The comeback
9.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 9.3 years, then back at DMV Kosher Brisket BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES) (Oct 12, 2025).
- last seen Jun 11, 2016
- back Oct 12, 2025
Wolf Pack
Wolf Pack is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 7 at the DMV Kosher Brisket BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2025). Also listed in KCBS results as “Wolfpack”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 12 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 11, 2016
latest Aug 29, 2026 · 10.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
75% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (126.26)
Road miles
2,084
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,189 mi
Purse competed for
$3,800
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 160.0228 | 160.0228 | 160.02 | top 20% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126.2628 | 126.2628 | 126.26 | top 100% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 137.6572 | 137.6572 | 137.66 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 139.3944 | 139.3944 | 139.39 | top 100% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
22
finished ahead 5 times, behind 19
Longest layoff
9.3 yrs
Jun 11, 2016 → Oct 12, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Capital Kosher BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20251 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score162.2628 DMV Kosher Brisket BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20164 milestones
- First call Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016
- First overall top-10 Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016
- Career-best overall score563.3372 Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016
- Career-best single call (Chicken)160.0228 Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 84% | 84% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 78.2% | 78.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | Capital Kosher BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Waynesboro, PA | 8 / 10 (453.4860) | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 12, 2025 | DMV Kosher Brisket BBQ Competition (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Waynesboro, PA | 4 / 7 (162.2628) | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Wolfe BBQ Fest 2016 Richmond | 10 / 10 (563.3372) | 2 (160.0228) | 10 (126.2628) | 10 (137.6572) | 10 (139.3944) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | — | — | — | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.