T Daddys BBQ WI
Rating
1622
peak 1661 · rated over 42 contests
Best runs
7
straight top-10s
Contests
45
in the data
First seen
2019-06-07
latest 2026-08-15
Best ToY finish
#62
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
2
3 reserve
Category wins
5
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
25
of 45 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
373.58 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 355.39 (+18.19)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±69.15
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.83 · weakest Pork (166.76)
Road miles
8226
mi across 42 mapped stops · furthest 676 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$232K
listed at 36 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 25 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.20 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
355.39 / 360
42 Backyard contests · 2 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Smoke, Fire & Brew has finished one call ahead of T Daddys BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Dogpatch Q has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 27 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of UGLY BABY BBQ in 14 of their 20 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL (2023-08-12).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 22 at their very first tracked contest, Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 27 | 7 | 20 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 23 | 12 | 11 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 20 | 6 | 14 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 18 | 7 | 11 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 18 | 3 | 13 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Good Grefe! | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 16 | 6 | 9 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 16 | 3 | 12 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| Sugar Shack | 15 | 11 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 45 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2284 | 167.44 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 45 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5028 | 167.95 | top 33% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 177.1544 | 154.8116 | 166.76 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 163.3944 | 168.83 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 18 | 1 | top 42% |
| IA | 10 | 1 | top 34% |
| IL | 6 | 0 | top 16% |
| MN | 4 | 0 | top 22% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 34% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 11% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 1 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 1 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 0 | top 31% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 | 9 | 0 | top 49% | 2026-06-12 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 5 | 3 | 0 | top 23% | 2026-04-03 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 45% | 2026-06-13 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 12% | 2023-10-15 |
| Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 48% | 2026-07-18 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 50% | 2022-10-15 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 57% | 2022-10-14 |
| Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 8% | 2021-10-22 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (18 of 45 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (45 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bar-B-QC (Backyard) (2022-09-09)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 670.20 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 355.39 / 360
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🏆 2022-09-09 — First Grand Championship · Bar-B-QC (Backyard)
- 🔥 2022-09-09 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Bar-B-QC (Backyard)
- 🎖️ 2023-05-12 — 25th tracked contest · Minnesota in May
- ⭐ 2024-03-29 — Career-best overall score (685.1088) · Iowa State BBQ Championship
- 📈 2024-03-29 — Peak power rating (1661) · Iowa State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL | 2023-08-12 |
| +14.1 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2020-10-16 |
| +13.8 | Bar-B-QC (Backyard) | 2022-09-09 |
| +13.5 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue | 2019-06-07 |
| +12.6 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2023-03-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-04-24 |
| -12.3 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2026-06-12 |
| -11.4 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) | 2026-07-17 |
| -10.9 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard | 2021-11-12 |
| -10.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-10-15 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 146.5% | 108.6% |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63% | top 53% | 187.3% | 105.1% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 52% | 93.8% | 92.9% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 96.2% | 94.6% |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100% | top 15% | 98.4% | 95.1% |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 67% | top 38% | 147.9% | 101.4% |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 78% | top 34% | 94.1% | 91.6% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 30% | 93.8% | 92.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50% | top 35% | 136.5% | 113.