Second Hand Smoke SLV WI
Rating
1453
peak 1504
Contests
57
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-05-08
Best ToY finish
#225
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 57 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.19 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 647.37 (+19.82)
Walk rate
47%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±71.37
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.75 · weakest Brisket (161.70)
Road miles
8186
mi across 56 mapped stops · furthest 895 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
WICKED SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of Second Hand Smoke SLV 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
43RD PARALLEL BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 28 of their 31 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Black Crown Barbeque in 10 of their 14 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 51% across 9 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 46 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 178.8572 | 149.6344 | 166.75 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 57 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 177.7372 | 147.9656 | 164.69 | top 55% |
| Pork | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 149.0628 | 164.63 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 145.6456 | 161.70 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 28 | 0 | top 61% |
| IL | 8 | 0 | top 64% |
| MN | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 0 | top 63% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (33 of 57 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (57 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 647.37
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 654.2056 | 654.21 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 674.7656 | 672.45 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 683.3372 | 672.33 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 673.6344 | 661.70 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 678.1828 | 663.59 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 678.8456 | 659.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 685.6800 | 657.42 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 659.3484 | 645.23 |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 676.4796 | 613.26 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 53 / 77 (674.7656) | 69 (166.2628) | 43 (168.0000) | 43 (169.6800) | 29 (170.8228) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 3 (174.2856) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 35 / 42 (670.1372) | 35 (167.3828) | 16 (170.8344) | 33 (166.2400) | 28 (165.6800) |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 28 / 35 (653.5084) | 34 (155.9084) | 19 (165.0972) | 27 (160.5028) | 9 (172.0000) |
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 4 / 29 (683.3372) | 7 (170.8228) | 5 (171.9772) | 4 (173.7028) | 11 (166.8344) |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown Eureka, IL | 20 / 26 (671.8396) | 22 (165.0856) | 11 (171.4056) | 18 (169.6800) | 21 (165.6684) |
| 2025-06-27 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Eureka, IL | — | — | 13 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 35 / 58 (677.0856) | 47 (165.0972) | 46 (165.7028) | 23 (172.5600) | 13 (173.7256) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 37 (162.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 22 / 49 (675.8972) | 14 (173.7144) | 40 (161.0972) | 26 (169.1084) | 13 (171.9772) |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 28 / 37 (647.2456) | 33 (157.0628) | 25 (161.6800) | 11 (168.5372) | 28 (159.9656) |
| 2024-07-20 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 11 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 24 / 37 (648.9712) | 23 (167.3828) | 29 (157.1200) | 25 (161.0856) | 18 (163.3828) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 26 / 37 (673.6344) | 3 (178.8572) | 32 (159.9888) | 26 (167.9656) | 25 (166.8228) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 24 / 41 (665.5656) | 10 (174.2628) | 35 (158.8344) | 30 (162.8000) | 19 (169.6684) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 18 (164.0116) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 41 / 58 (673.0744) | 41 (169.6800) | 19 (170.8572) | 41 (167.9888) | 49 (164.5484) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 11 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 16 / 28 (651.3144) | 1 (177.7028) | 27 (150.8116) | 20 (159.9772) | 16 (162.8228) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) Washington Island, WI | 22 / 28 (664.9828) | 24 (165.1088) | 13 (170.2744) | 16 (169.1084) | 24 (160.4912) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI | — | — | 6 (171.4284) | — | — |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) Washington Island, WI | 13 / 27 (678.1828) | 9 (173.1200) | 3 (174.8572) | 20 (167.4056) | 22 (162.8000) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 10 / 19 (659.8740) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (174.8800) | 9 (165.0856) | 19 (145.6456) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 7 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 24 / 36 (654.7200) | 15 (169.6800) | 22 (162.8456) | 23 (162.2400) | 23 (159.9544) |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 20 / 38 (667.9656) | 22 (167.3828) | 7 (171.4516) | 27 (163.4284) | 23 (165.7028) |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI | 22 / 26 (624.3428) | 23 (161.0972) | 25 (147.9656) | 15 (163.9544) | 20 (151.3256) |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI | — | — | 6 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 25 / 32 (669.1084) | 26 (165.7028) | 22 (165.7028) | 21 (165.1428) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL | — | — | 19 (161.