BUD WISER'S BBQ

BUD WISER'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 51 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 6th of 36 at the Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival (2019). They are ranked #6341 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,341

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1401

peak 1401 · rated over 48 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 15, 2016

latest Sep 13, 2024 · 8.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#370

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

2% of 51 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

681.6232 / 720

Master · BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.85 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.34 (+14.51)

Walk rate

37%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)

Consistency

±28.77

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.93)

Road miles

6,201

across 51 mapped stops · furthest 251 mi

Schedule strength

80%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)

Purse competed for

$236K

listed at 28 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 33 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.34 / 720

48 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

681.6232 career-best overall

94.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 681.6232 at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) — 94.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 24, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HOLT BROTHERS BBQ has finished one call ahead of BUD WISER'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 their best year

2022 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 61%.

7 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 61%

A tough matchup

42–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 42 of their 42 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.00 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 17%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.93
Chicken avg 166.93
4 calls in 49 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 2 GUYS AND A CHICK in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

31 of 42 shared chicken entries lost

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 31 of 42 shared chicken entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1604 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 80% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1604 power rating — a tougher draw than 80% of every rated contest in the data.

48 rated contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG DOG BBQ VA has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 60% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 60% across 5 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.

5 May contests
top 75% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,201 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,201 miles across 51 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 251 miles to Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.

51 mapped stops
furthest 251 mi

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	#427 (473 pts)	#362 (643 pts)	#427 (568 pts)	#393 (553 pts)	#429 (508 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#481 (398 pts)	#508 (408 pts)	#534 (423 pts)	#340 (618 pts)	#505 (388 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#516 (395 pts)	#411 (570 pts)	#525 (463 pts)	#536 (390 pts)	#476 (480 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#473 (380 pts)	#346 (595 pts)	#521 (380 pts)	#485 (385 pts)	#473 (405 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#370 (296 pts)	#207 (596 pts)	#381 (321 pts)	#375 (311 pts)	#362 (336 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#641 (510 pts)	#523 (665 pts)	#519 (670 pts)	#721 (460 pts)	#672 (500 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#858 (363 pts)	#890 (368 pts)	#780 (458 pts)	#970 (323 pts)	#596 (613 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#922 (377 pts)	#761 (522 pts)	#992 (377 pts)	#901 (427 pts)	#843 (457 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1021 (316 pts)	#751 (531 pts)	#1152 (291 pts)	#1097 (321 pts)	#1059 (321 pts)

Overall rank by season

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BS BBQ

#6,339 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1502

They've been 1502 at their best, 101 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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#6,344 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1401

Fewer contests behind them than BUD WISER'S BBQ has cooked, 28 to 51, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 28 contests
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#6,340 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1401

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 25 contests, alongside a 8% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 24 contests
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#6,342 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1401

Level with BUD WISER'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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#6,338 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1401

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Smokin J's BBQ

#6,345 of the rated field

1400 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1400

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 12, 2023

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	42	0	42	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	37	1	36	3%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	35	0	35	0%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	30	0	30	0%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	25	2	23	8%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
SMOKING STUDS BBQ	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
Optimus Swine	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
Off The Rack BBQ	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	48	8	0	4	178.8572	151.9656	166.93	top 58%
Pork Ribs	49	4	0	1	173.7144	143.9316	160.93	top 73%
Pork	47	4	0	1	178.8572	142.2284	163.42	top 68%
Brisket	48	7	1	1	175.4056	147.9316	161.49	top 69%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 76%
Medium (20–39)	24	top 72%
Large (40+)	23	top 78%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	28	top 74%
VA	12	top 71%
SC	7	top 87%
GA	1	top 75%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	7	21	top 77%	Mar 23, 2024
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival	4	6	top 55%	May 20, 2022
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)	3	28	top 77%	Nov 9, 2019
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	3	47	top 88%	Sep 20, 2019
Clayton BBQ Challenge	2	13	top 64%	Sep 13, 2024
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	2	17	top 78%	Sep 22, 2023
Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition	2	16	top 55%	Apr 7, 2023
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	35	top 70%	Mar 26, 2022
Pigs & Pedals	2	32	top 78%	Aug 2, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2024 8 contests

Contests a season 5.7 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 28 of 51 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 30 9 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 49 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Opponents faced 643 finished ahead 478 times, behind 1,667

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20242 milestones

May 3 50th tracked contest Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1
Sep 13 Most recent contest Clayton BBQ Challenge

