Wink's BBQ IN
Rating
1541
peak 1542 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2023-03-24
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#804
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
686.58 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 680.82 (+5.75)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.42 · weakest Chicken (168.99)
Road miles
1273
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 449 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$68K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.82 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
422.22 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, SmokinGhost BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| WE WILL ROCK QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 162.8344 | 168.99 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 158.2516 | 169.63 | top 42% |
| Pork | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 166.8228 | 172.42 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 156.5144 | 169.03 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 6 | 0 | top 48% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (6 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 680.82 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 422.22 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-03-24 — First tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- 📣 2023-03-24 — First call · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- ⭐ 2025-08-15 — Career-best overall score (694.7888) · Madison Ribberfest
- 📈 2025-09-13 — Peak power rating (1542) · Trekking for CDH
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | Smokin' for Garrett | 2023-10-06 |
| +13.6 | Madison Ribberfest | 2025-08-15 |
| +9.7 | Smoke on the Ohio | 2025-09-12 |
| +6.3 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2023-03-24 |
| +3.1 | Hoosier BBQ Classic | 2024-06-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.3 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 | 2023-06-10 |
| -2.2 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 | 2023-06-09 |
| -1.6 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana | 2026-05-15 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 96.5% | 95.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 140.9% | 104.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 17 / 35 (681.1428) | 25 (167.4056) | 9 (173.1428) | 19 (168.6172) | 15 (171.9772) |
| 2025-09-13 | Trekking for CDH 🏅 Pierron, IL | 14 / 27 (690.2056) | 24 (169.1084) | 22 (169.6800) | 11 (173.1200) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 7 / 27 (686.2628) | 14 (167.4172) | 8 (171.4400) | 4 (176.5828) | 6 (170.8228) |
| 2025-08-15 | Madison Ribberfest 🏅 Madison, IN | 7 / 45 (694.7888) | 18 (173.1084) | 21 (169.6916) | 7 (177.7144) | 7 (174.2744) |
| 2024-06-07 | Hoosier BBQ Classic 🏅 Franklin, IN | 19 / 38 (680.4796) | 17 (170.8456) | 20 (167.9656) | 22 (171.4056) | 17 (170.2628) |
| 2023-10-06 | Smokin' for Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 2 / 26 (507.3256) | 3 (170.8228) | 4 (169.6800) | 4 (166.8228) | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 🏅 Franklin, IN | 23 / 28 (671.2912) | 23 (165.0856) | 7 (172.5600) | 10 (172.5600) | 28 (161.0856) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 🏅 Franklin, IN | 26 / 38 (661.5888) | 10 (174.2628) | 34 (158.2516) | 9 (172.5600) | 34 (156.5144) |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 13 / 37 (337.1088) | 25 (162.8344) | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
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 | #804 (100 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #770 (145 pts) | #863 (90 pts) | #805 (110 pts) |