High-water mark
665.1204
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.1204 at Grill Games — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-08-28
WISCO_BRISCO
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1510
peak 1514 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2015-10-23
Best ToY finish
#1239
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.37 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 637.48 (+0.88)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.74)
Road miles
109
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
11%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
637.48 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
Risky Brisket ahead in 83% of their meetings
Risky Brisket has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−12.0
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Pork Ribs avg 154.74
- Chicken avg 166.78
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of MOOSE'S BARBECUE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
91 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1532
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to WISCO_BRISCO)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — HAZY BLUE BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Level with WISCO_BRISCO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2800 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 14% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2810 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after WISCO_BRISCO did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risky Brisket | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| KAVE DWELLERS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| RODEO JOE'S PIGNACIOUS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| D.F.G.'S BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| KEN'S BURNT ENDS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKE HUNTERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE 2 PULL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| YELLOW RIVER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176.0572 | 159.3944 | 166.78 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 149.6684 | 154.74 | top 65% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 137.6800 | 160.55 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 138.2516 | 155.41 | top 56% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grill Games | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 41% | 2015-08-28 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2015-10-23
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.74)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
637.48
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
149
145–128 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
109
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1516
average field rating faced — tougher than 11% of rated contests
Power rating
1510
peak 1514 · #2812 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Grill Games
- 2014
- First call Grill Games
- First category win (Chicken) Grill Games
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0572 Grill Games
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4856 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
- 2015
- First overall top-10 Grill Games
- Career-best overall score665.1204 Grill Games
- Peak power rating (1514) Grill Games
- Most recent contest Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | Grill Games | 2015-08-28 |
| +6.9 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | 2014-10-17 |
| +2.3 | Grill Games | 2013-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) | 2013-10-18 |
| -4.1 | Grill Games | 2014-08-22 |
| -3.2 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off | 2015-10-23 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 39% | 92.4% | 90% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 50% | 91.6% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 87.9% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-23 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI | 28 / 44 (630.1832) | 29 (159.3944) | 35 (150.8572) | 22 (162.8000) | 24 (157.1316) |
| 2015-08-28 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 7 / 49 (665.1204) | 4 (176.0116) | 39 (150.2288) | 7 (170.3200) | 7 (168.5600) |
| 2014-10-17 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL | 14 / 42 (659.4856) | 17 (167.4628) | 24 (162.2856) | 4 (172.0228) | 24 (157.7144) |
| 2014-08-22 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 31 / 47 (629.6804) | 1 (176.0572) | 32 (154.2744) | 44 (137.6800) | 21 (161.6688) |
| 2013-10-18 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL | 35 / 54 (607.3600) | 18 (160.5828) | 42 (149.6684) | 17 (158.8572) | 49 (138.2516) |
| 2013-08-23 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 19 / 43 (633.0628) | 21 (161.1428) | 12 (161.1544) | 15 (161.6456) | 33 (149.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1239 (225 pts) | #1150 (270 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1281 (240 pts) | #1274 (230 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1402 (194 pts) | #890 (404 pts) | #1737 (144 pts) | #1130 (289 pts) | #1606 (164 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #1859 (110 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #1848 (115 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |