WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ

WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 66 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the High Desert BBQ Showdown (2013). They are ranked #2354 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,354

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1525

peak 1632 · rated over 64 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Sep 4, 2026 · 13.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#223

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

17% of 66 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

693.0856 / 720

Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

677.50 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.37 (+13.12)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Consistency

±20.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 167.63 · weakest Chicken (164.59)

Road miles

16,140

across 66 mapped stops · furthest 1,328 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$240K

listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 24 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.37 / 720

65 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork ×1
Brisket ×1

Giant slayer

32 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at High Desert BBQ Showdown.

Apr 20, 2013

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at High Desert BBQ Showdown (Apr 20, 2013).

Pork 1st
Brisket 1st

High-water mark

693.0856 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.0856 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 27, 2025

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SoCal Outlaw BBQ has finished one call ahead of WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 1 Grand Championship

2013 was the year it came together: 12 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 31%.

12 contests
3 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 31%

A tough matchup

40–6 behind in the head-to-head

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 87% of their meetings

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 40 of their 46 shared contests.

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The drought

63 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at High Desert BBQ Showdown on Apr 20, 2013 — 63 contests and 13.5 years ago.

last GC Apr 20, 2013
13.5 years ago

A strong matchup

16–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TWISTED BRISKET BBQ in 16 of their 18 shared contests.

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship (Apr 1, 2022).

last seen Aug 23, 2019
back Apr 1, 2022

Brisket nemesis

30 of 43 shared brisket entries lost

LADY OF Q ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LADY OF Q has out-cooked them in 30 of 43 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

ONE PIT WONDER has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 29% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 29% across 5 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

5 October contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The long haul

16,140 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 16,140 miles across 66 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,328 miles to Cookin' on Kampeska.

66 mapped stops
furthest 1,328 mi

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	#420 (434 pts)	#463 (429 pts)	#404 (574 pts)	#397 (484 pts)	#382 (519 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	#724 (427 pts)	#866 (357 pts)	#726 (462 pts)	#977 (297 pts)	#602 (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 (1,269 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#223 (1,436 pts)	#238 (1,311 pts)	#161 (1,606 pts)	#324 (1,091 pts)	#195 (1,511 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#283 (1,078 pts)	#290 (1,008 pts)	#368 (833 pts)	#296 (998 pts)	#195 (1,348 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

84 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BIG O'S BBQ

#2,368 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1550

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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EZ-D'S SMOKE SHACK

#2,348 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1525

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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SALT CREEK BAR-B-QUE

#2,352 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1525

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Sloppy Hog BBQ

#2,359 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1525

Fewer contests behind them than WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ has cooked, 22 to 66, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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B-BOYZ BBQ

#2,365 of the rated field

1524 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1524

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 19, 2018

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SMOKIN BONZ BBQ COMPANY

#2,346 of the rated field

1525 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1525

Level with WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 20, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	46	6	40	13%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	44	7	37	16%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	43	4	39	9%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	36	6	30	17%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	33	12	21	36%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	33	4	29	12%	⚔ compare
Meat Candy Q	32	7	25	22%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	32	7	25	22%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	29	5	24	17%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	26	11	15	42%	⚔ compare
SMOKE HOUND BBQ	26	10	16	38%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
COOL GRILLING	23	16	7	70%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	65	12	0	1	176.5944	20	164.59	top 52%
Pork Ribs	66	20	1	4	179.4400	152	167.40	top 43%
Pork	63	10	2	2	180 🔥	147.3828	164.76	top 54%
Brisket	65	23	3	9	180 🔥	151.3716	167.63	top 40%

“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)	2	0	top 67%
Medium (20–39)	27	1	top 55%
Large (40+)	36	0	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	45	1	top 47%
NV	10	0	top 56%
AZ	5	0	top 54%
MO	2	0	top 17%
ID	1	0	top 83%
KS	1	0	top 9%
SD	1	0	top 21%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1)	5	13	top 52%	May 30, 2025
BBQ, Boots & Brew	3	18	top 66%	Apr 11, 2025
West Coast BBQ Classic	3	19	top 50%	May 12, 2017
Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	3	10	top 57%	May 6, 2016
BBQ Jackpot	2	53	top 73%	Nov 21, 2025
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	10	top 27%	May 8, 2015
4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	9	top 45%	Dec 28, 2013

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 12 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 5.5 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 45 of 66 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 52 7 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 66 entries · 1 win · 20 calls

