High-water mark
685.6800
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6800 at Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 20, 2024
Work Wives BBQ
Work Wives BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 26th of 58 at the Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (2024). They finished #1182 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2024
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.86 · weakest Brisket (166.27)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1190 (75 pts) | #1156 (100 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 174.8572 | 174.86 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 172.5716 | 172.57 | top 29% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 171.9772 | 171.98 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2740 | 166.2740 | 166.27 | top 57% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2024 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 26 / 58 (685.6800) | 22 (174.8572) | 17 (172.5716) | 27 (171.9772) | 33 (166.2740) |