BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE

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

Power ranking

#2545

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1518

peak 1521 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-15

latest 2015-08-07

Best ToY finish

#808

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

682.8916 / 720

Master · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.12 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 649.95 (+20.16)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7600

Chicken · Horse Town Brew n Que Festival

Consistency

±22.86

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.08 · weakest Pork (159.60)

Road miles

778

mi 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

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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.

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
2015-05-29

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.49 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 25%.

Pork avg 159.60
Pork Ribs avg 164.08
2 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Smokin it Up BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

10 of 12 shared pork ribs entries lost

SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 12 shared pork ribs entries.

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

Sloppy Hogs

#2538 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

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 2025-11-05

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THIRD SWINES CHARM

#2559 of the rated field

1518 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-05-29

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ROCK N SMOKE

#2533 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2016-01-08

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SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER

#2552 of the rated field

1518 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2015-06-19

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Budget BBQ

#2535 of the rated field

1518 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

Level with BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2026-05-15

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MASTERTECH BBQ

#2531 of the rated field

1519 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1519

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 2018-08-25

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Familiar 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	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	3	2	177.7600	153.7142	163.90	top 54%
Pork Ribs	12	3	0	174.8572	151.4286	164.08	top 43%
Pork	12	2	0	173.1428	145.1428	159.60	top 57%
Brisket	12	3	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 52%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
West Coast BBQ Classic	2	26	0	top 49%	2015-05-08

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.4 yrs 2013-03-15 → 2015-08-07

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 12 of 12 contests

Contests visited 11 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 164.08 · weakest Pork (159.60)

Walk rate 58% a top-10 call in 7 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 8% 1 of 12 contests

Master average 649.95 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 286 351–346 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 778 12 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi

Schedule strength 1533 average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests

Power rating 1518 peak 1521 · #2545 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 15 First tracked contest 2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
May 10 First call West Coast BBQ Classic
2014
Mar 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5140 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
2015
May 29 10th tracked contest Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 Career-best overall score682.8916 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
May 29 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7600 Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
Jun 12 First overall top-10 California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
Jun 12 Peak power rating (1521) California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
Aug 7 Most recent contest Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.3	California Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship	2015-06-12
+9.6	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2014-03-21
+9	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2015-05-29
+4.2	West Coast BBQ Classic	2014-05-09
+2.9	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship	2014-06-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.2	2nd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2013-03-15
-6.7	The Great American Cookoff	2013-07-26
-4.5	California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ	2013-06-14
-2.5	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2015-08-07
-1.9	West Coast BBQ Classic	2013-05-10

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	5	1	80%	top 43%	94.8%	93.1%
2014	3	0	33%	top 40%	91.2%	90.8%
2013	4	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
2015-08-07	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	36 / 58 (656.4804)	45 (161.1088)	8 (174.8572)	47 (157.6916)	40 (162.8228)
2015-06-12	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)
2015-05-29	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	21 / 75 (682.8916)	3 (177.7600)	50 (163.9544)	35 (167.4172)	22 (173.7600)
2015-05-08	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	31 / 57 (660.4912)	46 (157.6684)	4 (173.7372)	50 (155.9656)	10 (173.1200)
2015-03-20	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)
2014-06-20	3rd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA	31 / 65 (656.4228)	31 (167.4284)	25 (166.2284)	31 (163.9428)	38 (158.8232)
2014-05-09	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	26 / 59 (652.0000)	47 (154.3084)	41 (157.1200)	4 (171.4172)	8 (169.1544)
2014-03-21	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	19 / 69 (652.5140)	21 (166.9028)	19 (164.0000)	31 (158.7884)	20 (162.8228)
2013-07-26	The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA	41 / 53 (605.0744)	33 (156.5716)	35 (154.8688)	41 (149.1084)	40 (144.5256)
2013-06-14	California Honey Harvest Festival & KCBS BBQ Fillmore, CA	25 / 36 (629.1428)	10 (168.5714)	24 (154.8572)	33 (146.2856)	19 (159.4286)
2013-05-10	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	32 / 54 (632.5712)	2 (176.0000)	9 (168.5714)	51 (145.1428)	46 (142.8570)
2013-03-15	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)

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
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)