Son of a Boar BBQ WI
Rating
1768
peak 1782
Contests
70
in the data
First seen
2020-09-04
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#29
Master 2024
Grand champs
5
3 reserve
Category wins
17
40 podiums
Overall top-10s
39
of 70 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
8 🔥
Current form
686.19 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 684.13 (+2.07)
Walk rate
76%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
9
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.63
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.08)
Road miles
12853
mi across 70 mapped stops · furthest 641 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Sensuous BBQ has finished one call ahead of Son of a Boar BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SIX BUTT BBQ in 32 of their 34 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
MN Masters BBQ is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.5484 points of the Grand Championship at 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2025-03-21).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 59-team field at Minnesota in May (Masters).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 16% across 12 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Minnesota in May (Masters) (2022-05-13) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LAST CALL HEROES BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 63 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8000 | 172.75 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 67 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 178.2972 | 150.1944 | 169.08 | top 42% |
| Pork | 62 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8000 | 172.42 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 62 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 179.4400 | 151.3716 | 169.57 | top 39% |
“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 | 20 | 1 | top 30% |
| IA | 16 | 1 | top 24% |
| MN | 13 | 3 | top 19% |
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 32% |
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 35% |
| ND | 2 | 0 | top 8% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| Medium (20–39) | 28 | 3 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 33 | 2 | top 25% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (18 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (23 of 70 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (67 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Minnesota in May (Masters) (2022-05-13)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.13
- 8 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 691.9084 | 686.19 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 701.7028 | 690.71 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 697.6688 | 688.19 |
| 2023 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 703.3944 | 686.29 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 691.9428 | 681.29 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 683.3716 | 668.19 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 619.7948 | 619.79 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 24 / 37 (679.8856) | 23 (170.8344) | 19 (170.2628) | 16 (170.8228) | 25 (167.9656) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 8 / 40 (679.8744) | 3 (177.7144) | 18 (168.5372) | 27 (163.9428) | 8 (169.6800) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 9 / 77 (691.9084) | 19 (175.4056) | 27 (170.8344) | 44 (169.6684) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 9 / 71 (689.0972) | 37 (168.5716) | 9 (175.4056) | 11 (174.8572) | 22 (170.2628) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 6 / 42 (690.2056) | 38 (166.2400) | 12 (172.0000) | 13 (173.1084) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 12 / 90 (695.9772) | 68 (168.5372) | 14 (176.5600) | 12 (177.1772) | 23 (173.7028) |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN | 1 / 26 (699.3944) | 2 (177.7144) | 1 (178.2972) | 2 (178.2972) | 13 (165.0856) |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 6 / 31 (682.2172) | 12 (170.8228) | 2 (176.0116) | 10 (170.2628) | 17 (165.1200) |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) Spencer, IA | 3 / 15 (697.0744) | 3 (175.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | 11 (169.6800) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 2 / 25 (699.9312) | 2 (177.1428) | 14 (169.6684) | 6 (175.4172) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 9 / 36 (687.3256) | 9 (175.4056) | 8 (173.1200) | 16 (169.1200) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 4 / 36 (689.6456) | 9 (173.7028) | 13 (169.6800) | 9 (173.7028) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 35 / 70 (692.4684) | 45 (171.9772) | 31 (173.1200) | 57 (169.6684) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 17 / 106 (697.6688) | 15 (176.5716) | 69 (169.6916) | 3 (178.2972) | 41 (173.1084) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | 8 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 27 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 13 / 33 (683.3260) | 10 (175.4172) | 25 (169.6916) | 22 (167.3944) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 10 / 58 (690.8000) | 36 (168.5256) | 39 (166.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (175.4172) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 29 / 49 (670.1828) | 21 (170.8344) | 41 (161.0856) | 12 (172.5600) | 29 (165.7028) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 2 / 70 (701.7028) | 2 (180.0000) | 34 (170.2972) | 2 (180.0000) | 24 (171.4056) |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship Onamia, MN | 10 / 42 (682.2172) | 1 (178.8572) | 31 (162.8228) | 7 (172.5600) | 23 (167.9772) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 102 / 169 (682.1600) | 25 (176.5600) | 160 (162.8000) | 43 (174.2628) | 113 (168.5372) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 151 / 444 (683.9084) | 72 (176.0000) | 248 (168.5372) | 46 (176.0000) | 306 (163.3712) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 2 / 47 (693.6916) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (169.7144) | 5 (173.1200) | 10 (172.0000) |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 11 / 30 (681.6000) | 28 (162.2168) | 8 (171.9888) | 9 (173.1200) | 7 (174.2744) |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 19 / 37 (662.6744) | 18 (169.6800) | 35 (150.1944) | 10 (168.5372) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN | 1 / 27 (697.6688) | 4 (174.2744) | 18 (163.9544) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 8 / 28 (689.0860) | 2 (178.8572) | 9 (170.8572) | 5 (177.7144) | 21 (161.6572) |
