High-water mark
674.1828
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.1828 at PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 18, 2018
BIGED'S BBQ
BIGED'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 10th of 45 at the Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) (2013). They are ranked #2792 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BIG ED'S BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
peak 1517 · rated over 6 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jul 26, 2013
latest May 18, 2018 · 4.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.88 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 656.61 (-3.73)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.80
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.43)
Road miles
1,186
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 571 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
656.61 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1517 (122 pts) | #1113 (257 pts) | #1480 (152 pts) | #2520 (57 pts) | #1400 (172 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1585 (160 pts) | #1693 (155 pts) | #1330 (235 pts) | #1697 (160 pts) | #1749 (135 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1564 (145 pts) | #1974 (90 pts) | #1885 (105 pts) | #1534 (155 pts) | #1373 (185 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIGED'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
125 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,798 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 31%
- Peak
- 1549
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIGED'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIGED'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,795 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1533
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIGED'S BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 20 contests to 8.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 19%
- Peak
- 1512
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIGED'S BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1558
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIGED'S BBQ)
36 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
They turned up 8 years after BIGED'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#2,804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with BIGED'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 159.3600 | 164.54 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 151.3716 | 162.43 | top 54% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 157.6340 | 164.37 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 151.3372 | 165.28 | top 43% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
5 of 8 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
660
finished ahead 560 times, behind 300
Longest layoff
1.7 yrs
Oct 3, 2013 → May 29, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score674.1828 PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
- Most recent contest PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
- First call Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
- First overall top-10 Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1084 Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2856 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- Peak power rating (1517) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.1 | Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) | Jul 26, 2013 |
| +7.4 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival | May 18, 2018 |
| +7.2 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
| +1.1 | PigMaina Lima | May 27, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Pig Mania Marion | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -4.5 | PigMania Lima | May 29, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 92.5% | 89.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 30% | 92.6% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2018 | PigMania Lima State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lima, OH | 12 / 32 (674.1828) | 2 (173.1200) | 8 (172.0116) | 31 (157.6456) | 6 (171.4056) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Pig Mania Marion Marion, OH | 24 / 26 (619.7028) | 23 (159.3600) | 24 (151.3716) | 23 (157.6340) | 24 (151.3372) |
| May 27, 2016 | PigMaina Lima Lima, OH | 15 / 29 (666.1484) | 17 (167.4172) | 5 (171.4056) | 16 (165.0856) | 20 (162.2400) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 29, 2015 | PigMania Lima Lima, OH | 19 / 27 (651.8976) | 20 (161.1200) | 21 (162.2744) | 19 (163.3944) | 17 (165.1088) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 69 / 174 (666.7656) | 154 (159.3828) | 99 (162.8228) | 43 (170.2744) | 17 (174.2856) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 158 / 535 (652.4688) | 107 (168.5256) | 370 (154.2860) | 131 (166.8344) | 181 (162.8228) |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL | 10 / 45 (665.1084) | 21 (162.8228) | 18 (162.8228) | 9 (169.7256) | 6 (169.7372) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.