BIG O & MO BBQ

BIG O & MO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 10th of 20 at the Smokin' on the Water (2013). They are ranked #4923 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,923

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1464

peak 1509 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 6, 2013

latest Oct 20, 2017 · 4.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#881

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

656.4912 / 720

Master · Smokin' on the Water

Perfect 180s

Current form

625.23 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 620.86 (+4.37)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.9656

Brisket · Smokin' on the Water

Consistency

±43.62

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.33 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.04)

Road miles

2,215

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 438 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Master avg

620.86 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PLASTERED PIG BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIG O & MO BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 44%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 44%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.30 points below their pork, and turns into a call 21% of the time against 21%.

Pork Ribs avg 149.04
Pork avg 160.33
3 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BBQ BOB & THE SMOKIN' BANDITOS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork entries lost

Smokey and the Pirate ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Smokey and the Pirate has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CANYON RIDERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A July team

Top 54% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 54% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 65% the rest of the year

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1281 (240 pts)	#1370 (200 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1558 (156 pts)	#1632 (156 pts)	#1624 (156 pts)	#1531 (181 pts)	#1214 (251 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#881 (337 pts)	#1011 (307 pts)	#844 (382 pts)	#877 (372 pts)	#1010 (297 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG O & MO BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Tracica BBQ Team

#4,944 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1464

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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Ribs For Your Pleasure

#4,911 of the rated field

1465 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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BONEYARD SMOKERS

#4,945 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1505

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2022

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THE MIGHTY QUINNS BBQ

#4,932 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Level with BIG O & MO BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jun 15, 2018

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225 MAFIA

#4,917 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

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BB Barbecue and Pits

#4,920 of the rated field

1464 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1464

They turned up 9 years after BIG O & MO BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIRATES OF THE PIG	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
JUICE'S SMOKEN BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
NUTIN2IT BUT2QIT	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PORK DADDY'S BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-Q'S-2GO	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG PIG BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
FLAME THROWER BBQ CO.	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	2	168.5600	146.2172	156.80	top 70%
Pork Ribs	14	3	170.8344	20	149.04	top 61%
Pork	14	3	170.8228	143.3828	160.33	top 51%
Brisket	14	2	171.9656	141.0856	154.69	top 64%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 43%
Large (40+)	8	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	12	0	top 61%
NV	2	0	top 95%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	2	16	top 58%	Jul 7, 2017
Smokin' on the Water	2	10	top 75%	Aug 22, 2014
Wine Country Big Q	2	20	top 50%	Jul 11, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 12 of 14 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 334 finished ahead 214 times, behind 365

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

20171 milestone

Oct 20 Most recent contest Logandale Fall Festival

20161 milestone

Sep 16 10th tracked contest 2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship

20137 milestones

Apr 6 First tracked contest Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Apr 6 First call Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Aug 23 First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Water
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4912 Smokin' on the Water
Aug 23 Career-best overall score656.4912 Smokin' on the Water
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)171.9656 Smokin' on the Water
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1509) Smokin' on the Water

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.1	Kings of the Que BBQ Championship	Apr 6, 2013
+4.9	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	Jul 8, 2016
+4.1	Smoke on the River	Oct 14, 2016
+2.4	Wine Country Big Q	Jul 12, 2013
+1.6	Smokin' on the Water	Aug 23, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	Smokin' on the Water	Aug 22, 2014
-11.7	Logandale Fall Festival	Oct 20, 2017
-8.7	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	May 2, 2015
-6.2	1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship	Oct 2, 2015
-5	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival	Jul 7, 2017

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	3	0	67%	top 83%	88.3%	86.2%
2016	3	0	67%	top 50%	88.6%	88%
2015	3	0	0%	top 77%	90.7%	88.3%
2014	2	0	50%	top 77%	87.8%	76.5%
2013	3	1	67%	top 44%	91.2%	88.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 20, 2017	Logandale Fall Festival Logandale, NV	18 / 18 (606.1140)	18 (147.9656)	15 (155.3828)	13 (161.6800)	18 (141.0856)
Sep 15, 2017	3rd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	36 / 48 (635.7944)	48 (146.2172)	40 (156.5028)	8 (170.8228)	26 (162.2516)
Jul 7, 2017	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	37 / 50 (620.9488)	39 (153.6916)	10 (170.8344)	38 (153.0628)	44 (143.3600)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA	17 / 38 (633.6800)	17 (161.7028)	20 (161.1772)	8 (163.4172)	26 (147.3828)
Sep 16, 2016	2nd Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	38 / 61 (629.6116)	52 (150.2744)	45 (150.8228)	23 (163.4172)	20 (165.0972)
Jul 8, 2016	Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA	16 / 38 (637.5884)	8 (168.5600)	8 (167.4056)	32 (146.2172)	17 (155.4056)
Oct 2, 2015	1st Annual Hot Q's & Cold Brews BBQ Championship Oroville, CA	31 / 41 (622.0340)	37 (150.2056)	37 (148.4800)	15 (164.5484)	21 (158.8000)
May 2, 2015	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	37 / 41 (631.2344)	30 (163.9888)	40 (150.7884)	23 (164.5372)	37 (151.9200)
Mar 20, 2015	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	66 / 100 (653.1200)	50 (168.0228)	50 (166.2972)	38 (168.5600)	94 (150.2400)
Aug 22, 2014	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	17 / 17 (469.5884)	16 (155.4172)	17 (20)	16 (143.3828)	14 (150.7884)
Jul 11, 2014	Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA	24 / 44 (631.8972)	38 (146.8344)	24 (158.8572)	20 (158.2284)	9 (167.9772)
Aug 23, 2013	Smokin' on the Water Lakeport, CA	10 / 20 (656.4912)	8 (167.4628)	15 (156.5256)	15 (160.5372)	6 (171.9656)
Jul 12, 2013	Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA	20 / 44 (634.2400)	18 (162.8572)	12 (163.4284)	20 (158.8344)	29 (149.1200)
Apr 6, 2013	Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Woodland, CA	12 / 33 (629.7140)	24 (151.9996)	8 (160)	5 (167.4286)	23 (150.2858)

BIG O & MO BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

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 — 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)