SQUEELS ON WHEELS

SQUEELS ON WHEELS is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 11th of 16 at the Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2021). They are ranked #6441 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,441

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1379

peak 1379 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 13, 2013

latest Jul 23, 2022 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#945

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

669.5772 / 720

Master · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

625.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 600.80 (+25.03)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Chicken · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival

Consistency

±28.82

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 154.52 · weakest Brisket (141.01)

Road miles

3,350

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 931 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$29K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

600.80 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

669.5772 career-best overall

93.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.5772 at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival — 93.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 24, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

KISS MY BRISKET has finished one call ahead of SQUEELS ON WHEELS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 76%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 76%

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

Rogue Hog BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Rogue Hog BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.51 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 15%.

Brisket avg 141.01
Chicken avg 154.52
1 call in 20 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest (Oct 2, 2021).

last seen Oct 12, 2019
back Oct 2, 2021

Chicken nemesis

14 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

Rogue Hog BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rogue Hog BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 14 shared chicken entries.

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The long haul

3,350 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,350 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 931 miles to Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival.

21 mapped stops
furthest 931 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 22nd

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1657 (55 pts)	#1090 (125 pts)	#1695 (50 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1020 (111 pts)	#1051 (116 pts)	#707 (234 pts)	#1108 (101 pts)	#837 (166 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1037 (246 pts)	#1147 (226 pts)	#765 (426 pts)	#862 (361 pts)	#1027 (276 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1314 (178 pts)	#1039 (288 pts)	#1212 (233 pts)	#1517 (138 pts)	#1508 (143 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2852 (55 pts)	#2856 (55 pts)	#2271 (65 pts)	#2199 (70 pts)	#2840 (55 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2268 (61 pts)	#2347 (61 pts)	#2912 (56 pts)	#2017 (116 pts)	#2904 (56 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#945 (334 pts)	#976 (349 pts)	#982 (354 pts)	#935 (384 pts)	#944 (364 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1814 (126 pts)	#1408 (211 pts)	#1805 (136 pts)	#1901 (126 pts)	#1875 (126 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1772 (113 pts)	#1842 (113 pts)	#1849 (113 pts)	#1863 (113 pts)	#1763 (123 pts)

Overall rank by season

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PARTY PIGS BBQ

#6,442 of the rated field

1378 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1378

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2017

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SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT

#6,440 of the rated field

1379 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1379

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 30 contests to 21.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2021

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Cobia Smoke

#6,443 of the rated field

1378 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1378

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jul 29, 2023

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SMOKIN PHATTY'S

#6,437 of the rated field

1381 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1381

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before SQUEELS ON WHEELS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 25 contests

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RIBS BY ANDY

#6,438 of the rated field

1380 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1380

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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SMOKIN JERKS

#6,436 of the rated field

1381 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1381

Rated 2 points above SQUEELS ON WHEELS.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Rogue Hog BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Udder Chaos	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
MEAT @ SLIMS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Handsome Devil	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
QUE AND A HALF MEN	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
I Smell Smoke	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Q HAVEN BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	3	174.8572	124.4800	154.52	top 74%
Pork Ribs	21	5	170.8228	139.4060	153.94	top 74%
Pork	20	2	171.9772	133.7028	151.59	top 78%
Brisket	20	1	171.4172	111.9776	141.01	top 86%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 81%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 84%
Large (40+)	3	top 96%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VT	10	top 86%
NH	3	top 95%
NJ	2	top 85%
NY	2	top 84%
GA	1	top 38%
CT	1	top 96%
ME	1	top 100%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival	5	22	top 86%	Jul 23, 2022
Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	11	top 68%	Oct 2, 2021
Troy Pig Out	2	20	top 84%	Jul 19, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VT 11 of 21 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 14 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 21 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Opponents faced 290 finished ahead 77 times, behind 533

Longest layoff 2 yrs Oct 12, 2019 → Oct 2, 2021

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

20221 milestone

Jul 23 Most recent contest The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival

20183 milestones

Aug 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.5772 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
Aug 24 Career-best overall score669.5772 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
Aug 24 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival

