BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6206

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1415

peak 1415 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2017-06-09

Best ToY finish

#958

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 81%

overall standings

Best overall

654.8572 / 720

Master · California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

628.56 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 615.61 (+12.95)

Walk rate

21%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.3200

Pork Ribs · 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship

Consistency

±22.17

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.06)

Road miles

2,060

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 280 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

615.61 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

Burnin and Lootin ahead in 100% of their meetings

Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.88 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 7%.

Pork Ribs avg 150.06
Pork avg 160.95
1 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BAKERSFIELD SMOKE in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at 6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship (2017-03-31).

last seen 2015-06-12
back 2017-03-31

Pork nemesis

11 of 12 shared pork entries lost

THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared pork entries.

A May team

Top 69% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 69% across 3 contests, versus top 81% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 81% the rest of the year

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PIG PEN

#6205 of the rated field

1415 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1415

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2021-09-24

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Just Smoke It! BBQ

#6207 of the rated field

1415 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1415

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-08-30

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WIZARD OF QZ

#6204 of the rated field

1415 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1415

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-05-05

⚔ Head-to-head

ATTITUDES OF SMOKE

#6210 of the rated field

1415 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1415

No shared contest yet.

Level with BIG AL'S BIG TIME BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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CAL-COOP BBQ

#6203 of the rated field

1416 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1416

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2018-05-05

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PORK ASSASSINS

#6208 of the rated field

1415 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1415

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2015-04-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Burnin and Lootin	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
TROPICAL HEAT BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
VICIOUS SMOKE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PORKCHOP & BUBBAS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BOWLING OVER PIGS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	1	0	1	173.1656	130.2284	153.69	top 77%
Pork Ribs	14	1	1	1	174.3200	132.5372	150.06	top 80%
Pork	14	1	0	1	169.1430	151.9772	160.95	top 57%
Brisket	14	0	0	0	169.1428	131.9656	150.90	top 74%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
CA	11	0	top 78%
NV	3	0	top 93%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 87%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 80%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.1 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2017-06-09

Busiest season 2015 4 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 11 of 14 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 160.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.06)

Walk rate 21% a top-10 call in 3 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 14 contests

Master average 615.61 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 426 162–725 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,060 14 mapped stops · furthest 280 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs 2015-06-12 → 2017-03-31

Power rating 1415 peak 1415 · #6206 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
May 17 First call Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1494) The Great American Cookoff
2014
Mar 21 First category win (Pork Ribs) 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Mar 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3200 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
2015
Mar 20 10th tracked contest 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Jun 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8572 California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
Jun 12 Career-best overall score654.8572 California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
2017
Jun 9 Most recent contest *California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+1.8	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship	2015-05-15
+1.6	The Great American Cookoff	2013-07-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2013-10-04
-11.1	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series	2015-02-20
-10.5	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship	2013-10-31
-10.3	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship	2014-04-26
-8.8	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2015-03-20

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	0%	top 88%	87.7%	85.1%
2015	4	0	0%	top 82%	91%	87.7%
2014	4	1	25%	top 79%	88.3%	85.8%
2013	4	0	50%	top 78%	88.4%	83.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-06-09	*California Honey Harvest Festival & BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	36 / 39 (594.5824)	38 (148.4568)	38 (142.2516)	32 (155.9312)	35 (147.9428)
2017-03-31	6th Annual Santa Anita Winners Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	64 / 77 (631.2344)	59 (162.2284)	62 (155.4060)	50 (161.0856)	63 (152.5144)
2015-06-12	California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	21 / 26 (654.8572)	16 (167.4744)	18 (166.2972)	15 (166.2628)	23 (154.8228)
2015-05-15	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	31 / 53 (643.9200)	37 (158.8228)	46 (149.0972)	17 (168.5484)	12 (167.4516)
2015-03-20	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	91 / 100 (618.2056)	93 (154.8572)	99 (137.1200)	86 (157.0856)	30 (169.1428)
2015-02-20	The Pig (Guinea Pig) Competitor's Series Rancho Mirage, CA	48 / 49 (608.3544)	49 (142.8228)	35 (158.8000)	30 (161.0972)	48 (145.6344)
2014-10-30	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	72 / 79 (625.0400)	40 (168.5944)	68 (155.4056)	70 (155.3944)	75 (145.6456)
2014-05-16	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	41 / 56 (607.8972)	49 (148.0000)	45 (148.5028)	18 (164.5600)	44 (146.8344)
2014-04-26	Smokin In Mesquite BBQ Championship Mesquite, NV	48 / 51 (602.2056)	39 (158.8112)	40 (156.0344)	42 (155.3944)	50 (131.9656)
2014-03-21	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	41 / 69 (635.4172)	44 (160.5828)	1 (174.3200)	52 (151.9772)	53 (148.5372)
2013-10-31	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	80 / 85 (578.1368)	83 (140.5140)	85 (132.5372)	65 (157.1428)	73 (147.9428)
2013-10-04	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	90 / 99 (594.7428)	99 (130.2284)	88 (147.4172)	33 (163.4056)	72 (153.6916)
2013-07-26	The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA	27 / 53 (636.5028)	3 (173.1656)	49 (138.2860)	13 (166.2628)	28 (158.7884)
2013-05-17	Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	49 / 65 (587.4284)	60 (137.1426)	60 (139.4286)	2 (169.1430)	46 (141.7142)

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

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1333 (191 pts)	#1337 (216 pts)	#1376 (206 pts)	#1212 (261 pts)	#1196 (246 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1251 (225 pts)	#1323 (225 pts)	#810 (450 pts)	#1225 (260 pts)	#1306 (225 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#958 (300 pts)	#693 (475 pts)	#1029 (300 pts)	#594 (560 pts)	#995 (300 pts)