First title Apr 20, 2013 High Desert BBQ Showdown

Opponents faced 1,562 finished ahead 2,304 times, behind 1,439

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs Aug 23, 2019 → Apr 1, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Sep 4 Most recent contest Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

20251 milestone

Jun 27 Career-best overall score693.0856 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

20241 milestone

Apr 12 50th tracked contest BBQ Boots & Brew

20153 milestones

May 8 25th tracked contest West Coast BBQ Classic
May 29 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 Peak power rating (1632) Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

201310 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall top-10 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Jan 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8574 5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
Apr 20 First call High Desert BBQ Showdown
Apr 20 First category win (Pork) High Desert BBQ Showdown
Apr 20 First overall podium High Desert BBQ Showdown
Apr 20 First Grand Championship High Desert BBQ Showdown
Apr 20 First multi-meat day High Desert BBQ Showdown
Apr 20 Biggest field won (32 teams) High Desert BBQ Showdown
Oct 3 10th tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	High Desert BBQ Showdown	Apr 20, 2013
+13.2	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 27, 2025
+12.6	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	Jan 25, 2013
+12	3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ	Jun 6, 2014
+11.2	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.3	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	May 6, 2016
-11.1	Best in the Southwest	Feb 21, 2025
-10.9	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Apr 1, 2016
-10.5	Reata Round Up BBQ Contest	Aug 12, 2022
-10.5	Stagecoach Days 1st Annual State BBQ Championship	Jun 19, 2015

