High-water mark
682.8916
career-best overall
94.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.8916 at Horse Town Brew n Que Festival — 94.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 29, 2015
BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE
BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 6th of 26 at the California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship (2015). They are ranked #2563 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1521 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2013
latest Aug 7, 2015 · 2.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
8% of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
670.12 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.95 (+20.16)
Walk rate
58%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.08 · weakest Pork (159.60)
Road miles
778
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
649.95 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #808 (426 pts) | #753 (491 pts) | #616 (636 pts) | #812 (451 pts) | #697 (531 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1154 (255 pts) | #1267 (245 pts) | #1213 (255 pts) | #946 (375 pts) | #965 (345 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1235 (211 pts) | #677 (486 pts) | #1026 (301 pts) | #1287 (211 pts) | #1183 (241 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.
83 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,566 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1521
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,580 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1518
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,555 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1518
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#2,554 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1532
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,574 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1518
Level with BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,579 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| VICIOUS SMOKE | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG POPPA SMOKERS | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED BRISKET BBQ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| FUNTIME BBQ | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| LEFT COAST Q | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKETEERS | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL GRILLING | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| My Smokin' Grillfriend | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.7600 | 153.7142 | 163.90 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 151.4286 | 164.08 | top 43% |
| Pork | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 145.1428 | 159.60 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 142.8570 | 162.37 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 52% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast BBQ Classic | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 49% | May 8, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
4
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
12 of 12 contests
Contests visited
11
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
285
finished ahead 351 times, behind 346
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20156 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
- Career-best overall score682.8916 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7600 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
- First overall top-10 California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1521) California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
20141 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5140 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- First call West Coast BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.3 | California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship | Jun 12, 2015 |
| +9.7 | 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | Mar 21, 2014 |
| +9 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | May 29, 2015 |
| +4.2 | West Coast BBQ Classic | May 9, 2014 |
| +2.9 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | Jun 20, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.2 | 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2013 |
| -6.7 | The Great American Cookoff | Jul 26, 2013 |
| -4.5 | California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ | Jun 14, 2013 |
| -2.5 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Aug 7, 2015 |
| -1.9 | West Coast BBQ Classic | May 10, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80% | top 43% | 94.8% | 93.1% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 40% | 91.2% | 90.8% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 87.9% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2015 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA | 36 / 58 (656.4804) | 45 (161.1088) | 8 (174.8572) | 47 (157.6916) | 40 (162.8228) |
| Jun 12, 2015 | California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA | 6 / 26 (682.7888) | 20 (165.6800) | 13 (168.5372) | 6 (171.9772) | 4 (176.5944) |
| May 29, 2015 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 21 / 75 (682.8916) | 3 (177.7600) | 50 (163.9544) | 35 (167.4172) | 22 (173.7600) |
| May 8, 2015 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 31 / 57 (660.4912) | 46 (157.6684) | 4 (173.7372) | 50 (155.9656) | 10 (173.1200) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 48 / 100 (667.9312) | 82 (161.1084) | 17 (170.8572) | 16 (173.1428) | 59 (162.8228) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | 3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 31 / 65 (656.4228) | 31 (167.4284) | 25 (166.2284) | 31 (163.9428) | 38 (158.8232) |
| May 9, 2014 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 26 / 59 (652) | 47 (154.3084) | 41 (157.1200) | 4 (171.4172) | 8 (169.1544) |
| Mar 21, 2014 | 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 19 / 69 (652.5140) | 21 (166.9028) | 19 (164) | 31 (158.7884) | 20 (162.8228) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA | 41 / 53 (605.0744) | 33 (156.5716) | 35 (154.8688) | 41 (149.1084) | 40 (144.5256) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA | 25 / 36 (629.1428) | 10 (168.5714) | 24 (154.8572) | 33 (146.2856) | 19 (159.4286) |
| May 10, 2013 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 32 / 54 (632.5712) | 2 (176) | 9 (168.5714) | 51 (145.1428) | 46 (142.8570) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 42 / 57 (621.1426) | 45 (153.7142) | 41 (151.4286) | 37 (154.2858) | 22 (161.7140) |