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Wild West BBQ
Wild West BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 26 at the Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off (2026). They are ranked #3391 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
peak 1501 · rated over 25 contests
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
May 23, 2015
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 11.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
19% of 27 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
690.77 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 664.63 (+26.15)
Walk rate
48%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.20 · weakest Brisket (163.20)
Road miles
25,647
across 27 mapped stops · furthest 8,465 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$236K
listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.63 / 720
25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #178 (1,057 pts) | #137 (1,262 pts) | #174 (1,152 pts) | #196 (972 pts) | #149 (1,142 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #531 (334 pts) | #341 (679 pts) | #416 (589 pts) | #554 (329 pts) | #617 (264 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1523 (54 pts) | #1562 (54 pts) | #1086 (119 pts) | #1528 (54 pts) | #1094 (89 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1248 (61 pts) | #1610 (56 pts) | #1386 (71 pts) | #1244 (71 pts) | #1271 (66 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #992 (159 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1527 (56 pts) | #1532 (56 pts) | #1577 (56 pts) | #1531 (56 pts) | #1520 (56 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Wild West BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 25 contests to 27, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,406 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Wild West BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,409 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1515
51 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#3,381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1503
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#3,382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1496
Level with Wild West BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SinBin BBQ | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Tuffy's BBQ | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| 1 Bite BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| SLINGIN MEATS | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Brinkerhoff BBQ | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Juicy BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 5XL BBQ | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| CROOKED PIGS | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Texas Smoke Whisperer | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GIRLS CAN GRILL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Colorado Bulldawg BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOYZ BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 180 🔥 | 153.0856 | 169.20 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 153.1544 | 167.11 | top 54% |
| Pork | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 150.2400 | 165.11 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 144.4912 | 163.20 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 70% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 84% | Aug 25, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
10 contests
Contests a season
3
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
UT
6 of 27 contests · 8 states in all
Contests visited
24
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
26 entries · 1 win · 6 calls
Opponents faced
490
finished ahead 341 times, behind 566
Longest layoff
3.5 yrs
Feb 10, 2018 → Aug 27, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown
- 25th tracked contest Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Career-best overall score699.9544 Meat & Tater BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship
20251 milestone
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship
20231 milestone
- 10th tracked contest GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship
20184 milestones
- First call Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- First overall top-10 Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4056 Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- Peak power rating (1501) Melbourne Barbecue Festival
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.1 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest | Sep 4, 2026 |
| +15.5 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off | Jul 3, 2026 |
| +10.7 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash | May 1, 2026 |
| +10.4 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival | Feb 3, 2018 |
| +6.3 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown | Apr 17, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship | Jun 9, 2023 |
| -9.5 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest | Aug 27, 2021 |
| -7.4 | Original SD BBQ Championship | Jun 3, 2022 |
| -7.3 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship | Jun 21, 2024 |
| -6.8 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship | Jun 20, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80% | top 51% | 97.2% | 95.2% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40% | top 70% | 95.9% | 93.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 91% | 93% | 90.5% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 92.5% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 91.6% | 90.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 88.9% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 9 / 12 (692.4800) | 8 (173.1316) | 7 (174.2628) | 12 (169.6800) | 8 (175.4056) |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID | 7 / 52 (699.9544) | 28 (174.2628) | 6 (177.7144) | 22 (172.5600) | 6 (175.4172) |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Meridian, ID | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 20 / 32 (670.1484) | 25 (167.3828) | 20 (166.2284) | 10 (170.8572) | 19 (165.6800) |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT | 5 / 26 (699.9544) | 3 (176.5716) | 19 (170.8228) | 4 (177.7028) | 9 (174.8572) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 19 / 31 (691.3372) | 5 (177.7028) | 19 (173.1316) | 16 (174.2628) | 24 (166.2400) |
| May 23, 2026 | Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV | 25 / 33 (663.8972) | 26 (167.4172) | 3 (177.7028) | 24 (165.6800) | 28 (153.0972) |
| May 1, 2026 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash 🏅 Marriott-Slaterville, UT | 7 / 19 (693.1088) | 7 (174.2972) | 5 (175.4172) | 17 (164.5372) | 2 (178.8572) |
| Apr 17, 2026 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 16 / 29 (682.2744) | 1 (180) | 23 (167.4172) | 17 (169.7028) | 20 (165.1544) |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 30 / 53 (676.4800) | 29 (170.2628) | 37 (166.8344) | 33 (167.4172) | 15 (171.9656) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV | 59 / 90 (675.3028) | 31 (173.1428) | 32 (171.9772) | 72 (165.0972) | 70 (165.0856) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Blaze of 47 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 14 / 26 (690.8344) | 2 (179.4400) | 13 (172.5600) | 10 (174.8688) | 23 (163.9656) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID | 22 / 32 (666.7544) | 18 (167.3828) | 16 (170.8228) | 25 (166.8344) | 27 (161.7144) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 14 / 16 (675.4060) | 2 (179.4400) | 1 (179.4400) | 16 (159.9772) | 16 (156.5488) |
| Jan 17, 2025 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 35 / 48 (653.5428) | 18 (171.9656) | 15 (170.8344) | 41 (158.8000) | 42 (151.9428) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 26 / 29 (656.4344) | 28 (160.5372) | 12 (171.4056) | 27 (158.8116) | 18 (165.6800) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 23 / 26 (633.5772) | 24 (157.6800) | 21 (157.0972) | 21 (162.2400) | 22 (156.5600) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Ogden, UT | 15 / 16 (669.6112) | 10 (175.4056) | 14 (165.7028) | 16 (159.9428) | 9 (168.5600) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Hill City Wine, Brew & BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 22 / 28 (666.2400) | 21 (166.8572) | 27 (157.0972) | 12 (172.5600) | 15 (169.7256) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD | 38 / 46 (642.2856) | 41 (159.4400) | 33 (161.1428) | 37 (160.5256) | 35 (161.1772) |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 16 (166.8456) | — | — |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD | 30 / 31 (611.2684) | 31 (153.0856) | 30 (153.1544) | 31 (150.7884) | 29 (154.2400) |
| Feb 10, 2018 | Sydney Barbeque Festival Sydney | 11 / 19 (647.3712) | 11 (163.9656) | 10 (162.8684) | 17 (150.2400) | 4 (170.2972) |
| Feb 3, 2018 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourn | 6 / 26 (659.4056) | 8 (164.5256) | 11 (158.8916) | 4 (169.7028) | 5 (166.2856) |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE | 49 / 67 (630.2172) | 24 (165.1316) | 45 (155.4172) | 40 (157.6684) | 55 (152) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW | 32 / 67 (639.9768) | 12 (168.6172) | 25 (161.7256) | 17 (165.1428) | 60 (144.4912) |
| May 23, 2015 | Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands | 45 / 68 (627.8744) | 35 (162.2400) | 41 (158.2972) | 30 (162.2400) | 63 (145.0972) |