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
- May 6, 2017
WILBUR'S LAST RIDE
WILBUR'S LAST RIDE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 4th of 18 at the St. Leon BBQ Smokefest (2013). They are ranked #3185 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1527 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 19, 2013
latest Aug 17, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
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
Consistency
±69.45
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.95 · weakest Brisket (162.53)
Road miles
83
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
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WILBUR'S LAST RIDE, each with one reason worth a look.
109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,183 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with WILBUR'S LAST RIDE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,179 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1513
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,170 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,200 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
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.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 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 field size and state
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% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Water | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 71% | May 5, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
104
finished ahead 64 times, behind 112
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Sep 12, 2014 → May 5, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score677.6684 Smoke on the Water
- Peak power rating (1527) Smoke on the Water
20141 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8916 St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off
20134 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.2 | St. Leon BBQ Smokefest | Sep 19, 2013 |
| +9.3 | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off | Sep 12, 2014 |
| +5.6 | Smoke on the Water | May 6, 2017 |
| +1 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 | May 5, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Smoke on the Water | May 5, 2018 |
| -12 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival | Aug 17, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2018 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN | 52 / 54 (621.4512) | 53 (155.3828) | 41 (161.0856) | 52 (151.3600) | 49 (153.6228) |
| May 5, 2018 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 28 / 28 (482.7544) | — | 26 (156.5260) | 27 (159.3828) | 13 (166.8456) |
| May 6, 2017 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | 11 / 26 (677.6684) | 12 (171.9884) | 12 (169.7144) | 6 (170.8456) | 18 (165.1200) |
| May 5, 2017 | Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN | 15 / 27 (670.1372) | 15 (167.3828) | 21 (164.5372) | 12 (170.8344) | 14 (167.3828) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | St. Leon BBQ Smoke Fest and Chili Cook Off St. Leon, IN | 8 / 29 (677.1088) | 10 (168) | 5 (174.8916) | 13 (169.1200) | 15 (165.0972) |
| Sep 19, 2013 | St. Leon BBQ Smokefest St. Leon, IN | 4 / 18 (663.3256) | 3 (172) | 2 (172.5600) | 11 (161.6800) | 9 (157.0856) |