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	5	0	0	0	40%	top 64%	95.1%	94.1%
2025	7	0	0	1	57%	top 61%	96.3%	92.9%
2024	5	0	0	0	40%	top 72%	94%	92.4%
2023	2	0	0	0	0%	top 61%	93.5%	93.4%
2022	3	0	0	0	33%	top 66%	93.6%	92.4%
2019	3	0	2	0	100%	top 30%	95.4%	94.4%
2018	3	0	0	0	67%	top 65%	92.5%	91.7%
2017	2	0	0	0	0%	top 60%	93.4%	91.7%
2016	6	0	0	0	33%	top 62%	93.9%	89.1%
2015	8	0	2	1	63%	top 38%	95%	93.6%
2014	10	0	4	0	80%	top 31%	95.8%	92.5%
2013	12	1	3	4	58%	top 31%	94.2%	91.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 4, 2026	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID	43 / 52 (672.5032)	31 (173.1316)	40 (166.2860)	43 (165.6800)	35 (167.4056)
Sep 4, 2026	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Meridian, ID	—	—	32 (162.2400)	—	—
May 23, 2026	Best Dam BBQ 🏅 Boulder City, NV	24 / 33 (670.1484)	22 (168.5256)	10 (174.2744)	27 (162.2628)	22 (165.0856)
Feb 27, 2026	BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ	12 / 25 (681.6232)	19 (166.8228)	10 (170.8460)	7 (174.2744)	13 (169.6800)
Jan 30, 2026	The Golden State Battle VIII 🏅 Riverside, CA	21 / 41 (684.4572)	28 (169.6800)	16 (171.9772)	—	20 (169.6800)
Nov 21, 2025	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	53 / 90 (678.7432)	40 (171.9772)	76 (163.9544)	58 (168.5488)	21 (174.2628)
Sep 12, 2025	21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA	19 / 35 (691.4060)	30 (167.3944)	9 (177.1428)	20 (172.5600)	9 (174.3088)
Jun 27, 2025	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	14 / 159 (693.0856)	48 (169.1200)	79 (166.2512)	1 (180)	3 (177.7144)
May 30, 2025	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Norco, CA	13 / 27 (680.4684)	18 (163.3828)	4 (176)	14 (167.9772)	7 (173.1084)
May 16, 2025	Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition 🏅 Temecula, CA	16 / 19 (654.6396)	9 (171.9656)	10 (170.8228)	19 (158.7884)	16 (153.0628)
Apr 11, 2025	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	18 / 26 (651.2340)	19 (165.0856)	15 (164.5256)	24 (155.3600)	12 (166.2628)
Feb 21, 2025	Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ	29 / 29 (632.4112)	29 (151.9428)	19 (166.2400)	25 (162.8456)	29 (151.3828)
Dec 6, 2024	BBQ Jackpot 🏅 Las Vegas, NV	65 / 74 (658.2176)	59 (163.9428)	43 (167.9888)	55 (165.1772)	67 (161.1088)
Jun 28, 2024	20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA	21 / 35 (677.1204)	33 (163.9888)	15 (172.5600)	20 (168.5600)	13 (172.0116)
Jun 14, 2024	Ignite your Passion 🏅 Winchester, CA	17 / 22 (671.2800)	11 (171.9656)	19 (163.9428)	22 (164.5372)	4 (170.8344)
May 31, 2024	Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	23 / 39 (659.8968)	24 (165.6684)	4 (170.8572)	32 (158.8228)	22 (164.5484)
Apr 12, 2024	BBQ Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	29 / 39 (660.4456)	23 (168)	16 (171.9772)	39 (154.2056)	25 (166.2628)
Jun 2, 2023	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	29 / 43 (673.0284)	31 (168.5256)	31 (166.8228)	32 (167.9772)	17 (169.7028)
Apr 28, 2023	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	18 / 33 (671.3140)	13 (174.2628)	16 (170.2628)	29 (159.9656)	18 (166.8228)
Aug 12, 2022	Reata Round Up BBQ Contest 🏅 San Juan Capistrano, CA	20 / 25 (655.2916)	22 (162.2400)	5 (173.1316)	—	9 (169.1084)
Jun 3, 2022	Horse Town Brew N Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA	24 / 37 (667.8972)	25 (165.0972)	12 (173.7144)	29 (162.8344)	22 (166.2512)
Apr 1, 2022	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)
Aug 23, 2019	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out 🏅 Wendover, NV	7 / 37 (686.7884)	27 (166.2400)	5 (176)	16 (169.1084)	2 (175.4400)
May 10, 2019	Queen Mary Waterfront Cook-Off 🏅 Long Beach, CA	6 / 12 (676.4340)	2 (171.4056)	6 (168.5372)	8 (165.6684)	6 (170.8228)
Mar 29, 2019	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)
Oct 12, 2018	Temecula State BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	36 / 46 (651.4288)	33 (164)	24 (167.4516)	39 (153.1544)	25 (166.8228)
Jun 1, 2018	Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA	38 / 57 (665.6572)	47 (159.4400)	10 (173.7144)	9 (174.2628)	46 (158.2400)
Mar 23, 2018	7th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	38 / 78 (664.5600)	9 (174.8456)	35 (166.8572)	57 (161.7144)	54 (161.1428)
May 12, 2017	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	26 / 40 (647.3944)	13 (169.7028)	31 (157.7028)	25 (161.1316)	23 (158.8572)
Jan 27, 2017	Outwest Food Fest BBQ Competiton Quartzsite, AZ	19 / 34 (672.5372)	27 (165.1428)	11 (170.2744)	12 (170.2628)	18 (166.8572)
Jun 3, 2016	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	30 / 58 (661.6800)	31 (169.1200)	15 (171.4172)	52 (152)	19 (169.1428)
May 13, 2016	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	19 / 44 (676.0116)	15 (170.8572)	28 (162.2860)	16 (169.1656)	13 (173.7028)
May 6, 2016	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	34 / 35 (537.6912)	34 (20)	4 (173.7028)	9 (171.4400)	7 (172.5484)
