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Whimpy's BBQ

Whimpy's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 6th of 61 at the East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival (2016). They are ranked #1654 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,654
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1555
peak 1564 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

24
in the data

First seen

Aug 1, 2013
latest Aug 8, 2025 · 12 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#845
Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

3
4 podiums

Overall top-10s

3
13% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 46%
overall standings

Best overall

684.5260 / 720
Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

667.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.48 (+9.09)

Walk rate

38%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Brisket · East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival

Consistency

±15.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 166.08 · weakest Pork (163.39)

Road miles

540
across 24 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi

Schedule strength

42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$45K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.48 / 720
24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 33%.

  • 4 contests
  • 1 overall top-10
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 33%

A tough matchup

10–3 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 77% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Big D & The Briquettes in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

5.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5.8 years, then back at Smoke on the Bricks (Aug 8, 2025).

  • last seen Oct 11, 2019
  • back Aug 8, 2025
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Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

HIGH i QUE ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

2 DRUNK 2 QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 23% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 23% across 5 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

  • 5 September contests
  • top 46% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.11% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.11% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 91.5% of a perfect score
  • 24 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #845 (340 pts) #874 (350 pts) #927 (330 pts) #1108 (240 pts) #1077 (255 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Whimpy's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

42 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

DAND BBQ
#1,652 of the rated field
1555 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1559
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Whimpy's BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Whimpy's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen May 22, 2015
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QUE'S YER DADDY
#1,658 of the rated field
1554 power rating
Contests
22
GCs
0
Top-10s
14%
Peak
1562

Careers of much the same size, 22 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 22 contests
  • last seen May 8, 2026
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Hillbilly Hoggers
#1,655 of the rated field
1555 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
0
Top-10s
21%
Peak
1567

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen Jun 6, 2025
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STEAMBOAT BBQ-HOTDIGGITY HOG
#1,656 of the rated field
1554 power rating
Contests
18
GCs
0
Top-10s
28%
Peak
1558

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Whimpy's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 16 contests
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FAT WALLY'S FIREHOUSE BBQ
#1,659 of the rated field
1554 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
44%
Peak
1566

Level with Whimpy's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Jun 3, 2022
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A BOY NAMED QUE
#1,657 of the rated field
1554 power rating
Contests
37
GCs
0
Top-10s
16%
Peak
1554

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 37 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 37 contests
  • last seen Oct 18, 2019
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Griswold Grillers 13 10 3 77% ⚔ compare
913 BBQ 13 3 10 23% ⚔ compare
Big D & The Briquettes 12 11 1 92% ⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE 11 3 8 27% ⚔ compare
SKUNK RIVER BBQ 11 2 9 18% ⚔ compare
KC Rib doctor 10 9 1 90% ⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ 10 8 2 80% ⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ 10 2 8 20% ⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q 10 1 9 10% ⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS 10 1 9 10% ⚔ compare
IHC BBQ 9 4 5 44% ⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT 9 4 5 44% ⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
Theslabs.com 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
ALMOST FLAMOUS BARBEQUE 8 7 1 88% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 24 1 0 0 177.7028 154.2400 164.55 top 53%
Pork Ribs 24 6 1 2 177.1772 151.9544 166.08 top 41%
Pork 24 2 1 1 176.5600 141.0628 163.39 top 52%
Brisket 24 3 1 1 180 🔥 145.6228 164.46 top 43%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)10top 47%
Large (40+)230top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS220top 47%
MO20top 40%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smoke on the Bricks 2 23 0 top 66% Aug 8, 2025
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 2 7 0 top 21% Sep 27, 2019
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 2 8 0 top 17% Sep 21, 2018
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 2 6 0 top 42% Aug 26, 2016
Cookin on the Kaw 2 11 0 top 42% Oct 10, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 5 contests
Contests a season 3 across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 22 of 24 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 19 5 of them more than once
Opponents faced 726 finished ahead 880 times, behind 650
Longest layoff 5.8 yrs Oct 11, 2019 → Aug 8, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks
20191 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1564) Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
20181 milestone
  1. Career-best overall score684.5260 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
20163 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort
  2. First overall top-10 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
  3. First perfect 180 (Brisket) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
20141 milestone
  1. First category win (Pork) VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
20133 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge
  2. First call Cookin' on the Kaw
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3256 Cookin' on the Kaw

