Wapatui Smokers WI
Rating
1585
peak 1585 · rated over 32 contests
Best runs
7
straight top-10s
Contests
39
in the data
First seen
2023-10-13
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#37
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 39 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
339.87 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 334.60 (+5.27)
Walk rate
46%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.03
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.77)
Road miles
4681
mi across 39 mapped stops · furthest 440 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$169K
listed at 34 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 16 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
334.60 / 360
29 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Skinny Pig BBQ has finished one call ahead of Wapatui Smokers 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Skinny Pig BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rudes BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 19 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Good Grefe! in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2744 points of the Grand Championship at Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (2026-03-27).
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Rudes BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 19 shared chicken entries.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 36% across 8 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Skinny Pig BBQ | 18 | 5 | 13 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ MIKE | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SmoQued On Main St | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 13 | 5 | 7 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 12 | 3 | 8 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 29 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 157.6684 | 167.72 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 36 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 178.2972 | 142.2284 | 166.77 | top 48% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 | 11 | 0 | top 65% |
| MO | 9 | 0 | top 34% |
| IL | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
| IA | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| MN | 3 | 0 | top 42% |
| MI | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 41% |
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 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 57% | 2026-06-13 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 51% | 2026-06-12 |
| Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 63% | 2026-04-24 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 43% | 2026-04-03 |
| Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 19% | 2026-03-27 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 36% | 2026-03-20 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 70% | 2026-03-20 |
| Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 34% | 2026-06-19 |
| Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 34% | 2025-07-19 |
| Smokin' in Steele | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 39% | 2025-05-30 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 103% | 2023-10-15 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (15 of 39 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (36 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 334.60 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-10-13 — First tracked contest · Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📣 2024-05-31 — First call · Smokin in Steele
- 🎖️ 2025-06-14 — 25th tracked contest · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- ⭐ 2026-03-27 — Career-best overall score (352.0000) · Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge
- 📈 2026-06-19 — Peak power rating (1585) · Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge | 2026-03-27 |
| +15.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2026-03-20 |
| +12.4 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) | 2025-03-28 |
| +10.2 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-07-20 |
| +9.8 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2026-04-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2023-10-15 |
| -9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2023-10-13 |
| -6 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-07-05 |
| -5.6 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off | 2026-03-20 |
| -5.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2025-06-14 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80% | top 30% | 97.8% | 95.3% |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47% | top 44% | 96% | 93.1% |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27% | top 52% | 94.9% | 91.8% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 103% | 90% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 14 / 41 (344.0000) | 12 (173.1200) | 17 (170.8800) | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 16 / 37 (334.8116) | 26 (163.3944) | 6 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 40 (343.3944) | 19 (170.2744) | 9 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 7 (176.0344) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 15 / 24 (332.5488) | 19 (162.2628) | 7 (170.2860) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 9 / 42 (344.5832) | 10 (173.1200) | 10 (171.4632) | — | — |
| 2026-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 2 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 2 / 26 (352.0000) | 9 (173.7028) | 1 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 2 / 33 (349.6800) | 4 (177.7028) | 9 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 8 (167.4056) | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Smokin Ribs for the Kids (BACKYARD ONLY) Loves Park, IL | 5 / 17 (331.4056) | 9 (163.9884) | 5 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 7 / 20 (336.0232) | 6 (168.5716) | 9 (167.4516) | — | — |
| 2025-07-19 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 7 / 17 (344.5372) | 8 (169.1200) | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 12 / 36 (345.6684) | 13 (172.5600) | 13 (173.1084) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 26 / 36 (323.9084) | 29 (157.6684) | 20 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 13 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 27 / 36 (332.5144) | 16 (171.4172) | 35 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 15 / 28 (329.0740) | 16 (163.3712) | 14 (165.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 11 / 24 (332.5828) | 12 (165.7256) | 12 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 27 / 49 (328.4800) | 30 (162.8000) | 24 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-03-29 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 8 / 25 (333.6460) | 4 (171.9888) | 9 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2025-03-29 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 5 / 27 (339.3600) | 11 (162.8000) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 11 / 33 (345.1084) | 9 (173.1428) | 14 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 8 (171.4172) | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | Dowagiac BBQ Competition and Summer Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Dowagiac, MI | 6 / 23 (341.7028) | 2 (176.0000) | 13 (165.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 13 / 16 (328.5144) | 12 (161.6800) | 8 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 20 / 37 (325.6116) | 12 (168.5372) | 23 (157.0744) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 19 / 41 (330.7772) | 17 (167.9656) | 23 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 26 (155.9200) | — | — |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 8 / 32 (323.3596) | 6 (163.4056) | 8 (159.9540) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 28 / 58 (328.5256) | 19 (169.7028) | 35 (158.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 48 (142.2284) | — | — |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 22 / 42 (334.2972) | 22 (168.5600) | 26 (165.7372) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 21 / 31 (331.9544) | 19 (166.2744) | 20 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 7 / 10 (174.2628) | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 23 / 24 (311.3600) | 22 (160.5256) | 23 (150.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 23 / 21 (323.9772) | 20 (164.5372) | 25 (159.4400) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 20 (165.6800) | — | — |
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 | #37 (880 pts) | #64 (685 pts) | #25 (986 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #446 (397 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #67 (755 pts) | #72 (751 pts) | #52 (916 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #601 (335 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #109 (556 pts) | #84 (714 pts) | #117 (521 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1124 (111 pts) | — | — |