The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
W.Oink.C has finished one call ahead of Zillas Bbq 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Zillas Bbq
Zillas Bbq is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 12 at the Smoke on the Ohio (2022). They are ranked #5036 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Zilla's BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 9, 2022
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.55 · weakest Brisket (153.99)
Road miles
2
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$41K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.58 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Zillas Bbq, each with one reason worth a look.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,037 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with Zillas Bbq on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,033 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Zillas Bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,019 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
They were already cooking in 2013, 9 years before Zillas Bbq's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Zillas Bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,045 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Zillas Bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Smokers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| DB BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| AbiCue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PoCo Porkers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 156.5144 | 164.55 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 148.4800 | 157.55 | top 78% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 157.1544 | 162.49 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 147.3828 | 153.99 | top 83% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Ohio | 5 | 10 | 0 | top 84% | Sep 11, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
54
finished ahead 19 times, behind 94
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 8, 2023 → Sep 13, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Ohio
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.0800 Smoke on the Ohio
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Smoke on the Ohio
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Ohio
- First call Smoke on the Ohio
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Ohio
- Peak power rating (1491) Smoke on the Ohio
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 9, 2022 |
| -8.9 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 8, 2023 |
| -8.5 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 11, 2026 |
| -6.4 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 13, 2024 |
| -5.1 | Smoke on the Ohio | Sep 12, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 24 / 26 (637.0284) | 19 (167.4284) | 23 (155.9772) | 17 (166.2400) | 26 (147.3828) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 21 / 27 (636.9832) | 25 (156.5144) | 24 (157.6800) | 17 (166.8572) | 19 (155.9316) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 23 / 28 (628.4004) | 20 (162.2516) | 26 (148.4800) | 22 (157.1544) | 17 (160.5144) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 21 / 25 (646.0800) | 7 (171.4172) | 20 (159.3600) | 19 (158.8000) | 21 (156.5028) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Smoke on the Ohio 🏅 Mt. Vernon, IN | 10 / 12 (644.4116) | 7 (165.1200) | 5 (166.2744) | 7 (163.3828) | 12 (149.6344) |