BIG BAD WOLF BBQ

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

Power ranking

#4080

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1481

peak 1506 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-02

latest 2021-07-10

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

674.1484 / 720

Master · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.18 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.72 (-5.54)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±28.02

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.55 · weakest Brisket (155.69)

Road miles

4,008

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1795 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

Master avg

649.72 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

298.38 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

674.1484 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.1484 at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-08-02

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

Bubba Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

Bubba Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.86 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 155.69
Pork avg 163.55
0 calls in 7 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DEEP SOUTH BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

3.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.7 years, then back at Roman Roast on the River (2017-05-12).

last seen 2013-09-13
back 2017-05-12

The long haul

4,008 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,008 miles across 8 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,795 miles to Smoke, Wind & Fire.

8 mapped stops
furthest 1,795 mi

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.

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

HAWGPOUND SMOKERS

#4075 of the rated field

1481 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BIG BAD WOLF BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG BAD WOLF BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2017-08-04

⚔ Head-to-head

THE RIB MAFIA

#4076 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1503

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 2026-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

THE KETTLE COOKERS

#4082 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1481

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 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

Get In My Belly BBQ

#4093 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1481

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before BIG BAD WOLF BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Quad Hogs BBQ

#4081 of the rated field

1481 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1481

No shared contest yet.

Level with BIG BAD WOLF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2020-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

2NQUE

#4074 of the rated field

1481 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before BIG BAD WOLF BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DEEP SOUTH BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	175.4172	148.5828	163.48	top 57%
Pork Ribs	8	1	170.2744	149.7944	162.98	top 49%
Pork	7	1	174.8572	141.0856	163.55	top 55%
Brisket	7	0	166.8228	134.2056	155.69	top 74%

“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	Avg finish
GA	4	top 56%
NJ	1	top 83%
OK	1	top 83%
NC	1	top 71%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 38%
Medium (20–39)	3	top 72%
Large (40+)	4	top 61%

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 7.9 yrs 2013-08-02 → 2021-07-10

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 4 of 8 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 163.55 · weakest Brisket (155.69)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 1 of 8 contests

Master average 649.72 out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 298.38 out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 294 126–224 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,008 8 mapped stops · furthest 1,795 mi

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

Longest layoff 3.7 yrs 2013-09-13 → 2017-05-12

Power rating 1481 peak 1506 · #4080 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 2 First tracked contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 First call Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.1484 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 Career-best overall score674.1484 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 Peak power rating (1506) Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
2021
Jul 10 First overall top-10 Smoke, Wind & Fire
Jul 10 Most recent contest Smoke, Wind & Fire

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.2	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2013-08-02
+2.4	Smoke, Wind & Fire	2021-07-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	2018-07-14
-7.1	Roman Roast on the River	2018-05-11
-6	*Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	2018-06-01
-5.5	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	2013-08-09
-0.3	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2013-09-13

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	1	100%	top 38%	82.9%	82.9%
2018	3	0	33%	top 81%	93.6%	87.9%
2017	1	0	0%	top 57%	92%	92%
2013	3	0	33%	top 54%	93.6%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-07-10	Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3	6 / 16 (298.3772)	7 (148.5828)	6 (149.7944)	—	—
2018-07-14	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	53 / 64 (587.2568)	33 (157.1084)	36 (154.8572)	57 (141.0856)	57 (134.2056)
2018-06-01	*Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Claremore, OK	25 / 30 (637.4968)	24 (160.5372)	14 (164.5256)	24 (160.5140)	26 (151.9200)
2018-05-11	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	30 / 39 (673.6112)	37 (165.6684)	28 (166.2628)	7 (174.8572)	26 (166.8228)
2017-05-12	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	21 / 37 (662.1028)	24 (166.8228)	18 (165.0972)	26 (166.2400)	20 (163.9428)
2013-09-13	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	23 / 43 (660.4112)	19 (170.2628)	24 (163.3828)	15 (167.9656)	31 (158.8000)
2013-08-09	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	35 / 49 (653.0060)	33 (163.4172)	18 (170.2744)	11 (169.6800)	44 (149.6344)
2013-08-02	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	22 / 61 (674.1484)	4 (175.4172)	22 (169.6800)	44 (164.5256)	37 (164.5256)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1431 (165 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2090 (80 pts)	#2257 (65 pts)	#2097 (95 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2109 (85 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1954 (78 pts)	#1929 (98 pts)	#2410 (73 pts)	#1837 (118 pts)	#2481 (68 pts)