337 BBQ WI
Rating
1497
peak 1501
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
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
455.29 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 485.10 (-29.82)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±158.67
std dev of 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
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)
- All-time average overall score: 485.10
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 331.4172 | 321.67 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 648.5600 | 648.56 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 647.8512 | 539.58 |
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) | — | — |
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) |