Penny's Cut BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4901

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1464 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2021-10-15

latest 2024-09-07

Best ToY finish

#336

Backyard 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

337.0860 / 360

Backyard · Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)

Perfect 180s

Current form

325.09 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 309.56 (+15.53)

Walk rate

27%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Chicken · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

Consistency

±47.29

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.95)

Road miles

645

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$54K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

309.56 / 360

11 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (5 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

337.0860 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 360

Their best day on record: 337.0860 at Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) — 93.6% of a perfect 360.

Backyard
2023-10-15

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

Sensuous BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Sensuous BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Boo Boo Bus BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

Sensuous BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Sensuous BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

Boom or bust

±13.14% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±13.14% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 86.0% of a perfect score
best 93.6%

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142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Fat Dad's Barbeque

#4885 of the rated field

1465 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1520

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1520 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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BB Barbecue and Pits

#4898 of the rated field

1464 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-03-27

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SMOKIN ARMADILLOS

#4875 of the rated field

1465 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 9 years before Penny's Cut BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

225 MAFIA

#4895 of the rated field

1465 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-04-03

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STELLA AND CREW BBQ

#4873 of the rated field

1465 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Penny's Cut BBQ's first contest.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-07-12

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LAST PLACE PORK

#4874 of the rated field

1465 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1465

No shared contest yet.

Level with Penny's Cut BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-03-02

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DAWGS BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
Sensuous BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
FENDER BENDER BBQ	10	1	8	10%	⚔ compare
DAD BOD BARBEQUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Wrecking Crew BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Lucky Shoes BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Porket About It	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
What’cha Got BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Marty Party BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
T Daddys BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Pittie Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Big Racks BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Squeeze My Slabs	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	172.5600	149.0744	162.37	top 71%
Pork Ribs	11	2	170.3200	153.6800	161.95	top 61%
Pork	0	0	—	—	—	—
Brisket	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	8	0	top 67%
MN	3	0	top 84%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 83%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 76%
Large (40+)	3	top 57%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	3	15	top 84%	2024-09-07
Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)	2	10	top 78%	2023-10-15
Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	15	top 76%	2022-10-15
Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	12	top 61%	2022-10-14

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2021-10-15 → 2024-09-07

Busiest season 2023 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 8 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 11 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.95)

Walk rate 27% a top-10 call in 3 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 9% 1 of 11 contests

Backyard average 309.56 out of 360 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 137 118–276 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 645 11 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi

Schedule strength 1553 average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests

Purse competed for $54,250 listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Power rating 1464 peak 1464 · #4901 of 6,413 rated

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

2021
Oct 15 First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)
Oct 15 Peak power rating (1496) Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)
Oct 16 First call Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD)
2022
Oct 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.4060 Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)
2023
Jun 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
Oct 15 First overall top-10 Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)
Oct 15 10th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)
Oct 15 Career-best overall score337.0860 Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)
2024
Sep 7 Most recent contest Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2023-06-10
+7.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)	2023-10-15
+2.4	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2022-10-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	2023-09-09
-8.8	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	2022-09-10
-7.8	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2023-10-13
-7.1	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD)	2021-10-16
-6.7	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)	2024-09-07

Category scores over time

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0%	top 83%	88.2%	88.2%
2023	5	1	20%	top 69%	93.6%	81.6%
2022	3	0	33%	top 71%	92.4%	90.7%
2021	2	0	50%	top 73%	88.7%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024-09-07	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN	15 / 18 (317.6572)	13 (163.9772)	15 (153.6800)	—	—
2023-10-15	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	10 / 24 (337.0860)	14 (168.5372)	11 (168.5488)	—	—
2023-10-13	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	24 / 21 (323.9316)	22 (163.9544)	23 (159.9772)	—	—
2023-09-09	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN	26 / 30 (316.5028)	25 (157.6800)	24 (158.8228)	—	—
2023-06-10	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	13 / 40 (330.2516)	5 (172.5600)	21 (157.6916)	—	—
2023-06-09	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	30 / 43 (161.6916)	—	15 (161.6916)	—	—
2022-10-15	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI	15 / 20 (332.5372)	13 (166.8228)	12 (165.7144)	—	—
2022-10-14	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI	12 / 22 (331.4060)	14 (165.6916)	10 (165.7144)	—	—
2022-09-10	Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN	25 / 30 (315.3256)	29 (153.6684)	20 (161.6572)	—	—
2021-10-16	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	28 / 36 (319.3944)	35 (149.0744)	5 (170.3200)	—	—
2021-10-15	Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI	27 / 40 (319.3716)	21 (161.6916)	32 (157.6800)	—	—

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

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
2024 ↗	Backyard	#336 (93 pts)	#330 (103 pts)	#343 (93 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#136 (402 pts)	#149 (417 pts)	—	—