A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
WICKED SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
WICKED SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
GOOD TIMES BBQ MKE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1441
peak 1441 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-09-09
latest 2022-09-09
Best ToY finish
#1213
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
615.71 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 612.97 (+2.74)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.11
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.21 · weakest Brisket (148.77)
Road miles
1,096
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 541 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
612.97 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−7.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.44 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 148.77
- Chicken avg 156.21
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of GRILLHEADS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Puckaway Pigfest (2021-09-10).
- last seen 2019-09-06
- back 2021-09-10
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5793 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5786 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before GOOD TIMES BBQ MKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5783 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1441
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after GOOD TIMES BBQ MKE did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#5780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
Level with GOOD TIMES BBQ MKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1442
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Rent Bbq | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WICKED SMOKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG "E" BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 144.5256 | 156.21 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 145.0972 | 152.11 | top 80% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 142.1944 | 155.87 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6916 | 142.2288 | 148.77 | top 88% |
“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 | 6 | 0 | top 85% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 99% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 99% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puckaway Pigfest | 4 | 20 | 0 | top 84% | 2022-09-09 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 86% | 2021-09-10 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6 yrs
2016-09-09 → 2022-09-09
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.21 · weakest Brisket (148.77)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
612.97
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
185
31–255 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,096
7 mapped stops · furthest 541 mi
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$17,250
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-09-06 → 2021-09-10
Power rating
1441
peak 1441 · #5785 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
- Peak power rating (1487) Puckaway Pigfest
- 2018
- First call Puckaway Pigfest
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6916 Puckaway Pigfest
- 2022
- Career-best overall score631.8056 Puckaway Pigfest
- Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Puckaway Pigfest | 2016-09-09 |
| -10.9 | Smoke on the Shores | 2018-03-09 |
| -10.4 | Puckaway Pigfest | 2019-09-06 |
| -9.1 | Puckaway Pigfest | 2017-09-08 |
| -8.1 | Puckaway Pigfest | 2022-09-09 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 87% | 87% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 82% | 87.4% | 84.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 35 / 38 (631.8056) | 28 (161.1088) | 28 (161.6800) | 35 (158.2284) | 36 (150.7884) |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 23 / 30 (626.6520) | 28 (152.5032) | 20 (157.0972) | 18 (161.6688) | 24 (155.3828) |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 36 / 39 (596.9488) | 30 (157.7028) | 35 (146.7772) | 34 (147.3716) | 35 (145.0972) |
| 2018-09-07 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 20 / 31 (628.9948) | 15 (161.6800) | 22 (152.5372) | 7 (169.6916) | 29 (145.0860) |
| 2018-03-09 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 86 / 87 (594.1372) | 87 (144.5256) | 86 (145.0972) | 71 (162.2856) | 86 (142.2288) |
| 2017-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 27 / 31 (599.2692) | 22 (155.9888) | 21 (155.9660) | 30 (142.1944) | 29 (145.1200) |
| 2016-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 35 / 37 (612.9948) | 25 (159.9888) | 35 (145.6460) | 36 (149.6684) | 24 (157.6916) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1213 (65 pts) | #1544 (55 pts) | #1232 (80 pts) | #1148 (90 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1435 (141 pts) | #1416 (166 pts) | #1552 (131 pts) | #1219 (221 pts) | #1721 (116 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2831 (56 pts) | #2211 (71 pts) | #2215 (76 pts) | #2831 (56 pts) | #2825 (56 pts) |