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+13.7East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots FestivalAug 26, 2016
+12.5Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship BarbequeSep 21, 2018
+12.4Shawnee Great Grillers State ChampionshipSep 27, 2019
+9.821st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood ResortMay 13, 2016
+9.3VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)Apr 25, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-9.8Smoke on the BricksAug 8, 2025
-8.8The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL)May 11, 2018
-7East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots FestivalAug 28, 2015
-6.9Sertoma 48 BBQMay 8, 2015
-4.3Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ ChallengeAug 1, 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20251000 0% top 85% 88.9% 88.9%
20194010 75% top 33% 94.9% 93.7%
20183010 0% top 56% 95.1% 91.4%
20175000 20% top 45% 92.9% 91.8%
20162011 100% top 19% 94.3% 93.5%
20153000 0% top 65% 90.6% 88.6%
20144002 50% top 42% 92.8% 91.3%
20132000 50% top 46% 90.5% 89.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 8, 2025 Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS 45 / 53 (640.3656) 37 (169.6800) 46 (157.6456) 52 (141.0628) 20 (171.9772)
Oct 11, 2019 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)
Sep 27, 2019 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS 7 / 102 (683.4172) 16 (172.5600) 28 (167.9772) 19 (171.4400) 15 (171.4400)
May 31, 2019 Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS 23 / 49 (662.1824) 24 (165.6684) 10 (171.4284) 11 (169.7144) 36 (155.3712)
May 10, 2019 Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS 27 / 53 (674.1828) 6 (177.7028) 48 (155.9200) 34 (169.1200) 20 (171.4400)
Oct 12, 2018 15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS 49 / 69 (654.2516) 47 (165.7256) 51 (160.5716) 62 (154.8000) 21 (173.1544)
Sep 21, 2018 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS 8 / 107 (684.5260) 29 (168) 22 (170.2744) 11 (175.4172) 20 (170.8344)
May 11, 2018 The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10) (JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS 50 / 56 (635.9428) 46 (157.6684) 14 (171.4400) 55 (149.7144) 50 (157.1200)
Oct 13, 2017 14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS 33 / 55 (669.1888) 25 (170.8800) 26 (169.1316) 49 (158.2744) 18 (170.9028)
Sep 29, 2017 Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS 27 / 64 (665.0284) 38 (161.1200) 13 (173.1200) 26 (167.4172) 32 (163.3712)
Sep 22, 2017 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS 29 / 112 (662.8344) 15 (170.2744) 89 (154.8344) 30 (167.9884) 17 (169.7372)
May 5, 2017 Brew, Blues, & Bar-B-Q Lansing, KS 14 / 30 (658.1832) 12 (168.5716) 16 (163.3828) 14 (165.6916) 16 (160.5372)
Mar 31, 2017 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO 31 / 59 (651.3600) 28 (166.2628) 7 (172.0116) 43 (158.2628) 38 (154.8228)
Aug 26, 2016 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS 6 / 61 (678.8116) 24 (164.5372) 3 (174.2972) 40 (159.9772) 1 (180)
May 13, 2016 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO 14 / 51 (668.0456) 37 (162.2400) 33 (160.0112) 4 (173.7944) 7 (172)
Aug 28, 2015 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS 48 / 65 (629.1088) 18 (166.8344) 57 (151.9544) 52 (156.5600) 47 (153.7600)
Jun 5, 2015 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 30 / 64 (652.5028) 49 (158.8000) 17 (167.4400) 40 (159.9884) 16 (166.2744)
May 8, 2015 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 34 / 45 (631.8740) 40 (155.4400) 19 (165.6912) 20 (165.1200) 42 (145.6228)
Oct 10, 2014 Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS 27 / 46 (654.2060) 38 (158.8228) 1 (177.1772) 30 (161.6916) 37 (156.5144)
Sep 26, 2014 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS 39 / 112 (654.7200) 71 (159.3484) 35 (166.2400) 41 (166.2972) 48 (162.8344)
Aug 1, 2014 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS 36 / 70 (651.9084) 45 (161.1428) 22 (168.0116) 31 (165.1084) 47 (157.6456)
Apr 25, 2014 VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS 16 / 65 (667.9084) 54 (154.2400) 9 (171.4400) 1 (176.5600) 18 (165.6684)
Oct 11, 2013 Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS 11 / 42 (651.3256) 15 (163.9772) 17 (162.8572) 22 (159.9428) 6 (164.5484)
Aug 1, 2013 Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS 48 / 74 (643.9428) 52 (161.0856) 55 (156.5716) 56 (158.2856) 18 (168)

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