BBQ WIESEL

BBQ WIESEL is a competition barbecue team with 50 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. They have won 5 Grand Championships, most recently at the 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #378 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “* BBQ Wiesel” and “BBQ-WIESEL”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#378

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1706

peak 1709 · rated over 44 contests6 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 20, 2014

latest Oct 14, 2022 · 8.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#159

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 10% of the time

Category wins

30 podiums

Overall top-10s

54% of 50 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

694.8572 / 720

Master · EUregio Barbeque Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.94 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.20 (+2.74)

Walk rate

74%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Brisket · 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival

Consistency

±13.53

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.98 · weakest Chicken (165.97)

Road miles

68,202

across 50 mapped stops · furthest 5,046 mi

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$106K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.20 / 720

50 Master contests · 5 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#378 of 6,476 rated teams

In the top 6% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1706 puts them #378 of 6,476 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.

rating 1706
peak 1709
44 rated contests

Against the odds

27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 (Sep 22, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BUNCH OF SWINES.

On the rise

+29 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 29 points across 10 contests since Sep 15, 2018 — from 1677 up to 1706.

10 contests since Sep 15, 2018
now 1706

Giant slayer

73 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 73-team field at 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018.

Sep 22, 2018

Happy hunting ground

2× Grand Championships here

BBQ an der Burg 2019 is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 19%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at BBQ An Der Burg (Jul 2, 2016).

Pork Ribs 1st
Brisket 1st

They almost always walk

74% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 37 of 50 contests

A top-10 category call in 74% of their 50 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

694.8572 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.8572 at EUregio Barbeque Festival — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 19, 2017

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ has finished one call ahead of BBQ WIESEL 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 2 Grand Championships

2017 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 25%.

10 contests
5 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 25%

A tough matchup

24–3 behind in the head-to-head

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead in 89% of their meetings

BUNCH OF SWINES has come out ahead in 24 of their 27 shared contests.

The drought

10 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 on Sep 22, 2018 — 10 contests and 8 years ago.

last GC Sep 22, 2018
8 years ago

A strong matchup

17–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PUREBBQ in 17 of their 22 shared contests.

The comeback

3.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) (Oct 14, 2022).

last seen Sep 12, 2019
back Oct 14, 2022

Pork Ribs nemesis

19 of 27 shared pork ribs entries lost

BUNCH OF SWINES ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUNCH OF SWINES has out-cooked them in 19 of 27 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

DE FILOUS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 16% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 16% across 4 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 30% the rest of the year

The long haul

68,202 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 68,202 miles across 50 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 5,046 miles to Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship.

50 mapped stops
furthest 5,046 mi

The metronome

±1.88% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.88% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
50 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#357 (888 pts)	#684 (498 pts)	#410 (828 pts)	#259 (1,103 pts)	#403 (828 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#159 (1,579 pts)	#352 (979 pts)	#189 (1,389 pts)	#136 (1,549 pts)	#236 (1,264 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#848 (434 pts)	#928 (419 pts)	#843 (469 pts)	#1149 (294 pts)	#912 (409 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#343 (1,070 pts)	#498 (815 pts)	#361 (1,035 pts)	#419 (965 pts)	#323 (1,125 pts)

Overall rank by season

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BURNTOUT BBQ CO

#380 of the rated field

1706 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1706

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 51 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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Grandpa Val's BBQ

#379 of the rated field

1706 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1717

Careers of much the same size, 60 contests to 50, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 57 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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THE CELTIC PIG

#375 of the rated field

1707 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1724

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to BBQ WIESEL)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — THE CELTIC PIG ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2023

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PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY

#373 of the rated field

1707 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1715

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BBQ WIESEL)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 65 contests, alongside a 22% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 54 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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MONSTER-QUE

#381 of the rated field

1705 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 68%
Peak: 1727

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BBQ WIESEL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 39 contests

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THE SMOKEHOUSE BANDITS!!!

