SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ

SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 41 at the Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2015). They are ranked #2170 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,170

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1532

peak 1544 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Dec 6, 2013

latest Aug 23, 2019 · 5.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1025

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

696.5144 / 720

Master · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 670.13 (+0.59)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±11.29

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.98 · weakest Brisket (165.29)

Road miles

488

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$5,500

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

670.13 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

696.5144 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 696.5144 at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 21, 2015

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 30%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 30%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CLAUDE'S Q in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (Aug 23, 2019).

last seen Aug 25, 2017
back Aug 23, 2019

Chicken nemesis

7 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.57% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.57% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.1% of a perfect score
15 contests

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 4th

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1025 (315 pts)	#1547 (180 pts)	#840 (465 pts)	#1147 (300 pts)	#1234 (255 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1433 (175 pts)	#1520 (175 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1630 (150 pts)	#1198 (245 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#1378 (190 pts)	#1979 (85 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ, each with one reason worth a look.

86 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

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#2,161 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1541

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2026

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#2,179 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1532

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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Tennessee Smoke Show

#2,178 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1537

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 13 contests, alongside a 23% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 27, 2021

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B' FOR CHICKEN

#2,174 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1538

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 14, 2018

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Team Smoke Showin'

#2,181 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1539

Level with SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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Big Daddy Dave's BBQ

#2,168 of the rated field

1532 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1532

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
ROAST BEAST BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
RUNWAY SMOKE	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CLAUDE'S Q	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
MAJOR Q BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	3	0	1	178.8572	157.6572	168.98	top 48%
Pork Ribs	13	2	0	1	178.8572	161.0972	168.06	top 45%
Pork	13	2	1	1	178.8572	160.5372	167.79	top 45%
Brisket	13	2	0	0	176	153.0972	165.29	top 54%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 45%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	5	4	top 45%	Aug 23, 2019
The National BBQ Cup	2	32	top 61%	Nov 20, 2015
Calhoun KOA's	2	31	top 69%	Dec 5, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 312 finished ahead 315 times, behind 319

Longest layoff 2 yrs Aug 25, 2017 → Aug 23, 2019

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

20191 milestone

Aug 23 Most recent contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival

20162 milestones

Aug 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Nov 18 Peak power rating (1544) Que'n in Cumming (Day 1)

20154 milestones

Aug 21 First category win (Pork) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 21 First overall top-10 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 21 Career-best overall score696.5144 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Dec 4 10th tracked contest Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)

20133 milestones

Aug 23 First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Dec 6 First call Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier)
Dec 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.7028 Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.8	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 21, 2015
+9.3	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 26, 2016
+8.4	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 4, 2016
+7.7	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier)	Dec 4, 2015
+6.3	The National BBQ Cup	Nov 20, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	Aug 23, 2019
-8	Calhoun KOA's	Dec 5, 2014
-5.3	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)	Nov 21, 2014
-2.1	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 22, 2014
-1.4	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)	Aug 25, 2017

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 75%	91.5%	91.5%
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 57%	92.8%	92.8%
2016	3	1	0	67%	top 34%	94.4%	93.8%
2015	3	1	1	67%	top 30%	96.7%	94.9%
2014	4	0	0	25%	top 68%	92.2%	91.5%
2013	3	0	0	33%	top 48%	93.6%	93.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 23, 2019	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	24 / 32 (658.7316)	20 (166.2400)	23 (163.9888)	9 (169.1200)	24 (159.3828)
Aug 25, 2017	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA	21 / 37 (668.4000)	6 (175.4056)	19 (168.5372)	21 (165.0972)	32 (159.3600)
Nov 18, 2016	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	22 / 47 (675.3028)	26 (168.5256)	30 (166.2400)	14 (169.6800)	17 (170.8572)
Aug 26, 2016	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	9 / 38 (679.8512)	27 (166.2284)	2 (178.8572)	12 (169.6800)	21 (165.0856)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	18 / 59 (671.3144)	28 (168.5140)	9 (171.9888)	40 (162.2516)	22 (168.5600)
Dec 4, 2015	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	14 / 39 (673.6000)	14 (170.2628)	30 (161.0972)	24 (166.2400)	5 (176)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	32 / 74 (679.8740)	40 (169.1084)	34 (168.5372)	20 (171.9656)	33 (170.2628)
Aug 21, 2015	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	4 / 41 (696.5144)	3 (178.8572)	11 (168.5372)	1 (178.8572)	13 (170.2628)
Dec 5, 2014	Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA	34 / 38 (659.8400)	19 (170.8344)	16 (170.8228)	29 (165.0856)	36 (153.0972)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	67 / 86 (654.6856)	81 (157.6572)	47 (166.8344)	22 (171.4056)	73 (158.7884)
Aug 22, 2014	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	27 / 45 (655.8968)	31 (162.8228)	19 (166.8456)	16 (169.1200)	30 (157.1084)
Jun 6, 2014	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA	14 / 31 (663.9316)	16 (166.8572)	18 (162.8572)	22 (162.2400)	9 (171.9772)
Dec 6, 2013	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	31 / 65 (673.7028)	6 (175.4400)	23 (169.6912)	49 (160.5372)	30 (168.0344)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 23, 2013	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—

SQUEALZ ON WHEELZ

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 (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

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

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)