On the rise
+27
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 5 contests since 2013-05-25 — from 1501 up to 1528.
- 5 contests since 2013-05-25
- now 1528
BIG CHIPPERS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1528
peak 1528 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-25
latest 2014-05-02
Best ToY finish
#1694
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.91
last 5 Master vs avg 641.91 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.58
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.44 · weakest Pork (155.42)
Road miles
185
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
641.91 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.0
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.02 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 40%.
- Pork avg 155.42
- Chicken avg 164.44
- 2 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of NOTHING BUTT SMOKE PSCA in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
73 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2264 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 100%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after BIG CHIPPERS BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#2260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIG CHIPPERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2275 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1529
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 29% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2259 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2262 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 155.4056 | 164.44 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9888 | 153.1544 | 159.43 | top 38% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 139.4282 | 155.42 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 168.6288 | 159.3940 | 162.62 | top 26% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 17% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.9 yrs
2013-05-25 → 2014-05-02
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.44 · weakest Pork (155.42)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
641.91
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
178
164–65 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
185
5 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi
Schedule strength
1514
average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests
Power rating
1528
peak 1528 · #2268 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Memorial Day Pignic
- First call The Memorial Day Pignic
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7142 The Memorial Day Pignic
- First overall top-10 New Holland Summer Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4404 New Holland Summer Fest
- Career-best overall score659.4404 New Holland Summer Fest
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1528) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- Most recent contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2013-08-23 |
| +7.3 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | 2014-05-02 |
| +4.8 | 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff | 2013-09-06 |
| +1.9 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South | 2013-07-12 |
| +1.2 | The Memorial Day Pignic | 2013-05-25 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 29% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 91.6% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-02 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 17 / 59 (653.0284) | 12 (167.4284) | 14 (163.9888) | 29 (160.5256) | 20 (161.0856) |
| 2013-09-06 | 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA | 11 / 31 (639.3712) | 4 (167.3940) | 10 (161.1428) | 27 (150.2516) | 9 (160.5828) |
| 2013-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 4 / 71 (659.4404) | 24 (162.2628) | 26 (159.9888) | 5 (168.5600) | 6 (168.6288) |
| 2013-07-12 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA | 14 / 29 (626.2968) | 22 (155.4056) | 15 (153.1544) | 10 (158.3428) | 10 (159.3940) |
| 2013-05-25 | The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD | 19 / 38 (631.4280) | 6 (169.7142) | 18 (158.8572) | 35 (139.4282) | 9 (163.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1867 (115 pts) | #1791 (140 pts) | #1842 (130 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2013 (100 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1694 (126 pts) | #1309 (206 pts) | #1738 (131 pts) | #2645 (56 pts) | #1620 (141 pts) |