BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM

BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 8th of 21 at the Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival (2013). They are ranked #3977 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,977

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1484

peak 1512 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 14, 2013

latest Oct 2, 2021 · 8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1076

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 61%

overall standings

Best overall

652.5716 / 720

Master · Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

630.95 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 635.69 (-4.74)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0116

Brisket · Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

Consistency

±12.98

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 163.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.88)

Road miles

770

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Purse competed for

$3,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

635.69 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

9–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 90% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.42 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 55%.

Pork Ribs avg 156.88
Brisket avg 163.30
3 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Beantown Smokers in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest (Oct 2, 2021).

last seen Oct 14, 2017
back Oct 2, 2021

Brisket nemesis

6 of 8 shared brisket entries lost

Rogue Hog BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Rogue Hog BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared brisket entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

What the Pork? has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 49% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 49% across 3 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 61% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±1.80% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.80% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.3% of a perfect score
12 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
2021 ↗	Master	#1105 (91 pts)	#1123 (101 pts)	#620 (284 pts)	#1127 (96 pts)	#1144 (86 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1876 (117 pts)	#1629 (157 pts)	#1776 (127 pts)	#1677 (142 pts)	#1602 (162 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1427 (188 pts)	#1584 (178 pts)	#1453 (203 pts)	#1811 (133 pts)	#1430 (203 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1988 (100 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2139 (75 pts)	#1114 (275 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1122 (268 pts)	#1311 (228 pts)	#1768 (140 pts)	#1001 (348 pts)	#685 (543 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1076 (263 pts)	#1425 (178 pts)	#1228 (238 pts)	#1209 (233 pts)	#864 (363 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

TEMPTATION STATION

#3,986 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1484

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Smoking Grannies

#3,978 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1517

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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Five Guys and a Grill

#3,989 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2024

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GLAD TO MEAT YOU

#3,982 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1512

Level with BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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Happy Beetle BBQ

#3,980 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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ELLIS COUNTY BBQ

#3,967 of the rated field

1484 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1512

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 30, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
JOEPEANUTS BBQ TEAM	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Bulldogs	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Pork Butt Paradise	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BOAR-N-Q	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Smokin' Barrels BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
STUBBORN BULL BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	0	0	0	165.1544	144.5256	157.75	top 68%
Pork Ribs	12	3	0	0	168.5600	146.8232	156.88	top 68%
Pork	11	1	0	0	165.0972	147.3256	158.62	top 63%
Brisket	11	6	1	3	176.0116	147.3372	163.30	top 41%

“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)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 57%
Large (40+)	4	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MA	7	top 49%
VT	3	top 85%
NH	1	top 73%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	2	11	top 39%	Oct 7, 2016
Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	2	8	top 52%	Oct 10, 2014
Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	2	14	top 36%	Sep 13, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MA 7 of 12 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 8 3 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 12 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Opponents faced 159 finished ahead 143 times, behind 203

Longest layoff 4 yrs Oct 14, 2017 → Oct 2, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Oct 2 Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20171 milestone

Oct 14 10th tracked contest Bay State BBQ Championship

20161 milestone

Oct 7 Career-best overall score652.5716 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

20153 milestones

Oct 9 First category win (Brisket) Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
Oct 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0632 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
Oct 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0116 Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

20134 milestones

Sep 14 First tracked contest Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Sep 14 First call Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
Oct 11 First overall top-10 Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1512) Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 7, 2016
+6.4	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	Sep 14, 2013
+5.2	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	Oct 11, 2013
+4.9	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest	Sep 13, 2014
+3.7	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival	Oct 9, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 2, 2021
-10.3	Green Mountain BBQ Championship	Jun 25, 2016
-7.9	Bay State BBQ Championship	Oct 14, 2017
-6.6	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest	May 31, 2014
-4.9	Green Mountain BBQ Championship	Sep 9, 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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	0	0	50%	top 94%	86.6%	86.6%
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 81%	88.3%	88.1%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 60%	90.6%	87.7%
2015	1	0	1	100%	top 44%	90.1%	90.1%
2014	3	0	0	67%	top 60%	89.4%	87.9%
2013	2	1	0	100%	top 36%	89.8%	89.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 2, 2021	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	15 / 16 (623.7832)	13 (158.8344)	13 (158.2516)	14 (159.3600)	16 (147.3372)
Oct 2, 2021	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Braintree, VT	—	—	4 (166.2972)	—	—
Oct 14, 2017	Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA	26 / 30 (632.4000)	21 (164)	22 (158.8116)	30 (147.3256)	19 (162.2628)
Sep 9, 2017	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Randolph, VT	24 / 32 (635.8632)	20 (163.3828)	30 (146.8232)	19 (165.0972)	21 (160.5600)
Oct 7, 2016	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	11 / 33 (652.5716)	13 (165.1544)	9 (168.5600)	22 (155.4400)	9 (163.4172)
Jun 25, 2016	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT	35 / 40 (610.1376)	35 (150.8572)	36 (150.2172)	27 (157.6916)	34 (151.3716)
Oct 9, 2015	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	11 / 25 (649.0632)	15 (162.8688)	23 (151.9772)	20 (158.2056)	1 (176.0116)
Oct 10, 2014	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	18 / 27 (638.7312)	24 (147.9544)	22 (154.8340)	9 (162.2400)	3 (173.7028)
Sep 13, 2014	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	17 / 43 (643.3372)	19 (160.5372)	20 (156.5600)	11 (164.5372)	15 (161.7028)
May 31, 2014	Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH	35 / 48 (617.1088)	44 (144.5256)	34 (153.1316)	38 (152.0116)	5 (167.4400)
Oct 11, 2013	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	8 / 21 (646.2172)	14 (157.0856)	5 (166.8344)	13 (160.0572)	10 (162.2400)
Sep 14, 2013	Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA	14 / 42 (643.4056)	23 (159.9996)	34 (150.2744)	13 (162.8572)	3 (170.2744)

BIG HEAD ED BBQ TEAM

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Brisket nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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 — 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)