A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG GUNS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG GUNS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
3BQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1470
peak 1470 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-05-25
latest 2013-07-13
Best ToY finish
#1308
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
580.52
last 3 Master vs avg 580.52 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 151.81 · weakest Brisket (137.12)
Road miles
305
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
580.52 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
3BQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 140 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4612 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4616 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4632 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after 3BQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4636 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with 3BQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4615 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.4172 | 141.7142 | 145.33 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2856 | 132.5714 | 146.27 | top 66% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 142.8570 | 151.81 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.8570 | 134.2056 | 137.12 | top 84% |
“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 88% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.1 yrs
2013-05-25 → 2013-07-13
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Cooks most in
NY
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 151.81 · weakest Brisket (137.12)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
580.52
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
118
25–111 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
305
3 mapped stops · furthest 128 mi
Schedule strength
1507
average field rating faced — tougher than 5% of rated contests
Power rating
1470
peak 1470 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
- Career-best overall score594.8566 Roc City Rib Fest
- Peak power rating (1491) Roc City Rib Fest
- First call Troy Pig Out
- Career-best single call (Pork)161.7028 Troy Pig Out
- Most recent contest Troy Pig Out
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2013-07-04 |
| -8.9 | Roc City Rib Fest | 2013-05-25 |
| -6.1 | Troy Pig Out | 2013-07-13 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 85% | 82.6% | 80.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-13 | Troy Pig Out Troy, NY | 24 / 32 (591.2684) | 27 (147.4172) | 24 (147.9428) | 9 (161.7028) | 26 (134.2056) |
| 2013-07-04 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 28 / 28 (555.4280) | 25 (141.7142) | 27 (132.5714) | 22 (142.8570) | 24 (138.2854) |
| 2013-05-25 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 63 / 80 (594.8566) | 67 (146.8572) | 21 (158.2856) | 50 (150.8568) | 67 (138.8570) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1308 (190 pts) | #1395 (185 pts) | #1333 (210 pts) | #1065 (285 pts) | #1356 (190 pts) |