BIGG'NS BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5127

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1459

peak 1502 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-10-11

latest 2022-05-06

Best ToY finish

#1850

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

643.2804 / 720

Master · Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

602.71 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 611.91 (-9.20)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

167.9772

Pork · Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival

Consistency

±21.86

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 158.53 · weakest Chicken (150.11)

Road miles

mi across 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$24K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

611.91 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

The weak link

−8.4 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.42 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Chicken avg 150.11
Pork Ribs avg 158.53
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OSOSLOW BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival (2022-05-06).

last seen 2019-05-03
back 2022-05-06

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 8 shared pork ribs entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.

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

Dewey Smokem & Howe

#5132 of the rated field

1459 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1459

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.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-09-20

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Butt Rubbers

#5118 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

CLARENCE

#5120 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-06-16

⚔ Head-to-head

DEJA Q

#5116 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 4 years before BIGG'NS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke Showin

#5130 of the rated field

1459 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1459

No shared contest yet.

Level with BIGG'NS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-01-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Low N' Slow Locomotives

#5119 of the rated field

1460 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1460

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-09-20

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
RIB CRIB PIGMEN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
OSOSLOW BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
Dirty Sanchez Cue & Brue Crue	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Men On Fire	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Bonemaker Outdoors	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	157.1432	132.0228	150.11	top 79%
Pork Ribs	8	0	163.9772	150.8000	158.53	top 65%
Pork	8	1	167.9772	141.6684	152.31	top 76%
Brisket	8	0	161.6916	135.9428	150.95	top 70%

“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)	3	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 71%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	2	34	0	top 81%	2022-05-06
Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	2	41	0	top 75%	2019-05-03

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 8.6 yrs 2013-10-11 → 2022-05-06

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 7 of 8 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 158.53 · weakest Chicken (150.11)

Walk rate 13% a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 611.91 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 254 128–316 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 99 8 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1550 average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests

Purse competed for $24,100 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3 yrs 2019-05-03 → 2022-05-06

Power rating 1459 peak 1502 · #5127 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Oct 11 First tracked contest Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival
Oct 11 First call Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival
Oct 11 Career-best overall score643.2804 Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival
Oct 11 Career-best single call (Pork)167.9772 Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1502) Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival
2022
May 6 Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.4	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	2015-05-01
+2.3	Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival	2013-10-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival	2017-04-07
-8.5	Chillin & Grillin	2016-04-08
-8.5	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	2022-05-06
-7.9	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	2014-05-02
-5.8	*Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	2016-05-06

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	1	0%	top 89%	83.2%	83.2%
2019	1	0%	top 73%	86.6%	86.6%
2017	1	0%	top 100%	79.5%	79.5%
2016	2	0%	top 80%	85.9%	84.6%
2015	1	0%	top 48%	88.6%	88.6%
2014	1	0%	top 76%	83.4%	83.4%
2013	1	100%	top 47%	89.3%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-05-06	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK	34 / 38 (599.2112)	37 (142.8000)	33 (157.0856)	33 (147.9428)	31 (151.3828)
2019-05-03	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival 🏅	41 / 56 (623.2804)	41 (157.1432)	31 (161.6800)	51 (145.6572)	35 (158.8000)
2017-04-07	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	33 / 33 (572.5140)	33 (132.0228)	29 (155.4400)	32 (141.6684)	31 (143.3828)
2016-05-06	*Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	61 / 83 (600.3656)	52 (154.8000)	46 (161.0972)	72 (148.5256)	74 (135.9428)
2016-04-08	Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK	37 / 43 (618.1712)	39 (154.8456)	28 (160.5256)	37 (156.5600)	36 (146.2400)
2015-05-01	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	39 / 81 (638.1372)	62 (151.9544)	28 (163.9772)	49 (160.5256)	33 (161.6800)
2014-05-02	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	61 / 80 (600.3084)	58 (151.3828)	59 (150.8000)	62 (149.6456)	59 (148.4800)
2013-10-11	Chillin & Grillin BBQ Festival Sand Springs, OK	18 / 38 (643.2804)	21 (155.9428)	24 (157.6688)	7 (167.9772)	13 (161.6916)

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	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1850 (98 pts)	#2017 (83 pts)	#2484 (68 pts)	#1478 (168 pts)	#1763 (123 pts)