Hot Shots BBQ WI
Rating
1478
peak 1478
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2023-10-13
latest 2025-06-14
Best ToY finish
#209
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
326.10 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 326.95 (-0.85)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.92
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.20 · weakest Chicken (164.12)
Road miles
342
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WHEN PIGS DIE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
FENDER BENDER BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Black Crown Barbeque in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 153.0628 | 164.12 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.8800 | 157.6572 | 164.20 | top 60% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 | 6 | 0 | top 72% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (9 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 326.95
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 | 333.0628 | 330.78 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 332.5484 | 322.98 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 330.8000 | 329.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 16 / 36 (333.0628) | 26 (162.7884) | 6 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 31 / 36 (328.4916) | 37 (159.3716) | 15 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 3 (174.8800) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 13 / 18 (332.5484) | 7 (171.4172) | 13 (161.1312) | — | — |
| 2024-07-20 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 10 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 22 / 37 (319.8860) | 20 (161.6572) | 22 (158.2288) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 28 / 41 (316.4916) | 28 (153.0628) | 21 (163.4288) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 25 (160.5488) | — | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 20 / 24 (330.8000) | 8 (173.1428) | 21 (157.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 19 / 21 (327.3484) | 13 (167.4056) | 24 (159.9428) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #248 (161 pts) | #308 (116 pts) | #129 (516 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #751 (235 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #209 (221 pts) | #188 (276 pts) | #181 (292 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #875 (171 pts) | — | — |