Alaska's Most Wanted BBQ AK
Rating
1477
peak 1503
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2021-07-23
latest 2023-07-07
Best ToY finish
#700
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
646.00
last 3 vs career avg 646.00 (-0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±11.01
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.44 · weakest Brisket (155.78)
Road miles
2
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
White T-Shirt BBQ has finished one call ahead of Alaska's Most Wanted BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 6 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin' Deltana BBQ Challenge (2021-07-23).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 165.6912 | 155.9884 | 159.60 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.9656 | 160.5256 | 166.44 | top 61% |
| Pork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 171.4284 | 151.3712 | 164.18 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 158.2512 | 152.5600 | 155.78 | top 78% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AK (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 646.00
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 631.8852 | 631.89 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 647.3368 | 647.34 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 658.7652 | 658.77 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-07 | Smoky Hayes BBQ Competition & Cook-Off Delta Junction, AK | 6 / 6 (631.8852) | 6 (155.9884) | 4 (171.9656) | 5 (151.3712) | 5 (152.5600) |
| 2022-07-22 | 1st Annual Deltana Fair BBQ Competition Delta Junction, AK | 5 / 6 (647.3368) | 5 (157.1316) | 4 (160.5256) | 2 (171.4284) | 5 (158.2512) |
| 2021-07-23 | Smokin' Deltana BBQ Challenge Delta Junction, AK | 3 / 6 (658.7652) | 5 (165.6912) | 3 (166.8228) | 3 (169.7256) | 4 (156.5256) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #891 (156 pts) | #930 (156 pts) | #908 (181 pts) | #757 (231 pts) | #910 (156 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #700 (206 pts) | #872 (156 pts) | #773 (206 pts) | #732 (206 pts) | #780 (181 pts) |