WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1775

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1548

peak 1555 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-05-04

latest 2026-08-01

Best ToY finish

#333

Master 2026

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

695.3716 / 720

Master · Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle

Perfect 180s

Current form

680.29 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.10 (+14.19)

Walk rate

90%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

and counting

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition

Consistency

±20.90

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.20 · weakest Brisket (162.31)

Road miles

883

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

666.10 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

Riding a hot streak

6 straight overall top-10s

Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.

career best 6

They almost always walk

90% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 90% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.3716 career-best overall

96.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.3716 at Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle — 96.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-08-23

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

MEAN MOE'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MEAN MOE'S BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.88 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 50% of the time against 70%.

Brisket avg 162.31
Chicken avg 169.20
5 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ Blokes in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Jack 9 Memorial (2024-05-25).

last seen 2019-05-25
back 2024-05-25

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

K-10 BBQ

#1771 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

RED'S SMOKE'N BBQ OF WY

#1777 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1548

No shared contest yet.

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 2015-09-18

⚔ Head-to-head

PIPKIN CREEK BBQ CO.

#1779 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 78%
Peak: 1560

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-04-25

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Sizzlin Bones BBQ

#1780 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1556

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 11 years before WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

OnlyCans Competition BBQ

#1781 of the rated field

1548 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1566

No shared contest yet.

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Phantom Smoke & BBQ

#1773 of the rated field

1548 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Level with WINE COUNTRY BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-05-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MEAN MOE'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HASHTAG BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
BBQ Blokes	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
What For BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Rub Sweat and Beers	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	7	2	4	178.8572	154.2628	169.20	top 33%
Pork Ribs	10	6	0	1	174.2744	157.1200	166.49	top 42%
Pork	10	7	1	2	177.7028	154.2628	168.09	top 34%
Brisket	10	5	0	1	171.9772	146.2284	162.31	top 54%

“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
ON	8	0	top 33%
NY	2	0	top 58%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 35%
Large (40+)	2	top 35%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition	2	4	0	top 27%	2026-05-23

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.2 yrs 2018-05-04 → 2026-08-01

Busiest season 2026 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in ON 8 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 2 wins · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.20 · weakest Brisket (162.31)

Walk rate 90% a top-10 call in 9 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 70% 7 of 10 contests

Best top-10 run 6 straight contests — and still running

Master average 666.10 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 150 164–93 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 883 10 mapped stops · furthest 238 mi

Schedule strength 1535 average field rating faced — tougher than 26% of rated contests

Longest layoff 5 yrs 2019-05-25 → 2024-05-25

Power rating 1548 peak 1555 · #1775 of 6,413 rated

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

2018
May 4 First tracked contest BBQ in The Valley
Jul 13 First call *Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic
Jul 13 First overall top-10 *Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic
Jul 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score668.5488 *Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic
2025
May 24 First category win (Chicken) Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
Aug 23 Career-best overall score695.3716 Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle
2026
May 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition
Jun 19 Peak power rating (1555) New Lowell True North BBQ Bash
Aug 1 10th tracked contest Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff
Aug 1 Most recent contest Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.3	*Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic	2018-07-13
+9.8	Jack 9 Memorial	2024-05-25
+9.5	JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition	2026-05-23
+8.3	Capital BBQ Festival	2019-05-25
+8.3	Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle	2025-08-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.4	Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff	2026-08-01
-5.2	BBQ in The Valley	2018-05-04

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	3	3	2	100%	top 38%	96.1%	94.7%
2025	2	2	1	100%	top 31%	96.6%	94.2%
2024	1	1	0	100%	top 25%	92.8%	92.8%
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 30%	91.7%	91.7%
2018	3	1	0	67%	top 48%	92.9%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-08-01	Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff London, ON	8 / 14 (669.0288)	2 (175.4172)	12 (158.8116)	1 (173.7028)	11 (161.0972)
2026-06-19	New Lowell True North BBQ Bash New Lowell, ON	6 / 16 (683.9772)	10 (166.8572)	9 (169.1428)	3 (177.7028)	6 (170.2744)
2026-05-23	JACK9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON	4 / 20 (691.9540)	1 (178.8572)	5 (173.1428)	5 (173.7028)	10 (166.2512)
2025-08-23	Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle London, ON	6 / 22 (695.3716)	12 (172.5600)	9 (174.2744)	4 (176.5600)	9 (171.9772)
2025-05-24	Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON	9 / 26 (661.0972)	1 (176.5828)	2 (172.0000)	22 (154.8000)	20 (157.7144)
2024-05-25	Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON	5 / 20 (667.9084)	8 (165.7028)	6 (170.8228)	5 (168.5600)	9 (162.8228)
2019-05-25	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	13 / 43 (659.9200)	9 (169.1200)	15 (165.1200)	33 (154.2628)	3 (171.4172)
2018-09-22	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	20 / 51 (626.1024)	32 (154.2628)	21 (157.6456)	4 (167.9656)	36 (146.2284)
2018-07-13	*Niagara Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON	7 / 24 (668.5488)	3 (171.4628)	7 (166.8572)	4 (173.7144)	16 (156.5144)
2018-05-04	BBQ in The Valley Jamestown, NY	19 / 25 (637.0628)	13 (161.1428)	17 (157.1200)	14 (159.9772)	17 (158.8228)

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

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	#333 (485 pts)	#281 (625 pts)	#457 (400 pts)	#265 (650 pts)	#423 (385 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#563 (298 pts)	#533 (388 pts)	#553 (383 pts)	#634 (263 pts)	#711 (208 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#786 (170 pts)	#919 (140 pts)	#900 (160 pts)	#824 (170 pts)	#894 (130 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1459 (145 pts)	#1740 (110 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#1124 (235 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#925 (319 pts)	#846 (394 pts)	#991 (324 pts)	#709 (514 pts)	#1147 (244 pts)