337 BBQ WI
Rating
1497
peak 1501 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-05-04
latest 2020-07-17
Best ToY finish
#818
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.53
last 3 Master vs avg 643.53 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±6.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.15 · weakest Brisket (151.57)
Road miles
514
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 298 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.53 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
326.68 / 360
3 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
Smokin Highwaymen has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.6456 points of the Grand Championship at Northwoods Triple Crown(BACKYARD ONLY) (2019-07-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168.5944 | 147.3944 | 162.85 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.2344 | 159.3944 | 163.89 | top 52% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 164.0000 | 165.15 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 143.3604 | 151.57 | top 92% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (5 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 643.53 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 326.68 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2019-07-12 — Peak power rating (1501) · Northwoods Triple Crown(BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2020-07-17 — Career-best overall score (648.5600) · Bordertown BBQ Brawl
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.1 | Northwoods Triple Crown(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-07-12 |
| +0.7 | Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest | 2019-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Masters in May Day 2 | 2019-05-04 |
| -4.1 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl | 2020-07-17 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 92.1% | 89.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 55% | 93.5% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI | 21 / 31 (648.5600) | 17 (167.4056) | 22 (159.3944) | 16 (164.0572) | 27 (157.7028) |
| 2019-07-12 | Northwoods Triple Crown(BACKYARD ONLY) Antigo, WI | 2 / 10 (336.6972) | 3 (163.4628) | 2 (173.2344) | — | — |
| 2019-05-31 | Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest 🏅 Rice Lake, WI | 10 / 19 (647.8512) | 11 (166.2856) | 11 (160.5028) | 5 (167.4056) | 17 (153.6572) |
| 2019-05-04 | Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 37 / 40 (634.1832) | 25 (163.9428) | 28 (162.8800) | 27 (164.0000) | 40 (143.3604) |
| Lake Country BBQ Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Okauchee, WI | 8 / 19 (331.4172) | 4 (168.5944) | 10 (162.8228) | — | — | |
| Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) Wisconsin Dells, WI | 20 / 25 (311.9200) | 25 (147.3944) | 10 (164.5256) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #142 (194 pts) | #201 (119 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #818 (76 pts) | #803 (96 pts) | #888 (71 pts) | #796 (101 pts) | #1095 (56 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1268 (179 pts) | #1354 (174 pts) | #1338 (174 pts) | #1159 (229 pts) | #1440 (144 pts) |