A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Rise N Swine ahead in 100% of their meetings
Rise N Swine has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
WILD BILL'S BBQ
WILD BILL'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 27th of 38 at the Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off (2017). They are ranked #4270 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Apr 17, 2015
latest Sep 15, 2017 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.54)
Road miles
3,005
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 729 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Master avg
630.33 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WILD BILL'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,264 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to WILD BILL'S BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WILD BILL'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,290 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WILD BILL'S BBQ)
They've been 1509 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,265 of the rated field
- Contests
- 62
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1521
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WILD BILL'S BBQ)
62 contests to 8: their number has had years to settle where WILD BILL'S BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
They turned up 10 years after WILD BILL'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Compare careers#4,276 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Level with WILD BILL'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
Fewer contests behind them than WILD BILL'S BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise N Swine | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRAVELIN' SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 150.8344 | 158.17 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 147.9312 | 153.54 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 152.0112 | 161.02 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4288 | 154.8456 | 157.60 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 72% | Apr 21, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 61 times, behind 189
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Apr 15, 2016 → Apr 21, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin In the Square
20171 milestone
- Career-best overall score636.9944 Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin In The Square
- Peak power rating (1493) 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- First call Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2972 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff | Sep 18, 2015 |
| -6.8 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Apr 17, 2015 |
| -4.4 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | Apr 15, 2016 |
| -2.3 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ | Apr 21, 2017 |
| -1.7 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | Sep 15, 2017 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 88.5% | 88% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 82% | 87.5% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2018 | Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 27 / 38 (629.6916) | 20 (164.6172) | 33 (148.4916) | 30 (157.7256) | 25 (158.8572) |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 33 / 47 (636.9944) | 36 (157.6800) | 31 (157.0856) | 33 (162.8000) | 30 (159.4288) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 47 / 63 (631.3944) | 46 (158.3200) | 51 (153.6572) | 39 (162.2744) | 44 (157.1428) |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2015 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK | 27 / 32 (623.9084) | 28 (150.8344) | 29 (147.9312) | 8 (170.2972) | 25 (154.8456) |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 60 / 75 (629.6684) | 51 (159.3944) | 49 (160.5484) | 70 (152.0112) | 51 (157.7144) |
| Mar 6, 2015 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |