Big Mike's Smokehouse WI
Rating
1524
peak 1524
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2025-04-25
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#52
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
337.57 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 331.44 (+6.14)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.92
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.49 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.95)
Road miles
767
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Ash Kickin' BBQ has finished one call ahead of Big Mike's Smokehouse 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
DAWGS BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Black Crown Barbeque in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 158.2400 | 168.49 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 150.8000 | 162.95 | top 59% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 6 | 0 | top 59% |
| MN | 4 | 0 | top 43% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (6 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 331.44
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 342.8460 | 337.57 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 332.5144 | 325.30 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 37 (337.6572) | 6 (171.9656) | 15 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 21 / 40 (339.3944) | 5 (176.0116) | 30 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 6 / 25 (342.8460) | 6 (175.4172) | 11 (167.4288) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 19 / 77 (329.6684) | 11 (168.5372) | 26 (161.1312) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 9 / 24 (338.3088) | 8 (170.2972) | 11 (168.0116) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 12 / 17 (329.6572) | 4 (174.8456) | 15 (154.8116) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 23 / 36 (327.3484) | 24 (163.9540) | 24 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 26 / 36 (332.5144) | 26 (166.8228) | 27 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 30 / 58 (327.3716) | 34 (158.2400) | 13 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 23 / 24 (309.6228) | 20 (158.8228) | 23 (150.8000) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #52 (592 pts) | #31 (792 pts) | #81 (462 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #154 (352 pts) | #129 (447 pts) | #151 (392 pts) | — | — |