High-water mark
678.2284
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2284 at 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-08-16
PORK GONE WYLDE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1519 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2018-09-01
Best ToY finish
#1411
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.29 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 644.15 (-9.86)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.47 · weakest Brisket (158.52)
Road miles
37
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
644.15 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
ELWOOD BBQ has finished one call ahead of PORK GONE WYLDE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
HELPING U BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings
HELPING U BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.95 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.
- Brisket avg 158.52
- Pork Ribs avg 163.47
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
2.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A (2021-05-30).
- last seen 2018-09-01
- back 2021-05-30
Pork Ribs nemesis
5 of 5
shared pork ribs entries lost
DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1516
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3463 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with PORK GONE WYLDE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3442 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1506
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1494
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.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELPING U BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BACK ALLEY BUTT RUBBERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LEEPS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TATTOO BOB'S BAR-B-Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 145.1084 | 161.12 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 154.8116 | 163.47 | top 58% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 153.6456 | 161.20 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 150.2516 | 158.52 | top 59% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 78% | 2018-09-01 |
| RiverFest Red White and Que | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 69% | 2016-07-15 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2018-09-01
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NE
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 163.47 · weakest Brisket (158.52)
Walk rate
38%
a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
1 of 8 contests
Master average
644.15
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
156
114–159 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
37
8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1561
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
2018-09-01 → 2021-05-30
Power rating
1494
peak 1519 · #3439 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- First call 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- First overall top-10 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2284 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- Career-best overall score678.2284 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- Peak power rating (1519) 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
- 2021
- Most recent contest Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.3 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | 2013-08-16 |
| +7.5 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska | 2014-08-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2018-09-01 |
| -7.4 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2016-07-15 |
| -4.9 | Riverfest Community Festival | 2017-07-21 |
| -2.2 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | 2017-09-02 |
| -2 | RiverFest Red White and Que | 2015-07-17 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 90.4% | 89.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 94.2% | 94.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-30 | Helping U BBQ Triple Bone - One Meat Rib Contest A Omaha, NE | — | — | 20 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2018-09-01 | *Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 31 / 34 (622.1372) | 24 (161.6800) | 28 (154.8116) | 32 (153.6456) | 30 (152.0000) |
| 2017-09-02 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 19 / 29 (650.7428) | 15 (163.9888) | 19 (160.5028) | 20 (160.5256) | 11 (165.7256) |
| 2017-07-21 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 34 / 46 (634.2060) | 27 (162.2744) | 36 (156.5144) | 31 (161.1544) | 32 (154.2628) |
| 2016-07-15 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 35 / 45 (626.7656) | 41 (145.1084) | 10 (170.8572) | 39 (154.2400) | 30 (156.5600) |
| 2015-07-17 | RiverFest Red White and Que Bellevue, NE | 27 / 45 (637.5772) | 40 (147.3600) | 29 (160.5256) | 19 (165.6800) | 17 (164.0116) |
| 2014-08-15 | 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 12 / 38 (659.3948) | 6 (172.5716) | 2 (175.4400) | 21 (161.1316) | 31 (150.2516) |
| 2013-08-16 | 21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE | 8 / 43 (678.2284) | 4 (174.8572) | 22 (164.5600) | 7 (171.9884) | 13 (166.8228) |
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 | — | — | #1260 (71 pts) | — | — |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2485 (59 pts) | #2002 (64 pts) | #2483 (59 pts) | #2495 (59 pts) | #2488 (59 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1617 (144 pts) | #1608 (164 pts) | #1701 (144 pts) | #1689 (139 pts) | #1467 (184 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1790 (135 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2061 (90 pts) | #1988 (100 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1802 (128 pts) | #1541 (178 pts) | #1189 (263 pts) | #2133 (83 pts) | #2668 (63 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1411 (163 pts) | #1271 (218 pts) | #2000 (83 pts) | #1446 (173 pts) | #1717 (128 pts) |