Signature meat
50%
chicken entries won
2 wins from 4 entries
When chicken is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 50% of their entries (2 of 4).
- best 176.5600
- average 170.13
- 2 calls
Wild Side BBQ
Wild Side BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 35 at the 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (2024). They are ranked #2828 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
peak 1510 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2019
latest Jun 28, 2024 · 5.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.43
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.13 · weakest Pork (157.39)
Road miles
312
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 129 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.07 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
334.79 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 ↗ | Backyard | #214 (209 pts) | #196 (259 pts) | #287 (139 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1483 (140 pts) | #1369 (165 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Wild Side BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
94 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,827 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,848 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with Wild Side BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,819 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 7 years before Wild Side BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Wild Side BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,829 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1520
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,825 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1527
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Wild Side 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 176.5600 | 163.4172 | 170.13 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162.8116 | 159.9428 | 161.39 | top 51% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9540 | 154.8228 | 157.39 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 161.0972 | 161.97 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Town Brew N Que Festival | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 79% | Jun 3, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 109 times, behind 130
Longest layoff
3 yrs
May 31, 2019 → Jun 3, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20247 milestones
- First call Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- First category win (Chicken) Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- First overall top-10 Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- First overall podium Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival
- Peak power rating (1510) 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
20192 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2056 The Golden State Battle
- Career-best overall score650.2056 The Golden State Battle
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival | May 31, 2024 |
| +15.4 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | Jun 28, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival | Jun 3, 2022 |
| -7.1 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 31, 2019 |
| -4.4 | The Golden State Battle | Jan 25, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 8% | 94.1% | 93% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 90.3% | 89.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2024 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 3 / 35 (330.7656) | 1 (170.8228) | 5 (159.9428) | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 3 / 39 (338.8228) | 1 (176.5600) | 7 (162.2628) | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 32 / 37 (645.0168) | 27 (163.4172) | 33 (160.5484) | 35 (159.9540) | 33 (161.0972) |
| May 31, 2019 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA | 35 / 49 (636.9944) | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 25, 2019 | The Golden State Battle 🏅 Santa Ynez, CA | 37 / 48 (650.2056) | 21 (169.7256) | 39 (162.8116) | 45 (154.8228) | 26 (162.8456) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA | — | — | — | — | — |