High-water mark
677.6684
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6684 at Smoke on the Water — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-05-06
WILBUR'S LAST RIDE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1527 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-09-19
latest 2018-08-17
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.82 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 632.07 (-6.25)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±69.45
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.95 · weakest Brisket (162.53)
Road miles
83
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Master avg
632.07 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
WeQ4U ahead in 83% of their meetings
WeQ4U has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.43 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 40%.
- Brisket avg 162.53
- Chicken avg 166.95
- 1 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
2.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at Smoke on the Water Day 1 (2017-05-05).
- last seen 2014-09-12
- back 2017-05-05
Announced themselves early
4th
at their very first contest
Finished 4 of 18 at their very first tracked contest, St. Leon BBQ Smokefest (2013-09-19).
- 2013-09-19
- 18-team field
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
101 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with WILBUR'S LAST RIDE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3151 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3162 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before WILBUR'S LAST RIDE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Mile BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| WeQ4U | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THUNDER HOG BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CHARCOAL & MORE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GREY STREET BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 155.3828 | 166.95 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8916 | 156.5260 | 166.55 | top 54% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 151.3600 | 163.87 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 153.6228 | 162.53 | top 60% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Water | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 71% | 2018-05-05 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.9 yrs
2013-09-19 → 2018-08-17
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.95 · weakest Brisket (162.53)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
2 of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
632.07
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
105
64–112 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
83
6 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Schedule strength
1562
average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
2014-09-12 → 2017-05-05
Power rating
1501
peak 1527 · #3163 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest St. Leon BBQ Smokefest
- First call St. Leon BBQ Smokefest
- First overall top-10 St. Leon BBQ Smokefest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3256 St. Leon BBQ Smokefest
- 2014
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8916 St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off
- 2017
- Career-best overall score677.6684 Smoke on the Water
- Peak power rating (1527) Smoke on the Water
- 2018
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | St. Leon BBQ Smokefest | 2013-09-19 |
| +9.3 | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off | 2014-09-12 |
| +5.6 | Smoke on the Water | 2017-05-06 |
| +1 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | 2017-05-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Smoke on the Water | 2018-05-05 |
| -12 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | 2018-08-17 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 86.3% | 76.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 49% | 94.1% | 93.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 94% | 94% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 52 / 54 (621.4512) | 53 (155.3828) | 41 (161.0856) | 52 (151.3600) | 49 (153.6228) |
| 2018-05-05 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 28 / 28 (482.7544) | — | 26 (156.5260) | 27 (159.3828) | 13 (166.8456) |
| 2017-05-06 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 11 / 26 (677.6684) | 12 (171.9884) | 12 (169.7144) | 6 (170.8456) | 18 (165.1200) |
| 2017-05-05 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN | 15 / 27 (670.1372) | 15 (167.3828) | 21 (164.5372) | 12 (170.8344) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2014-09-12 | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off St. Leon, IN | 8 / 29 (677.1088) | 10 (168.0000) | 5 (174.8916) | 13 (169.1200) | 15 (165.0972) |
| 2013-09-19 | St. Leon BBQ Smokefest St. Leon, IN | 4 / 18 (663.3256) | 3 (172.0000) | 2 (172.5600) | 11 (161.6800) | 9 (157.0856) |