WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN

WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 21 at the BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #6244 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,244

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1417

peak 1417 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2019

latest May 15, 2026 · 6.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#294

Backyard 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 92%

overall standings

Best overall

639.2684 / 720

Master · Smokin in Steele

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 584.48 (+47.49)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

168.5372

Chicken · Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)

Consistency

±112.46

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 157.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.49)

Road miles

492

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 119 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$64K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

584.48 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

307.89 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

UGLY BABY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

UGLY BABY BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.26 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 151.49
Brisket avg 157.75
0 calls in 10 entries

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 (Jun 11, 2021).

last seen Jun 21, 2019
back Jun 11, 2021

Brisket nemesis

7 of 7 shared brisket entries lost

DRY 2 DA BONE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DRY 2 DA BONE has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared brisket entries.

Boom or bust

±14.88% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±14.88% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 81.6% of a perfect score
best 88.8%

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	#294 (91 pts)	#280 (101 pts)	#308 (86 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Master	#940 (117 pts)	#1026 (117 pts)	#1096 (117 pts)	#991 (117 pts)	#890 (132 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#756 (186 pts)	#717 (236 pts)	#896 (186 pts)	#788 (186 pts)	#798 (191 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#986 (120 pts)	#1051 (120 pts)	#1107 (120 pts)	#1046 (120 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN, each with one reason worth a look.

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

MEATHEADS' BBQ

#6,242 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1500

They've been 1500 at their best, 83 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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Budro's BBQ

#6,245 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

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Murfy's BBQ Co.

#6,241 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1417

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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Piggy Blues BBQ

#6,248 of the rated field

1416 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1416

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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CHICKS WITH PITS

#6,240 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

Level with WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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High on the Hog

#6,243 of the rated field

1417 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1417

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN's first contest.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
UGLY BABY BBQ	9	9	0%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
Good Grefe!	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
Phoenix BBQ	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
IT'S BBQ TIME	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
DAWGS BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
FENDER BENDER BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
Ash Kickin' BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	168.5372	135.9316	153.38	top 86%
Pork Ribs	10	164.0116	130.0800	151.49	top 89%
Pork	8	163.9772	147.9888	157.18	top 88%
Brisket	8	165.0856	151.9772	157.75	top 82%

“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
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 93%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 91%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	9	0	top 92%
MN	1	0	top 97%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	3	39	0	top 94%	Jun 9, 2023
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2	35	0	top 92%	Jun 10, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 3 contests

Contests a season 1.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 234 finished ahead 35 times, behind 516

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021

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

20262 milestones

May 15 10th tracked contest BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY)
May 15 Most recent contest BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY)

20241 milestone

May 31 Career-best overall score639.2684 Smokin in Steele

20231 milestone

Oct 13 Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5372 Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)

20192 milestones

Jun 21 First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1486) Bring'n Home the Bacon

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Bring'n Home the Bacon	Jun 21, 2019
-11.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 10, 2022
-10.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1	Jun 11, 2021
-10.2	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 11, 2022
-9.2	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 9, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0%	top 76%	85.5%	85.5%
2024	2	0%	top 90%	88.8%	88.1%
2023	3	0%	top 94%	87.8%	87.5%
2022	2	0%	top 97%	86.3%	84.3%
2021	1	0%	top 92%	85.8%	85.8%
2019	1	0%	top 100%	37.3%	37.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 15, 2026	BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) Chippewa Falls, WI	16 / 21 (307.8856)	14 (154.8000)	17 (153.0856)	—	—
Jul 19, 2024	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	31 / 37 (629.6348)	31 (157.0856)	25 (158.8116)	29 (157.7260)	27 (156.0116)
May 31, 2024	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	31 / 32 (639.2684)	29 (160.5256)	32 (149.6800)	26 (163.9772)	22 (165.0856)
Oct 13, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	21 / 21 (627.2460)	11 (168.5372)	21 (142.2400)	21 (157.0860)	20 (159.3828)
Jun 10, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	36 / 40 (631.2572)	37 (155.3944)	39 (154.8000)	32 (162.8572)	35 (158.2056)
Jun 9, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	39 / 43 (632.4572)	38 (157.6800)	31 (161.6800)	37 (157.1200)	34 (155.9772)
Jun 11, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	35 / 37 (621.0288)	36 (150.8228)	26 (164.0116)	35 (154.2172)	34 (151.9772)
Jun 10, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	39 / 39 (593.5548)	39 (135.9316)	39 (154.8000)	39 (147.9888)	38 (154.8344)
Jun 11, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	48 / 52 (617.5772)	48 (154.8000)	51 (145.7372)	45 (156.5028)	33 (160.5372)
Jun 21, 2019	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	37 / 37 (268.3200)	37 (138.2400)	37 (130.0800)	—	—

WON'T GET SMOKED AGAIN

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Boom or bust

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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