Big Ten Bones WI
Rating
1681
peak 1681
Contests
55
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#10
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
6 reserve
Category wins
9
20 podiums
Overall top-10s
30
of 55 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
344.43 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 335.52 (+8.91)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
9
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.36
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.17 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.50)
Road miles
7742
mi across 55 mapped stops · furthest 739 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Porket About It has finished one call ahead of Big Ten Bones 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Wrecking Crew BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood has come out ahead in 21 of their 27 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of UGLY BABY BBQ in 21 of their 25 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5944 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' in Steele (2025-05-30).
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 50 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 177.7028 | 154.8000 | 169.17 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 52 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 178.3200 | 150.2856 | 166.50 | top 37% |
| 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 | 20 | 0 | top 31% |
| MN | 19 | 1 | top 25% |
| IA | 6 | 0 | top 43% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 24% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 12 | 1 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 0 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 33% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (22 of 55 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (52 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-08-16)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 335.52
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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 349.1316 | 344.43 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 347.9772 | 338.57 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 347.9656 | 340.34 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 346.2628 | 335.21 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 345.0972 | 338.66 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 335.4172 | 326.98 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 326.2856 | 326.29 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 333.6684 | 321.98 |
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 | 12 / 37 (336.5028) | 14 (169.1084) | 13 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 3 / 40 (349.1316) | 15 (171.4172) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 3 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 2 / 25 (347.9656) | 8 (172.5484) | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) Chippewa Falls, WI | 7 / 21 (339.4172) | 4 (173.7028) | 10 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 2 / 77 (349.1200) | 6 (171.9772) | 1 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 1 / 17 (347.9772) | 5 (172.5600) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Backyard 2) Spencer, IA | 14 / 17 (325.6572) | 13 (166.2400) | 15 (159.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) Spencer, IA | 9 / 15 (330.8000) | 7 (170.8228) | 15 (159.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 36 (342.2400) | 5 (174.2744) | 14 (167.9656) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 36 (343.9428) | 6 (176.5600) | 20 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 2 / 28 (344.5828) | 12 (166.2628) | 1 (178.3200) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 23 / 58 (334.8116) | 6 (175.4172) | 32 (159.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 12 / 18 (333.7028) | 11 (169.1428) | 9 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 4 / 37 (342.2400) | 15 (165.6800) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 18 / 41 (332.4800) | 16 (168.5256) | 19 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 31 / 47 (339.9660) | 25 (171.9888) | 36 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 4 / 58 (345.7144) | 14 (171.4172) | 3 (174.2972) | — | — |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 5 / 42 (347.9656) | 3 (175.4056) | 7 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 17 / 24 (332.5032) | 4 (175.4288) | 22 (157.0744) | — | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Tomah, WI | 2 / 8 (346.2628) | 2 (171.9656) | 1 (174.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 18 / 30 (330.7772) | 16 (166.2400) | 18 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 6 / 16 (339.3716) | 13 (166.2400) | 3 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 27 / 29 (332.5144) | 22 (169.1200) | 27 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 2 / 15 (344.0000) | 4 (174.2972) | 5 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que Spencer, IA | 8 / 28 (331.9428) | 3 (173.1428) | 13 (158.8000) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 4 / 29 (345.7144) | 1 (176.5828) | 6 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 22 / 59 (325.6572) | 20 (164.5372) | 27 (161.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 22 / 47 (323.3488) | 27 (154.8000) | 12 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 24 / 49 (338.2056) | 5 (177.7028) | 39 (160.5028) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) West Salem, WI | — | — | 8 (162.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 6 / 22 (338.2400) | 10 (168.5372) | 6 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 5 / 30 (343.4056) | 6 (172.5484) | 4 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 7 / 15 (330.8456) | 12 (160.0228) | 4 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 2 / 13 (344.0116) | 7 (170.8572) | 3 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2022-07-15 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) Bancroft, IA | 4 / 14 (345.0972) | 6 (173.1200) | 4 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 10 / 37 (335.9200) | 6 (173.1316) | 17 (162.7884) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 4 / 39 (337.6684) | 5 (171.4056) | 10 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) Owatonna, MN | 3 / 33 (329.1772) | 5 (162.8572) | 3 (166.3200) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 3 / 38 (344.0460) | 8 (169.7372) | 1 (174.3088) | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 14 / 36 (331.9544) | 9 (168.5716) | 21 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 25 / 40 (321.0860) | 19 (162.2628) | 29 (158.8232) | — | — |
| 2021-08-21 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 6 / 18 (335.4172) | 6 (170.8456) | 6 (164.5716) | — | — |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL | 12 / 49 (320.5028) | 11 (159.9656) | 10 (160.5372) | — | — |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 18 / 45 (329.7144) | 14 (165.7256) | 19 (163.9888) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 11 / 52 (331.4172) | 2 (173.7372) | 22 (157.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 29 / 60 (318.7888) | 27 (162.2628) | 33 (156.5260) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 West Salem, WI | 9 / 40 (326.2856) | 11 (162.8800) | 12 (163.4056) | — | — |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 3 / 38 (331.3944) | 1 (169.6800) | 3 (161.7144) | — | — |
| 2019-07-12 | Northwoods Triple Crown(BACKYARD ONLY) Antigo, WI | 7 / 10 (310.2856) | 5 (160.0000) | 7 (150.2856) | — | — |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon West Salem, WI | 8 / 37 (333.6684) | 13 (165.6684) | 3 (168.0000) | — | — |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 14 / 57 (312.5600) | 9 (161.7372) | 22 (150.8228) | — | — |
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 | #10 (1014 pts) | #36 (734 pts) | #10 (1121 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #528 (230 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #51 (931 pts) | #62 (844 pts) | #66 (833 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #69 (791 pts) | #91 (661 pts) | #51 (886 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #29 (1106 pts) | #66 (918 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #50 (838 pts) | #25 (1113 pts) | — | — |