Wrecking Crew BBQ MN
Rating
1717
peak 1730 · rated over 41 contests
Best runs
13
straight top-10s
Contests
50
in the data
First seen
2021-05-07
latest 2025-10-03
Best ToY finish
#494
Master 2024
Grand champs
5
5 reserve
Category wins
7
25 podiums
Overall top-10s
32
of 50 contests
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
345.57 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 340.70 (+4.87)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
13
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.65
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.78 · weakest Pork (169.69)
Road miles
6885
mi across 50 mapped stops · furthest 821 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$206K
listed at 36 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 22 state-championship entries
Master avg
681.43 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
340.70 / 360
35 Backyard contests · 5 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
🎯 The one to beat
Big Ten Bones has finished one call ahead of Wrecking Crew BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Swine-O-licious BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DAWGS BBQ in 22 of their 25 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Minnesota in May (2023-05-12).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 11% across 4 contests, versus top 24% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 60 at their very first tracked contest, Minnesota in May (2021-05-07).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 30 | 15 | 15 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 25 | 22 | 3 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 25 | 14 | 11 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky Shoes BBQ | 24 | 20 | 4 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Sugar Shack | 24 | 16 | 8 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 23 | 14 | 9 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| Pittie Q | 22 | 18 | 4 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| What’cha Got BBQ | 21 | 19 | 2 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 21 | 17 | 4 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 20 | 17 | 3 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 19 | 16 | 3 | 84% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 19 | 11 | 7 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 18 | 8 | 10 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 41 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 177.7144 | 155.4056 | 170.70 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 47 | 35 | 5 | 16 | 178.8572 | 152.5028 | 170.40 | top 26% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 162.8228 | 169.69 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 165.0856 | 171.78 | top 28% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 14 | 1 | top 31% |
| WI | 14 | 2 | top 16% |
| MO | 5 | 1 | top 19% |
| IA | 4 | 0 | top 27% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| KS | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 1 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 3 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 1 | top 19% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 19% | 2024-06-08 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 15% | 2024-06-07 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 13% | 2023-10-28 |
| Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 56% | 2023-08-19 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 17% | 2022-10-14 |
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 8% | 2024-05-10 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 13% | 2023-10-15 |
| Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 28% | 2023-09-09 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 11% | 2022-10-15 |
| Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 14% | 2022-05-13 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (17 of 50 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (47 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) (2021-10-15)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 681.43 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 340.70 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-05-07 — First tracked contest · Minnesota in May
- 📣 2021-05-07 — First call · Minnesota in May
- 🏆 2021-10-15 — First Grand Championship · Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)
- 🎖️ 2022-10-28 — 25th tracked contest · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship
- ⭐ 2024-05-10 — Career-best overall score (691.9660) · Minnesota in May
- 📈 2024-05-10 — Peak power rating (1730) · Minnesota in May
- 🎖️ 2025-10-03 — 50th tracked contest · ND BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 2021-10-15 |
| +15 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 | 2022-10-29 |
| +14.8 | Minnesota in May | 2021-05-07 |
| +13.9 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-07-22 |
| +13.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 2021-06-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-08-20 |
| -8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-08 |
| -5.3 | ND BBQ Championship | 2025-10-03 |
| -5.3 | Big Island BBQ Backyard | 2021-08-22 |
| -4.5 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-08-19 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 37% | 94.8% | 94.2% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 31% | 96.1% | 95.1% |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 94% | top 15% | 98.6% | 95.9% |
| 2022 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 81% | top 28% | 98.9% | 94.3% |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 94.9% | 93.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 22 / 46 (671.3024) | 6 (175.4056) | 34 (162.2512) | 36 (162.8228) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 16 / 44 (682.2172) | 28 (168.5600) | 14 (170.8344) | 29 (167.9656) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 11 / 42 (680.4572) | 36 (165.6800) | 8 (171.9656) | 18 (169.6916) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 18 / 37 (685.0516) | 23 (170.8344) | 28 (165.6916) | 12 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 41 (677.6000) | 14 (173.1200) | 11 (170.2744) | 16 (169.1200) | 27 (165.0856) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 7 / 58 (691.9660) | 15 (174.2972) | 23 (170.8344) | 9 (175.4288) | 22 (171.4056) |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 3 / 40 (350.2628) | 4 (175.4056) | 6 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 6 / 47 (345.6916) | 7 (176.0000) | 7 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 3 / 24 (346.8344) | 1 (177.7028) | 10 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 21 (345.0856) | 5 (173.1084) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 2 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 8 / 30 (339.9544) | 6 (172.5600) | 16 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 8 / 16 (337.0628) | 11 (167.3944) | 7 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 1 / 29 (354.8572) | 6 (177.7144) | 7 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA | 4 / 28 (340.5260) | 8 (168.5372) | 2 (171.9888) | — | — |
| 2023-06-23 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 4 / 15 (340.5600) | 7 (165.1428) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 2 / 40 (350.2744) | 2 (173.7028) | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 2 / 43 (345.7144) | 1 (172.0000) | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 2 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 2 / 59 (346.2628) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (170.8456) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 6 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 27 / 49 (335.3600) | 23 (170.2628) | 29 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-29 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 1 / 32 (356.0000) | 2 (177.1428) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 7 / 40 (340.5028) | 8 (170.8228) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 9 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 2 / 20 (343.9428) | 6 (171.9656) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) West Salem, WI | — | — | 1 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 7 / 22 (338.2288) | 8 (169.6916) | 8 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 9 / 30 (339.3600) | 8 (170.8228) | 10 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 12 / 15 (321.0628) | 11 (160.5372) | 12 (160.5256) | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 11 / 21 (333.0744) | 16 (158.8000) | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 1 / 13 (346.8228) | 5 (171.9772) | 2 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) Bancroft, IA | 5 / 14 (345.0856) | 5 (174.2628) | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 1 / 37 (353.1200) | 2 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 5 / 39 (337.0972) | 13 (164.5372) | 2 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 2 / 33 (330.2628) | 2 (168.5600) | 7 (161.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 8 / 38 (338.8000) | 14 (167.3828) | 5 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 10 (168.5484) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) Altoona, IA | 8 / 27 (339.9544) | 13 (169.1316) | 7 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 13 / 25 (330.8112) | 21 (155.4056) | 1 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 4 / 36 (340.0456) | 11 (167.4628) | 2 (172.5828) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 1 / 40 (341.6916) | 5 (169.7144) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2021-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 10 / 15 (325.0512) | 3 (172.5484) | 13 (152.5028) | — | — |
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 7 / 18 (333.1088) | 5 (171.4172) | 9 (161.6916) | — | — |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 9 / 45 (336.5832) | 5 (172.0116) | 17 (164.5716) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 5 / 52 (334.8344) | 5 (172.0000) | 12 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 4 / 60 (340.5488) | 3 (173.1316) | 15 (167.4172) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #835 (130 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #916 (155 pts) | #1078 (95 pts) | #793 (175 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #494 (380 pts) | #626 (295 pts) | #704 (260 pts) | #531 (375 pts) | #596 (310 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #9 (1255 pts) | #6 (1298 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #369 (680 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #24 (1057 pts) | #4 (1304 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1022 (145 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #34 (927 pts) | #39 (844 pts) | — | — |