The comeback
4.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.4 years, then back at Smokin' in the Valley (Nov 4, 2023).
- last seen May 31, 2019
- back Nov 4, 2023
Westy's BBQ
Westy's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 10 at the Smokin Barrel Fest (2025), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They finished #198 in the 2025 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2019
latest Jun 14, 2025 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 151.78 · weakest Chicken (113.91)
Road miles
11,205
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 10,925 mi
Purse competed for
$9,525
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
239.97 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Westy's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Westy's BBQ has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 101 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#2,863 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before Westy's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1519
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Westy's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,868 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
Level with Westy's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,867 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 9 years before Westy's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1509
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Westy's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 161.7372 | 20 | 113.91 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 156.5600 | 143.3716 | 151.78 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
1 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
63
finished ahead 31 times, behind 30
Longest layoff
4.4 yrs
May 31, 2019 → Nov 4, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20256 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Smokin Barrel Fest
- First overall top-10 Smokin Barrel Fest
- First overall podium Smokin Barrel Fest
- First Reserve Championship Smokin Barrel Fest
- Career-best overall score316.5600 Smokin Barrel Fest
- Most recent contest Smokin Barrel Fest
20242 milestones
- First call OMC - Pork Ribs in Bakers (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)161.7372 Chicken in Bakers (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest Up In Smoke on the Square
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 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 20% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 42% | 45.4% | 45.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2025 | Smokin Barrel Fest Nanson, WA | 2 / 10 (316.5600) | 1 (160) | 3 (156.5600) | — | — |
| Feb 24, 2024 | Chicken in Bakers (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bakers Hill, Western Australia | — | 4 (161.7372) | — | — | — |
| Feb 24, 2024 | OMC - Pork Ribs in Bakers (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bakers Hill, Western Australia | — | — | 7 (155.3944) | — | — |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 31, 2019 | Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL | 15 / 36 (163.3716) | 15 (20) | 11 (143.3716) | — | — |