Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
Weekend Warrior BBQ
Weekend Warrior BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 6th of 32 at the BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest (2023). They are ranked #2097 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
peak 1545 · rated over 16 contests
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
Jun 26, 2020
latest Sep 12, 2025 · 5.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
13% of 16 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
681.07 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 673.03 (+8.04)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.02 · weakest Brisket (166.23)
Road miles
2,915
across 16 mapped stops · furthest 1,556 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)
Purse competed for
$138K
listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 16 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.03 / 720
16 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1186 (95 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #797 (165 pts) | #892 (150 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #651 (270 pts) | #820 (170 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #386 (517 pts) | #492 (432 pts) | #378 (652 pts) | #533 (367 pts) | #351 (612 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #351 (655 pts) | #415 (565 pts) | #296 (860 pts) | #211 (1,010 pts) | #274 (840 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Weekend Warrior BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
70 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1535
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,092 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1543
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 50% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,096 of the rated field
- Contests
- 30
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1535
Level with Weekend Warrior BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1548
They were already cooking in 2013, 7 years before Weekend Warrior BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1575
They've been 1575 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat Candy Q | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| B' Mackin BBQ | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| 7 SINS BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Porterhouse BBQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| West Coast BBQ Shop | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| 5TH GEAR BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG RED BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| STEVO'S BBQ TEAM | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin' Bliss BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| JOLLEY'S BAD TO THE BONE BARBEQUE | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0228 | 155.3712 | 166.55 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 153.6112 | 170.02 | top 46% |
| Pork | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 178.2972 | 153.6572 | 169.73 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 148.5256 | 166.23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 41% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 53% | Jun 2, 2023 |
| 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 62% | Nov 4, 2022 |
| Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 76% | May 28, 2022 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
8 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
11 of 16 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
13
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
230
finished ahead 270 times, behind 295
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Jan 12, 2024 → Sep 12, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest
20241 milestone
- Peak power rating (1545) 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
20231 milestone
- First overall top-10 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
20224 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.5028 BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2
- Career-best overall score695.3944 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2
- 10th tracked contest 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival
20202 milestones
- First tracked contest Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival
- First call Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 13, 2023 |
| +15.1 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest | Mar 10, 2023 |
| +8 | BBQ, Boots & Brew | Apr 8, 2022 |
| +7.2 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 | Apr 2, 2022 |
| +6.3 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | Nov 4, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest | Sep 12, 2025 |
| -7.7 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) | May 28, 2022 |
| -6.5 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival | Nov 5, 2021 |
| -3.6 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | Jun 2, 2023 |
| -2.5 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) | May 27, 2022 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | top 36% | 95.9% | 95% |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88% | top 56% | 96.6% | 93.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 30 / 35 (673.6460) | 33 (164.5372) | 18 (173.7028) | 13 (174.2744) | 31 (161.1316) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 23 / 58 (678.7544) | 35 (170.2628) | 32 (168.5372) | 29 (169.1200) | 16 (170.8344) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Golden State Battle of Indio 🏅 Indio, CA | 18 / 40 (689.6228) | 19 (173.1084) | 33 (168.5372) | — | 24 (170.2628) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 28 / 43 (673.0512) | 39 (163.9884) | 5 (175.4172) | 29 (168.5600) | 31 (165.0856) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 6 / 32 (690.2744) | 5 (176.0228) | 2 (178.8572) | 21 (166.8228) | 15 (168.5716) |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 6 / 45 (683.8740) | 11 (173.1084) | 19 (166.8228) | 17 (170.8228) | 5 (173.1200) |
| Nov 4, 2022 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA | 15 / 35 (684.4912) | 26 (167.4172) | 13 (170.2628) | 11 (171.9656) | 2 (174.8456) |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival 🏅 Norco, CA | 15 / 37 (685.0860) | 26 (165.0972) | 24 (166.2744) | 4 (178.2972) | 5 (175.4172) |
| May 28, 2022 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 2) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 21 / 25 (648.4344) | 23 (157.0628) | 11 (172.0116) | 10 (170.8344) | 22 (148.5256) |
| May 27, 2022 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championships (Day 1) 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 17 / 25 (661.0516) | 21 (155.3712) | 10 (170.8344) | 9 (172) | 16 (162.8460) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 11 / 29 (680.4800) | 17 (169.1200) | 2 (177.7144) | 9 (170.8456) | 18 (162.8000) |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship - Day 2 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 12 / 27 (695.3944) | 15 (170.8344) | 20 (169.1200) | 8 (175.4400) | 2 (180) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship 🏅 Arcadia, CA | 25 / 37 (664.5832) | 34 (156) | 15 (169.1544) | 5 (176.0116) | 24 (163.4172) |
| Feb 18, 2022 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 20 / 34 (680.5028) | 13 (174.8800) | 15 (171.4172) | 23 (166.8344) | 19 (167.3712) |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA | 27 / 33 (635.3028) | 26 (159.9312) | 14 (168.0572) | 28 (153.6572) | 28 (153.6572) |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Swinging Bridge BBQ Festival 🏅 Byram, MS | 21 / 31 (643.8512) | 9 (168) | 27 (153.6112) | 25 (160.5256) | 20 (161.7144) |