Wisco Fire BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2839

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1514 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2023-06-09

latest 2025-08-22

Best ToY finish

#476

Master 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

685.1088 / 720

Master · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.73 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.78 (+2.95)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.6172

Chicken · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

Consistency

±13.39

std dev of Master 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

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)

Purse competed for

$90K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.78 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

329.65 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 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.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

685.1088 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.1088 at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2024-06-08

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

UGLY BABY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Wisco Fire BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

Can Country Outlaw BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

Can Country Outlaw BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 73% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Black Crown Barbeque in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

Can Country Outlaw BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Can Country Outlaw BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 10 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.78% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.78% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
11 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

TWOLITTLEPIGSBBQ.COM

#2844 of the rated field

1509 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1520

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Wisco Fire BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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WHOLE HOG CAFE - SPRINGFIELD

#2832 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2015-06-26

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Pigs'R' Us

#2836 of the rated field

1510 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1544

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-03-13

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FRIDAY NIGHT SMOKE

#2842 of the rated field

1509 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2021-09-24

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Boogs BBQ

#2848 of the rated field

1509 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2018, 5 years before Wisco Fire BBQ's first contest.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-08-23

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TEAM ALLEGRO

#2835 of the rated field

1510 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1533

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2017-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Black Crown Barbeque	11	8	3	73%	⚔ compare
UGLY BABY BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
QUE U	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
PORKRASTINATORS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Northstar BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
C&M BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	0	176.6172	161.0972	167.31	top 55%
Pork Ribs	11	2	1	174.2628	162.2628	166.11	top 52%
Pork	10	3	1	171.9884	155.9084	165.50	top 58%
Brisket	10	1	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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 56%
Large (40+)	3	top 58%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	3	14	top 59%	2025-06-14
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	3	22	top 74%	2025-06-13
Puckaway Pigfest	2	18	top 58%	2024-09-06
BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	2	9	top 44%	2024-07-19

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.2 yrs 2023-06-09 → 2025-08-22

Busiest season 2024 4 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 5 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 167.31 · weakest Brisket (164.48)

Walk rate 55% a top-10 call in 6 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 18% 2 of 11 contests

Master average 663.78 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 329.65 out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 176 199–348 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 617 11 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi

Schedule strength 1592 average field rating faced — tougher than 73% of rated contests

Purse competed for $89,800 listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 11 state-championship entries

Power rating 1510 peak 1514 · #2839 of 6,413 rated

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

2023
Jun 9 First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Jun 9 First call Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Jun 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9424 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
2024
Jun 8 Career-best overall score685.1088 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Jun 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.6172 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Jul 19 First overall top-10 BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1514) Puckaway Pigfest
2025
Jun 14 10th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Aug 22 Most recent contest Brighton Barbeque Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.4	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	2024-07-19
+11.2	Brighton Barbeque Bash	2025-08-22
+5.8	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2023-06-10
+5.7	Puckaway Pigfest	2024-09-06
+3.8	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2024-06-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.1	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2025-06-14
-9.6	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2024-06-07
-4.6	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2025-06-13
-2.4	Puckaway Pigfest	2023-09-08
-2.1	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	2023-07-14

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	3	1	33%	top 69%	94.1%	92.2%
2024	4	1	75%	top 52%	95.2%	93.2%
2023	4	0	50%	top 54%	92.8%	91%

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)

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	#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)