DG Smoke WI
Rating
1487
peak 1487 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2023-09-15
latest 2025-09-26
Best ToY finish
#223
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
322.25
last 3 Backyard vs avg 322.25 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.59
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.55 · weakest Brisket (153.63)
Road miles
227
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi
Schedule strength
74%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
645.52 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
322.25 / 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 152.5256 | 161.39 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1660 | 152.5372 | 161.13 | top 64% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 168.5484 | 168.55 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6344 | 153.6344 | 153.63 | top 94% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 645.52 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 322.25 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-09-15 — First tracked contest · Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2023-09-15 — First call · Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2024-06-08 — Peak power rating (1494) · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- ⭐ 2025-09-26 — Career-best overall score (645.5200) · Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-07 |
| +2.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2024-06-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-09-15 |
| -7.5 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash | 2025-09-26 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 93% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash 🏅 Egg Harbor, WI | 14 / 16 (645.5200) | 13 (165.0856) | 16 (158.2516) | 10 (168.5484) | 15 (153.6344) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 17 / 37 (326.8116) | 19 (162.2400) | 15 (164.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 15 / 41 (334.8688) | 19 (165.7028) | 12 (169.1660) | — | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Tomah, WI | 8 / 8 (305.0628) | 8 (152.5256) | 7 (152.5372) | — | — |
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 | #1018 (96 pts) | #1066 (101 pts) | #1219 (86 pts) | #985 (116 pts) | #1070 (91 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #223 (193 pts) | #256 (163 pts) | #221 (218 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #253 (128 pts) | #254 (138 pts) | — | — |