#372 of the rated field

1707 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1710

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

rated over 35 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	36	13	23	36%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	28	12	16	43%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	27	3	24	11%	⚔ compare
ROKENDE REGAHS	23	15	8	65%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	22	17	5	77%	⚔ compare
MISS PIGGY'S U.K.	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	21	16	5	76%	⚔ compare
DRAGON BBQ	21	13	8	62%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	20	9	11	45%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
BBQ LONGHORN RANCH HANDS	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
IRON BBQ	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
ALLSEASONED DUTCH BBQ TEAM	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	50	18	2	6	178.2972	150.2284	165.97	top 46%
Pork Ribs	50	22	3	9	176.5600	150.8000	166.98	top 32%
Pork	48	17	2	9	177.1428	149.0856	166.84	top 39%
Brisket	50	23	2	6	178.8800	146.1944	166.04	top 35%

“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)	2	1	top 31%
Medium (20–39)	21	3	top 25%
Large (40+)	27	1	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	7	0	top 46%
TN	4	0	top 65%
DE	3	1	top 29%
NL	3	0	top 29%
EU	2	0	top 35%
AL	1	0	top 9%
NR	1	0	top 11%
CZ	1	0	top 23%
BE	1	0	top 13%
FL	1	0	top 38%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ an der Burg 2019	3	1	2	top 19%	Jul 6, 2019
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL)	3	43	0	top 62%	Oct 26, 2018
EUregio Barbeque Festival	2	1	1	top 25%	Aug 18, 2018
EUregio Barbecue Festival	2	3	0	top 14%	Aug 17, 2019
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	117	0	top 56%	Sep 15, 2018
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	4	0	top 13%	May 12, 2018
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	32	0	top 31%	Sep 1, 2017
Brew N Q (OPEN)	2	8	0	top 40%	May 27, 2017
EUregio BBQ Festival	2	2	0	top 24%	Aug 15, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 11 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 7.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 7 of 50 contests · 10 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 39 9 of them more than once

First title Jul 2, 2016 BBQ An Der Burg

Opponents faced 1,638 finished ahead 2,502 times, behind 1,711

Longest layoff 3.1 yrs Sep 12, 2019 → Oct 14, 2022

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

20222 milestones

Oct 14 50th tracked contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
Oct 14 Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

20191 milestone

Aug 17 Peak power rating (1709) EUregio Barbecue Festival

20182 milestones

Sep 22 5th Grand Championship 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018
Sep 22 Biggest field won (73 teams) 5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018

20173 milestones

Jul 22 25th tracked contest 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Jul 22 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8800 2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival
Aug 19 Career-best overall score694.8572 EUregio Barbeque Festival

20162 milestones

Mar 19 10th tracked contest Meat the East
Jul 2 First Grand Championship BBQ An Der Burg

20155 milestones

May 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1200 Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ
Jul 4 First category win (Pork) Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship
Aug 15 First overall podium EUregio BBQ Festival
Aug 15 First Reserve Championship EUregio BBQ Festival
Aug 15 First multi-meat day EUregio BBQ Festival

