Just wing it BBQ team TN
Rating
1544
peak 1544
Contests
34
in the data
First seen
2022-03-26
latest 2026-05-23
Best ToY finish
#160
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
6
23 podiums
Overall top-10s
20
of 34 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.17 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 658.10 (+9.07)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
and counting
Consistency
±19.50
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.83 · weakest Brisket (161.81)
Road miles
11552
mi across 34 mapped stops · furthest 4515 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE has finished one call ahead of Just wing it BBQ team 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Grate Expectations has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Barbecoa BBQ Team has come out ahead in 25 of their 30 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 16 of their 20 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 41% across 5 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest (2024-06-22) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IQ - NETHERLANDS.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 10-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 33 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 177.7028 | 150.2400 | 168.83 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 34 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 176.0228 | 140.4800 | 165.33 | top 46% |
| Pork | 34 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 176.0344 | 145.6228 | 162.26 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 33 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 148.4800 | 161.81 | top 59% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 19 | 0 | top 59% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 1 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (1 of 34 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (34 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest (2024-06-22)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 658.10
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 680.4684 | 668.30 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 686.7772 | 663.82 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 690.2516 | 664.89 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 668.4916 | 656.45 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 665.6456 | 637.16 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition Boom, 2850 | 9 / 18 (678.7772) | 5 (172.5484) | 7 (171.4172) | 5 (173.1316) | 16 (161.6800) |
| 2026-05-22 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 7the Edition Boom, 2850 | 2 / 13 (680.4684) | 3 (169.6684) | 2 (172.5716) | 2 (173.1428) | 9 (165.0856) |
| 2026-04-25 | Spitsbroek on Fire IV Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 10 / 15 (656.9712) | 10 (165.6684) | 5 (171.9656) | 12 (161.0972) | 13 (158.2400) |
| 2026-04-24 | Spitsbroek on Fire III Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 8 / 11 (656.9712) | 9 (165.0972) | 4 (165.6800) | 10 (159.9540) | 6 (166.2400) |
| 2025-09-13 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 9 / 23 (662.6856) | 13 (167.9656) | 5 (173.1200) | 3 (173.1200) | 21 (148.4800) |
| 2025-09-12 | Vaartse Hoeve BBQ Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 5 / 16 (686.7772) | 1 (177.7028) | 2 (174.2628) | 13 (163.9772) | 4 (170.8344) |
| 2025-08-29 | Vuur en Vlees Deurne, 5753 SG | 9 / 13 (655.2344) | 10 (166.2284) | 7 (163.4060) | 8 (167.3828) | 11 (158.2172) |
| 2025-08-22 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 7 / 31 (665.6800) | 6 (167.3828) | 15 (163.4400) | 6 (168.5828) | 8 (166.2744) |
| 2025-06-28 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 2) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 6 / 18 (677.5768) | 9 (168.5256) | 10 (168.5256) | 9 (169.1084) | 3 (171.4172) |
| 2025-06-27 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 2025 (Day 1) Dodewaard, 6669 BZ | 8 / 13 (665.0628) | 1 (174.2628) | 1 (176.0228) | 12 (154.8116) | 10 (159.9656) |
| 2025-05-24 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 6the Edition Boom, 2850 | 13 / 20 (664.4456) | 8 (172.5484) | 8 (169.6916) | 11 (165.6800) | 18 (156.5256) |