Apr 1, 2016	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	53 / 72 (642.2856)	41 (165.7144)	20 (169.7828)	68 (147.3828)	47 (159.4056)
Mar 18, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	17 / 30 (663.9884)	20 (166.8228)	20 (165.7028)	22 (167.4400)	20 (164.0228)
Feb 19, 2016	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Indio, CA	23 / 48 (667.3828)	7 (172.5716)	28 (164.5600)	18 (168.5828)	33 (161.6684)
Oct 2, 2015	City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	21 / 75 (678.2744)	34 (168.5600)	60 (159.3944)	10 (173.7256)	3 (176.5944)
Aug 28, 2015	Wild West BBQ Shoot Out Wendover, NV	34 / 49 (659.9428)	35 (165.1200)	11 (172)	48 (152.5372)	19 (170.2856)
Jul 17, 2015	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	8 / 38 (675.8968)	21 (163.9772)	3 (173.1200)	24 (161.0968)	1 (177.7028)
Jun 19, 2015	Stagecoach Days 1st Annual State BBQ Championship Banning, CA	23 / 29 (662.7884)	15 (171.4056)	14 (167.9656)	27 (158.3088)	18 (165.1084)
May 29, 2015	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	20 / 75 (684)	51 (163.3828)	27 (170.2972)	24 (170.3200)	2 (180)
May 8, 2015	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	21 / 57 (671.9772)	5 (176.5944)	32 (165.1772)	25 (166.8228)	34 (163.3828)
May 2, 2015	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	10 / 41 (675.3940)	23 (167.4172)	6 (170.8456)	14 (167.9656)	8 (169.1656)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	19 / 100 (683.9656)	59 (166.8456)	23 (170.2744)	12 (173.7372)	18 (173.1084)
Dec 12, 2014	2014 Down Town Throw Down Las Vegas, NV	13 / 26 (657.6000)	8 (170.2744)	14 (162.2744)	19 (159.9428)	14 (165.1084)
Oct 2, 2014	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	4 / 97 (689.7600)	8 (174.8456)	3 (176.5828)	8 (176.0572)	48 (162.2744)
Jul 25, 2014	6th Annual Vista Q Classic Vista, CA	7 / 60 (684.0344)	15 (171.4172)	16 (169.7144)	7 (173.7256)	19 (169.1772)
Jun 26, 2014	High Desert Music Festival and BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA	13 / 30 (664.0344)	18 (160.5600)	8 (169.7144)	22 (157.1428)	3 (176.6172)
Jun 13, 2014	California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	12 / 30 (668.5488)	19 (161.6800)	6 (170.2972)	18 (162.8572)	6 (173.7144)
Jun 6, 2014	3rd Annual VC Music Fest & BBQ Valley Center, CA	4 / 32 (681.1200)	10 (166.8344)	2 (177.1428)	14 (164.5600)	5 (172.5828)
May 9, 2014	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	10 / 59 (664.6744)	4 (172.5600)	35 (160.0572)	41 (158.8800)	3 (173.1772)
Apr 26, 2014	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	25 / 51 (654.2744)	16 (168.5372)	27 (161.7372)	30 (162.8800)	28 (161.1200)
Mar 21, 2014	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	22 / 69 (650.2744)	16 (169.1772)	41 (157.1200)	35 (157.7028)	10 (166.2744)
Feb 21, 2014	The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA	23 / 48 (642.7772)	18 (163.9772)	37 (152.5028)	20 (162.8572)	14 (163.4400)
Dec 28, 2013	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship (Day 2) Lake Elsinore, CA	9 / 25 (667.4056)	23 (154.8228)	1 (179.4400)	10 (165.7028)	6 (167.4400)
Dec 27, 2013	4th Annual Wild Wild West BBQ Championship Lake Elsinore, CA	15 / 28 (654.7884)	16 (163.4056)	10 (167.4288)	14 (163.9884)	20 (159.9656)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	30 / 174 (674.3772)	158 (157.7028)	38 (169.7372)	15 (174.3200)	25 (172.6172)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	94 / 535 (660.5716)	174 (165.1772)	9 (176.5600)	107 (167.4628)	383 (151.3716)
Aug 31, 2013	Smokin in Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	15 / 54 (651.5084)	9 (168.5828)	37 (154.8684)	23 (160.5944)	10 (167.4628)
Aug 16, 2013	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	19 / 63 (654.7312)	19 (167.9772)	44 (154.8228)	41 (154.7884)	1 (177.1428)
Aug 2, 2013	5th Annual Vista Smokin' Q Classic Vista, CA	21 / 46 (652.4800)	15 (166.8228)	20 (162.2972)	22 (161.6684)	20 (161.6916)
Jun 21, 2013	2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	30 / 70 (641.1426)	46 (158.8570)	41 (157.1428)	26 (162.8572)	29 (162.2856)
May 10, 2013	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	22 / 54 (649.1426)	9 (169.7142)	45 (152)	26 (161.1430)	10 (166.2854)
Apr 20, 2013	High Desert BBQ Showdown Victorville, CA	1 / 32 (678.2858)	7 (166.8570)	19 (158.2858)	1 (174.2858)	1 (178.8572)
Mar 15, 2013	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	23 / 57 (635.4282)	32 (158.2856)	17 (160.0002)	20 (158.8568)	27 (158.2856)
Jan 25, 2013	5th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	10 / 86 (666.8574)	36 (163.4284)	27 (162.2860)	11 (170.8572)	11 (170.2858)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

WILD WILLY'S SMOKIN HOT BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Giant slayer

A multi-meat day

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)