20151 milestone

Jul 25 10th tracked contest Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ

20141 milestone

May 31 First call Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest

20132 milestones

Jul 13 First tracked contest Troy Pig Out
Jul 13 Peak power rating (1489) Troy Pig Out

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.6	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	Aug 24, 2018
+2.3	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Sep 7, 2019
+1.9	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 2, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.8	The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ	Jul 26, 2013
-12.4	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest	May 31, 2014
-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 8, 2014
-11.4	Troy Pig Out	Jul 13, 2013
-10.5	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest	May 29, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	100%	top 92%	83.8%	83.8%
2021	2	100%	top 69%	89.2%	89.2%
2019	4	75%	top 76%	89.1%	86.7%
2018	2	50%	top 63%	93%	88.3%
2017	1	0%	top 97%	77.9%	77.9%
2016	1	0%	top 88%	84.3%	84.3%
2015	5	0%	top 95%	84%	81.7%
2014	3	67%	top 92%	82.2%	80.9%
2013	2	0%	top 94%	79%	78.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 23, 2022	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	23 / 25 (603.3144)	24 (143.9656)	10 (165.1200)	25 (148.5372)	23 (145.6916)
Oct 2, 2021	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	11 / 16 (642.1828)	10 (163.3944)	16 (147.3828)	13 (159.9884)	5 (171.4172)
Oct 2, 2021	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Braintree, VT	—	—	6 (158.8800)	—	—
Oct 12, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	25 / 30 (631.3028)	25 (156.5256)	27 (152.5600)	5 (171.9772)	29 (150.2400)
Oct 11, 2019	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	28 / 32 (610.6744)	27 (154.8000)	8 (167.4172)	26 (149.0856)	30 (139.3716)
Sep 7, 2019	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	21 / 31 (641.7032)	26 (157.7144)	7 (168.5944)	31 (149.1200)	15 (166.2744)
Jul 27, 2019	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival 🏅 Windsor, VT	22 / 33 (614.2744)	27 (160.5944)	28 (159.4400)	23 (161.1884)	32 (146.2400)
Aug 24, 2018	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	13 / 34 (669.5772)	5 (174.8572)	10 (170.8228)	21 (163.9544)	20 (159.9428)
Jul 28, 2018	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	30 / 34 (602.2172)	16 (165.1772)	17 (162.8688)	34 (135.9312)	33 (138.2400)
Jul 29, 2017	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	29 / 30 (560.5948)	30 (137.7488)	23 (154.2856)	22 (156.5828)	29 (111.9776)
Jul 23, 2016	The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT	23 / 26 (606.7656)	23 (156.0228)	24 (149.1428)	12 (165.1656)	24 (136.4344)
Jul 25, 2015	Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	33 / 35 (605.0972)	34 (148.5600)	32 (154.3200)	16 (162.2856)	34 (139.9316)
Jun 27, 2015	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT	22 / 23 (582.1944)	22 (124.4800)	18 (157.1660)	23 (147.4400)	17 (153.1084)
Jun 20, 2015	Rock'N RibFest 2015 Merrimack, NH	15 / 16 (570.7884)	14 (144.5712)	15 (143.3600)	13 (148.6284)	14 (134.2288)
Jun 13, 2015	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	50 / 52 (593.0288)	38 (159.4516)	48 (145.1428)	46 (149.1200)	51 (139.3144)
May 29, 2015	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH	47 / 49 (588.5948)	23 (164.0228)	47 (145.1660)	45 (148.5600)	49 (130.8460)
Aug 8, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Scarborough, ME	28 / 28 (568.6060)	26 (146.3200)	23 (149.1888)	26 (144)	27 (129.0972)
Jul 19, 2014	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	20 / 25 (591.5320)	17 (157.1772)	15 (152.1032)	10 (159.4628)	25 (122.7888)
May 31, 2014	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH	46 / 48 (586.2520)	9 (169.1772)	47 (139.4060)	48 (133.7028)	42 (143.9660)
Jul 26, 2013	The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT	31 / 31 (565.0624)	25 (156.6056)	31 (146.8456)	31 (137.0856)	31 (124.5256)
Jul 13, 2013	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	28 / 32 (569.0744)	25 (149.1772)	27 (143.4284)	30 (139.9428)	23 (136.5260)

SQUEELS ON WHEELS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)