43RD PARALLEL BBQ WI
Rating
1487
peak 1517
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2023-09-08
Best ToY finish
#291
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.06 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 656.32 (+2.73)
Walk rate
61%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.81 · weakest Pork (161.43)
Road miles
1139
mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Second Hand Smoke SLV has finished one call ahead of 43RD PARALLEL BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
QUE U has come out ahead in 16 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ROLL THE BONES BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 45% across 4 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 26 at their very first tracked contest, The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest (2019-04-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 151.3600 | 165.81 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 155.3484 | 164.20 | top 53% |
| Pork | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 147.8972 | 161.43 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 156.4912 | 164.99 | top 46% |
“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 | 15 | 0 | top 48% |
| IL | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 61% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (18 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (23 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 656.32
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 669.6112 | 660.14 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 675.8972 | 656.77 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 675.3716 | 657.91 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 640.9712 | 640.97 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 667.8972 | 656.20 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 17 / 28 (650.6628) | 14 (165.0856) | 6 (167.3944) | 19 (160.5256) | 20 (157.6572) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash Oshkosh, WI | 7 / 19 (669.6112) | 13 (164.5600) | 5 (169.7028) | 7 (169.6684) | 11 (165.6800) |
| 2023-07-14 | BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI | — | — | 2 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 16 / 36 (662.7312) | 11 (172.0000) | 17 (166.2744) | 24 (161.6456) | 21 (162.8112) |
| 2022-09-09 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 16 / 38 (675.8972) | 23 (166.8344) | 8 (170.8344) | 19 (167.9656) | 14 (170.2628) |
| 2022-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 31 / 32 (636.3776) | 27 (165.1316) | 24 (164.5372) | 32 (147.8972) | 30 (158.8116) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) Belvidere, IL | 33 / 36 (653.0056) | 31 (160.5600) | 30 (162.2400) | 34 (155.9428) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2022-06-24 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown - One Meat ribs Belvidere, IL | — | — | 23 (159.4056) | — | — |
| 2022-05-14 | BBQ, BLESSINGS & THE VFW (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oconomowoc, WI | — | — | 6 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May Bancroft, WI | 27 / 43 (655.8628) | 27 (165.0856) | 31 (161.6572) | 19 (166.8572) | 26 (162.2628) |
| 2022-04-29 | Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI | — | — | 10 (163.3940) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 12 / 44 (675.3716) | 5 (173.1084) | 17 (168.0000) | 34 (161.6688) | 7 (172.5944) |
| 2021-09-10 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 11 / 30 (665.6344) | 4 (173.1772) | 13 (162.2516) | 21 (159.9428) | 7 (170.2628) |
| 2021-06-26 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day Two) Belvidere, IL | 40 / 43 (646.1828) | 40 (163.4056) | 43 (155.4056) | 39 (155.3944) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) Belvidere, IL | 39 / 49 (644.4684) | 48 (151.3600) | 24 (165.6684) | 45 (156.5600) | 11 (170.8800) |
| 2020-10-16 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 34 / 50 (640.9712) | 28 (166.2972) | 40 (156.5028) | 31 (161.6800) | 37 (156.4912) |
| 2019-10-18 | Best of the Midwest Union Grove, WI | 32 / 52 (645.0060) | 20 (165.6800) | 13 (166.2860) | 43 (156.5144) | 38 (156.5256) |
| 2019-09-06 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 16 / 39 (647.2800) | 20 (160.5256) | 21 (158.8116) | 18 (161.6800) | 12 (166.2628) |
| 2019-07-13 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 2 Green Bay, WI | 28 / 36 (643.8284) | 19 (166.2400) | 23 (162.2972) | 32 (157.6456) | 28 (157.6456) |
| 2019-07-12 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat 1 Green Bay, WI | 18 / 37 (658.1828) | 24 (160.5600) | 9 (172.0000) | 28 (160.5144) | 19 (165.1084) |
| 2019-05-04 | Masters in May Day 2 Bancroft, WI | 16 / 40 (667.8972) | 20 (166.8572) | 27 (163.3944) | 5 (171.9656) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2019-05-03 | Masters In May Day 1 Bancroft, WI | 22 / 42 (663.8284) | 3 (175.4172) | 38 (155.3484) | 22 (166.2400) | 15 (166.8228) |
| 2019-04-26 | The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI | 4 / 26 (667.3716) | 7 (168.5600) | 4 (169.1428) | 4 (166.8344) | 5 (162.8344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #645 (242 pts) | #765 (212 pts) | #422 (577 pts) | #703 (232 pts) | #796 (192 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #525 (387 pts) | #567 (377 pts) | #335 (771 pts) | #564 (362 pts) | #441 (522 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #480 (370 pts) | #394 (510 pts) | #566 (340 pts) | #639 (255 pts) | #338 (600 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #474 (701 pts) | #421 (801 pts) | #471 (736 pts) | #471 (736 pts) | #467 (726 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #291 (1092 pts) | #182 (1427 pts) | #237 (1222 pts) | #278 (1127 pts) | #403 (877 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #452 (841 pts) | #415 (911 pts) | #490 (801 pts) | #532 (736 pts) | #410 (941 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #650 (592 pts) | #457 (877 pts) | #794 (502 pts) | #521 (787 pts) | #915 (387 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1106 (264 pts) | #906 (389 pts) | #1093 (304 pts) | #750 (499 pts) | #1119 (274 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #821 (413 pts) | #710 (533 pts) | #718 (523 pts) | #890 (413 pts) | #915 (368 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2640 (56 pts) | #1941 (96 pts) | #1884 (106 pts) | #2645 (56 pts) | #2656 (56 pts) |