A multi-meat day
1
contest with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest (May 3, 2013).
- Chicken 1st
- Brisket 1st
Weirich Custom BBQ
Weirich Custom BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 10th of 39 at the Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest (2013). They are ranked #3694 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
peak 1489 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest May 30, 2014 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
11% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.07 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 628.86 (+3.21)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±24.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.72 · weakest Pork (153.20)
Road miles
1,294
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 264 mi
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Master avg
628.86 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Weirich Custom BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
158 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,686 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1490
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,687 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with Weirich Custom BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1509
They turned up 8 years after Weirich Custom BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,677 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1489
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORK PATROL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOODWARD BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Skin BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 149.7142 | 161.72 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 135.4286 | 160.06 | top 47% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2858 | 143.9428 | 153.20 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.2856 | 142.8570 | 153.89 | top 64% |
“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) | 7 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 42% | May 2, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
6 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
3 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
270
finished ahead 152 times, behind 190
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20141 milestone
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition
20139 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke Over Veishea
- First call Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- First category win (Chicken) Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- First overall top-10 Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- First multi-meat day Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9996 Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- Career-best overall score663.9996 Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- Peak power rating (1496) Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.5 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest | May 3, 2013 |
| +4.5 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition | May 30, 2014 |
| +3.4 | Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief | Apr 4, 2014 |
| +2.3 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | Apr 26, 2013 |
| +1 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition | May 31, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.8 | Smoke Over Veishea | Apr 19, 2013 |
| -11.8 | Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff | Jul 3, 2013 |
| -5 | BBQ in the Bluffs | May 10, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 50% | 90.2% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33% | top 64% | 92.2% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2014 | 3rd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 13 / 30 (645.0976) | 13 (164.6172) | 17 (158.8000) | 14 (159.4172) | 13 (162.2632) |
| May 2, 2014 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 19 / 33 (632.4568) | 3 (171.4284) | 13 (162.8572) | 30 (143.9428) | 20 (154.2284) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO | 37 / 75 (649.6568) | 18 (169.1428) | 14 (169.1428) | 59 (156.5484) | 52 (154.8228) |
| Jul 3, 2013 | Whiting 4th of July BBQ Cookoff Whiting, IA | 23 / 25 (605.1424) | 25 (154.2860) | 16 (157.1428) | 24 (148.5712) | 24 (145.1424) |
| May 31, 2013 | 2nd Annual Valley Veterans Barbecue Competition Valley, NE | 17 / 34 (628) | 19 (158.8570) | 19 (156.5714) | 11 (162.2858) | 20 (150.2858) |
| May 10, 2013 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 22 / 32 (626.8566) | 28 (153.1428) | 9 (168) | 23 (157.1424) | 25 (148.5714) |
| May 3, 2013 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 10 / 39 (663.9996) | 1 (176) | 11 (167.4286) | 31 (146.2854) | 1 (174.2856) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 22 / 47 (634.2858) | 22 (158.2858) | 14 (165.1430) | 24 (158.2856) | 33 (152.5714) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Smoke Over Veishea Ames, IA | 36 / 36 (574.2854) | 33 (149.7142) | 36 (135.4286) | 33 (146.2856) | 35 (142.8570) |