Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 33-contest overall top-10 run.
- career best 33
Westside BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 69 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 20 at the Wild West Fest on Fire (2025), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion 7 times. They are ranked #549 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings and hold 2 all-time KCBS records.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master (1-meat) out of 180, Master out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #145 (1,374 pts) | #100 (1,559 pts) | #145 (1,386 pts) | #160 (1,249 pts) | #46 (1,896 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #193 (1,054 pts) | #95 (1,476 pts) | #123 (1,378 pts) | #155 (1,189 pts) | #217 (984 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #144 (1,240 pts) | #109 (1,410 pts) | #93 (1,521 pts) | #169 (1,140 pts) | #213 (980 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #73 (1,738 pts) | #54 (1,791 pts) | #73 (1,648 pts) | #87 (1,571 pts) | #91 (1,551 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #585 (279 pts) | #625 (269 pts) | #644 (269 pts) | #524 (344 pts) | #599 (299 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #280 (403 pts) | #302 (413 pts) | #360 (353 pts) | #240 (523 pts) | #274 (433 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #541 (611 pts) | #310 (986 pts) | #562 (616 pts) | #635 (526 pts) | #663 (511 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #315 (1,039 pts) | #201 (1,359 pts) | #390 (919 pts) | #272 (1,139 pts) | #391 (904 pts) |
The teams rated closest to Westside BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Careers of much the same size, 50 contests to 69, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersThey've been 1728 at their best, 59 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersTheir rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 89 contests, alongside a 37% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Westside BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersThey were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before Westside BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers7 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHLUCHTENGRILLER BBQ | 39 | 16 | 23 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 38 | 10 | 28 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| White Squirrel BBQ | 33 | 6 | 27 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Knockstone BBQ Team Austria | 30 | 12 | 18 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| EGGHEAD-BARBECUE | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Woodquarter Smokerheads | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Roast a Piece | 16 | 16 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SUNCITY BBQ SZEGED | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ4FUN | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTH BRIXIA | 13 | 13 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUWALD BBQ | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| BUNCH OF SWINES | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Stammtischgriller | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| LUNA SMOKE - Italy | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 54 | 45 | 7 | 22 | 180 🔥 | 157.1200 | 171.58 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 65 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 177.7144 | 149.0516 | 164.83 | top 54% |
| Pork | 53 | 39 | 5 | 11 | 178.8572 | 155.9884 | 168.87 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 53 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 180 🔥 | 144.5600 | 164.91 | top 46% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 33 | 0 | top 45% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ | 4 | 0 | top 36% |
| NO | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna BBQ Days | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 46% | Oct 18, 2025 |
| Fo.G & Smoke 2025 | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 31% | Sep 20, 2025 |
| W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 40% | Feb 25, 2023 |
| Wild West Fest on Fire | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 32% | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Muehlviertler BBQ Festival | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 29% | May 17, 2025 |
| The War of Barbeque | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 20% | Jul 1, 2023 |
| 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 40% | Apr 23, 2022 |
| Brew N Q | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 85% | May 26, 2018 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest | Feb 25, 2023 |
| +13.6 | Austrian BBQ Festival- Indian Summer Challenge 2019 | Oct 5, 2019 |
| +13.5 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 | Sep 22, 2018 |
| +13.4 | 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 |
| +12.4 | The War of Barbeque | Jun 18, 2022 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | 3rd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition | Apr 5, 2019 |
| -11.6 | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice | Feb 17, 2018 |
| -9.6 | 4th Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition | Apr 6, 2019 |
| -6.4 | Marchfelder Feuerfest | May 3, 2025 |