20232 milestones

Mar 24 Career-best overall score681.6232 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
Mar 24 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)

20201 milestone

Aug 28 25th tracked contest Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck

20191 milestone

May 17 First overall top-10 Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival

20181 milestone

Oct 12 First category win (Brisket) Pigs in the Pit

20171 milestone

Sep 15 10th tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic

20164 milestones

Apr 15 First tracked contest 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 15 Peak power rating (1492) 20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 16 First call Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Oct 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.6972 Smoking in the Foothills

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival	May 17, 2019
+9.2	Clayton BBQ Challenge	Sep 13, 2024
+8.6	Mission Farm's King of the Farm	Mar 18, 2022
+6.8	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	May 18, 2018
+6	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)	Mar 24, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 16, 2016
-9.8	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	May 19, 2017
-9.2	Hog Happnin'	Nov 4, 2016
-8.4	20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 15, 2016
-7.3	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	Mar 27, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	8	0	0	25%	top 79%	94.3%	92.1%
2023	5	0	0	60%	top 71%	94.7%	92.6%
2022	7	0	0	43%	top 61%	94.3%	93.1%
2021	6	0	0	17%	top 84%	92%	90.8%
2020	3	0	0	0%	top 90%	90.4%	89.4%
2019	6	1	0	67%	top 63%	93.6%	91.1%
2018	5	0	1	60%	top 64%	91.9%	90%
2017	6	0	0	33%	top 81%	90.2%	88%
2016	5	0	0	20%	top 86%	90.4%	83.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 13, 2024	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	14 / 27 (679.3144)	5 (174.2628)	18 (168.5372)	18 (169.6684)	20 (166.8460)
May 3, 2024	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	35 / 45 (672.4228)	24 (169.6800)	37 (162.8000)	14 (174.2628)	36 (165.6800)
Apr 12, 2024	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	22 / 25 (655.8172)	16 (167.9772)	15 (165.6800)	23 (160.5028)	22 (161.6572)
Mar 23, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	39 / 42 (651.8060)	38 (163.9428)	42 (153.0744)	26 (169.6916)	27 (165.0972)
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	35 / 45 (659.8748)	23 (170.8228)	13 (170.2860)	15 (170.8344)	44 (147.9316)
Mar 22, 2024	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 1, 2024	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	44 / 59 (660.3768)	46 (166.2400)	56 (153.6456)	41 (165.0856)	10 (175.4056)
Feb 23, 2024	Mission Farms King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	23 / 26 (660.4116)	12 (170.8228)	19 (166.8344)	23 (163.3828)	25 (159.3716)
Sep 22, 2023	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	31 / 33 (641.4628)	21 (170.8228)	33 (147.3372)	27 (159.3484)	24 (163.9544)
Sep 15, 2023	Clayton BBQ Challenge 🏅 Clayton, NC	13 / 17 (671.2800)	8 (176)	16 (158.2172)	9 (174.2628)	15 (162.8000)
Apr 7, 2023	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	16 / 28 (678.7312)	23 (162.7768)	7 (173.1200)	9 (173.1428)	13 (169.6916)
Mar 25, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	40 / 46 (660.3888)	23 (173.1200)	35 (165.1088)	44 (157.0628)	34 (165.0972)
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	21 / 53 (681.6232)	27 (170.8344)	38 (167.3944)	3 (178.8572)	36 (164.5372)
May 20, 2022	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	20 / 32 (660.9368)	22 (165.6684)	13 (168.5372)	19 (167.3828)	24 (159.3484)
Apr 8, 2022	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	19 / 36 (667.8624)	19 (166.2168)	23 (165.6800)	26 (164.5484)	9 (171.4172)
Mar 26, 2022	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	37 / 50 (671.3484)	34 (168.5256)	44 (161.1428)	36 (167.3828)	9 (174.2972)
Mar 25, 2022	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	35 / 53 (671.8972)	19 (172.5600)	47 (158.2288)	12 (174.2628)	34 (166.8456)
Mar 25, 2022	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA	—	—	24 (162.2744)	—	—
Mar 25, 2022	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 18, 2022	Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	16 / 33 (679.3028)	2 (178.8572)	17 (171.9772)	28 (163.3828)	23 (165.0856)