| 2025-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 5the Edition Boom, 2850 | 13 / 16 (632.9484) | 14 (159.9428) | 5 (164.5372) | 12 (157.6456) | 13 (150.8228) |
| 2025-04-26 | Spitsbroek on Fire Pt. 2 Eede Holland, 4529 PW | 8 / 15 (663.9316) | 6 (169.6800) | 3 (173.1200) | 13 (153.1316) | 4 (168.0000) |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 73 / 87 (658.6856) | 34 (171.4172) | 79 (162.2284) | 69 (165.0856) | 76 (159.9544) |
| 2024-09-07 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 2) Dongen, 5106NC | 7 / 24 (683.9312) | 3 (174.8456) | 4 (171.4056) | 17 (158.8228) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2024-09-06 | Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" Barbeque Contest (Day 1) Dongen, 5106NC | 8 / 16 (664.4228) | 2 (175.4056) | 4 (171.4172) | 12 (162.8344) | 13 (154.7656) |
| 2024-08-23 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 7 / 23 (667.8856) | 2 (173.7028) | 9 (168.5372) | 11 (166.2400) | 18 (159.4056) |
| 2024-06-22 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 BZ Dodewaard, | 1 / 23 (690.2516) | 3 (174.8456) | 8 (169.6800) | 1 (176.0344) | 7 (169.6916) |
| 2024-06-01 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 4 Boom, 2850 | 8 / 16 (667.3600) | 14 (162.8344) | 10 (166.2400) | 7 (168.5828) | 4 (169.7028) |
| 2024-05-31 | Belgisch Barbecue Weekend - Day 3 Boom, 2850 | 11 / 12 (656.4456) | 6 (173.1200) | 11 (158.2172) | 10 (165.1428) | 11 (159.9656) |
| 2024-04-20 | De Vliegende Hollander BBQ Contest 2024 Terneuzen, 4538AP | 7 / 23 (670.1368) | 5 (173.1200) | 10 (163.4056) | 17 (159.3484) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2024-03-23 | Spitsbroek on Fire Eede Holland, R523 PW | 20 / 22 (624.8572) | 11 (168.5256) | 17 (158.2404) | 21 (148.4684) | 17 (149.6228) |
| 2023-09-16 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 11 / 14 (635.8284) | 5 (168.5256) | 3 (169.1428) | 14 (147.9660) | 11 (150.1940) |
| 2023-09-16 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Sint Niklaas, 9100 | — | — | 3 (166.8456) | — | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest 6669 MH Dodewaard, | 14 / 26 (653.0172) | 3 (174.8572) | 11 (167.9772) | 25 (154.2400) | 21 (155.9428) |
| 2023-04-29 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 4 / 20 (668.4916) | 10 (166.2400) | 5 (165.6800) | 3 (170.2860) | 4 (166.2856) |
| 2023-03-25 | Spring Break BBQ Contest 4 Lommel, 3920 | 7 / 18 (668.4456) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (169.1312) | 11 (166.2400) | 14 (156.5144) |
| 2022-12-03 | Holiday in Hell Helshoven, | 7 / 15 (665.6456) | 13 (164.5372) | 8 (166.2628) | 8 (166.8800) | 7 (167.9656) |
| 2022-12-02 | Burn in Hell - When Hell Freezes Over Helshoven, | 13 / 15 (639.4056) | 15 (155.4056) | 12 (162.2972) | 12 (162.8688) | 11 (158.8340) |
| 2022-09-17 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 18 / 25 (635.1424) | 16 (165.0856) | 15 (160.5028) | 24 (145.6228) | 7 (163.9312) |
| 2022-05-14 | Meetjesland International BBQ Contest Aalter, 9880 | 12 / 19 (654.7772) | 1 (172.5828) | 14 (156.5372) | 6 (165.1084) | 7 (163.3828) |
| 2022-04-16 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 24 / 24 (617.5428) | 21 (162.8000) | 23 (149.1316) | 23 (153.1084) | 23 (152.5028) |
| 2022-04-15 | Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 MEERBEKE, 9402 | 17 / 19 (642.6972) | 5 (169.6684) | 17 (150.2516) | 17 (156.5488) | 9 (166.2284) |
| 2022-03-26 | Spring Break BBQ Contest III Lommel, 3920 | 24 / 31 (604.9144) | 25 (150.2400) | 28 (140.4800) | 22 (154.2400) | 15 (159.9544) |
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 | #174 (612 pts) | #199 (617 pts) | #161 (737 pts) | #164 (622 pts) | #252 (462 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #173 (1215 pts) | #127 (1440 pts) | #116 (1565 pts) | #174 (1180 pts) | #165 (1220 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #160 (1184 pts) | #97 (1474 pts) | #198 (1099 pts) | #214 (999 pts) | #149 (1219 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #364 (558 pts) | #301 (753 pts) | #260 (911 pts) | #437 (478 pts) | #426 (473 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1307 (61 pts) | #1647 (56 pts) | #1687 (56 pts) | #1308 (71 pts) | #1159 (106 pts) |