A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
IQ - NETHERLANDS ahead in 100% of their meetings
IQ - NETHERLANDS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
WILD SMOKERS
WILD SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 31st of 32 at the 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest (2017). They are ranked #5706 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1446
peak 1446 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 23, 2016
latest Oct 7, 2017 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.33
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.16 · weakest Brisket (150.96)
Road miles
69
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
617.57 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WILD SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,697 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to WILD SMOKERS)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — CAVEMEN BBQ TEAM ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,703 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,690 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Level with WILD SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,700 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,705 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1446
They turned up 6 years after WILD SMOKERS did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQ - NETHERLANDS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SEA SIDE SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DE FILOUS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 010 BRAAI | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 149.1540 | 162.16 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 138.8804 | 151.20 | top 83% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6056 | 126.2628 | 153.25 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 144.5828 | 150.96 | top 79% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NL
3 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
125
finished ahead 29 times, behind 190
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- First call 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II
- Peak power rating (1486) Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II
- Career-best overall score643.8740 Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II | Apr 23, 2016 |
| -13 | 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off | Oct 7, 2017 |
| -12.5 | 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest | Sep 2, 2017 |
| -11.3 | 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off | Oct 8, 2016 |
| -3.3 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition | May 14, 2016 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 98% | 85.3% | 83.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.4% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2017 | 5th Annual BBQ Society Cook-Off Hoofddorp | 47 / 47 (614.1940) | 24 (165.7028) | 39 (153.7256) | 46 (148.5256) | 46 (146.2400) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | 1st International Suydersee BBQ Contest Zeewolde Flevoland | 31 / 32 (590.8804) | 6 (172) | 31 (138.8804) | 32 (126.2628) | 20 (153.7372) |
| Oct 8, 2016 | 4th Annual BBQ Society Cook-off Hoofddorp. Netherlands, NL | 42 / 46 (625.7600) | 27 (165.7256) | 40 (153.1316) | 29 (162.3200) | 42 (144.5828) |
| May 14, 2016 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands, NL | 42 / 65 (643.8740) | 50 (158.2400) | 37 (160) | 32 (164.5256) | 31 (161.1084) |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II Hoofdorp, NL | 33 / 34 (613.1424) | 33 (149.1540) | 31 (150.2400) | 12 (164.6056) | 32 (149.1428) |