BIG BELLY BEERBQUE

BIG BELLY BEERBQUE is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 13th of 48 at the Que by the Sea (2014). They are ranked #3787 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,787

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1488

peak 1508 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2013

latest Oct 2, 2015 · 2.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#979

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

643.5084 / 720

Master · Que by the Sea

Perfect 180s

Current form

609.41 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 611.14 (-1.73)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.3200

Chicken · Que by the Sea

Consistency

±24.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 156.10 · weakest Brisket (149.75)

Road miles

859

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)

Master avg

611.14 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

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 43%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 43%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE BBQ GURU ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE BBQ GURU has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.34 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 149.75
Chicken avg 156.10
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

7 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

THE BBQ GURU ahead 88% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE BBQ GURU has out-cooked them in 7 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Nice Racks has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 43% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 43% across 3 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

3 July contests
top 59% the rest of the year

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	#979 (315 pts)	#1030 (320 pts)	#1101 (300 pts)	#931 (385 pts)	#869 (410 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1077 (283 pts)	#913 (393 pts)	#1028 (328 pts)	#829 (443 pts)	#1335 (223 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1536 (149 pts)	#1176 (244 pts)	#1447 (179 pts)	#1623 (149 pts)	#1341 (194 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG BELLY BEERBQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Pits and Giggles

#3,772 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG BELLY BEERBQUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG BELLY BEERBQUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jul 30, 2021

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TEAM OLD SCHOOL

#3,782 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1488

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BIG BELLY BEERBQUE)

Fewer contests behind them than BIG BELLY BEERBQUE has cooked, 6 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2021

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DIGGERS BBQ

#3,793 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1487

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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CHUBBY'S BBQ

#3,802 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1504

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Nov 18, 2022

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4 WIENERS & A WEBBER

#3,800 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

Level with BIG BELLY BEERBQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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PUPP'S BBQ

#3,767 of the rated field

1488 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1501

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHADY CREW	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ GURU	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Fire Ants BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
LOCAL SMOKE BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
WE RIB U LONG TIME	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Palm tree smokehouse	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
RIBS WITHIN	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BIKER BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	0	170.3200	142.2740	156.10	top 52%
Pork Ribs	10	1	0	162.9144	141.1316	151.81	top 60%
Pork	10	2	1	169.7372	127.9428	153.48	top 55%
Brisket	10	0	0	165.1200	136.4800	149.75	top 60%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NJ	6	top 47%
PA	3	top 70%
DE	1	top 96%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Que by the Sea	3	13	0	top 52%	Sep 19, 2015
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	3	22	0	top 43%	Jul 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NJ 6 of 10 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 279 finished ahead 233 times, behind 355

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

20152 milestones

Oct 2 10th tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
Oct 2 Most recent contest Keystone Classic Barbeque

20143 milestones

Sep 20 Career-best overall score643.5084 Que by the Sea
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)170.3200 Que by the Sea
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1508) Que by the Sea

20132 milestones

Jul 12 First tracked contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
Sep 21 First call Que by the Sea

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.3	Que by the Sea	Sep 20, 2014
+6.9	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 10, 2015
+2.2	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2013
+1.1	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 11, 2014
+0.5	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition	May 9, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
-10.2	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival	May 8, 2015
-4.7	Que by the Sea	Sep 21, 2013
-3.4	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Oct 2, 2015
-1.1	Que by the Sea	Sep 19, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	5	20%	top 69%	89.4%	84.6%
2014	3	67%	top 43%	89.4%	86.5%
2013	2	50%	top 56%	84%	83%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	38 / 57 (633.0172)	34 (160.5372)	52 (145.6572)	9 (168.5600)	30 (158.2628)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	25 / 41 (621.1884)	21 (158.2972)	34 (149.1200)	30 (153.1656)	15 (160.6056)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	22 / 65 (643.3484)	29 (161.1200)	30 (160.5256)	36 (156.5828)	13 (165.1200)
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	51 / 57 (586.2168)	55 (143.4172)	42 (151.3712)	36 (153.1428)	51 (138.2856)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	95 / 99 (563.2796)	93 (142.2740)	59 (156.5828)	98 (127.9428)	93 (136.4800)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	13 / 48 (643.5084)	4 (170.3200)	7 (162.9144)	17 (161.6912)	29 (148.5828)
Jul 11, 2014	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	32 / 65 (610.2172)	21 (159.9656)	47 (146.2744)	24 (156.5600)	41 (147.4172)
May 9, 2014	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA	29 / 54 (615.3256)	27 (157.1084)	33 (148.5600)	3 (169.7372)	48 (139.9200)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	33 / 49 (590.2516)	8 (160)	36 (141.1316)	44 (142.2628)	33 (146.8572)
Jul 12, 2013	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	29 / 65 (605.0860)	42 (147.9428)	19 (156.0116)	51 (145.1200)	16 (156.0116)

BIG BELLY BEERBQUE

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

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

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 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)