WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ CA
Rating
1486
peak 1522
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-03-29
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#223
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
681.28 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 670.65 (+10.63)
Walk rate
52%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.98
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.24 · weakest Pork (165.39)
Road miles
5351
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 1310 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SoCal Outlaw BBQ has finished one call ahead of WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
RSA's Rollin' Smokehouse Team has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 19 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Blackjack bbq in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 151.9428 | 167.05 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 163.9428 | 170.24 | top 44% |
| Pork | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8116 | 165.39 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 151.3828 | 167.97 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 16 | 0 | top 61% |
| NV | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
| AZ | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 9% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (16 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 670.65
- 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 684.4572 | 678.74 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 693.0856 | 668.86 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 677.1204 | 665.39 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 673.0284 | 672.17 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 673.6116 | 665.60 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 686.7884 | 679.55 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 24 / 33 (670.1484) | 22 (168.5256) | 10 (174.2744) | 27 (162.2628) | 22 (165.0856) |
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival Yuma, AZ | 12 / 25 (681.6232) | 19 (166.8228) | 10 (170.8460) | 7 (174.2744) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII Riverside, CA | 21 / 41 (684.4572) | 28 (169.6800) | 16 (171.9772) | 18 (173.1200) | 20 (169.6800) |
| 2025-11-21 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 53 / 90 (678.7432) | 40 (171.9772) | 76 (163.9544) | 58 (168.5488) | 21 (174.2628) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 19 / 35 (691.4060) | 30 (167.3944) | 9 (177.1428) | 20 (172.5600) | 9 (174.3088) |
| 2025-06-27 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 14 / 159 (693.0856) | 48 (169.1200) | 79 (166.2512) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2025-05-30 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) Norco, CA | 13 / 27 (680.4684) | 18 (163.3828) | 4 (176.0000) | 14 (167.9772) | 7 (173.1084) |
| 2025-05-16 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition Temecula, CA | 16 / 19 (654.6396) | 9 (171.9656) | 10 (170.8228) | 19 (158.7884) | 16 (153.0628) |
| 2025-04-11 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 18 / 26 (651.2340) | 19 (165.0856) | 15 (164.5256) | 24 (155.3600) | 12 (166.2628) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 29 / 29 (632.4112) | 29 (151.9428) | 19 (166.2400) | 25 (162.8456) | 29 (151.3828) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 65 / 74 (658.2176) | 59 (163.9428) | 43 (167.9888) | 55 (165.1772) | 67 (161.1088) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 21 / 35 (677.1204) | 33 (163.9888) | 15 (172.5600) | 20 (168.5600) | 13 (172.0116) |
| 2024-06-14 | Ignite your Passion Winchester, CA | 17 / 22 (671.2800) | 11 (171.9656) | 19 (163.9428) | 22 (164.5372) | 4 (170.8344) |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival Norco, CA | 23 / 39 (659.8968) | 24 (165.6684) | 4 (170.8572) | 32 (158.8228) | 22 (164.5484) |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 29 / 39 (660.4456) | 23 (168.0000) | 16 (171.9772) | 39 (154.2056) | 25 (166.2628) |
| 2023-06-02 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 29 / 43 (673.0284) | 31 (168.5256) | 31 (166.8228) | 32 (167.9772) | 17 (169.7028) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 18 / 33 (671.3140) | 13 (174.2628) | 16 (170.2628) | 29 (159.9656) | 18 (166.8228) |
| 2022-08-12 | Reata Round Up BBQ Contest San Juan Capistrano, CA | 20 / 25 (655.2916) | 22 (162.2400) | 5 (173.1316) | 24 (150.8116) | 9 (169.1084) |
| 2022-06-03 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival Norco, CA | 24 / 37 (667.8972) | 25 (165.0972) | 12 (173.7144) | 29 (162.8344) | 22 (166.2512) |
| 2022-04-01 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 20 / 37 (673.6116) | 12 (171.9772) | 24 (166.8344) | 14 (173.1428) | 28 (161.6572) |
| 2019-08-23 | Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV | 7 / 37 (686.7884) | 27 (166.2400) | 5 (176.0000) | 16 (169.1084) | 2 (175.4400) |
| 2019-05-10 | Queen Mary Waterfront Cook-Off Long Beach, CA | 6 / 12 (676.4340) | 2 (171.4056) | 6 (168.5372) | 8 (165.6684) | 6 (170.8228) |
| 2019-03-29 | 8th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Day 1 Arcadia, CA | 15 / 70 (675.4172) | 44 (162.8572) | 12 (170.8344) | 30 (167.4400) | 8 (174.2856) |
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 | #355 (318 pts) | #448 (273 pts) | #330 (423 pts) | #321 (368 pts) | #332 (348 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #357 (606 pts) | #432 (531 pts) | #338 (771 pts) | #314 (721 pts) | #273 (856 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #579 (297 pts) | #601 (312 pts) | #473 (502 pts) | #654 (267 pts) | #474 (452 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #848 (153 pts) | #849 (178 pts) | #969 (163 pts) | #1064 (118 pts) | #794 (193 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #740 (225 pts) | #723 (250 pts) | #609 (365 pts) | #759 (230 pts) | #688 (270 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #729 (427 pts) | #871 (357 pts) | #731 (462 pts) | #983 (297 pts) | #608 (567 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1266 (180 pts) | #1089 (265 pts) | #1110 (260 pts) | #1087 (265 pts) | #1330 (180 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1589 (149 pts) | #1533 (179 pts) | #1473 (189 pts) | #1476 (184 pts) | #1594 (164 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #822 (435 pts) | #748 (535 pts) | #674 (605 pts) | #738 (535 pts) | #694 (575 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #505 (749 pts) | #574 (679 pts) | #416 (899 pts) | #570 (679 pts) | #260 (1269 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #223 (1436 pts) | #238 (1311 pts) | #161 (1606 pts) | #324 (1091 pts) | #195 (1511 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #283 (1078 pts) | #290 (1008 pts) | #368 (833 pts) | #296 (998 pts) | #195 (1348 pts) |