A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
WeQ4U ahead in 100% of their meetings
WeQ4U has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Smokin' Gone Wild
Smokin' Gone Wild is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 28 at the Bands & BBQ at the Point (2021). They are ranked #5126 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN GONE WILD”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2013
latest Sep 13, 2024 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±76.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.61 · weakest Brisket (147.68)
Road miles
0
across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
578.94 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
607.92 / 720
3 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2471 (58 pts) | #2489 (58 pts) | #1985 (68 pts) | #2559 (53 pts) | #2481 (58 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2896 (56 pts) | #2906 (56 pts) | #2912 (56 pts) | #2908 (56 pts) | #2904 (56 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2689 (61 pts) | #2703 (61 pts) | #2708 (61 pts) | #2706 (61 pts) | #2698 (61 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2578 (59 pts) | #2596 (59 pts) | — | #2598 (59 pts) | #2609 (59 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin' Gone Wild, each with one reason worth a look.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,109 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Smokin' Gone Wild's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,112 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1460
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with Smokin' Gone Wild on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,137 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeQ4U | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Loaded Barrel BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| ACME BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE-N-PEPPERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| McQ Smokers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Creek Smoke BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PARADISE BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Pullin Out the Butts BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Making Meat BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 143.4400 | 153.33 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 151.3372 | 157.61 | top 62% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 143.3480 | 150.89 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.3084 | 129.6572 | 147.68 | top 73% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | 8 | 11 | 0 | top 73% | Sep 13, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 9 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KY
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
168
finished ahead 91 times, behind 241
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 5, 2014 → Sep 16, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
20231 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)162.3084 Bands & BBQ at the Point
20211 milestone
- First call Bands & BBQ at the Point
20141 milestone
- Career-best overall score631.3824 Bands & BBQ at the Point
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Peak power rating (1485) Bands & BBQ at the Point
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.2 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 10, 2021 |
| +4.7 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 9, 2022 |
| +4.5 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 8, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 6, 2013 |
| -12.6 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 13, 2024 |
| -11.9 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 16, 2016 |
| -8.4 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 13, 2019 |
| -6.3 | Bands & BBQ at the Point | Sep 5, 2014 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.1% | 84.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 39% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 59.3% | 59.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2024 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 31 / 31 (605.4628) | 30 (155.3484) | 29 (158.2744) | 31 (150.2056) | 31 (141.6344) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 14 / 33 (612.5020) | 17 (149.1084) | 14 (157.7372) | 19 (143.3480) | 9 (162.3084) |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 13 / 32 (608.9944) | 16 (143.4400) | 5 (162.2400) | 13 (150.8000) | 16 (152.5144) |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 11 / 28 (602.2624) | 9 (150.8572) | 9 (157.1312) | 10 (153.1084) | 14 (141.1656) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 24 / 28 (621.5200) | 24 (158.8228) | 22 (159.3944) | 25 (153.6456) | 24 (149.6572) |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 31 / 31 (609.5888) | 31 (157.1200) | 30 (151.3372) | 31 (150.8916) | 31 (150.2400) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 28 / 36 (631.3824) | 28 (160.5484) | 27 (157.1312) | 28 (159.4172) | 27 (154.2856) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 34 / 34 (426.7316) | 31 (151.3716) | — | 33 (145.7028) | 34 (129.6572) |