Wild Wolves BBQ

Wild Wolves BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 13th of 25 at the BBQ and Blues on the Levee (2015). They are ranked #6007 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,007

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1434

peak 1434 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 12, 2015

latest Sep 26, 2025 · 10.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1433

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

659.3256 / 720

Master · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.84 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 636.32 (-7.48)

Walk rate

21%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork Ribs · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)

Consistency

±14.78

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.29 · weakest Brisket (156.45)

Road miles

1,067

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Purse competed for

$40K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.32 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

KinFolks Smokin Butts has finished one call ahead of Wild Wolves BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 60%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 60%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

PORK AVENUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

PORK AVENUE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 156.45
Chicken avg 163.29
1 call in 14 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 3D BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (Sep 29, 2023).

last seen Oct 11, 2019
back Sep 29, 2023

Chicken nemesis

10 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared chicken entries.

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The metronome

±2.05% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.05% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.4% of a perfect score
14 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015 ↗	Master	#1433 (175 pts)	#1312 (225 pts)	#1286 (235 pts)	#1614 (155 pts)	#1431 (180 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

HQO

#6,002 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

They've been 1501 at their best, 67 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 9, 2023

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Northstar BBQ

#5,997 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1501

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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MIKE'S MAGIC SMOKE

#6,001 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Wild Wolves BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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COMIN' IN HOT BBQ

#6,011 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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PAPPY PETE'S BBQ

#6,013 of the rated field

1433 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1433

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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Hillcrest Smokers BBQ

#6,004 of the rated field

1434 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 27, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORK AVENUE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Through The Night	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Hillbilly Hoggers	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
KinFolks Smokin Butts	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ALL QUED UP	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
ACE BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	2	0	169.6800	153.6916	163.29	top 63%
Pork Ribs	14	2	1	178.2972	134.6628	157.55	top 68%
Pork	14	1	0	168.5944	143.9200	159.04	top 74%
Brisket	14	1	0	169.6800	143.9544	156.45	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)	11	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 60%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AR	12	0	top 74%
MO	2	0	top 86%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	3	20	top 81%	Sep 26, 2025
BBQ & Blues on the Levee	3	14	top 75%	Oct 11, 2019
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2	32	top 75%	Jun 10, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 12 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 264 finished ahead 118 times, behind 314

Longest layoff 4 yrs Oct 11, 2019 → Sep 29, 2023

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

20251 milestone

Sep 26 Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20181 milestone

Oct 5 10th tracked contest BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL)

20161 milestone

Jun 10 Career-best overall score659.3256 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20155 milestones

Jun 12 First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
Jun 12 First call Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
Jun 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5484 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
Jun 12 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)
Jun 12 Peak power rating (1497) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.5	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 27, 2019
+1.8	BBQ and Blues on the Levee	Oct 8, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.4	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 29, 2023
-9.6	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	Sep 26, 2025
-9.1	35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off	May 27, 2016
-7.7	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 10, 2016
-7.5	BBQ & Blues on the Levee	Oct 11, 2019

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)
2025	1	0%	top 100%	87.5%	87.5%
2023	1	0%	top 96%	84.9%	84.9%
2019	2	0%	top 68%	90%	87.7%
2018	1	0%	top 68%	88.9%	88.9%
2017	2	0%	top 84%	90.8%	89.1%
2016	4	25%	top 76%	91.6%	88.5%
2015	3	67%	top 60%	91.2%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 26, 2025	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	26 / 26 (630)	26 (157.0744)	20 (166.2400)	25 (155.9084)	25 (150.7772)
Sep 29, 2023	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	24 / 25 (611.2456)	19 (161.1544)	25 (145.0856)	25 (143.9200)	17 (161.0856)
Oct 11, 2019	BBQ & Blues on the Levee 🏅 Helena, AR	18 / 20 (615.1772)	13 (168.5488)	18 (153.0628)	19 (149.6112)	19 (143.9544)
Sep 27, 2019	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	20 / 43 (647.8852)	18 (164.5484)	17 (165.7028)	26 (161.1084)	25 (156.5256)
Oct 5, 2018	BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) Helena, AR	17 / 25 (639.8976)	11 (163.9772)	13 (165.6916)	21 (158.8572)	21 (151.3716)
May 5, 2017	36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	29 / 34 (629.0744)	27 (158.8228)	28 (154.2972)	27 (157.7028)	25 (158.2516)
Apr 28, 2017	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	24 / 29 (653.5656)	16 (169.6800)	19 (166.2400)	27 (157.6684)	23 (159.9772)
Oct 7, 2016	BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR	14 / 21 (639.8400)	10 (164.5372)	19 (142.7772)	6 (167.4056)	6 (165.1200)
Sep 30, 2016	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	30 / 44 (627.3028)	14 (165.7144)	42 (134.6628)	16 (168.5944)	31 (158.3312)
Jun 10, 2016	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	33 / 39 (659.3256)	31 (165.1200)	35 (157.0856)	29 (167.4400)	21 (169.6800)
May 27, 2016	35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off Kennett, MO	24 / 28 (621.0628)	26 (153.6916)	14 (164.5828)	26 (153.1200)	27 (149.6684)
Oct 8, 2015	BBQ and Blues on the Levee Helena, AR	13 / 25 (647.9772)	9 (166.8572)	5 (168.5600)	17 (155.4400)	16 (157.1200)
Sep 25, 2015	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	24 / 38 (629.6340)	19 (165.7256)	38 (143.3944)	24 (162.8456)	20 (157.6684)
Jun 12, 2015	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR	32 / 49 (656.5484)	43 (160.5484)	3 (178.2972)	32 (166.8800)	47 (150.8228)

Wild Wolves BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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)