| -5.9 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 79% | top 36% | 97.1% | 94.8% |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 82% | top 29% | 95.5% | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 90% | top 27% | 97.1% | 95.3% |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 100% | top 43% | 96.3% | 93.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 74% | 92.8% | 91.9% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 46% | 93.2% | 92.2% |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 48% | 94.8% | 92.3% |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 60% | top 55% | 94.1% | 89.9% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2025 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna | 6 / 11 (679.8512) | 9 (169.6684) | 8 (166.2400) | 6 (171.9772) | 2 (171.9656) |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 6 (174.2972) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto | 10 / 24 (678.1940) | 4 (176.5600) | 10 (168.5256) | 13 (170.8684) | 15 (162.2400) |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 2 / 20 (699.3600) | 6 (176.5600) | 6 (170.8344) | 8 (171.9656) | 1 (180) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | Mee (a)t and Fire BBQ Festival Innsbruck Innsbruck | 2 / 7 (694.8232) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (166.2744) | 2 (173.1200) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda | 4 / 20 (694.7768) | 6 (175.4056) | 13 (170.8112) | 14 (169.6800) | 1 (178.8800) |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 11 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda | — | — | 22 (159.3944) | — | — |
| May 17, 2025 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt | 6 / 15 (670.6968) | 2 (171.9656) | 9 (165.1200) | 7 (165.0856) | 8 (168.5256) |
| May 17, 2025 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Freistadt | — | — | — | — | 4 (167.3828) |
| May 17, 2025 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT PORK) Freistadt | — | — | — | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| May 3, 2025 | Marchfelder Feuerfest Orth an der Donau, NO | 7 / 12 (660.3768) | 7 (167.3828) | 11 (157.6572) | 7 (165.6684) | 4 (169.6684) |
| May 3, 2025 | Marchfelder Feuerfest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Orth an der Donau, NO | — | — | 11 (154.8344) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2025 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia | 10 / 30 (683.9312) | 7 (173.1084) | 9 (171.4172) | 24 (162.8456) | 1 (176.5600) |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Vienna BBQ Days Vienna | 4 / 14 (683.8740) | 3 (175.4172) | 6 (170.2744) | 5 (169.6684) | 7 (168.5140) |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Vienna BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 12 (163.9544) | — | — |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Fo.G & Smoke 2024 Providence of MODENA (MO) | 4 / 19 (684.5260) | 1 (180) | 8 (169.6800) | 4 (177.1772) | 15 (157.6688) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Alps BBQ Days Reichenau an der Rax | 4 / 10 (684.5028) | 1 (179.4400) | 10 (159.9544) | 1 (175.4056) | 3 (169.7028) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau an der Rax | — | — | 1 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Riverland Smokers BBQ Contest Dodewaard | 9 / 23 (671.3028) | 13 (167.9772) | 19 (158.8000) | 6 (171.4056) | 4 (173.1200) |
| May 18, 2024 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival Freistadt | 4 / 22 (687.9428) | 3 (176.5600) | 13 (161.1200) | 1 (177.7028) | 5 (172.5600) |
| May 18, 2024 | Muehlviertler BBQ Festival (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Freistadt | — | 7 (170.8344) | — | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2024 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #1 Brescia | — | — | 14 (165.7144) | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2024 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #2 Brescia | — | — | 3 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Feb 24, 2024 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol Rein in Taufers, BZ | 7 / 26 (680.5028) | 2 (177.7028) | 20 (160.5372) | 9 (172) | 6 (170.2628) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 Vienna | 7 / 13 (676.4456) | 2 (177.7144) | 12 (162.8000) | 6 (170.8228) | 7 (165.1084) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Vienna BBQ Days 2023 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Vienna | — | — | 10 (169.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Country Road & BBQ Contest Cartigliano | 2 / 7 (699.3600) | 2 (176.5600) | 3 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (174.2628) |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cartigliano | — | — | 3 (171.4172) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2023 | FO.G & Smoke 2023 Spilamberto, It | 5 / 15 (678.7656) | 3 (174.2628) | 9 (163.3828) | 3 (173.1200) | 5 (168) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days Reichenau | 2 / 12 (681.7260) | 2 (174.2744) | 1 (174.8800) | 4 (169.1544) | 6 (163.4172) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days (ONE MEAT RIBS) Reichenau | — | — | 6 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Jul 1, 2023 | The War of Barbeque Isola della Scala (VR) | 3 / 15 (685.0512) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (173.1200) | 4 (173.1428) | 7 (164.5256) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Isola della Scala (VR) | — | — | 21 (154.8572) | — | — |
