Smokin Highwaymen WI
Rating
1581
peak 1593 · rated over 35 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
35
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2025-08-22
Best ToY finish
#151
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 35 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
668.78 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 669.48 (-0.70)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.65
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.91 · weakest Brisket (165.25)
Road miles
5711
mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 1190 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$289K
listed at 31 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 34 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.48 / 720
35 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
UGLY BABY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin Highwaymen 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BIG "E" BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 24 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Second Hand Smoke SLV in 17 of their 23 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 21% across 3 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG "E" BBQ | 24 | 6 | 18 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 24 | 3 | 21 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Hand Smoke SLV | 23 | 17 | 6 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKRASTINATORS | 23 | 10 | 13 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE U | 19 | 9 | 10 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ BUS | 19 | 4 | 15 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| WICKED SMOKE BBQ | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| 43RD PARALLEL BBQ | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| CRASH TEST SMOKERS | 15 | 14 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| T-MAC SMOKIN | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 13 | 5 | 8 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| TOPPGATOR BBQ | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 158.2400 | 168.91 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 35 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 175.4288 | 157.6572 | 167.39 | top 41% |
| Pork | 35 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 177.7144 | 153.6228 | 167.94 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 35 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 175.4172 | 149.6572 | 165.25 | top 49% |
“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 | 26 | 0 | top 39% |
| IL | 6 | 0 | top 42% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 34% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin in the Bogs | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 57% | 2023-09-01 |
| BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 31% | 2024-07-19 |
| Puckaway Pigfest | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 23% | 2022-09-09 |
| Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 65% | 2022-06-25 |
| 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 38% | 2021-08-27 |
| Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 34% | 2021-06-26 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 56% | 2021-06-12 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 42% | 2021-06-11 |
| 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 51% | 2019-08-24 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (26 of 35 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (35 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 669.48 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest
- 📣 2019-04-26 — First call · The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest
- ⭐ 2019-06-22 — Career-best overall score (690.7772) · Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2
- 📈 2020-10-17 — Peak power rating (1593) · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2
- 🎖️ 2021-10-22 — 25th tracked contest · Best of the Midwest BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | 2019-06-22 |
| +12.3 | Masters In May Day 1 | 2019-05-03 |
| +11.1 | Masters in May | 2022-04-29 |
| +9.7 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash | 2023-07-14 |
| +9.3 | Puckaway Pigfest | 2019-09-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | 2021-06-12 |
| -11.2 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | 2021-10-22 |
| -10.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 2021-06-11 |
| -10.5 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) | 2022-06-25 |
| -7 | Brighton Barbeque Bash | 2025-08-22 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 94% | 92.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 94.9% | 93.4% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80% | top 45% | 94.8% | 93.5% |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 49% | 94.4% | 92.3% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 30% | 94.7% | 93.9% |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 92% | top 29% | 95.9% | 93% |
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 | 20 / 29 (658.1256) | 22 (160.5600) | 20 (163.9544) | 16 (168.5372) | 15 (165.0740) |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 15 / 42 (677.0168) | 26 (169.6800) | 5 (174.2628) | 28 (166.2512) | 26 (166.8228) |
