Riding a hot streak
5
straight overall top-10s
Currently on a 5-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 5
Wee Daddy's BBQ
Wee Daddy's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 26 at the Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) (2026), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #834 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Wee Daddy?s BBQ” and “Wee Daddy’s BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1624
peak 1624 · rated over 33 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
45
in the data
First seen
Oct 8, 2021
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
18
40% of 45 contests
Best top-10 run
5
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
347.86 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 341.01 (+6.85)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.22
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.10 · weakest Pork (168.26)
Road miles
1,957
across 45 mapped stops · furthest 138 mi
Schedule strength
61%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)
Purse competed for
$144K
listed at 39 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
341.01 / 360
34 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #38 (981 pts) | #41 (886 pts) | #49 (879 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #1093 (60 pts) | #954 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #41 (1,019 pts) | #30 (1,149 pts) | #51 (926 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #465 (487 pts) | #881 (168 pts) | #729 (207 pts) | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #107 (562 pts) | #111 (562 pts) | #91 (652 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #158 (303 pts) | #131 (503 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Wee Daddy's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
25 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 33
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1624
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#839 of the rated field
- Contests
- 37
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 27%
- Peak
- 1631
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Wee Daddy's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 53%
- Peak
- 1625
Careers of much the same size, 38 contests to 45, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#836 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 41%
- Peak
- 1624
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 27 contests, alongside a 41% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 43
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 26%
- Peak
- 1632
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Wee Daddy's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#830 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1630
6 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 25 | 3 | 22 | 12% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 23 | 12 | 11 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 22 | 17 | 5 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 22 | 9 | 13 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 19 | 8 | 11 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 17 | 6 | 11 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| LWS Smokin Aces | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 38 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 180 🔥 | 154.2172 | 172.10 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 38 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 177.7144 | 157.0744 | 168.82 | top 49% |
| Pork | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 156.5716 | 168.26 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 0 | top 58% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 | 3 | 0 | top 41% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 37% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 54% | Jun 5, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
20 contests
Contests a season
7.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
37 of 45 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
24
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
531
finished ahead 849 times, behind 424
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First Reserve Championship Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
- Peak power rating (1624) Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff
- Most recent contest Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff
20255 milestones
- First overall podium Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
- 25th tracked contest Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score354.2628 Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD)
20241 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
20231 milestone
- First overall top-10 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- First call Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score331.8968 Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition | Apr 11, 2025 |
| +15.1 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Oct 10, 2025 |
| +14.4 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | May 3, 2025 |
| +14.3 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2026 |
| +14.2 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Jun 5, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) | Sep 20, 2025 |
| -8.4 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 5, 2025 |
| -7.6 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 27, 2026 |
| -7.3 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) | Jul 12, 2024 |
| -6.1 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | May 2, 2026 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50% | top 34% | 98.3% | 95.5% |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 70% | top 41% | 98.4% | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 96.2% | 93.4% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 39% | 95.4% | 93.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Mike Gannon BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Columbiana, AL | 8 / 16 (333.6344) | 9 (165.0972) | 5 (168.5372) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 3 / 31 (351.9772) | 4 (177.7144) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 2 / 26 (353.7144) | 7 (176) | 2 (177.7144) | 5 (174.2744) | — |
| May 24, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 6 / 82 (351.9888) | 7 (176.5716) | 10 (175.4172) | — | — |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 70 (166.8228) | — | — |
| May 15, 2026 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 6 / 29 (347.9772) | 8 (175.4056) | 8 (172.5716) | — | — |
| May 2, 2026 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Cleveland, AL | 11 / 15 (342.8000) | 11 (173.1200) | 11 (169.6800) | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 8 / 17 (342.2168) | 8 (170.8112) | 10 (171.4056) | — | — |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 17 / 36 (335.9200) | 19 (166.2400) | 15 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 30 / 43 (329.6344) | 16 (172.5600) | 37 (157.0744) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 8 / 125 (349.1316) | 4 (178.2972) | 16 (170.8344) | 9 (174.2628) | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 28 (174.2744) | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 39 (169.6684) | — | — |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 4 / 16 (354.2628) | 5 (177.7028) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 7 (175.4056) | — | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 22 (159.9428) | — |
| Oct 24, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 20 (163.3828) | — | — |
| Oct 17, 2025 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 7 / 39 (347.9772) | 3 (178.8572) | 20 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 3 / 30 (349.6916) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 8 / 15 (342.2400) | 3 (176.5600) | 11 (165.6800) | — | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Clanton, AL | — | 5 (174.2744) | — | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 22 / 22 (317.6456) | 22 (154.2628) | 19 (163.3828) | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 9 / 30 (347.9772) | 13 (172.5600) | 6 (175.4172) | 22 (166.2400) | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 12 / 28 (345.6800) | 9 (176) | 16 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK) Guntersville, AL | — | — | — | 7 (170.8228) | — |
| Sep 12, 2025 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 15 (162.8000) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 24 / 29 (337.0628) | 16 (173.1200) | 24 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 5 (174.2744) | — | — | — |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 10 / 23 (342.8000) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (166.2400) | 19 (156.5716) | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 19 / 35 (338.2056) | 20 (170.8112) | 17 (167.3944) | — | — |
| May 3, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 4 / 23 (351.9772) | 3 (180) | 15 (171.9772) | 12 (171.9656) | — |
| May 2, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 12 / 28 (339.9312) | 2 (175.4056) | 23 (164.5256) | 15 (167.9884) | — |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 3 / 31 (353.1200) | 5 (176.5600) | 6 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 20 / 38 (333.0512) | 20 (169.1084) | 20 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 14 / 18 (334.7772) | 5 (174.2628) | 15 (160.5144) | 9 (167.3712) | — |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 7 / 27 (346.2400) | 16 (169.6800) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2024 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 14 / 17 (330.1828) | 12 (169.6800) | 14 (160.5028) | 4 (173.1200) | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 23 / 35 (328.4800) | 23 (166.2284) | 24 (162.2516) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 12 / 40 (344.5256) | 16 (171.4056) | 12 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 7 / 27 (341.6456) | 16 (166.2400) | 2 (175.4056) | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 42 / 58 (326.7772) | 54 (154.2172) | 18 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 5 / 26 (343.3944) | 8 (171.9772) | 7 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 25 / 38 (325.6340) | 23 (165.1084) | 26 (160.5256) | — | — |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 16 / 31 (331.8968) | 10 (170.2512) | 19 (161.6456) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.