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 6 / 18 (346.2516) | 5 (174.2744) | 8 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-07-18 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 2) Miles, IA | 4 / 28 (349.1316) | 9 (173.7144) | 6 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-07-17 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (Day 1) Miles, IA | 22 / 27 (325.6572) | 14 (169.1544) | 25 (156.5028) | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 24 / 37 (327.3488) | 20 (167.3944) | 24 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 32 / 40 (329.6344) | 24 (167.3828) | 34 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) 🏅 Cambridge, IA | 9 / 17 (674.1948) | 11 (173.1200) | 10 (170.8460) | 28 (154.8116) | 7 (175.4172) |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 21 / 24 (326.8232) | 9 (170.2744) | 22 (156.5488) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 5 / 42 (347.3828) | 7 (175.4172) | 9 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 22 / 36 (330.1944) | 25 (162.8000) | 15 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 19 / 36 (337.6684) | 28 (165.1084) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 20 / 49 (335.9772) | 31 (161.6800) | 8 (174.2972) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 3 / 16 (346.2972) | 5 (171.4284) | 3 (174.8688) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 26 / 41 (665.0172) | 26 (167.3828) | 7 (173.1428) | 34 (161.0972) | 34 (163.3944) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 7 / 42 (685.1088) | 24 (170.8344) | 4 (175.4400) | 13 (173.1544) | 30 (165.6800) |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 1 / 24 (349.1200) | 3 (176.0000) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 4 / 21 (342.2400) | 4 (173.7028) | 10 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 2 / 29 (354.2744) | 14 (174.2744) | 2 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 3 / 15 (343.3828) | 5 (173.1200) | 4 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 40 (335.3716) | 13 (166.8344) | 6 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 9 / 43 (334.8000) | 14 (166.2628) | 7 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 11 / 59 (336.5144) | 5 (174.2628) | 23 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 3 / 47 (343.9540) | 4 (174.2856) | 10 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 16 / 20 (330.2172) | 16 (164.5372) | 13 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 14 / 22 (327.3716) | 15 (162.8344) | 11 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-09-09 | Bar-B-QC (Backyard) Davenport, IA | 1 / 13 (532.5716) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (175.4172) | 4 (177.1544) | — |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 5 / 36 (331.3372) | 4 (169.6800) | 10 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2022-05-28 | Westmont Red White & BBQ Backyard BBQ Cook-Off 2022 (BACKYARD ONLY) Westmont, IL | 6 / 28 (330.2400) | 2 (172.5600) | 17 (157.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 11 / 27 (338.8116) | 6 (173.1200) | 13 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 29 / 33 (326.1944) | 27 (164.5372) | 26 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 4 / 44 (326.2060) | 4 (163.9544) | 3 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 36 (338.8344) | 25 (159.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 20 / 40 (325.0628) | 34 (154.2284) | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 8 / 49 (326.7888) | 14 (158.2516) | 4 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 16 / 45 (330.3200) | 22 (160.0000) | 8 (170.3200) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 14 / 52 (327.9196) | 23 (162.2512) | 11 (165.6684) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 9 / 60 (335.9660) | 33 (158.8116) | 1 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2021-03-12 | American Royal Backyard and Steak Contest Kansas City, MO | 12 / 24 (331.3484) | 10 (162.8228) | 11 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 15 / 94 (337.6800) | 8 (171.9772) | 19 (165.7028) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 3 / 50 (326.7656) | 3 (161.6684) | 5 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 44 / 66 (660.4800) | 33 (168.0116) | 55 (158.2400) | 52 (163.3828) | 14 (170.8456) |
| 2019-10-25 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 26 / 42 (491.3256) | 20 (165.6800) | 25 (161.6916) | 29 (163.9540) | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Blues,Brews & Barbecue 🏅 Beardstown, IL | 2 / 25 (322.7428) | 4 (158.2056) | 1 (164.5372) | 1 (165.0972) | — |
| Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 5 / 17 (319.9316) | 8 (154.8000) | 2 (165.1316) | — | — | |
| Bowling Green Backyard Event (BACKYARD ONLY) Bowling Green, MO | 3 / 9 (325.1540) | 3 (161.7256) | 3 (163.4284) | — | — | |
| Decatur's Smokin BBQ Festival Backyard Competition Presented by Kenney's Ace Hardware(BACKYARD ONLY) Decatur, IL | 2 / 22 (527.4400) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (175.4628) | 2 (175.4172) | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 ↗ | Backyard | #62 (682 pts) | #53 (731 pts) | #72 (646 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #188 (246 pts) | #238 (176 pts) | #142 (436 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #212 (210 pts) | #261 (160 pts) | #229 (210 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #684 (225 pts) | #958 (125 pts) | #580 (375 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #49 (985 pts) | #48 (991 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #32 (970 pts) | #76 (687 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #46 (756 pts) | #9 (1231 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #52 (209 pts) | #66 (159 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #744 (115 pts) |