| 2024-07-19 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 17 / 37 (663.8284) | 24 (166.8228) | 4 (173.7028) | 18 (166.2516) | 26 (157.0512) |
| 2023-09-01 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 10 / 14 (661.6000) | 12 (163.9656) | 11 (165.0856) | 7 (168.6060) | 10 (163.9428) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI | 3 / 19 (683.3368) | 4 (173.7028) | 9 (166.8572) | 2 (171.9656) | 4 (170.8112) |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 12 / 38 (682.7772) | 13 (171.9656) | 6 (171.9772) | 16 (169.1316) | 15 (169.7028) |
| 2022-09-02 | Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 11 / 23 (671.9200) | 10 (167.9656) | 1 (172.5716) | 8 (169.6800) | 17 (161.7028) |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 28 / 32 (658.6628) | 15 (171.4172) | 32 (159.3716) | 27 (162.7884) | 25 (165.0856) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 15 / 36 (677.0172) | 24 (167.3828) | 4 (175.4288) | 25 (165.6800) | 21 (168.5256) |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 6 / 43 (677.0512) | 11 (171.4056) | 2 (174.2856) | 2 (177.7028) | 34 (153.6572) |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 33 / 44 (646.1028) | 16 (170.2628) | 29 (162.8228) | 35 (160.5372) | 37 (152.4800) |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 12 / 30 (665.0060) | 18 (166.8228) | 6 (170.2744) | 13 (163.9544) | 13 (163.9544) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smokin' in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 13 / 25 (663.2456) | 11 (166.8228) | 20 (158.2172) | 13 (167.3828) | 5 (170.8228) |
| 2021-08-27 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 9 / 25 (678.7316) | 4 (174.2628) | 10 (169.6800) | 14 (165.1088) | 10 (169.6800) |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 10 / 25 (666.1140) | 7 (171.9772) | 9 (167.3828) | 11 (164.5256) | 18 (162.2284) |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 11 / 43 (679.8512) | 4 (177.7028) | 34 (165.0856) | 3 (175.4172) | 33 (161.6456) |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 21 / 49 (670.7316) | 26 (166.2400) | 21 (166.2744) | 15 (170.8344) | 25 (167.3828) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 31 / 45 (655.2800) | 20 (167.9772) | 20 (165.6800) | 3 (171.9656) | 42 (149.6572) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 32 / 52 (654.7316) | 28 (165.6800) | 26 (163.9772) | 36 (164.5256) | 32 (160.5488) |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI | 14 / 33 (678.7544) | 17 (171.9656) | 26 (163.9544) | 1 (177.7144) | 22 (165.1200) |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 9 / 40 (677.6344) | 19 (166.8228) | 16 (165.1200) | 13 (170.2744) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI | 11 / 31 (665.6344) | 22 (159.9428) | 8 (169.1316) | 5 (172.0344) | 14 (164.5256) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 10 / 53 (681.5884) | 9 (173.7144) | 25 (167.3828) | 12 (171.9772) | 18 (168.5140) |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 10 / 52 (666.2056) | 6 (172.0000) | 11 (166.8572) | 32 (159.9772) | 15 (167.3712) |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 6 / 39 (663.2568) | 5 (168.5256) | 26 (157.6572) | 7 (165.6684) | 3 (171.4056) |
| 2019-08-24 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 13 / 29 (675.3144) | 11 (171.4056) | 11 (168.5488) | 21 (163.3828) | 8 (171.9772) |
| 2019-08-23 | 8th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 17 / 30 (651.2804) | 24 (158.2400) | 14 (165.1088) | 20 (162.2400) | 16 (165.6916) |
| 2019-07-13 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 🏅 Green Bay, WI | 8 / 36 (678.2056) | 25 (164.5256) | 13 (167.4172) | 4 (173.1200) | 6 (173.1428) |
| 2019-07-12 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 🏅 Green Bay, WI | 13 / 37 (669.0860) | 17 (164.5600) | 5 (173.7144) | 4 (174.8572) | 29 (155.9544) |
| 2019-06-22 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 4 / 45 (690.7772) | 3 (174.2744) | 19 (168.5372) | 3 (175.4056) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2019-06-21 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 23 / 50 (660.4572) | 9 (172.0228) | 22 (162.2516) | 44 (153.6228) | 7 (172.5600) |
| 2019-05-31 | Blue Hills Bar-B-Q Fest 🏅 Rice Lake, WI | 5 / 19 (669.0396) | 10 (168.5484) | 4 (169.7028) | 9 (163.9312) | 7 (166.8572) |
| 2019-05-04 | Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 9 / 40 (673.5656) | 12 (169.1200) | 15 (169.6800) | 7 (170.8228) | 24 (163.9428) |
| 2019-05-03 | Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI | 6 / 42 (685.6912) | 6 (171.9884) | 16 (168.5600) | 6 (174.2628) | 9 (170.8800) |
| 2019-04-26 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 🏅 Manawa, WI | 8 / 26 (654.2168) | 2 (171.4628) | 6 (168.0000) | 15 (157.6684) | 15 (157.0856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #229 (519 pts) | #307 (404 pts) | #338 (374 pts) | #161 (709 pts) | #217 (539 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #151 (1544 pts) | #120 (1634 pts) | #186 (1334 pts) | #137 (1544 pts) | #143 (1494 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #277 (1151 pts) | #198 (1366 pts) | #251 (1191 pts) | #287 (1111 pts) | #350 (976 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #839 (440 pts) | #821 (480 pts) | #819 (485 pts) | #656 (625 pts) | #757 (515 pts) |