WOLF CANDY BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3690

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1509 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2015-06-26

Best ToY finish

#462

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

683.8972 / 720

Master · Piggin' Around

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.83 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.06 (+0.76)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Piggin' Around

Consistency

±17.76

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.58)

Road miles

1,149

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)

Master avg

654.06 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

683.8972 career-best overall

95.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.8972 at Piggin' Around — 95.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-09-27

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.02 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.58
Pork avg 167.60
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Z SMOKE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

5 of 7 shared pork entries lost

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.47% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.47% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
9 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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151 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Bronze Star BBQ

#3720 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WOLF CANDY BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WOLF CANDY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2017-07-07

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ROAD WARRIORS BBQ

#3710 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1509

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to WOLF CANDY BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 18 contests to 9.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

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KEGGER'S

#3711 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2016-07-08

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Weirich Custom BBQ

#3679 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2014-05-30

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Fat Rocky BBQ

#3671 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Level with WOLF CANDY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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Juggy's Juicers

#3680 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1522 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MUSIC CITY PIG PALS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
HOUSE OF Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	0	0	169.6800	149.0400	161.94	top 66%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	0	168.5714	141.1438	158.58	top 70%
Pork	9	2	0	0	173.7142	162.2400	167.60	top 45%
Brisket	9	2	1	1	178.8572	159.3944	165.95	top 48%

“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	Avg finish
TN	5	top 56%
IN	1	top 68%
KY	1	top 60%
GA	1	top 86%
IL	1	top 39%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 73%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.2 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2015-06-26

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TN 5 of 9 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.60 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.58)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 22% 2 of 9 contests

Master average 654.06 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 265 132–216 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,149 9 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi

Schedule strength 1530 average field rating faced — tougher than 22% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs 2014-05-23 → 2015-06-26

Power rating 1489 peak 1509 · #3690 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Apr 26 First call Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2856 Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship
Jun 21 First overall top-10 Queen City Cook-Off
Sep 27 First category win (Brisket) Piggin' Around
Sep 27 Career-best overall score683.8972 Piggin' Around
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Piggin' Around
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1509) Piggin' Around
2015
Jun 26 Most recent contest Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Queen City Cook-Off	2013-06-21
+11	Piggin' Around	2013-09-27
+4.4	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship	2013-04-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off	2013-05-24
-9.4	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)	2013-11-15
-7.2	Smokin' in McMinnville	2013-08-09
-6.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-05-23
-2.5	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness	2015-06-26

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 68%	88.4%	88.4%
2014	2	0	0	0%	top 70%	91.2%	90.5%
2013	6	2	1	50%	top 54%	95%	91.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-06-26	Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	23 / 34 (636.3544)	33 (149.0400)	22 (155.9428)	7 (171.9772)	22 (159.3944)
2014-05-23	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	24 / 30 (656.4572)	15 (168.5372)	26 (159.4516)	24 (162.2400)	16 (166.2284)
2014-03-28	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY	25 / 42 (646.1144)	21 (166.8228)	33 (151.9428)	26 (162.8116)	21 (164.5372)
2013-11-15	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	68 / 79 (651.3028)	65 (162.2628)	66 (159.9544)	40 (167.9772)	60 (161.1084)
2013-09-27	Piggin' Around Woodbury, TN	5 / 24 (683.8972)	6 (169.6800)	17 (164.5372)	13 (170.8228)	1 (178.8572)
2013-08-09	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	28 / 37 (659.2800)	32 (160.5372)	28 (161.6572)	12 (169.1084)	16 (167.9772)
2013-06-21	Queen City Cook-Off Clarksville, TN	6 / 39 (678.8568)	15 (169.1428)	14 (168.5714)	4 (173.7142)	18 (167.4284)
2013-05-24	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off Lewisburg, TN	32 / 36 (624.0002)	32 (157.7142)	36 (141.1438)	22 (164.5712)	24 (160.5710)
2013-04-26	Wabash Ribber Fest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	14 / 36 (650.2856)	28 (153.7140)	12 (164.0000)	12 (165.1430)	10 (167.4286)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#2105 (69 pts)	#2714 (59 pts)	#2128 (74 pts)	#1586 (164 pts)	#2123 (74 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1805 (127 pts)	#1487 (192 pts)	#1898 (122 pts)	#1892 (127 pts)	#1481 (187 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#462 (667 pts)	#612 (537 pts)	#628 (532 pts)	#448 (727 pts)	#412 (757 pts)