791 (462 pts)	#517 (757 pts)	#734 (512 pts)	#872 (407 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1338 (208 pts)	#1372 (218 pts)	#1124 (288 pts)	#1467 (198 pts)	#1357 (218 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#923 (318 pts)	#876 (368 pts)	#1097 (278 pts)	#859 (383 pts)	#990 (303 pts)