What’cha Got BBQ WI
Rating
1560
peak 1573
Contests
24
in the data
First seen
2021-05-07
latest 2025-06-14
Best ToY finish
#150
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 24 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
334.80 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 329.41 (+5.39)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.42
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.54)
Road miles
1546
mi across 24 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Sugar Shack has finished one call ahead of What’cha Got BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Pittie Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Wrecking Crew BBQ has come out ahead in 19 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SIX BUTT BBQ in 11 of their 14 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Minnesota in May is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5600 points of the Grand Championship at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2024-06-08).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 31% across 4 contests, versus top 45% 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 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 152.5256 | 168.02 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 150.2516 | 161.54 | top 56% |
| 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 | 16 | 0 | top 43% |
| MN | 7 | 0 | top 48% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 28% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (16 of 24 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (24 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 329.41
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 | 348.5716 | 334.04 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 343.3828 | 335.93 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 342.8688 | 334.80 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 337.6684 | 326.29 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 334.8572 | 324.05 |
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 | 19 / 36 (331.3600) | 11 (169.6800) | 26 (161.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 36 / 36 (322.1944) | 18 (169.6916) | 42 (152.5028) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 3 / 58 (348.5716) | 10 (174.2744) | 2 (174.2972) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 2 / 37 (343.3828) | 3 (177.7028) | 14 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 22 / 41 (328.4684) | 4 (173.7028) | 27 (154.7656) | — | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 24 (342.8688) | 12 (170.2744) | 4 (172.5944) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 13 / 21 (333.0744) | 17 (166.2400) | 12 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 40 (337.0512) | 7 (169.6684) | 9 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 10 / 43 (330.7772) | 11 (169.1200) | 17 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 17 / 59 (330.2400) | 9 (170.2972) | 30 (159.9428) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 11 / 20 (336.5028) | 11 (167.3828) | 8 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 17 / 22 (323.3484) | 21 (159.3828) | 14 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 10 / 30 (337.1088) | 15 (168.5372) | 9 (168.5716) | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 16 / 21 (311.8628) | 15 (161.0972) | 19 (150.7656) | — | — |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 8 / 37 (337.6684) | 3 (174.2856) | 14 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 18 / 39 (318.1828) | 9 (167.3828) | 24 (150.8000) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 27 / 38 (319.3716) | 19 (165.1316) | 31 (154.2400) | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 15 / 36 (331.9540) | 5 (174.2856) | 29 (157.6684) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 40 (331.4288) | 4 (173.1544) | 30 (158.2744) | — | — |
| 2021-08-22 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 15 / 15 (302.7772) | 15 (152.5256) | 15 (150.2516) | — | — |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 20 / 45 (322.8112) | 24 (157.0856) | 16 (165.7256) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 23 / 52 (320.4912) | 26 (159.9656) | 18 (160.5256) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May Cambridge, MN | 11 / 60 (334.8572) | 2 (173.7028) | 27 (161.1544) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May - One Meat Contest - Ribs Cambridge, MN | — | — | 22 (165.1200) | — | — |
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 | #150 (381 pts) | #151 (356 pts) | #158 (376 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #172 (318 pts) | #144 (428 pts) | #265 (158 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #101 (632 pts) | #111 (607 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #67 (679 pts) | #86 (563 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #41 (803 pts) | #84 (399 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1282 (69 pts) | — | — |