20143 milestones

Sep 20 First tracked contest EUregio BBQ Festival
Sep 20 First call EUregio BBQ Festival
Sep 20 First overall top-10 EUregio BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	EUregio BBQ Festival	Aug 15, 2015
+13.7	World Barbecue Championship	Nov 8, 2017
+12.7	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015	Sep 25, 2015
+12.6	BBQ An Der Burg	Jul 2, 2016
+12.4	EUregio Barbeque Festival	Aug 19, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
-8.9	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 23, 2016
-4.4	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	Oct 21, 2016
-4.4	BBQ an der Burg 2019	Jul 6, 2019
-4	EUregio Barbeque Festival	Aug 18, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2022	1	0	0	0	0%	top 76%	92.4%	92.4%
2019	8	0	4	0	63%	top 26%	94.8%	92.7%
2018	11	2	6	1	64%	top 28%	94.6%	92.6%
2017	10	2	5	1	80%	top 25%	96.5%	93.5%
2016	11	1	7	4	82%	top 33%	95%	92.4%
2015	7	0	4	3	86%	top 33%	94.2%	91.9%
2014	2	0	1	0	100%	top 35%	89.8%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 14, 2022	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	63 / 83 (665.0056)	68 (163.3828)	55 (168.5372)	42 (169.7028)	63 (163.3828)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	110 / 468 (676.5024)	324 (161.0968)	100 (170.8344)	128 (170.2512)	43 (174.3200)
Sep 12, 2019	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS	72 / 135 (682.2744)	85 (169.7028)	73 (169.7028)	92 (167.4172)	21 (175.4516)
Aug 17, 2019	EUregio Barbecue Festival Erlenstr Waldfeucht-Haaren	5 / 28 (664.4568)	27 (150.2284)	9 (165.6800)	—	4 (168.5484)
Jul 20, 2019	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	13 / 44 (656.4800)	41 (153.6684)	24 (162.2744)	—	8 (167.9772)
Jul 6, 2019	BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland	16 / 36 (635.8512)	13 (163.9540)	30 (150.8000)	14 (161.1200)	16 (159.9772)
May 11, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt	8 / 49 (671.3944)	24 (165.1084)	5 (169.1544)	7 (172.0116)	14 (165.1200)
Apr 26, 2019	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 Marketplate	4 / 24 (672.5600)	10 (166.3200)	3 (165.6800)	2 (173.1428)	5 (167.4172)
Apr 13, 2019	Meat the East Hengelo	4 / 41 (681.6340)	21 (166.2284)	2 (176.5600)	3 (174.2972)	15 (164.5484)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	43 / 102 (673.0972)	30 (170.8572)	70 (165.6916)	34 (169.7028)	52 (166.8456)
Sep 22, 2018	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop	1 / 73 (671.4628)	10 (168.5828)	14 (164.5600)	2 (174.3428)	15 (163.9772)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	192 / 467 (667.2796)	253 (165.6684)	64 (173.1428)	236 (164.5256)	237 (163.9428)
Sep 14, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	117 / 164 (674.1828)	156 (159.9544)	60 (171.9656)	91 (170.2972)	75 (171.9656)
Aug 18, 2018	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	15 / 32 (655.3716)	21 (161.6916)	21 (161.1200)	9 (167.4056)	10 (165.1544)
Jul 21, 2018	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	20 / 48 (648.4112)	37 (157.0856)	20 (159.9772)	19 (166.2628)	11 (165.0856)
Jun 30, 2018	BBQ an der Burg 2018 Geestland	1 / 30 (681.1772)	3 (170.3200)	1 (173.7028)	3 (170.2972)	7 (166.8572)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	8 / 51 (667.3488)	35 (162.2284)	12 (166.8688)	17 (166.8344)	4 (171.4172)
May 11, 2018	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt	4 / 37 (676.0116)	15 (166.8572)	4 (170.2744)	6 (167.4744)	5 (171.4056)
Apr 28, 2018	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 Reichshof	8 / 32 (662.1828)	13 (165.7028)	13 (159.9544)	2 (176)	19 (160.5256)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	5 / 39 (660.0232)	23 (159.4628)	2 (170.3088)	6 (167.9772)	11 (162.2744)
Nov 8, 2017	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	8 / 93 (687.3712)	30 (170.8456)	18 (172.5600)	7 (175.4056)	40 (168.5600)
Sep 22, 2017	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany	13 / 66 (664.5032)	28 (165.1200)	21 (164.5716)	20 (165.6916)	8 (169.1200)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	153 / 407 (669.0052)	233 (165.0856)	184 (166.2628)	70 (173.1084)	198 (164.5484)
