BS BBQ WI
Rating
1383
peak 1383
Contests
30
in the data
First seen
latest 2025-09-05
Best ToY finish
#442
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 30 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
444.72 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 539.37 (-94.65)
Walk rate
23%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±151.59
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.81 · weakest Brisket (155.03)
Road miles
6947
mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 754 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Black Crown Barbeque has finished one call ahead of BS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smokey Boys has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
THE BBQ BUS has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Big JT and the pork pistols in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 64% across 4 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 143.3944 | 159.52 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 142.2288 | 157.86 | top 72% |
| Pork | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 154.2400 | 163.81 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 144.5144 | 155.03 | top 83% |
“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 | 13 | 0 | top 86% |
| IL | 6 | 0 | top 75% |
| GA | 3 | 0 | top 61% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 74% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (20 of 30 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (29 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 539.37
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 314.8116 | 314.81 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 652.5600 | 490.24 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 618.1144 | 408.84 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 661.6116 | 567.79 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 643.8284 | 567.49 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 651.8516 | 641.56 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 653.0400 | 653.04 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 29 / 35 (652.5600) | 30 (161.1428) | 26 (160.5600) | 17 (169.1544) | 26 (161.7028) |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 14 / 45 (327.9200) | 23 (161.6800) | 12 (166.2400) | 21 (157.6572) | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 23 / 26 (310.2056) | 25 (151.3484) | 19 (158.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 19 (151.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 34 / 37 (618.1144) | 36 (150.2284) | 34 (149.0860) | 6 (170.2628) | 34 (148.5372) |
| 2024-06-14 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 39 / 40 (298.1944) | 39 (143.3944) | 36 (154.8000) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 20 / 21 (639.8516) | 14 (167.9656) | 12 (166.2516) | 20 (161.1200) | 21 (144.5144) |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 25 (158.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 24 / 28 (623.8628) | 25 (151.9312) | 25 (153.1316) | 16 (162.2628) | 21 (156.5372) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) Washington Island, WI | 24 / 28 (658.7200) | 23 (166.2628) | 22 (164.5372) | 24 (163.3944) | 21 (164.5256) |
| 2023-08-25 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI | — | — | 11 (169.1544) | — | — |
| 2023-08-24 | 11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) Washington Island, WI | 25 / 27 (635.3144) | 23 (163.4172) | 25 (153.6800) | 24 (159.4172) | 24 (158.8000) |
| 2023-08-19 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 27 / 32 (305.6572) | 29 (150.2400) | 19 (155.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 17 / 19 (633.7260) | 14 (162.8456) | 18 (154.2860) | 5 (170.3428) | 18 (146.2516) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 5 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-06-17 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 27 / 33 (314.2740) | 24 (159.4284) | 27 (154.8456) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 32 / 40 (661.6116) | 28 (166.8572) | 28 (165.6916) | 26 (165.6684) | 28 (163.3944) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 37 / 43 (637.0516) | 43 (150.2744) | 9 (170.8572) | 23 (166.8344) | 38 (149.0856) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 21 (160.5488) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 30 / 36 (632.4800) | 27 (163.9772) | 32 (149.6684) | 26 (159.4288) | 25 (159.4056) |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 30 / 38 (643.8284) | 10 (172.5600) | 37 (149.6112) | 24 (165.7028) | 33 (155.9544) |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI | 24 / 26 (620.3772) | 21 (162.2400) | 21 (157.1316) | 25 (154.2400) | 24 (146.7656) |
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI | — | — | 20 (142.2288) | — | — |
| 2022-08-20 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 13 / 20 (305.0744) | 8 (161.1660) | 15 (143.9084) | — | — |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 59 / 73 (635.7024) | 61 (159.3716) | 64 (158.1940) | 54 (164.5256) | 62 (153.6112) |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 21 / 30 (631.2684) | 29 (151.9428) | 11 (164.5256) | 26 (155.9772) | 20 (158.8228) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 57 / 81 (651.8516) | 21 (170.2628) | 58 (161.6572) | 58 (163.9772) | 71 (155.9544) |
| 2020-03-13 | 2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 49 / 68 (653.0400) | 49 (163.3828) | 57 (158.2628) | 12 (174.8572) | 54 (156.5372) |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 6 / 17 (314.8116) | 6 (157.1200) | 6 (157.6916) | — | — |
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 | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1064 (100 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #962 (135 pts) | #817 (175 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #442 (443 pts) | #445 (498 pts) | #257 (921 pts) | #363 (583 pts) | #428 (468 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #231 (140 pts) | #297 (95 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #834 (176 pts) | #693 (266 pts) | #741 (264 pts) | #886 (176 pts) | #861 (176 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1202 (80 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |