WILD BOAR SMOKERS

WILD BOAR SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 52 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 6th of 25 at the Hog Wild BBQ Festival (2015). They are ranked #2592 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,592

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1517

peak 1542 · rated over 52 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jul 22, 2016 · 3.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#266

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 52 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6228 / 720

Master · Smokin' At The Market

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

663.42 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.77 (+4.64)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Hog Wild BBQ Festival

Consistency

±28.61

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.13 · weakest Brisket (162.05)

Road miles

10,412

across 52 mapped stops · furthest 428 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)

Master avg

658.77 / 720

52 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

High-water mark

693.6228 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.6228 at Smokin' At The Market — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 3, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS has finished one call ahead of WILD BOAR SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

29–1 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 97% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 29 of their 30 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.08 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 15% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 162.05
Chicken avg 166.13
8 calls in 52 entries

A strong matchup

10–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG G BBQ in 10 of their 14 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

25 of 30 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 25 of 30 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BBQR'S DELIGHT has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 44% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 44% across 7 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

7 July contests
top 58% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,412 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,412 miles across 52 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 428 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour.

52 mapped stops
furthest 428 mi

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	#894 (384 pts)	#1074 (324 pts)	#744 (539 pts)	#794 (494 pts)	#1066 (319 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#312 (1,158 pts)	#329 (1,100 pts)	#89 (1,881 pts)	#255 (1,219 pts)	#280 (1,207 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#266 (1,268 pts)	#185 (1,474 pts)	#160 (1,608 pts)	#214 (1,357 pts)	#176 (1,566 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#1800 (120 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WILD BOAR SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM

#2,595 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1532

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to WILD BOAR SMOKERS)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — CANETUCK'S BBQ TEAM ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2014

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Sho Nuff Smokin

#2,603 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1524

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WILD BOAR SMOKERS)

Fewer contests behind them than WILD BOAR SMOKERS has cooked, 6 to 52, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen May 9, 2014

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RUBBIN IT & LOVIN IT BBQ

#2,587 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1541

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

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JACK ATTACK BBQ

#2,600 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1519

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2017

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2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker

#2,598 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1520

They turned up 6 years after WILD BOAR SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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Saturday Night Swine

#2,584 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1521

Level with WILD BOAR SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	30	1	29	3%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
Big B BBQ Company	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE'M IF U GOT'M	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ	14	10	4	71%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
Hawg Feathers	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	52	7	0	0	175.4172	147.4172	166.13	top 57%
Pork Ribs	52	13	2	6	180 🔥	131.2344	165.75	top 49%
Pork	52	8	0	2	177.7144	147.3600	164.84	top 57%
Brisket	52	8	0	1	176.5600	40	162.05	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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 83%
Medium (20–39)	23	top 57%
Large (40+)	28	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	24	top 57%
MS	9	top 57%
AR	6	top 42%
MO	4	top 61%
IL	4	top 66%
KY	2	top 71%
AL	1	top 60%
GA	1	top 82%
LA	1	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	10	top 71%	Jun 17, 2016
MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute)	2	15	top 80%	Nov 7, 2015
Mid-South Barbecue Festival	2	23	top 73%	Oct 16, 2015
Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off	2	27	top 59%	Sep 25, 2015
Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff	2	17	top 58%	Sep 11, 2015
Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	2	7	top 49%	May 22, 2015
High on the Hog Festival	2	29	top 59%	Apr 17, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 28 contests

Contests a season 13 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 24 of 52 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 44 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 962 finished ahead 945 times, behind 1,274

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

20162 milestones

Mar 19 50th tracked contest Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2
Jul 22 Most recent contest BBQ Fest Cooking Contest

20153 milestones

Sep 11 First category win (Pork Ribs) Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff
Oct 1 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Hog Wild BBQ Festival
Oct 1 Peak power rating (1542) Hog Wild BBQ Festival

20146 milestones

Mar 7 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.5540 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 23 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 18 First overall top-10 Bucks, Ducks & BBQ
Sep 12 25th tracked contest International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash
Oct 3 Career-best overall score693.6228 Smokin' At The Market

