High-water mark
693.1544
career-best overall
96.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 693.1544 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 96.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 5, 2025
Reeves-Wiedeman Company
Reeves-Wiedeman Company is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 62nd of 401 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2021
latest Nov 5, 2025 · 4.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Consistency
±23.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.79 · weakest Brisket (162.47)
Road miles
12
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$198K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
663.39 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 160.5484 | 167.24 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 158.8116 | 165.89 | top 52% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 163.3828 | 167.79 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 146.8000 | 162.47 | top 50% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 238 | 0 | top 69% | Sep 27, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
848
finished ahead 539 times, behind 812
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Sep 27, 2023 → Nov 5, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20254 milestones
- Career-best overall score693.1544 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4516 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Peak power rating (1504) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2968 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 62 / 401 (693.1544) | 55 (175.4516) | 43 (175.4400) | 190 (170.2744) | 103 (171.9884) |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 419 / 487 (634.7088) | 305 (165.7144) | 406 (158.8116) | 339 (163.3828) | 461 (146.8000) |
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 238 / 467 (662.2968) | 335 (160.5484) | 296 (163.4056) | 111 (169.7256) | 142 (168.6172) |