IT'S BBQ TIME WI
Rating
1573
peak 1587
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
2019-06-21
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#305
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
675.55 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 672.36 (+3.20)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.06
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.28)
Road miles
3500
mi across 32 mapped stops · furthest 349 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY has finished one call ahead of IT'S BBQ TIME 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
T-Rex BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 27 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SIX BUTT BBQ in 16 of their 22 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 160.5256 | 169.93 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 152.5144 | 166.28 | top 51% |
| Pork | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 178.2972 | 157.0512 | 168.73 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 151.3600 | 167.22 | top 45% |
“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 | 19 | 0 | top 41% |
| MN | 11 | 0 | top 46% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (19 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (32 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 672.36
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 683.3368 | 672.17 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 689.0744 | 683.06 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 690.7884 | 681.77 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 677.0400 | 673.26 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 686.2288 | 681.17 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 674.1712 | 667.33 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 672.4340 | 657.85 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 648.9944 | 645.96 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 31 / 37 (670.7432) | 21 (171.4288) | 20 (168.5372) | 27 (167.3828) | 31 (163.3944) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 16 / 40 (674.7544) | 4 (174.8572) | 30 (165.0972) | 14 (169.6800) | 23 (165.1200) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 28 / 77 (683.3368) | 32 (172.5600) | 7 (176.5600) | 64 (165.6684) | 45 (168.5484) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship Fargo, ND | 46 / 71 (659.8516) | 47 (166.2400) | 36 (167.3944) | 61 (158.2516) | 31 (167.9656) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 28 (159.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 36 (689.0744) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (170.8572) | 9 (173.1200) | 23 (166.2400) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 36 (682.7428) | 18 (168.5256) | 18 (168.5372) | 15 (171.9772) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 28 / 58 (681.0516) | 27 (170.8688) | 14 (171.9772) | 45 (167.3828) | 21 (170.8228) |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship Onamia, MN | 12 / 42 (679.3600) | 13 (171.9772) | 7 (173.1200) | 22 (169.1200) | 29 (165.1428) |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 15 / 37 (686.7312) | 26 (167.3828) | 1 (178.8572) | 22 (170.8228) | 20 (169.6684) |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 41 (687.3828) | 12 (173.7028) | 5 (174.2628) | 20 (166.8572) | 10 (172.5600) |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 25 / 32 (662.1600) | 24 (165.1200) | 29 (158.2516) | 2 (177.7028) | 26 (161.0856) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 9 / 58 (690.7884) | 28 (171.9772) | 5 (175.4056) | 10 (174.8572) | 30 (168.5484) |
| 2023-09-01 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 7 / 14 (674.7428) | 10 (164.5256) | 5 (173.7144) | 6 (169.6800) | 5 (166.8228) |
| 2023-07-14 | KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off Worthington, MN | 20 / 39 (670.7768) | 29 (166.8112) | 37 (156.5716) | 3 (174.2856) | 7 (173.1084) |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 21 / 40 (677.0400) | 22 (170.8228) | 32 (163.9772) | 12 (173.1200) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 18 / 43 (672.4572) | 17 (169.6800) | 38 (157.6572) | 12 (171.9656) | 8 (173.1544) |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 31 / 59 (671.3028) | 16 (173.7028) | 47 (162.2400) | 8 (173.1200) | 44 (162.2400) |
| 2022-09-02 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 5 / 23 (681.0744) | 1 (178.8572) | 15 (164.5372) | 13 (167.4056) | 8 (170.2744) |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 5 / 37 (686.2288) | 15 (172.5600) | 19 (167.3944) | 13 (170.8572) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 7 / 39 (683.8968) | 11 (171.4056) | 30 (161.0856) | 1 (178.2972) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2022-06-03 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) Owatonna, MN | 15 / 33 (675.8628) | 2 (176.5600) | 25 (164.5372) | 18 (168.5256) | 16 (166.2400) |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | 12 / 59 (678.7768) | 19 (169.7144) | 14 (170.2856) | 21 (170.2628) | 21 (168.5140) |
| 2021-09-03 | Smokin' in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 10 / 25 (666.7084) | 5 (171.9884) | 6 (168.5372) | 12 (167.9656) | 15 (158.2172) |
| 2021-08-20 | 13th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN | 15 / 35 (674.1712) | 26 (163.9656) | 7 (171.4172) | 21 (166.2284) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 West Salem, WI | 19 / 45 (662.7772) | 38 (162.2400) | 7 (170.2744) | 21 (163.9884) | 20 (166.2744) |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 West Salem, WI | 21 / 52 (665.6800) | 30 (165.1544) | 34 (160.5600) | 28 (167.4056) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2020-10-17 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 West Salem, WI | 19 / 33 (672.4340) | 11 (174.2628) | 7 (173.1200) | 32 (157.0512) | 16 (168.0000) |
| 2020-09-04 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 16 / 28 (643.2684) | 11 (167.9656) | 25 (153.0628) | 16 (167.3944) | 17 (154.8456) |
| 2019-08-30 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 27 / 38 (648.9944) | 27 (163.3828) | 13 (167.9772) | 18 (166.2744) | 35 (151.3600) |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest MARSHALL, MN | 41 / 46 (643.3140) | 19 (170.2856) | 46 (152.5372) | 39 (159.3828) | 32 (161.1084) |
| 2019-06-21 | Bring'n Home the Bacon West Salem, WI | 19 / 37 (645.5656) | 27 (160.5256) | 32 (152.5144) | 16 (164.5600) | 8 (167.9656) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #374 (285 pts) | #308 (410 pts) | #324 (430 pts) | #390 (295 pts) | #422 (250 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #418 (490 pts) | #428 (535 pts) | #465 (500 pts) | #501 (390 pts) | #523 (365 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #419 (487 pts) | #610 (307 pts) | #349 (712 pts) | #394 (552 pts) | #566 (337 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #424 (464 pts) | #477 (454 pts) | #547 (404 pts) | #275 (794 pts) | #330 (659 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #305 (756 pts) | #271 (861 pts) | #560 (421 pts) | #351 (686 pts) | #300 (771 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #567 (295 pts) | #582 (295 pts) | #511 (390 pts) | #639 (255 pts) | #548 (340 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #519 (186 pts) | #455 (251 pts) | #520 (216 pts) | #618 (156 pts) | #540 (196 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1360 (150 pts) | #1447 (150 pts) | #1580 (120 pts) | #1383 (165 pts) | #1183 (215 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #563 (628 pts) | #857 (388 pts) | #537 (708 pts) | #668 (553 pts) | #452 (803 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1024 (321 pts) | #1489 (181 pts) | #1098 (316 pts) | #1358 (216 pts) | #1065 (321 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1713 (132 pts) | #1731 (147 pts) | #1391 (217 pts) | #1110 (317 pts) | #2001 (117 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1468 (167 pts) | #1601 (157 pts) | #1308 (232 pts) | #1668 (142 pts) | #1087 (287 pts) |