UGLY BABY BBQ WI
Rating
1515
peak 1566
Contests
69
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#155
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
7
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 69 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
537.03 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 581.59 (-44.56)
Walk rate
61%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±149.40
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.08 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.43)
Road miles
11961
mi across 67 mapped stops · furthest 685 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has finished one call ahead of UGLY BABY BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
CANARDLY WAIT 4 QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 43 of their 48 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Steel Smoke BBQ in 17 of their 22 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.0856 points of the Grand Championship at Minnesota in May (2021-05-07).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 65 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.7372 | 167.64 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 65 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.1828 | 166.43 | top 48% |
| Pork | 49 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 177.1428 | 153.0628 | 167.19 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 48 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 177.7028 | 146.7888 | 168.08 | top 45% |
“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 | 23 | 1 | top 49% |
| MN | 19 | 0 | top 56% |
| IA | 16 | 0 | top 46% |
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 21% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 40 | 1 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 23 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (23 of 69 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (65 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) (null)
- Wins it all in 1% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 581.59
- 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 342.2628 | 340.25 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 676.4456 | 664.41 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 695.3484 | 670.98 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 690.2172 | 678.51 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 686.2628 | 671.12 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 683.3828 | 543.95 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 660.9944 | 367.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 618.0232 | 424.65 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 635.7944 | 485.58 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 36 / 40 (652.3772) | 38 (158.2172) | 25 (166.8228) | 33 (161.6572) | 22 (165.6800) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 48 / 77 (676.4456) | 73 (166.2400) | 38 (168.5600) | 41 (169.6800) | 26 (171.9656) |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 45 / 56 (675.8512) | 40 (170.2744) | 13 (175.4172) | 53 (161.6456) | 41 (168.5140) |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 19 / 35 (673.5768) | 10 (173.1428) | 23 (163.3828) | 10 (171.9656) | 24 (165.0856) |
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 19 / 29 (659.8172) | 25 (155.9200) | 17 (164.5372) | 2 (175.4172) | 17 (163.9428) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler Worthington, MN | 18 / 26 (667.8744) | 23 (161.6572) | 18 (166.2400) | 10 (169.6800) | 8 (170.2972) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 33 / 36 (660.9940) | 16 (171.9772) | 34 (161.1200) | 27 (166.2628) | 31 (161.6340) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 29 / 36 (662.1368) | 28 (162.2400) | 23 (166.2512) | 11 (173.7028) | 32 (159.9428) |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 4 / 28 (695.3484) | 12 (173.1200) | 16 (170.2628) | 6 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 40 / 58 (674.7660) | 49 (165.0972) | 43 (166.2744) | 11 (176.0000) | 35 (167.3944) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 30 / 49 (668.4572) | 42 (161.1088) | 8 (174.2628) | 18 (171.4056) | 39 (161.6800) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 121 / 444 (685.6456) | 2 (180.0000) | 284 (166.8228) | 254 (167.3828) | 111 (171.4400) |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 12 / 30 (680.4572) | 18 (167.3828) | 11 (170.2744) | 13 (170.8228) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 14 / 37 (672.4572) | 23 (167.3828) | 6 (169.7028) | 3 (172.5716) | 23 (162.8000) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 38 / 65 (673.0056) | 27 (172.5600) | 34 (168.5256) | 45 (166.2400) | 40 (165.6800) |
| 2024-07-26 | 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 18 / 28 (673.0172) | 10 (174.2628) | 14 (167.9772) | 26 (162.2400) | 13 (168.5372) |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 3 / 37 (690.2172) | 9 (173.1200) | 9 (171.4172) | 12 (167.9772) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2024-07-12 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 11 / 34 (681.0744) | 17 (172.0000) | 18 (167.3944) | 14 (168.5600) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2024-06-14 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 11 / 25 (679.8968) | 4 (174.2628) | 2 (176.5828) | 19 (166.8112) | 20 (162.2400) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 21 / 37 (682.7544) | 30 (165.6800) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (173.1200) | 22 (168.5372) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 28 / 41 (664.9828) | 37 (162.8000) | 19 (166.8344) | 25 (165.6800) | 18 (169.6684) |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 20 / 32 (670.7200) | 6 (174.2628) | 8 (170.8228) | 30 (161.0972) | 23 (164.5372) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 15 / 36 (679.8508) | 12 (173.7028) | 11 (171.4056) | 33 (159.3368) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 14 / 58 (689.0972) | 33 (170.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 48 (166.2628) | 17 (172.0000) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 19 / 42 (675.9312) | 14 (173.1084) | 33 (161.6800) | 25 (169.1200) | 5 (172.0228) |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 15 / 21 (669.5540) | 12 (168.5256) | 20 (161.0972) | 18 (162.7884) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 13 / 32 (677.0744) | 13 (170.8344) | 20 (166.8572) | 26 (162.8228) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 4 / 28 (678.1944) | 17 (163.3944) | 11 (164.5256) | 2 (174.2744) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2023-07-28 | 7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 21 / 32 (674.1484) | 10 (171.9656) | 29 (163.3828) | 31 (161.6572) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 32 / 39 (654.1944) | 34 (163.9772) | 33 (159.9772) | 2 (175.4056) | 35 (154.8344) |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que Spencer, IA | 14 / 28 (675.3604) | 5 (174.2860) | 26 (159.3600) | 18 (168.0000) | 6 (173.7144) |
