THERMAL CHAOS BBQ WI
Rating
1498
peak 1518 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-06-09
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#799
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
326.99
last 3 Backyard vs avg 326.99 (+0.00)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.60
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.10 · weakest Brisket (153.95)
Road miles
897
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 448 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$99K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.09 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
326.99 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
QUE U has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) (2024-06-07).
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 153.0744 | 161.19 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 145.0628 | 158.75 | top 69% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 158.7884 | 167.10 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5488 | 147.3600 | 153.95 | top 89% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (5 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 638.09 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 326.99 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 📣 2019-06-09 — First call · Lake Country BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2024-06-08 — Peak power rating (1518) · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- ⭐ 2025-11-05 — Career-best overall score (650.6976) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-06-09 |
| +4.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-08 |
| +0.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash | 2025-09-26 |
| -7.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2025-11-05 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | — | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 90.4% | 88.6% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 43% | 91.9% | 91.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 14% | 89% | 89% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 325 / 401 (650.6976) | 385 (153.0744) | 329 (161.6688) | 78 (175.4056) | 316 (160.5488) |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash 🏅 Egg Harbor, WI | 16 / 16 (625.4856) | 15 (160.5144) | 15 (158.8228) | 13 (158.7884) | 16 (147.3600) |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Egg Harbor, WI | — | — | 13 (145.0628) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 14 / 37 (330.7888) | 8 (170.8344) | 21 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 20 / 41 (329.6688) | 12 (170.2744) | 25 (159.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 21 (162.8460) | — | — |
| 2019-06-09 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off(BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 / 22 (320.5260) | 8 (156.5144) | 4 (164.0116) | — | — |
| Saluting With Smoke (COMPETITORS SERIES) Yorkville, IL | 29 / 38 (476.3884) | 24 (155.9312) | 24 (158.2172) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #799 (146 pts) | #877 (151 pts) | #726 (249 pts) | #825 (161 pts) | #855 (146 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1392 (180 pts) | #1493 (180 pts) | #1506 (180 pts) | #1489 (180 pts) | #1476 (180 pts) |