A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM ahead in 100% of their meetings
CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
WILD BILLS BBQ IL
WILD BILLS BBQ IL is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 24th of 34 at the Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest (2014). They are ranked #5825 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1442
peak 1442 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2014
latest May 27, 2017 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
607.19 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 608.69 (-1.50)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.28
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.97 · weakest Brisket (148.86)
Road miles
38
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Master avg
608.69 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1765 (140 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2639 (64 pts) | #1647 (154 pts) | #2733 (59 pts) | #2738 (59 pts) | #2024 (99 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WILD BILLS BBQ IL, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Level with WILD BILLS BBQ IL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
They turned up 7 years after WILD BILLS BBQ IL did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#5,819 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,835 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANCERSUCKSCHICAGO.COM | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MUD'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RACK MASTERS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKY LINCS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Steamboat BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mac Attack BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| AWW HELL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUAU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKE HUNTERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG JT'S SMOKIN BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BONEHEAD BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 150.8000 | 159.97 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2512 | 135.9772 | 149.27 | top 88% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 145.1200 | 150.58 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 132.4572 | 148.86 | top 84% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 91% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | 3 | 38 | 0 | top 97% | May 23, 2015 |
| Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 85% | May 28, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
154
finished ahead 38 times, behind 316
Longest layoff
1 yrs
May 23, 2015 → May 27, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.0512 Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2744 Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Red, White, and BBQ
- Peak power rating (1486) Red, White, And BBQ
- First call Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Red, White, And BBQ | May 24, 2014 |
| -12.3 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) | May 23, 2015 |
| -10.1 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) | May 27, 2016 |
| -9.2 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) | May 22, 2015 |
| -5.7 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) | May 27, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 89.6% | 85.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.7% | 82.9% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 84% | 86.8% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2017 | RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL | 52 / 59 (612.4916) | 41 (160.5256) | 47 (154.8800) | 59 (147.3944) | 49 (149.6916) |
| May 28, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 40 / 55 (645.0512) | 21 (170.2744) | 43 (158.2512) | 41 (159.4056) | 42 (157.1200) |
| May 27, 2016 | Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL | 41 / 42 (584.9484) | 39 (151.9772) | 40 (148.5484) | 38 (151.9656) | 42 (132.4572) |
| May 23, 2015 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL | 58 / 58 (590.7660) | 41 (161.1088) | 58 (135.9772) | 56 (145.1200) | 56 (148.5600) |
| May 22, 2015 | Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL | 38 / 41 (602.7084) | 35 (156.5600) | 37 (145.6456) | 36 (153.1200) | 37 (147.3828) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 24 / 34 (625.0400) | 8 (168.5600) | 31 (149.6572) | 31 (147.9656) | 17 (158.8572) |
| May 24, 2014 | Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL | 70 / 72 (599.8400) | 65 (150.8000) | 59 (151.9428) | 68 (149.1200) | 66 (147.9772) |
| May 23, 2014 | Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL | — | — | — | — | — |