The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
HEAVY HITTERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of SQUEELIN 'N' WHEELIN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
SQUEELIN 'N' WHEELIN
SQUEELIN 'N' WHEELIN is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 10th of 34 at the York County BBQ Festival (2022). They are ranked #2576 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Squeelin n wheelin” and “Squeelin'n'wheelin”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1518 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 27, 2021
latest Aug 26, 2022 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.10 · weakest Brisket (156.82)
Road miles
104
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.32 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
330.75 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
497.33 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SQUEELIN 'N' WHEELIN, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,586 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1527
They were already cooking in 2014, 7 years before SQUEELIN 'N' WHEELIN's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,582 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
Level with SQUEELIN 'N' WHEELIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,571 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1520
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before SQUEELIN 'N' WHEELIN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before SQUEELIN 'N' WHEELIN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,565 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before SQUEELIN 'N' WHEELIN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUBBA'S BARBECUE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 160.5256 | 168.10 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0116 | 162.8572 | 167.29 | top 29% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 151.9428 | 158.37 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 149.6344 | 156.82 | top 64% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 53% | Aug 26, 2022 |
| Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 37% | Jul 30, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 170 times, behind 133
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20227 milestones
- First call York County BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 York County BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.7540 York County BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1518) Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)
- Career-best overall score659.3148 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 New Holland Summer Fest
- Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.3 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | Jul 30, 2022 |
| +7.5 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 17, 2022 |
| +1.5 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) | Jul 29, 2022 |
| +0.7 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 27, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.2 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 26, 2022 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 39% | 93.1% | 91.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2022 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 26 / 49 (659.3148) | 17 (170.8688) | 3 (176.0116) | 25 (162.8000) | 42 (149.6344) |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 12 / 42 (502.7888) | 9 (172) | 17 (164.5372) | 13 (166.2516) | — |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 24 / 54 (491.8628) | 16 (169.7028) | 12 (169.6800) | 32 (152.4800) | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 10 / 34 (330.7540) | 9 (167.3828) | 13 (163.3712) | — | — |
| Aug 27, 2021 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 23 / 44 (639.3256) | 28 (160.5256) | 16 (162.8572) | 35 (151.9428) | 19 (164) |