Black Crown Barbeque WI
Rating
1430
peak 1430
Contests
33
in the data
First seen
2021-09-10
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#394
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 33 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.01 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 656.33 (+12.68)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.14 · weakest Pork (163.65)
Road miles
2541
mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Red Rock Cafe has finished one call ahead of Black Crown Barbeque 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
92 - BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Can Country Outlaw BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Northstar BBQ in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 62% across 7 contests, versus top 72% 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 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 151.9888 | 165.11 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 147.3600 | 163.97 | top 61% |
| Pork | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 129.6456 | 163.65 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 156.5144 | 165.14 | top 59% |
“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 | 22 | 0 | top 73% |
| MN | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 74% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (28 of 33 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (33 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 656.33
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 678.7656 | 669.98 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 677.6344 | 663.79 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 659.2688 | 649.71 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 673.0628 | 651.03 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 661.0400 | 654.27 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 639.2688 | 639.27 |
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 | 32 / 37 (670.1716) | 3 (177.7144) | 30 (163.3944) | 29 (166.2628) | 33 (162.8000) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 33 / 40 (660.9944) | 36 (162.7884) | 19 (167.9772) | 21 (166.8344) | 27 (163.3944) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 40 / 77 (678.7656) | 55 (168.5372) | 30 (170.2628) | 32 (170.8572) | 42 (169.1084) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 23 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash Egg Harbor, WI | 11 / 16 (663.8284) | 16 (158.8000) | 10 (166.2284) | 9 (169.1200) | 5 (169.6800) |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Egg Harbor, WI | — | — | 7 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 20 / 35 (671.3024) | 19 (168.5484) | 15 (168.5600) | 20 (169.1084) | 23 (165.0856) |
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 7 / 29 (677.6344) | 4 (172.5828) | 18 (163.9544) | 15 (169.6800) | 3 (171.4172) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 26 / 36 (671.9200) | 32 (165.1316) | 22 (168.0000) | 17 (169.1084) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 36 / 36 (623.2344) | 34 (159.3716) | 27 (164.5372) | 36 (129.6456) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 39 / 58 (674.8112) | 42 (167.4056) | 34 (168.0000) | 38 (169.7028) | 28 (169.7028) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 14 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 22 / 37 (659.2688) | 3 (177.7028) | 24 (162.2400) | 27 (162.2400) | 30 (157.0860) |
| 2024-07-20 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 4 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 25 / 37 (642.1604) | 28 (161.6572) | 33 (153.1544) | 20 (165.0972) | 19 (162.2516) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 34 / 37 (653.6004) | 37 (158.2172) | 34 (157.6688) | 20 (171.4400) | 26 (166.2744) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 39 / 41 (643.8292) | 30 (166.2516) | 18 (166.8344) | 40 (154.2288) | 39 (156.5144) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 17 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 13 / 28 (654.1600) | 7 (167.4172) | 20 (159.3600) | 18 (160.5372) | 12 (166.8456) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) Washington Island, WI | 26 / 28 (642.2060) | 25 (163.3944) | 27 (153.6456) | 21 (164.0116) | 23 (161.1544) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI | — | — | 7 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) Washington Island, WI | 24 / 27 (643.8172) | 25 (155.9428) | 24 (158.2172) | 15 (169.1200) | 23 (160.5372) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 14 / 19 (648.9712) | 17 (159.3828) | 4 (170.2512) | 16 (153.6344) | 9 (165.7028) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 3 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 25 / 40 (673.0628) | 19 (171.9772) | 19 (169.1200) | 29 (164.5600) | 21 (167.4056) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 36 / 43 (643.9544) | 42 (151.9888) | 37 (157.6800) | 25 (165.1428) | 20 (169.1428) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 11 (168.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 25 / 36 (654.1028) | 31 (161.6340) | 26 (161.6572) | 21 (162.8000) | 15 (168.0116) |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 25 / 38 (656.4000) | 24 (166.2284) | 36 (154.2288) | 20 (167.3828) | 19 (168.5600) |
| 2022-09-02 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 17 / 23 (647.3260) | 18 (161.0972) | 8 (168.5716) | 21 (155.9428) | 16 (161.7144) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 26 / 36 (661.0400) | 15 (170.8228) | 31 (161.1200) | 31 (161.6916) | 23 (167.4056) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 35 / 39 (652.4572) | 32 (165.1428) | 32 (158.8116) | 19 (169.7028) | 30 (158.8000) |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 19 / 30 (639.2688) | 13 (167.9888) | 28 (147.3600) | 16 (163.3828) | 16 (160.5372) |
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 ↗ | Master | #501 (180 pts) | #362 (355 pts) | #461 (280 pts) | #508 (200 pts) | #538 (180 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #394 (535 pts) | #411 (560 pts) | #341 (768 pts) | #409 (535 pts) | #320 (740 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #636 (255 pts) | #497 (415 pts) | #428 (566 pts) | #623 (290 pts) | #645 (270 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #444 (442 pts) | #446 (497 pts) | #228 (1020 pts) | #443 (472 pts) | #385 (537 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #582 (328 pts) | #566 (378 pts) | #592 (383 pts) | #545 (383 pts) | #517 (423 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1134 (85 pts) | #1057 (115 pts) | #1584 (55 pts) | #1113 (100 pts) | #1098 (100 pts) |