| 2023-06-16 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 8 / 27 (682.7772) | 14 (169.6800) | 21 (159.9544) | 5 (177.1428) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 13 / 40 (679.3024) | 26 (167.9656) | 10 (170.8228) | 22 (169.1084) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 32 / 43 (652.9944) | 26 (165.6800) | 16 (168.5716) | 42 (153.0628) | 23 (165.6800) |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 15 / 29 (663.9312) | 3 (175.4172) | 13 (167.4172) | 26 (159.3828) | 19 (161.7140) |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 11 / 45 (686.2628) | 13 (173.1200) | 25 (167.9656) | 7 (175.4400) | 13 (169.7372) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 39 / 59 (663.3828) | 24 (170.8456) | 43 (163.4516) | 44 (162.8228) | 31 (166.2628) |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 31 / 47 (667.3716) | 35 (163.9656) | 8 (173.1316) | 36 (163.4516) | 31 (166.8228) |
| 2022-10-14 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 23 / 36 (666.7316) | 29 (167.3944) | 17 (167.3944) | 26 (165.7028) | 19 (166.2400) |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 22 / 38 (666.1372) | 36 (157.0744) | 14 (169.1200) | 21 (167.3828) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2022-07-29 | 6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 24 / 32 (658.7196) | 27 (162.8228) | 24 (162.8112) | 16 (167.4056) | 20 (165.6800) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 25 / 40 (666.2060) | 5 (174.2744) | 40 (154.8116) | 7 (172.0000) | 24 (165.1200) |
| 2022-07-15 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off (One Meat Ribs) Worthington, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 27 / 32 (667.8860) | 19 (169.6916) | 26 (163.9772) | 28 (161.6688) | 10 (172.5484) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 10 / 36 (323.2912) | 6 (167.3828) | 14 (155.9084) | — | — |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 33 / 37 (653.5432) | 26 (168.5372) | 31 (160.5144) | 30 (162.2516) | 25 (162.2400) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 39 (327.3256) | 19 (155.9200) | 4 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) Owatonna, MN | 7 / 33 (683.3828) | 5 (174.2856) | 14 (169.1200) | 21 (167.3944) | 4 (172.5828) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 21 / 38 (323.3480) | 26 (162.7768) | 23 (160.5712) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 3 / 27 (346.8344) | 9 (170.8344) | 2 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 6 / 33 (342.7768) | 8 (173.1084) | 8 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | 14 (170.8800) | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 26 / 36 (320.5832) | 19 (163.4516) | 30 (157.1316) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 10 / 40 (329.6688) | 8 (167.4172) | 17 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2021-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 13 / 15 (319.3492) | 8 (167.9888) | 14 (151.3604) | — | — |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 25 / 35 (660.9944) | 20 (167.9772) | 25 (162.8116) | 20 (166.8228) | 22 (163.3828) |
| 2021-08-07 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 12 / 21 (326.8572) | 13 (162.2972) | 12 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 8 / 45 (337.6800) | 13 (166.2628) | 6 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 20 / 52 (323.9428) | 22 (162.8000) | 16 (161.1428) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 2 / 60 (341.1544) | 4 (170.8800) | 6 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 14 / 94 (338.2172) | 16 (169.6800) | 14 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 West Salem, WI | 16 / 40 (317.7028) | 19 (153.7372) | 11 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2020-09-18 | KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 35 / 35 (618.0232) | 34 (159.3828) | 34 (150.1828) | 30 (161.6688) | 35 (146.7888) |
| 2019-08-23 | Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN | 40 / 50 (635.7944) | 44 (157.0628) | 23 (165.6800) | 46 (154.8228) | 31 (158.2288) |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon West Salem, WI | 5 / 37 (335.3600) | 12 (166.2400) | 2 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Bourbon, Brews & BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Bancroft, IA | 3 / 15 (342.2628) | 4 (167.9884) | 1 (174.2744) | — | — | |
| Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) Wisconsin Dells, WI | 1 / 25 (338.2284) | 1 (169.1084) | 3 (169.1200) | — | — |
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 | #619 (120 pts) | #688 (120 pts) | #733 (120 pts) | #639 (120 pts) | #625 (135 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #286 (763 pts) | #319 (713 pts) | #322 (813 pts) | #182 (1158 pts) | #264 (883 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #155 (1204 pts) | #107 (1404 pts) | #70 (1639 pts) | #202 (1029 pts) | #102 (1447 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #162 (1162 pts) | #149 (1212 pts) | #243 (977 pts) | #132 (1279 pts) | #49 (1817 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #84 (588 pts) | #61 (773 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #401 (547 pts) | #349 (692 pts) | #449 (567 pts) | #391 (602 pts) | #281 (822 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #49 (719 pts) | #57 (655 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1183 (85 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1173 (85 pts) | #1193 (75 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #103 (80 pts) | #80 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #1970 (70 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |