High-water mark
337.0976
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 337.0976 at Art of the Que — 93.6% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jul 7, 2023
Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ
Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 28 at the Art of the Que (2023). They are ranked #2661 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1514
peak 1514 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
May 12, 2023
latest May 8, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
11% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.09
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.14)
Road miles
202
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$55K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
323.02 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
96 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,659 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1515
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
Fewer contests behind them than Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#2,654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1519
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#2,663 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1514
Level with Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,664 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Weasel's Bone Lickin' BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Smoke BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Natty's Smokin' Q | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE IN THE EYE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogline BBQ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Ash Kickin' BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Sota Smoke BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WHEN PIGS DIE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 151.9428 | 164.31 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 144.5716 | 159.14 | top 58% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 167.9772 | 167.98 | top 14% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 21 | 0 | top 48% | May 8, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MN
8 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
9 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
210
finished ahead 208 times, behind 248
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1514) Minnesota in May
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Minnesota in May
20235 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs)
- First call Art of the Que
- First overall top-10 Art of the Que
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score337.0976 Art of the Que
- Career-best overall score337.0976 Art of the Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | Art of the Que | Jul 7, 2023 |
| +8.2 | Minnesota in May | May 8, 2026 |
| +1.8 | Minnesota in May | May 10, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.8 | Minnesota in May | May 12, 2023 |
| -3 | Minnesota in May | May 9, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 27% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 47% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 42% | 93.6% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 21 / 77 (328.5028) | 8 (170.2628) | 28 (158.2400) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 25 (166.8228) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 32 / 58 (322.2056) | 35 (156.5140) | 20 (165.6916) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 26 (168.5372) | — | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 27 / 58 (330.8000) | 10 (173.1200) | 36 (157.6800) | 8 (167.9772) | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 44 (154.8228) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA | 6 / 28 (337.0976) | 7 (169.6916) | 6 (167.4060) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 37 / 59 (296.5144) | 33 (151.9428) | 37 (144.5716) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 45 (148.5144) | — | — |