WICKEY-Q IL
Rating
1517
peak 1517 · rated over 1 contests
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2026-08-15
latest 2026-08-15
Best ToY finish
#135
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 3%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 177.70 · weakest Chicken (174.29)
Purse competed for
$1K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
351.99 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 1 GC
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-08-15) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Shmack Q.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 174.2856 | 174.29 | top 13% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 177.7028 | 177.70 | top 3% |
| 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IL (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-08-15)
- Wins it all in 100% of contests
- Average Backyard overall score: 351.99 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2026-08-15 — First tracked contest · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2026-08-15 — First call · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🏆 2026-08-15 — First Grand Championship · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2026-08-15 — Career-best overall score (351.9884) · Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 3% | 97.8% | 97.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 1 / 30 (351.9884) | 4 (174.2856) | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #135 (280 pts) | #178 (205 pts) | #143 (280 pts) | — | — |