Aug 31, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	32 / 129 (691.4056)	78 (170.2628)	56 (171.4400)	47 (173.1428)	20 (176.5600)
Aug 19, 2017	EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW	1 / 31 (694.8572)	3 (174.8800)	6 (170.2744)	2 (176.5600)	4 (173.1428)
Jul 22, 2017	2nd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	8 / 40 (680.0116)	26 (166.3200)	6 (169.6916)	24 (165.1200)	2 (178.8800)
Jul 1, 2017	BBQ An Der Burg Geestland	1 / 25 (668.4800)	1 (169.7028)	5 (166.2744)	5 (169.1200)	8 (163.3828)
May 27, 2017	Brew N Q (OPEN) Burton Upon Trent	17 / 34 (662.1944)	20 (165.7028)	7 (171.9888)	27 (161.0856)	19 (163.4172)
May 26, 2017	Brew N Q (INVITATIONAL) unrated Burton Upon Trent	8 / 26 (668.4912)	4 (174.2856)	7 (167.4172)	11 (167.9656)	20 (158.8228)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	25 / 50 (644.3880)	27 (163.3940)	11 (163.9428)	45 (149.0856)	6 (167.9656)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	405 / 557 (635.8168)	468 (154.2056)	205 (167.4284)	465 (155.3600)	342 (158.8228)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	67 / 96 (662.1596)	19 (173.7028)	35 (171.4172)	64 (165.6684)	91 (151.3712)
Sep 24, 2016	3rd Ruhrpott BBQ 2016 Waltrop NRW, DE	7 / 67 (669.6000)	58 (152.5028)	8 (170.2744)	1 (177.1428)	9 (169.6800)
Aug 20, 2016	EUregio Barbecue Festival Waldfeutch-Haaren/NRW, NR	3 / 28 (683.9200)	10 (168.5140)	7 (167.4288)	10 (171.4056)	3 (176.5716)
Jul 23, 2016	Black Forrest Smoke & Wine Festival Millheim, DE	20 / 29 (669.0744)	8 (174.2744)	8 (171.4288)	22 (162.2512)	20 (161.1200)
Jul 2, 2016	BBQ An Der Burg Geestland, DE	1 / 12 (675.3484)	10 (158.2284)	1 (171.9772)	2 (171.4056)	1 (173.7372)
Jun 4, 2016	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) Deurne, The Netherlands, NL	6 / 24 (676.4912)	16 (166.2512)	12 (164.0116)	6 (173.1084)	2 (173.1200)
May 21, 2016	Bohemian BBQ Prague, Czech Republic	5 / 22 (663.3600)	1 (175.4628)	4 (167.4172)	18 (157.6684)	6 (162.8116)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	5 / 40 (675.9084)	10 (169.7028)	6 (169.7028)	12 (165.0972)	5 (171.4056)
Apr 23, 2016	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II Hoofdorp, NL	4 / 34 (664.4688)	18 (162.8456)	2 (170.8344)	19 (162.2516)	6 (168.5372)
Mar 19, 2016	Meat the East Enschede, NL	17 / 33 (642.7772)	9 (166.8800)	2 (172)	20 (157.7028)	31 (146.1944)
Nov 3, 2015	World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL	22 / 58 (678.2056)	19 (172.5484)	23 (168.5372)	30 (168.5828)	29 (168.5372)
Oct 23, 2015	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	68 / 93 (659.2684)	2 (178.2972)	79 (159.9428)	53 (165.6684)	80 (155.3600)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	5 / 67 (671.9312)	6 (169.7256)	21 (163.4172)	25 (163.3712)	2 (175.4172)
Aug 15, 2015	EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein	2 / 22 (659.3944)	18 (158.8800)	1 (171.9888)	16 (154.2284)	1 (174.2972)
Jul 4, 2015	Prime UVE Invitational Barbecue Championship unrated Gaiarine Italy	8 / 15 (659.4980)	3 (173.7716)	14 (153.7260)	1 (173.7144)	12 (158.2860)
May 23, 2015	Tony Stone Low & Slow BBQ Competition Hoofddorp Netherlands	17 / 68 (651.9312)	11 (169.1428)	47 (156)	41 (159.3828)	10 (167.4056)
May 9, 2015	Beers, Fries & BBQ II - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Kapermolenpark / Hasselt / Bel	10 / 38 (649.1200)	5 (168.5828)	20 (156.5256)	13 (165.1316)	15 (158.8800)
Oct 10, 2014	Ruhrpott BBQ Gelsenkirchen, Germany, EU	19 / 58 (641.6800)	7 (168.6172)	2 (172.5600)	38 (153.7028)	44 (146.8000)
Sep 20, 2014	EUregio BBQ Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren / Nordrhein, EU	8 / 21 (646.8348)	9 (162.8456)	12 (161.1660)	12 (159.9660)	8 (162.8572)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BBQ WIESEL

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (19 found in their record)

Among the elite

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)