Sep 24, 2021	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	17 / 27 (662.1372)	3 (176.0116)	22 (161.6572)	25 (155.9312)	12 (168.5372)
Aug 20, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	24 / 26 (650.6740)	21 (167.4284)	23 (161.6572)	20 (166.8112)	24 (154.7772)
Apr 16, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC	25 / 27 (659.8400)	26 (163.3944)	21 (167.9772)	22 (166.8228)	25 (161.6456)
Mar 27, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	36 / 40 (652.4000)	34 (163.3944)	35 (160.5028)	33 (163.3828)	30 (165.1200)
Mar 26, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	39 / 46 (646.1144)	22 (169.6800)	43 (153.0972)	23 (169.1084)	44 (154.2288)
Mar 12, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland 🏅 Myrtle Beach, SC	32 / 39 (652.9256)	15 (174.2628)	37 (154.2172)	31 (163.9428)	32 (160.5028)
Aug 28, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC	32 / 34 (644.3656)	32 (162.2400)	23 (166.2400)	30 (157.0740)	31 (158.8116)
Jun 26, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC	23 / 25 (635.8060)	18 (165.0972)	25 (143.9316)	19 (163.3828)	18 (163.3944)
Mar 13, 2020	Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show 🏅 Darlington, SC	24 / 29 (650.7204)	21 (165.1316)	19 (167.9772)	28 (157.6456)	21 (159.9660)
Nov 9, 2019	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 🏅 Concord, NC	28 / 33 (657.0060)	9 (174.2744)	32 (158.8116)	31 (163.3828)	29 (160.5372)
Nov 8, 2019	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	29 / 47 (664.9944)	3 (175.4172)	33 (162.8116)	33 (165.0856)	35 (161.6800)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	47 / 56 (639.2688)	51 (154.8000)	32 (165.1544)	34 (162.2400)	44 (157.0744)
Aug 2, 2019	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	32 / 40 (638.6512)	28 (161.0972)	38 (144.5028)	19 (167.3712)	21 (165.6800)
Jun 21, 2019	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	17 / 32 (660.4456)	26 (156.5256)	6 (171.4172)	17 (164.5372)	10 (167.9656)
May 17, 2019	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	6 / 36 (673.6000)	15 (168.5600)	2 (173.7144)	17 (165.0856)	15 (166.2400)
Oct 12, 2018	Pigs in the Pit Alton, VA	18 / 30 (644.9600)	22 (157.0744)	23 (158.2628)	21 (157.6572)	1 (171.9656)
Sep 28, 2018	Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA	27 / 41 (650.1372)	20 (166.2400)	6 (173.1200)	25 (162.2628)	41 (148.5144)
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	18 / 38 (661.5884)	31 (161.0856)	17 (167.4056)	23 (163.4056)	8 (169.6916)
Apr 20, 2018	22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff Kings Mountain, NC	27 / 33 (639.1884)	27 (163.9428)	26 (158.8228)	25 (161.6572)	29 (154.7656)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	48 / 75 (642.7432)	18 (170.2972)	47 (159.3716)	54 (158.2744)	59 (154.8000)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	39 / 47 (630.0572)	34 (161.6572)	41 (151.9428)	10 (167.9772)	41 (148.4800)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	51 / 63 (638.0916)	47 (163.9428)	53 (157.1316)	50 (159.3600)	45 (157.6572)
Aug 11, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	20 / 27 (649.6000)	6 (173.1200)	20 (162.2400)	27 (142.2284)	7 (172.0116)
Aug 4, 2017	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	35 / 46 (621.5432)	23 (162.2516)	31 (155.3944)	41 (149.6572)	37 (154.2400)
May 19, 2017	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	34 / 36 (619.2572)	16 (165.6916)	29 (154.8344)	35 (148.4912)	32 (150.2400)
Apr 14, 2017	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	37 / 49 (642.6168)	32 (165.0972)	32 (158.8000)	31 (163.9312)	45 (154.7884)
Nov 4, 2016	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	52 / 56 (623.3024)	55 (151.9656)	47 (155.9656)	53 (157.1084)	49 (158.2628)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC	32 / 41 (650.6972)	35 (161.6572)	27 (162.8344)	21 (167.3828)	32 (158.8228)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	67 / 68 (485.0740)	3 (176.5828)	62 (151.3484)	—	46 (157.1428)
Jun 3, 2016	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	20 / 26 (634.1600)	12 (167.9772)	25 (144.4800)	11 (167.4628)	19 (154.2400)
Apr 15, 2016	20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	35 / 41 (621.4968)	33 (157.6456)	28 (159.9428)	41 (149.0856)	34 (154.8228)

BUD WISER'S BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)