Wild West BBQ SD
Rating
1474
peak 1474
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
2021-08-27
latest 2026-07-03
Best ToY finish
#215
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
686.11 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 667.55 (+18.57)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.40
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.04 · weakest Brisket (163.85)
Road miles
5102
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 936 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Heifers, Butts, & Clucks BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLINGIN MEATS has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BD's BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, SD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.0856 | 170.04 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 153.1544 | 168.30 | top 57% |
| Pork | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 150.7884 | 165.28 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 151.9428 | 163.85 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT | 5 | 0 | top 72% |
| SD | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
| NV | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
| ID | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| AZ | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in UT (5 of 18 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (18 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 667.55
- 1 perfect 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 699.9544 | 684.51 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 690.8344 | 672.37 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 656.4344 | 656.43 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 669.6112 | 651.59 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 666.2400 | 654.26 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 611.2684 | 611.27 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | 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) |
| 2026-06-26 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 19 / 31 (691.3372) | 5 (177.7028) | 19 (173.1316) | 16 (174.2628) | 24 (166.2400) |
| 2026-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 25 / 33 (663.8972) | 26 (167.4172) | 3 (177.7028) | 24 (165.6800) | 28 (153.0972) |
| 2026-05-01 | Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash Marriott-Slaterville, UT | 7 / 19 (693.1088) | 7 (174.2972) | 5 (175.4172) | 17 (164.5372) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown Las Vegas, NV | 16 / 29 (682.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 23 (167.4172) | 17 (169.7028) | 20 (165.1544) |
| 2026-01-16 | 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) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 59 / 90 (675.3028) | 31 (173.1428) | 32 (171.9772) | 72 (165.0972) | 70 (165.0856) |
| 2025-07-18 | Blaze of 47 Salt Lake City, UT | 14 / 26 (690.8344) | 2 (179.4400) | 13 (172.5600) | 10 (174.8688) | 23 (163.9656) |
| 2025-06-27 | Smoke-N-Wings Blackfoot, ID | 22 / 32 (666.7544) | 18 (167.3828) | 16 (170.8228) | 25 (166.8344) | 27 (161.7144) |
| 2025-06-20 | Pitmaster's NorUt KCBS BBQ Championship Ogden, UT | 14 / 16 (675.4060) | 2 (179.4400) | 1 (179.4400) | 16 (159.9772) | 16 (156.5488) |
| 2025-01-17 | 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) |
| 2024-06-21 | Pitmaster's NorUt State BBQ Championship Ogden, UT | 26 / 29 (656.4344) | 28 (160.5372) | 12 (171.4056) | 27 (158.8116) | 18 (165.6800) |
| 2023-08-25 | 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) |
| 2023-06-09 | GMG NorUt State BBQ Championship Ogden, UT | 15 / 16 (669.6112) | 10 (175.4056) | 14 (165.7028) | 16 (159.9428) | 9 (168.5600) |
| 2022-08-26 | 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) |
| 2022-06-03 | Original SD BBQ Championship Huron, SD | 38 / 46 (642.2856) | 41 (159.4400) | 33 (161.1428) | 37 (160.5256) | 35 (161.1772) |
| 2022-06-02 | Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 16 (166.8456) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | 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) |
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 | #215 (512 pts) | #137 (787 pts) | #184 (672 pts) | #244 (462 pts) | #174 (612 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) |