| Feb 25, 2023 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 2 / 23 (694.8000) | 1 (180) | 8 (172.5600) | 6 (174.2628) | 8 (167.9772) |
| Oct 8, 2022 | TORO in Dante's Hell Competition Pratovecchio Stia | 2 / 10 (682.7884) | 1 (180) | 3 (168) | 3 (170.2628) | 4 (164.5256) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | TORO in Dante's Hell Competition - One Meat- Ribs Pratovecchio Stia | 4 / 12 (169.6916) | — | 4 (169.6916) | — | — |
| Sep 17, 2022 | FO.G & SMOKE Spilamberto, Mo | 2 / 12 (693.1544) | 2 (176.5600) | 5 (165.7144) | 1 (178.2972) | 1 (172.5828) |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Wild West Fest on Fire Medvode | 6 / 11 (674.6968) | 5 (169.6684) | 5 (167.3828) | 6 (168.5372) | 3 (169.1084) |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 2 Reichenau an der Rax | 8 / 11 (656.9828) | 7 (166.8228) | 11 (153.6572) | 7 (164.5372) | 3 (171.9656) |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days - Day 1 Reichenau an der Rax | 8 / 10 (665.6344) | 3 (171.4172) | 10 (156.5372) | 8 (168.5716) | 6 (169.1084) |
| Jun 18, 2022 | The War of Barbeque Isola della Scala (VR) | 3 / 15 (680.5140) | 4 (172.5600) | 2 (173.1428) | 8 (170.2856) | 8 (164.5256) |
| Jun 18, 2022 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Isola della Scala (VR) | — | — | 3 (167.4400) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 2) Tirol | 9 / 17 (662.2744) | 4 (174.2972) | 12 (161.0972) | 11 (163.4400) | 10 (163.4400) |
| Apr 22, 2022 | 3rd Wild King BBQ Contest (Day 1) Tirol | 4 / 15 (663.2916) | 1 (176.5828) | 14 (149.0516) | 2 (174.2628) | 6 (163.3944) |
| Mar 12, 2022 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 8 / 15 (662.7772) | 8 (168) | 6 (167.4060) | 4 (170.2856) | 9 (157.0856) |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 2 Catigliano, Vicenza | 8 / 11 (667.8972) | 8 (167.3944) | 8 (166.8228) | 4 (171.4056) | 7 (162.2744) |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Country Road & BBQ Contest-Day 1 Catigliano, Vicenza | 6 / 8 (654.7772) | 7 (164.5600) | 7 (162.2516) | 5 (167.9656) | 5 (160) |
| Sep 19, 2020 | 6th BBQ Bulls Championship Salzburg | 7 / 19 (670.8228) | 6 (169.7372) | 6 (166.2856) | 11 (167.4172) | 7 (167.3828) |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 2 Vienna | 13 / 21 (657.0516) | 17 (162.8228) | 19 (153.0744) | 1 (178.2972) | 11 (162.8572) |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Vienna BBQ Days 2020 Day 1 Vienna | 7 / 18 (662.7884) | 5 (166.8572) | 10 (162.2400) | 8 (166.2856) | 5 (167.4056) |
| Oct 5, 2019 | Austrian BBQ Festival- Indian Summer Challenge 2019 Graz, Messegelande | 3 / 16 (675.4288) | 6 (169.7028) | 5 (169.6800) | 4 (167.4516) | 4 (168.5944) |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Jack Daniel's presents Burgerfest Prague | 4 / 13 (673.6228) | 9 (158.7884) | 3 (170.8344) | 2 (172.5600) | 1 (171.4400) |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode | 12 / 27 (666.7656) | 9 (170.8228) | 3 (172) | 9 (169.1200) | 24 (154.8228) |
| Apr 27, 2019 | 5th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2019 Salzburg | 4 / 26 (682.7772) | 3 (173.1200) | 6 (171.4516) | 10 (168.5256) | 5 (169.6800) |
| Apr 13, 2019 | 2nd Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol | 10 / 28 (673.5888) | 11 (170.8344) | 5 (171.4172) | 10 (169.6800) | 17 (161.6572) |
| Apr 6, 2019 | 4th Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels | 14 / 16 (657.0172) | 2 (175.4172) | 15 (159.3944) | 14 (164) | 13 (158.2056) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | 3rd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels | 15 / 16 (636.9940) | 4 (172.5484) | 16 (150.2056) | 11 (161.1544) | 16 (153.0856) |
| Jan 19, 2019 | W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ | 17 / 30 (649.6112) | 4 (174.8456) | 17 (163.3944) | 23 (155.9884) | 26 (155.3828) |
| Oct 20, 2018 | SMOKE IN SCHLIEREN Goldschlagiplatz | 4 / 20 (677.6456) | 1 (174.8456) | 7 (165.0972) | 3 (169.7028) | 9 (168) |
| Sep 29, 2018 | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival & KCBS BBQ Competition 2018 Graz | 6 / 19 (672.9824) | 2 (177.7028) | 9 (165.6684) | 9 (167.9656) | 13 (161.6456) |
| Sep 22, 2018 | 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop | 11 / 73 (655.3484) | 20 (165.1312) | 39 (157.1200) | 8 (168.5600) | 14 (164.5372) |
| Jul 21, 2018 | 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen | 23 / 48 (643.9084) | 30 (160.5600) | 35 (153.6572) | 17 (166.8456) | 15 (162.8456) |
| May 26, 2018 | Brew N Q Burton Upon Trent | 25 / 34 (647.9428) | 27 (162.8112) | 22 (163.4516) | 20 (161.7144) | 23 (159.9656) |
| May 25, 2018 | Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent | 23 / 24 (620.5372) | 24 (157.1200) | 20 (158.2744) | 20 (160.5828) | 23 (144.5600) |
| Apr 28, 2018 | 4th Barbecue Bulls Championship Salzburg 2018 Salzburg Austria | 16 / 24 (637.5772) | 13 (165.6800) | 18 (159.3716) | 13 (162.8572) | 18 (149.6684) |
| Apr 14, 2018 | Wild King BBQ Competition Tirol | 9 / 23 (639.4520) | 5 (168) | 10 (161.6916) | 15 (156.0116) | 12 (153.7488) |
| Apr 7, 2018 | 2nd Meat Smoke and Beer BBQ Competition Wels 2018 Wels | 11 / 17 (638.2284) | 2 (168.5600) | 6 (163.4056) | 12 (158.2972) | 16 (147.9656) |
| Feb 17, 2018 | Meat, Smoke & Beer Festival- BBQ on Ice Weissensee | 16 / 17 (640.5372) | 10 (167.4284) | 17 (150.8000) | 8 (166.8800) | 15 (155.4288) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.