Wisco Fire BBQ WI
Rating
1502
peak 1508
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2023-06-09
latest 2025-08-22
Best ToY finish
#476
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.73 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 633.40 (+33.33)
Walk rate
55%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±96.90
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.31 · weakest Brisket (164.48)
Road miles
617
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
UGLY BABY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Wisco Fire BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Can Country Outlaw BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Black Crown Barbeque in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.6172 | 161.0972 | 167.31 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 162.2628 | 166.11 | top 52% |
| Pork | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.9884 | 155.9084 | 165.50 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 154.7884 | 164.48 | top 58% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (11 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 633.40
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 677.6340 | 663.87 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 685.1088 | 670.89 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 667.9424 | 573.06 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 8 / 29 (677.6340) | 5 (170.8456) | 7 (169.7144) | 11 (170.8112) | 13 (166.2628) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 35 / 36 (653.5428) | 23 (169.7028) | 33 (163.3944) | 33 (163.3828) | 34 (157.0628) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 30 / 36 (660.4228) | 32 (161.0972) | 25 (165.6800) | 29 (165.0972) | 22 (168.5484) |
| 2024-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 18 / 37 (663.2340) | 24 (166.8228) | 12 (167.3944) | 31 (155.9084) | 9 (173.1084) |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 9 / 37 (678.8000) | 17 (170.2856) | 3 (174.2628) | 9 (168.5372) | 13 (165.7144) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 17 / 37 (685.1088) | 10 (176.6172) | 23 (167.9888) | 24 (169.6800) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 36 / 41 (656.4344) | 28 (167.3828) | 30 (162.2744) | 32 (162.2400) | 29 (164.5372) |
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 19 / 28 (637.5656) | 15 (164.0000) | 14 (162.8116) | 23 (155.9656) | 23 (154.7884) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 12 / 19 (657.0856) | 15 (161.7144) | 11 (165.7256) | 3 (171.4056) | 14 (158.2400) |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 14 / 40 (329.6456) | 12 (167.3828) | 15 (162.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 22 / 43 (667.9424) | 27 (164.5484) | 28 (165.7028) | 10 (171.9884) | 22 (165.7028) |
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 | #597 (269 pts) | #602 (309 pts) | #665 (279 pts) | #669 (244 pts) | #642 (249 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #476 (400 pts) | #547 (360 pts) | #486 (490 pts) | #575 (330 pts) | #487 (430 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #276 (113 pts) | #308 (98 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #609 (267 pts) | #677 (257 pts) | #702 (282 pts) | #487 (417 pts) | #703 (237 pts) |