A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Big James Kitchen ahead in 100% of their meetings
Big James Kitchen has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
sHOGun Competition BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2024-06-07
latest 2026-06-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Best overall
523.4288
Competitor Series · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.36 · weakest Chicken (167.20)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Storylines (2 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 strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Big Red Smokin BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 162.7884 | 167.20 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2860 | 169.6800 | 172.36 | top 32% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 168.5256 | 171.98 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 29% | 2026-06-12 |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2024-06-07 → 2026-06-12
Busiest season
2026
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 172.36 · weakest Chicken (167.20)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
67%
2 of 3 contests
Opponents faced
61
71–27 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$9,800
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2024-06-07 → 2025-06-13
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2024
- First tracked contest Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First call Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- 2026
- Career-best overall score523.4288 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Most recent contest Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | — | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 4 / 32 (523.4288) | 12 (173.1428) | 8 (174.2860) | 8 (176.0000) | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 16 / 36 (503.8856) | 22 (165.6800) | 18 (169.6800) | 23 (168.5256) | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 10 / 33 (507.3256) | 26 (162.7884) | 7 (173.1200) | 8 (171.4172) | — |