Wonkey Donkeys

Wonkey Donkeys is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 4th of 8 at the Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters (2023).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1505

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 5, 2015

latest Aug 5, 2023 · 7.9 years on the trail

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

663.8628 / 720

Master · World Barbecue Championship

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4516

Pork Ribs · Grillstock

Consistency

±22.60

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.24 · weakest Brisket (144.35)

Road miles

8,920

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 4,510 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Master avg

631.91 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

663.8628 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.8628 at World Barbecue Championship — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 11, 2016

The comeback

6.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 6.7 years, then back at Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters (Aug 5, 2023).

last seen Nov 11, 2016
back Aug 5, 2023

The long haul

8,920 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,920 miles across 3 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,510 miles to Grillstock.

3 mapped stops
furthest 4,510 mi

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	1	1	167.3828	151.4172	159.20	top 65%
Pork Ribs	3	2	1	175.4516	157.7256	167.24	top 37%
Pork	3	1	0	168.5484	155.9312	161.12	top 46%
Brisket	3	1	0	167.9772	130.2744	144.35	top 80%

“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.

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 1 of 3 contests

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 117 finished ahead 46 times, behind 74

Longest layoff 6.7 yrs Nov 11, 2016 → Aug 5, 2023

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20233 milestones

Aug 5 First overall top-10 Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters
Aug 5 Peak power rating (1505) Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters
Aug 5 Most recent contest Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters

20162 milestones

Nov 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.8628 World Barbecue Championship
Nov 11 Career-best overall score663.8628 World Barbecue Championship

20153 milestones

Sep 5 First tracked contest Grillstock
Sep 5 First call Grillstock
Sep 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4516 Grillstock

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 5, 2023	Fire in the Valley at Valleyfest 2023 - Smoke Masters Chew Magna, Near Bristol	4 / 8 (615.8284)	3 (167.3828)	5 (157.7256)	4 (155.9312)	8 (134.7888)
Nov 11, 2016	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	59 / 89 (663.8628)	81 (158.7884)	37 (168.5488)	42 (168.5484)	43 (167.9772)
Sep 5, 2015	Grillstock London	14 / 26 (616.0348)	17 (151.4172)	2 (175.4516)	11 (158.8916)	24 (130.2744)