20131 milestone

Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 15, 2014
+12.8	Bucks, Ducks & BBQ	Jul 18, 2014
+11.3	13th Annual Bordertown Bash	Jul 11, 2014
+10.6	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff	May 22, 2015
+10.3	Fifth Annual Bull Moose	Apr 3, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.2	Music City Festival & BBQ Championship	Aug 23, 2013
-13.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 29, 2015
-8.8	Mid-South Barbecue Festival	Oct 16, 2015
-8.6	Smoke on the Shores	Mar 11, 2016
-8.5	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	Mar 14, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2016	5	1	0	40%	top 63%	95.8%	92.1%
2015	17	3	2	53%	top 53%	95.9%	92.6%
2014	28	3	0	46%	top 57%	96.3%	91.7%
2013	2	0	0	0%	top 84%	89%	78.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 22, 2016	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	22 / 47 (667.9316)	33 (164.5256)	7 (172.5716)	29 (164.5600)	26 (166.2744)
Jun 17, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	10 / 29 (689.6688)	19 (171.4172)	10 (173.1200)	2 (177.7144)	20 (167.4172)
Mar 19, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	47 / 61 (659.8172)	48 (165.0972)	33 (166.8344)	34 (165.0856)	45 (162.8000)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	67 / 95 (646.6396)	82 (158.8112)	34 (167.9772)	66 (161.6456)	68 (158.2056)
Mar 11, 2016	Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN	42 / 49 (653.0396)	39 (165.7028)	12 (170.8800)	35 (163.3712)	47 (153.0856)
Nov 7, 2015	MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (POW/MIA Tribute) St. James, MO	15 / 18 (667.8628)	11 (170.2512)	13 (169.1316)	14 (163.9428)	10 (164.5372)
Nov 6, 2015	MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) St. James, MO	20 / 26 (649.6116)	16 (167.4400)	18 (162.8000)	14 (165.7144)	23 (153.6572)
Oct 16, 2015	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	25 / 31 (659.8288)	11 (169.6916)	4 (176.5600)	28 (161.0972)	29 (152.4800)
Oct 8, 2015	BBQ and Blues on the Levee Helena, AR	16 / 25 (636.9256)	16 (162.8000)	20 (153.6572)	14 (158.2284)	13 (162.2400)
Oct 1, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	6 / 25 (685.6572)	14 (167.3828)	1 (180)	11 (168.0116)	4 (170.2628)
Sep 25, 2015	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	27 / 55 (661.0056)	29 (165.6800)	2 (176.5828)	48 (155.3600)	29 (163.3828)
Sep 11, 2015	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	17 / 31 (678.7428)	24 (163.3828)	1 (178.8572)	19 (166.8344)	20 (169.6684)
Aug 21, 2015	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	14 / 58 (658.7200)	28 (158.8000)	23 (162.8228)	13 (168.5372)	11 (168.5600)
Jul 24, 2015	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	15 / 35 (668.9712)	11 (170.8228)	13 (167.9656)	27 (161.6456)	17 (168.5372)
Jul 3, 2015	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	23 / 51 (670.1600)	33 (165.6800)	21 (168.5372)	25 (166.2628)	16 (169.6800)
Jun 19, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	20 / 29 (661.5652)	27 (161.0740)	4 (172.5600)	11 (170.2628)	22 (157.6684)
Jun 5, 2015	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	13 / 27 (672.4456)	14 (168)	13 (166.2400)	9 (171.9656)	15 (166.2400)
May 29, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	28 / 29 (658.6740)	20 (169.1200)	29 (152.5028)	19 (167.3828)	13 (169.6684)
May 22, 2015	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	7 / 28 (690.7540)	10 (174.2628)	4 (174.8456)	8 (173.1200)	15 (168.5256)
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	29 / 59 (675.8856)	20 (172)	15 (173.1200)	55 (156.5028)	12 (174.2628)
Apr 3, 2015	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	10 / 41 (677.0284)	14 (168.5484)	15 (170.2628)	6 (173.1200)	20 (165.0972)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	48 / 94 (659.2796)	48 (165.7028)	48 (162.2400)	28 (169.1084)	49 (162.2284)
Oct 17, 2014	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	23 / 35 (662.7200)	26 (163.9312)	13 (169.6916)	24 (166.2400)	23 (162.8572)
