On the rise
+29
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 29 points across 5 contests since May 25, 2013 — from 1501 up to 1530.
- 5 contests since May 25, 2013
- now 1530
BIG CHIPPERS BBQ
BIG CHIPPERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 4th of 71 at the New Holland Summer Fest (2013). They are ranked #2232 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1530
peak 1530 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2013
latest May 2, 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.58
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.44 · weakest Pork (155.42)
Road miles
185
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 69 mi
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
641.91 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIG CHIPPERS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
69 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,233 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1544
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG CHIPPERS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG CHIPPERS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1540
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,248 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1530
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,249 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1530
Level with BIG CHIPPERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1536
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 17% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
167
finished ahead 161 times, behind 59
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Peak power rating (1530) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- Most recent contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
20136 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.8 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 23, 2013 |
| +7.2 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | May 2, 2014 |
| +4.7 | 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff | Sep 6, 2013 |
| +1.9 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South | Jul 12, 2013 |
| +1.2 | The Memorial Day Pignic | May 25, 2013 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2014 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 17 / 59 (653.0284) | 12 (167.4284) | 14 (163.9888) | 29 (160.5256) | 20 (161.0856) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | 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) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 4 / 71 (659.4404) | 24 (162.2628) | 26 (159.9888) | 5 (168.5600) | 6 (168.6288) |
| Jul 12, 2013 | 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) |
| May 25, 2013 | The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD | 19 / 38 (631.4280) | 6 (169.7142) | 18 (158.8572) | 35 (139.4282) | 9 (163.4284) |