A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
DAWGS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DAWGS BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Wildhart BBQ
Wildhart BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 18 at the Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024). They are ranked #3723 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 10, 2022
latest May 8, 2026 · 3.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
320.97 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 318.69 (+2.28)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.35
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.11)
Road miles
319
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 133 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
318.69 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 ↗ | Backyard | #283 (100 pts) | #282 (100 pts) | #209 (190 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1055 (100 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #311 (108 pts) | #249 (168 pts) | #349 (88 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #194 (238 pts) | #215 (183 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #351 (55 pts) | #356 (55 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Wildhart BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,732 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Wildhart BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Wildhart BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,711 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with Wildhart BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1489
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#3,702 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Wildhart BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,738 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Wildhart BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWGS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Penny's Cut BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Marty Party BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Notorious P.I.G. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6912 | 157.6456 | 163.68 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 149.6572 | 157.11 | top 62% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 78% | Sep 7, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
5 of 7 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
179
finished ahead 136 times, behind 181
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Sep 7, 2024 → May 8, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.2400 Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score330.2400 Minnesota in May
- Peak power rating (1489) Minnesota in May
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
20242 milestones
- First call Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.6912 Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.7 | Minnesota in May | May 8, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 10, 2022 |
| -5.8 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 9, 2023 |
| -3.1 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 9, 2023 |
| -1.4 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 7, 2024 |
| -0.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2023 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 22% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 89% | 89% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 90% | 88.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 17 / 77 (330.2400) | 17 (165.6800) | 19 (164.5600) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 17 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 12 / 18 (320.4912) | 5 (169.6912) | 16 (150.8000) | — | — |
| Sep 9, 2023 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 23 / 30 (323.9772) | 20 (162.8572) | 22 (161.1200) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 21 / 40 (316.4684) | 17 (165.0856) | 23 (151.3828) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 26 / 43 (313.6572) | 22 (161.0972) | 27 (152.5600) | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 27 / 30 (307.3028) | 27 (157.6456) | 28 (149.6572) | — | — |