WNW BBQ

WNW BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 10th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #4602 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,602

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1471

peak 1471 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Jul 29, 2016 · 3.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

11% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

665.6916 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 621.97 (+10.75)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.9028

Pork Ribs · Cass County

Consistency

±36.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 158.28 · weakest Brisket (152.24)

Road miles

1,532

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)

Master avg

621.97 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

665.6916 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.6916 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 31, 2015

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 86% of their meetings

WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.05 points below their pork, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 152.24
Pork avg 158.28
2 calls in 9 entries

Pork nemesis

5 of 5 shared pork entries lost

PORK PATROL BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PORK PATROL BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork entries.

A July team

Top 59% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 59% across 4 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 71% the rest of the year

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

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#4,596 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2015

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DBQ

#4,585 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1471

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 27, 2023

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Smokin Critters

#4,597 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1471

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 31, 2023

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You Don't Win Friends with Salad

#4,607 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2025

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FIREWEED BARBECUE

#4,616 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2018

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SLAUGHTERQ

#4,619 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WHEN PIGS DIE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PORK PATROL BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	169.7144	141.6344	155.78	top 70%
Pork Ribs	9	1	1	174.9028	135.3828	155.67	top 65%
Pork	9	1	0	168.0344	142.2512	158.28	top 61%
Brisket	9	2	0	173.1200	136.5600	152.24	top 73%

“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)	7	0	top 71%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NE	5	0	top 80%
IA	4	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	10	top 40%	Jul 29, 2016
Cass County	2	20	top 71%	Aug 8, 2014
Pony Express BBQ Challenge	2	26	top 92%	Apr 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 5 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 6 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 183 finished ahead 83 times, behind 191

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

20161 milestone

Jul 29 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20153 milestones

Jul 31 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6916 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jul 31 Career-best overall score665.6916 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20134 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Aug 9 First call Cass County
Aug 9 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.9028 Cass County
Aug 9 Peak power rating (1490) Cass County

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 31, 2015
+6.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 29, 2016
+3.4	Cass County	Aug 9, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	Apr 26, 2013
-12.2	Pony Express BBQ Challenge	Apr 25, 2014
-11.8	Cass County	Aug 8, 2014
-4.7	Back to Mayberry BBQ	Jul 3, 2015
-4.6	Whiting BBQ Cookoff	Jul 3, 2014

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0%	top 46%	92.2%	92.2%
2015	3	1	100%	top 62%	92.5%	89.6%
2014	3	0	33%	top 89%	86.5%	82.9%
2013	2	0	50%	top 68%	89.8%	83.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 29, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	13 / 28 (663.9888)	11 (169.7144)	15 (165.1428)	12 (168.0116)	17 (161.1200)
Sep 18, 2015	BBQ on the Bricks Kearney, NE	18 / 25 (627.8972)	8 (165.7028)	20 (151.3944)	15 (157.0856)	21 (153.7144)
Jul 31, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	10 / 30 (665.6916)	14 (166.2628)	13 (164.0116)	16 (162.2972)	7 (173.1200)
Jul 3, 2015	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	20 / 25 (642.2172)	23 (141.6344)	15 (163.4056)	15 (165.7372)	5 (171.4400)
Aug 8, 2014	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	34 / 35 (563.8056)	33 (146.2172)	35 (135.3828)	34 (142.2512)	33 (139.9544)
Jul 3, 2014	Whiting BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA	16 / 21 (622.8004)	20 (147.9544)	15 (157.6916)	6 (168.0344)	18 (149.1200)
Apr 25, 2014	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	26 / 28 (603.3372)	18 (161.7144)	22 (153.6572)	24 (151.4056)	28 (136.5600)
Aug 9, 2013	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	20 / 44 (646.3088)	31 (159.4288)	3 (174.9028)	13 (164.0228)	40 (147.9544)
Apr 26, 2013	Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE	43 / 47 (561.7138)	45 (143.4284)	42 (135.4284)	42 (145.7140)	45 (137.1430)

WNW BBQ

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

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

Pork nemesis

A July team

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)