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | 11 / 59 (678.8456) | 20 (169.7028) | 31 (166.2628) | 23 (169.7372) | 6 (173.1428) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 31 (154.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 28 / 44 (658.6744) | 36 (158.2172) | 25 (163.9544) | 10 (171.4172) | 22 (165.0856) |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 17 / 25 (665.0056) | 18 (163.9544) | 16 (163.9428) | 7 (172.5600) | 17 (164.5484) |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 21 / 25 (643.9204) | 14 (168.0116) | 22 (155.4172) | 8 (167.4172) | 21 (153.0744) |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 3 / 43 (685.6800) | 2 (178.2972) | 1 (176.0116) | 17 (169.1428) | 32 (162.2284) |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL | 30 / 49 (661.0628) | 15 (168.5372) | 33 (162.8456) | 41 (160.5600) | 19 (169.1200) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 42 / 45 (630.7316) | 43 (160.5372) | 33 (161.7144) | 33 (160.5372) | 44 (147.9428) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 41 / 52 (644.5372) | 16 (169.1544) | 40 (158.2860) | 50 (151.3712) | 20 (165.7256) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 20 / 60 (669.7256) | 10 (173.1428) | 5 (172.0344) | 25 (165.7256) | 47 (158.8228) |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 35 / 50 (639.8740) | 42 (158.2056) | 36 (158.2628) | 19 (166.8572) | 36 (156.5484) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 50 / 63 (659.3484) | 60 (160.5256) | 9 (170.8572) | 14 (172.0000) | 61 (155.9656) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 62 / 69 (636.4800) | 61 (160.5600) | 54 (159.4400) | 68 (149.0628) | 34 (167.4172) |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest Union Grove, WI | 31 / 52 (646.1488) | 7 (171.4056) | 33 (157.6688) | 17 (166.2516) | 45 (150.8228) |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 11 / 39 (653.6228) | 3 (170.2628) | 13 (162.2972) | 10 (165.1200) | 28 (155.9428) |
| 2019-08-24 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) Washington Island, WI | 12 / 29 (676.4796) | 7 (173.1200) | 8 (169.7256) | 26 (162.2284) | 12 (171.4056) |
| 2019-08-23 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) Washington Island, WI | 9 / 30 (175.4400) | 10 (167.4172) | 22 (159.9888) | 24 (159.3828) | 28 (153.6800) |
| 2019-07-19 | Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 24 / 28 (633.5656) | 28 (149.6344) | 14 (165.1200) | 26 (157.1084) | 23 (161.7028) |
| 2019-07-13 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 31 / 36 (636.5260) | 11 (169.7256) | 28 (158.2860) | 25 (161.7028) | 35 (146.8116) |
| 2019-07-12 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 Green Bay, WI | 23 / 37 (650.1484) | 22 (162.2284) | 11 (170.2972) | 12 (168.5484) | 34 (149.0744) |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 Belvidere, IL | 32 / 45 (650.2056) | 33 (161.1200) | 32 (162.2400) | 29 (164.5600) | 25 (162.2856) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 47 / 50 (618.1144) | 28 (163.9428) | 40 (156.5488) | 47 (149.0628) | 42 (148.5600) |
| 2019-05-31 | Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest Rice Lake, WI | 7 / 19 (664.4224) | 4 (172.5484) | 1 (177.7372) | 11 (159.9428) | 16 (154.1940) |
| 2019-05-25 | Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 Westmont, IL | 30 / 48 (646.2288) | 29 (163.4056) | 19 (164.0116) | 22 (163.9772) | 35 (154.8344) |
| 2019-05-04 | Masters in May Day 2 Bancroft, WI | 28 / 40 (651.3028) | 36 (157.0972) | 29 (162.8572) | 20 (166.8228) | 22 (164.5256) |
| 2019-05-03 | Masters In May Day 1 Bancroft, WI | 17 / 42 (670.2284) | 8 (171.4056) | 20 (166.8572) | 31 (161.1200) | 11 (170.8456) |
| Saluting with Smoke-Yorkville (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 13 / 22 (654.2056) | 11 (162.8228) | 9 (164.0228) | — | — |
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 | #377 (868 pts) | #176 (1363 pts) | #244 (1141 pts) | #391 (874 pts) | #435 (776 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #225 (1309 pts) | #237 (1249 pts) | #96 (1754 pts) | #243 (1219 pts) | #218 (1329 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #290 (1233 pts) | #169 (1525 pts) | #351 (1058 pts) | #230 (1332 pts) | #103 (1833 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #623 (623 pts) | #512 (793 pts) | #522 (798 pts) | #765 (513 pts) | #638 (623 pts) |