A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
COOKSHACK ahead in 100% of their meetings
COOKSHACK has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BIGFOOT BAR-BQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-09-13
latest 2017-09-15
Best ToY finish
#2212
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
602.75
last 3 Master vs avg 602.75 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.31 · weakest Pork (144.12)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Master avg
602.75 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off (2016-09-16).
- last seen 2013-09-13
- back 2016-09-16
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.
BIGFOOT BAR-BQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 136 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIGFOOT BAR-BQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIGFOOT BAR-BQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 62
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1521
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIGFOOT BAR-BQ)
They've been 1521 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4257 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIGFOOT BAR-BQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4245 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 149.1200 | 157.31 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 145.1428 | 151.80 | top 78% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2172 | 138.2400 | 144.12 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 136.5372 | 149.51 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 84% | 2017-09-15 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2017-09-15
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 157.31 · weakest Pork (144.12)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
602.75
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
79
17–94 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1579
average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2016-09-16
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Cherokee Strip Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1490) Cherokee Strip Cook-Off
- 2016
- Career-best overall score611.8628 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)165.7372 Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Cherokee Strip Cook-Off | 2013-09-13 |
| -7.5 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2016-09-16 |
| -5.3 | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off | 2017-09-15 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85% | 85% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-15 | *Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 31 / 38 (611.3256) | 16 (165.7028) | 34 (145.1428) | 33 (154.2172) | 34 (146.2628) |
| 2016-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 37 / 43 (611.8628) | 34 (157.1200) | 40 (149.0972) | 42 (139.9084) | 17 (165.7372) |
| 2013-09-13 | Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 29 / 33 (585.0516) | 30 (149.1200) | 17 (161.1544) | 31 (138.2400) | 31 (136.5372) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2014 (105 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2112 (100 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2603 (58 pts) | #2618 (58 pts) | #1917 (98 pts) | #2616 (58 pts) | #2629 (58 pts) |