Wilstones

Wilstones is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 70 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2017). They are ranked #4431 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,431

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1474

peak 1474 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 4, 2014

latest Apr 6, 2018 · 4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

627.3256 / 720

Master · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8228

Pork Ribs · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Consistency

±19.94

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (143.35)

Road miles

across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

12%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

Master avg

607.99 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

LA PASADITA ahead in 100% of their meetings

LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.70 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 143.35
Chicken avg 157.05
1 call in 5 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Main Street Grillers in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Wilstones, each with one reason worth a look.

150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKIN TRIGGERS

#4,448 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 152
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1708

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Wilstones)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Wilstones has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 144 contests
last seen Aug 11, 2023

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Rise and Swine-AL

#4,428 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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NO NAME SMOKERS

#4,420 of the rated field

1475 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1475

They turned up 8 years after Wilstones did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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MOTORMOUTH BBQ

#4,429 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

Level with Wilstones on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

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Red Arrow BBQ

#4,453 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1474

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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RED RIVER SMOKE

#4,444 of the rated field

1474 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1511

They've been 1511 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 19, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Arnold Grading	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
THE BREADMAN	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BARN BURNERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	163.4972	153.1428	157.05	top 53%
Pork Ribs	5	1	170.8228	109.4400	143.35	top 71%
Pork	5	0	166.2856	148.5484	155.40	top 59%
Brisket	5	0	159.9772	140.5488	152.18	top 65%

“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.

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	3	33	0	top 62%	Apr 6, 2018
Cedar Fest BBQ	2	44	0	top 83%	Apr 1, 2016

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 2 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 193 finished ahead 93 times, behind 211

Longest layoff 1 yrs Apr 4, 2014 → Apr 10, 2015

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20182 milestones

Apr 6 Career-best overall score627.3256 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 6 Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20172 milestones

Mar 31 First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Mar 31 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20142 milestones

Apr 4 First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)
Apr 4 Peak power rating (1494) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.7	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Mar 31, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	Cedar Fest BBQ	Apr 10, 2015
-8.7	Cedar Fest BBQ	Apr 1, 2016
-6.5	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)	Apr 4, 2014
-4	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 6, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 68%	87.1%	87.1%
2017	1	100%	top 47%	86.7%	86.7%
2016	1	0%	top 84%	81.5%	81.5%
2015	1	0%	top 83%	80.7%	80.7%
2014	1	0%	top 72%	86.2%	86.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 6, 2018	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	47 / 69 (627.3256)	48 (156.0344)	61 (150.8000)	25 (166.2856)	51 (154.2056)
Mar 31, 2017	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	33 / 70 (624.5144)	43 (153.7144)	6 (170.8228)	29 (159.4284)	64 (140.5488)
Apr 1, 2016	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	56 / 67 (586.8572)	27 (158.8800)	62 (132.0344)	50 (148.5484)	50 (147.3944)
Apr 10, 2015	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	44 / 53 (580.8112)	16 (163.4972)	51 (109.4400)	40 (149.0856)	20 (158.7884)
Apr 4, 2014	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) Cedar Park, TX	36 / 50 (620.4456)	32 (153.1428)	35 (153.6572)	34 (153.6684)	23 (159.9772)

Wilstones

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)