Oct 10, 2014	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	15 / 25 (670.6740)	8 (174.2628)	14 (167.3828)	17 (165.0856)	17 (163.9428)
Oct 3, 2014	Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN	12 / 29 (693.6228)	23 (169.6800)	21 (169.6800)	7 (177.7028)	5 (176.5600)
Sep 26, 2014	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	16 / 48 (657.5880)	14 (166.8228)	20 (163.4284)	26 (164.5256)	19 (162.8112)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	39 / 57 (651.2800)	25 (168.5256)	52 (155.9200)	3 (174.8572)	52 (151.9772)
Sep 12, 2014	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN	10 / 25 (667.8856)	7 (169.6684)	10 (165.1200)	10 (168.5600)	14 (164.5372)
Sep 5, 2014	Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN	25 / 41 (665.5312)	28 (167.3828)	21 (167.3944)	30 (165.6684)	30 (165.0856)
Aug 30, 2014	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	32 / 39 (643.2568)	37 (156.5600)	29 (161.6568)	35 (157.6572)	16 (167.3828)
Aug 22, 2014	Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN	14 / 41 (673.0168)	10 (171.9772)	13 (170.2628)	35 (158.2284)	7 (172.5484)
Aug 15, 2014	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	7 / 65 (686.2172)	12 (175.4172)	23 (168.5600)	26 (169.6800)	17 (172.5600)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	16 / 40 (675.9084)	28 (166.2628)	2 (178.2972)	18 (169.7028)	29 (161.6456)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	28 / 47 (651.3480)	39 (157.6568)	26 (165.1772)	31 (162.2512)	18 (166.2628)
Jul 25, 2014	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	25 / 44 (665.6000)	40 (157.6800)	24 (165.6916)	9 (170.2512)	9 (171.9772)
Jul 18, 2014	Bucks, Ducks & BBQ Conway, AR	7 / 26 (691.3600)	11 (173.7028)	9 (172.5600)	16 (168.5372)	2 (176.5600)
Jul 11, 2014	13th Annual Bordertown Bash Fort Smith, AR	11 / 35 (669.5428)	8 (173.1200)	15 (166.2400)	21 (160.5028)	5 (169.6800)
Jul 4, 2014	Que'n In The Park Bryant, AR	20 / 33 (650.1368)	22 (164)	2 (176.5828)	30 (154.7656)	25 (154.7884)
Jun 27, 2014	Super City Blues & Ques Metropolis, IL	21 / 33 (651.2340)	26 (159.3484)	27 (154.7656)	12 (168.5600)	12 (168.5600)
Jun 20, 2014	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	39 / 49 (653.5196)	16 (171.9656)	37 (161.6456)	49 (147.3600)	18 (172.5484)
Jun 13, 2014	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	18 / 49 (674.7424)	14 (171.4056)	27 (167.9656)	17 (170.2744)	29 (165.0968)
May 24, 2014	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN	30 / 41 (662.1488)	34 (162.8116)	33 (162.2400)	24 (167.9772)	19 (169.1200)
May 23, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	25 / 30 (652.4228)	28 (157.6800)	20 (164.5372)	14 (166.8228)	22 (163.3828)
May 2, 2014	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	19 / 40 (669.0172)	35 (162.8000)	2 (174.8572)	30 (159.9428)	7 (171.4172)
Apr 25, 2014	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	41 / 50 (624.4572)	31 (160.5372)	32 (158.8000)	36 (159.4056)	44 (145.7144)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	43 / 62 (658.6744)	29 (170.2628)	52 (157.0744)	36 (166.2400)	39 (165.0972)
Apr 4, 2014	Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	23 / 31 (641.5656)	24 (158.8000)	27 (158.2972)	11 (169.6684)	24 (154.8000)
Mar 28, 2014	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY	31 / 42 (638.1260)	8 (171.4288)	38 (145.6800)	35 (158.2172)	23 (162.8000)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	78 / 95 (626.5832)	75 (157.6572)	45 (161.6572)	83 (155.9200)	77 (151.3488)
Mar 7, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Baton Rouge, LA	15 / 23 (649.5540)	4 (173.1084)	16 (162.2628)	21 (152.5028)	15 (161.6800)
Aug 23, 2013	Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN	55 / 55 (487.7716)	52 (147.4172)	53 (131.2344)	18 (169.1200)	55 (40)
Mar 15, 2013	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	67 / 100 (640.5710)	16 (170.8574)	83 (154.2856)	78 (155.9996)	65 (159.4284)

WILD BOAR SMOKERS

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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)