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
Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 5th of 29 at the Thunder in the Park BBQ (2014). They are ranked #3119 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1515 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
May 4, 2013
latest Apr 29, 2022 · 9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% 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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.83 · weakest Pork (159.98)
Road miles
27
across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.98 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,096 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
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.
⚔ Compare careers#3,106 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1531
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
They turned up 10 years after Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
Level with Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Water | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 69% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Smokin on the Water | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 56% | Apr 29, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
132
finished ahead 107 times, behind 140
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Apr 30, 2016 → May 4, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Water
20191 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.1200 Smoke on the Water
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1515) Smokin on the Water
20143 milestones
- 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
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the Water
- First call Smokin' on the Water
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14 | Thunder in the Park BBQ | Aug 30, 2014 |
| +8.3 | Smokin on the Water | Apr 29, 2016 |
| +1.9 | Smoke on the Water | Apr 29, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.3 | Smoke on the Water | May 4, 2019 |
| -5.2 | Smokin' on the Water | May 4, 2013 |
| -5.1 | Smoke on the Water | May 1, 2021 |
| -4 | Smokin on the Water 2 | Apr 30, 2016 |
| -1.9 | Smokin' On The Water | May 3, 2014 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2022 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 13 / 25 (649.0056) | 9 (169.6684) | 16 (157.6800) | 11 (163.3944) | 13 (158.2628) |
| May 1, 2021 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 21 / 27 (644.4916) | 9 (171.4172) | 19 (159.4400) | 25 (153.6688) | 22 (159.9656) |
| May 4, 2019 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 20 / 26 (642.6628) | 26 (156.5028) | 4 (173.1200) | 26 (146.2172) | 14 (166.8228) |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN | 25 / 35 (667.3144) | 15 (173.1200) | 18 (167.3828) | 28 (162.2860) | 24 (164.5256) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Smokin on the Water Liberty, IN | 12 / 33 (674.8000) | 16 (169.1544) | 19 (163.9656) | 13 (169.1200) | 9 (172.5600) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | Thunder in the Park BBQ Connersville, IN | 5 / 29 (679.9084) | 18 (166.2284) | 4 (170.8572) | 2 (173.1200) | 7 (169.7028) |
| May 3, 2014 | Smokin' On The Water Liberty, IN | 27 / 43 (637.0628) | 16 (168.5600) | 25 (161.1200) | 35 (156.5944) | 29 (150.7884) |
| May 4, 2013 | Smokin' on the Water Liberty, IN | 25 / 37 (628.5712) | 17 (159.9998) | 31 (141.1430) | 28 (155.4284) | 6 (172) |