Whimpy's BBQ KS
Rating
1511
peak 1520
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2025-08-08
Best ToY finish
#740
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.57
last 5 vs career avg 667.57 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.28
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.83 · weakest Pork (164.10)
Road miles
83
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PIG NEWTON has finished one call ahead of Whimpy's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Fat&Dumb BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Griswold Grillers in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 165.6684 | 170.83 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 155.9200 | 165.91 | top 47% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 141.0628 | 164.10 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 155.3712 | 166.73 | top 44% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 667.57
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 640.3656 | 640.37 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 683.4172 | 674.37 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 45 / 53 (640.3656) | 37 (169.6800) | 46 (157.6456) | 52 (141.0628) | 20 (171.9772) |
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) DeSoto, KS | 14 / 51 (677.7028) | 23 (168.5600) | 4 (176.5600) | 19 (169.1772) | 30 (163.4056) |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 7 / 102 (683.4172) | 16 (172.5600) | 28 (167.9772) | 19 (171.4400) | 15 (171.4400) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 23 / 49 (662.1824) | 24 (165.6684) | 10 (171.4284) | 11 (169.7144) | 36 (155.3712) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 DeSoto, KS | 27 / 53 (674.1828) | 6 (177.7028) | 48 (155.9200) | 34 (169.1200) | 20 (171.4400) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #740 (410 pts) | #797 (415 pts) | #724 (465 pts) | #853 (370 pts) | #945 (315 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1011 (275 pts) | #1319 (180 pts) | #1134 (250 pts) | #1126 (250 pts) | #1214 (225 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #975 (350 pts) | #941 (410 pts) | #793 (505 pts) | #1026 (350 pts) | #905 (415 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1393 (195 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1246 (250 pts) | #946 (375 pts) | #1488 (185 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1230 (212 pts) | #1370 (192 pts) | #1430 (182 pts) | #1526 (157 pts) | #1027 (292 pts) |