| 2024-06-14 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 3 / 25 (695.3600) | 11 (170.8228) | 8 (173.1316) | 2 (176.0000) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 1 / 37 (696.5372) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (175.4400) | 25 (169.1316) | 12 (171.9656) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 3 / 41 (694.2172) | 1 (177.7028) | 20 (166.8344) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 4 / 36 (687.3832) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (172.5716) | 7 (175.4172) | 30 (160.5372) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 4 / 58 (695.3828) | 34 (170.8228) | 4 (175.4400) | 6 (176.5600) | 14 (172.5600) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 6 / 42 (686.7656) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (167.3828) | 10 (173.7028) | 29 (165.6800) |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 21 (683.8972) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (167.3828) | 10 (170.2744) | 12 (167.3828) |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 24 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 56 / 487 (691.3140) | 82 (175.4056) | 194 (170.8228) | 26 (177.7028) | 234 (167.3828) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 85 / 211 (686.2056) | 140 (169.1084) | 18 (177.1544) | 133 (169.1316) | 102 (170.8112) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 23 / 62 (697.0744) | 16 (176.5600) | 7 (177.7144) | 58 (166.2400) | 12 (176.5600) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 34 / 90 (689.6572) | 42 (172.5600) | 9 (176.5716) | 44 (171.9772) | 54 (168.5484) |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 7 / 32 (687.9316) | 5 (175.4172) | 17 (168.5600) | 8 (174.2744) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que Spencer, IA | 11 / 28 (678.7200) | 21 (167.3828) | 19 (167.3944) | 2 (178.8572) | 18 (165.0856) |
| 2023-06-16 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 5 / 27 (688.4916) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (168.5372) | 3 (177.7144) | 20 (162.2400) |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 40 (688.5140) | 12 (174.8572) | 9 (170.8456) | 7 (174.2856) | 19 (168.5256) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 43 (687.3140) | 15 (170.8228) | 13 (170.8228) | 8 (174.8456) | 15 (170.8228) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 16 (166.8688) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 20 / 29 (660.4804) | 20 (165.1200) | 29 (154.8116) | 22 (162.8344) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 1 / 45 (703.3944) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7144) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 4 / 59 (687.9428) | 8 (174.8456) | 39 (164.5372) | 1 (177.7372) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 21 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 18 / 47 (677.0744) | 39 (163.3944) | 10 (173.1200) | 24 (167.9772) | 9 (172.5828) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 50 / 83 (673.0396) | 14 (174.8572) | 13 (175.4056) | 72 (162.2284) | 70 (160.5484) |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 10 / 38 (684.4684) | 12 (172.5484) | 5 (174.2628) | 6 (175.4056) | 27 (162.2516) |
| 2022-09-02 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 4 / 23 (682.7888) | 6 (170.8228) | 2 (172.5716) | 5 (171.4172) | 11 (167.9772) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 19 / 40 (669.0056) | 11 (173.1084) | 22 (166.2628) | 37 (158.8000) | 9 (170.8344) |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 37 (685.0284) | 10 (174.2628) | 16 (167.9772) | 7 (174.2628) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 4 / 39 (691.9428) | 7 (171.9772) | 3 (174.2972) | 9 (173.1084) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) Owatonna, MN | 9 / 33 (681.0168) | 12 (170.8228) | 4 (171.9656) | 5 (174.2628) | 19 (163.9656) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | 1 / 59 (690.2056) | 4 (174.2628) | 1 (175.4400) | 6 (175.4172) | 34 (165.0856) |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May Bancroft, WI | 9 / 43 (674.1488) | 26 (165.0972) | 22 (165.1088) | 3 (176.5600) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI | — | — | 18 (154.7772) | — | — |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 3 / 30 (677.6572) | 2 (175.4172) | 12 (164.0000) | 2 (172.5600) | 12 (165.6800) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 14 / 25 (655.8516) | 20 (157.6572) | 15 (162.8000) | 9 (170.2744) | 7 (165.1200) |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 7 / 35 (683.3716) | 21 (167.4172) | 19 (166.2516) | 7 (173.1084) | 3 (176.5944) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 26 / 45 (659.9084) | 25 (167.4056) | 36 (161.0972) | 24 (162.8344) | 15 (168.5712) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 34 / 52 (653.6224) | 38 (163.3828) | 8 (169.1656) | 42 (161.6684) | 39 (159.4056) |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 8 / 60 (678.7540) | 7 (174.2628) | 31 (163.9656) | 19 (169.6684) | 9 (170.8572) |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 22 / 28 (619.7948) | 26 (154.8000) | 24 (153.6572) | 20 (159.9660) | 21 (151.3716) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #152 (685 pts) | #240 (515 pts) | #268 (515 pts) | #236 (475 pts) | #119 (785 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #54 (1915 pts) | #38 (1960 pts) | #143 (1417 pts) | #46 (1872 pts) | #126 (1405 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #29 (2150 pts) | #19 (2155 pts) | #121 (1405 pts) | #32 (1875 pts) | #96 (1490 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #77 (1622 pts) | #69 (1662 pts) | #156 (1289 pts) | #58 (1702 pts) | #130 (1290 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #129 (1381 pts) | #192 (1111 pts) | #99 (1501 pts) | #133 (1311 pts) | #260 (881 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #251 (775 pts) | #294 (695 pts) | #349 (585 pts) | #257 (770 pts) | #237 (825 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #839 (68 pts) | #1121 (53 pts) | #1111 (58 pts) | #853 (78 pts) | #855 (73 pts) |