A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
WILD FRONTIER BBQ
WILD FRONTIER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 95th of 468 at the 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019). They are ranked #4221 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Sep 16, 2021 · 8 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 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
617.43
last 5 Master vs avg 617.89 (-0.46)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.26
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.57 · weakest Chicken (150.21)
Road miles
14
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$129K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.89 / 720
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WILD FRONTIER BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,197 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to WILD FRONTIER BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — MAGNUM P.I.G. ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,230 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
2–6 in 8 shared contests (25% to WILD FRONTIER BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 20 contests to 8.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1521
3–5 in 8 shared contests (38% to WILD FRONTIER BBQ)
They've been 1521 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,225 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1479
Level with WILD FRONTIER BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| EXCESSIVE BEHAVIOR | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-CHIPS | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork & Boots | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| END OF THE ROAD BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub You Long Time | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BRR-B-Q | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| RED OAK BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SQUIRRELS 2 BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 131.4056 | 150.21 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 147.3600 | 157.42 | top 71% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7828 | 150.8344 | 158.57 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 130.2172 | 151.68 | top 73% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
8
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,799
finished ahead 1,245 times, behind 2,802
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20144 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7944 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score653.7944 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7372 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1494) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.7 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | Sep 12, 2019 |
| +4.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | Sep 16, 2021 |
| +2 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open | Oct 3, 2015 |
| -9.7 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 15, 2018 |
| -7.8 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| -5.4 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
| -1.9 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 28% | 62.8% | 62.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 20% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89% | 89% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 132 / 467 (338.9372) | 437 (148.0456) | 444 (147.3600) | 300 (162.2744) | 283 (161.1316) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 95 / 468 (478.2284) | 459 (142.2628) | 391 (154.8684) | 234 (165.1772) | 458 (130.2172) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 436 / 467 (603.2456) | 453 (147.3828) | 404 (154.2400) | 411 (152.5256) | 409 (149.0972) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 323 / 407 (632.0456) | 343 (156) | 200 (165.2000) | 339 (156.5828) | 321 (154.2628) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 376 / 557 (640.5256) | 377 (159.9884) | 246 (166.2628) | 311 (162.8684) | 450 (151.4060) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO | 575 / 606 (591.3144) | 597 (131.4056) | 357 (161.7372) | 542 (150.8344) | 525 (147.3372) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 280 / 552 (653.7944) | 301 (164) | 452 (154.2744) | 222 (165.7828) | 112 (169.7372) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 415 / 535 (610.8340) | 420 (152.5600) | 352 (155.4400) | 416 (152.5484) | 392 (150.2856) |