They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1515 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-05-04
latest 2022-04-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.65 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.98 (+2.68)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.50
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.83 · weakest Pork (159.98)
Road miles
27
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.98 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
High-water mark
679.9084
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.9084 at Thunder in the Park BBQ — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-08-30
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BRUTUS AND COMPANY has finished one call ahead of Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
THUNDER HOG BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.9
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.85 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 25%.
- Pork avg 159.98
- Chicken avg 166.83
- 1 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BONEHEAD BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Smoke on the Water (2019-05-04).
- last seen 2016-04-30
- back 2019-05-04
Chicken nemesis
6 of 8
shared chicken entries lost
THUNDER HOG BBQ ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, THUNDER HOG BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±2.43%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.43% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.7% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3112 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3093 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1531
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Level with Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3116 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 13% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeQ4U | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| BONEHEAD BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| CHARCOAL & MORE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOOSIER FAVORITE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 156.5028 | 166.83 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 141.1430 | 161.84 | top 52% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 146.2172 | 159.98 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 150.7884 | 164.33 | top 49% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Water | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 69% | 2022-04-29 |
| Smokin on the Water | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 56% | 2016-04-29 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9 yrs
2013-05-04 → 2022-04-29
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.83 · weakest Pork (159.98)
Walk rate
75%
a top-10 call in 6 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
13%
1 of 8 contests
Master average
652.98
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
134
107–140 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
27
8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1560
average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$10,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2016-04-30 → 2019-05-04
Power rating
1503
peak 1515 · #3106 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the Water
- First call Smokin' on the Water
- 2014
- First overall top-10 Thunder in the Park BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9084 Thunder in the Park BBQ
- Career-best overall score679.9084 Thunder in the Park BBQ
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1515) Smokin on the Water
- 2019
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 Smoke on the Water
- 2022
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14 | Thunder in the Park BBQ | 2014-08-30 |
| +8.3 | Smokin on the Water | 2016-04-29 |
| +1.9 | Smoke on the Water | 2022-04-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.3 | Smoke on the Water | 2019-05-04 |
| -5.2 | Smokin' on the Water | 2013-05-04 |
| -5.2 | Smoke on the Water | 2021-05-01 |
| -4 | Smokin on the Water 2 | 2016-04-30 |
| -1.9 | Smokin' On The Water | 2014-05-03 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 54% | 93.7% | 93.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 94.4% | 91.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-29 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 13 / 25 (649.0056) | 9 (169.6684) | 16 (157.6800) | 11 (163.3944) | 13 (158.2628) |
| 2021-05-01 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 21 / 27 (644.4916) | 9 (171.4172) | 19 (159.4400) | 25 (153.6688) | 22 (159.9656) |
| 2019-05-04 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 20 / 26 (642.6628) | 26 (156.5028) | 4 (173.1200) | 26 (146.2172) | 14 (166.8228) |
| 2016-04-30 | Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN | 25 / 35 (667.3144) | 15 (173.1200) | 18 (167.3828) | 28 (162.2860) | 24 (164.5256) |
| 2016-04-29 | Smokin on the Water Liberty, IN | 12 / 33 (674.8000) | 16 (169.1544) | 19 (163.9656) | 13 (169.1200) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2014-08-30 | Thunder in the Park BBQ Connersville, IN | 5 / 29 (679.9084) | 18 (166.2284) | 4 (170.8572) | 2 (173.1200) | 7 (169.7028) |
| 2014-05-03 | Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN | 27 / 43 (637.0628) | 16 (168.5600) | 25 (161.1200) | 35 (156.5944) | 29 (150.7884) |
| 2013-05-04 | Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN | 25 / 37 (628.5712) | 17 (159.9998) | 31 (141.1430) | 28 (155.4284) | 6 (172.0000) |