BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ

BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 41 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 6th of 16 at the Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) (). They are ranked #6472 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bigdaddyoowee Smokin Bones BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,472

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1315

peak 1315 · rated over 39 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 31, 2013

latest Jul 8, 2022 · 8.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#446

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

2% of 41 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

660.5260 / 720

Master · Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)

Perfect 180s

Current form

625.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.68 (+2.84)

Walk rate

24%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1656

Chicken · Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)

Consistency

±19.38

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.69 · weakest Brisket (150.27)

Road miles

6,887

across 40 mapped stops · furthest 760 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)

Purse competed for

$97K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.68 / 720

39 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

CARNIVORE'S PARADISE has finished one call ahead of BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 69%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 69%

A tough matchup

22–0 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 22 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.42 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 15%.

Brisket avg 150.27
Chicken avg 161.69
2 calls in 39 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Tig's Brew 'N' Que in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

20 of 22 shared chicken entries lost

BIG "E" BBQ ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BIG "E" BBQ has out-cooked them in 20 of 22 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CADILLAC JACK'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A September team

Top 72% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 72% across 3 contests, versus top 86% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 86% the rest of the year

The long haul

6,887 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,887 miles across 40 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 760 miles to City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival.

40 mapped stops
furthest 760 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022 ↗	Master	#848 (171 pts)	#847 (191 pts)	#956 (171 pts)	#886 (176 pts)	#879 (171 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#446 (407 pts)	#447 (437 pts)	#459 (452 pts)	#446 (422 pts)	#460 (427 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#851 (365 pts)	#842 (395 pts)	#867 (395 pts)	#896 (360 pts)	#907 (355 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1032 (318 pts)	#697 (578 pts)	#927 (418 pts)	#1137 (298 pts)	#1083 (313 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1082 (293 pts)	#816 (473 pts)	#996 (363 pts)	#1240 (263 pts)	#1138 (288 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1139 (250 pts)	#1122 (280 pts)	#1214 (255 pts)	#1281 (240 pts)	#1013 (325 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1930 (104 pts)	#2039 (99 pts)	#1737 (144 pts)	#2153 (79 pts)	#2041 (94 pts)

Overall rank by season

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SMOKE SLINGERS - GA

#6,473 of the rated field

1304 ▼ 12 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1304

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Nov 15, 2024

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Pig In or Pig Out

#6,471 of the rated field

1330 ▲ 15 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1330

Fewer contests behind them than BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ has cooked, 26 to 41, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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Professor Smoke

#6,474 of the rated field

1299 ▼ 16 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1299

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Fire Ants BBQ

#6,469 of the rated field

1332 ▲ 17 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1332

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

rated over 38 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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SMOKE SHACK BBQ

#6,475 of the rated field

1299 ▼ 17 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1299

Rated 17 points below BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2025

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THE SMOKIN' GRILL

#6,470 of the rated field

1332 ▲ 17 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1332

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 7, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BIG "E" BBQ	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	18	1	17	6%	⚔ compare
SMOKE FREAKS	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
CARNIVORE'S PARADISE	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
QUAU	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	40	6	173.1656	145.6340	161.69	top 67%
Pork Ribs	40	5	170.8344	136.4916	155.43	top 74%
Pork	39	0	166.8228	126.1140	155.30	top 84%
Brisket	39	2	167.4400	131.3372	150.27	top 85%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 51%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 83%
Large (40+)	25	top 89%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	26	top 81%
IN	10	top 95%
WI	2	top 97%
GA	1	top 98%
TX	1	top 78%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	4	39	top 94%	May 26, 2018
Route 66 Smoke Out	3	30	top 91%	May 6, 2022
Hog Capital Challenge	3	17	top 75%	Jun 14, 2019
CCSFEST	2	40	top 100%	Apr 8, 2022
Big Blue Barbecue	2	28	top 96%	Aug 13, 2021
The Masters In May (DAY 2)	2	52	top 97%	May 5, 2018
CCS Fest	2	41	top 94%	Apr 6, 2018
Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)	2	36	top 86%	May 28, 2016
Red, White and BBQ (Day 2)	2	23	top 64%	May 23, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 6 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 26 of 41 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 27 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 684 finished ahead 220 times, behind 1,505

Longest layoff 1 yrs Jun 28, 2019 → Jul 10, 2020

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

20221 milestone

Jul 8 Most recent contest Harvest on Fire at the Winery

20191 milestone

May 3 25th tracked contest Route 66 Smoke Out

20171 milestone

Jun 16 Career-best overall score660.5260 Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL)

20163 milestones

May 28 10th tracked contest Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)
May 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1656 Red, White & BBQ (Day 2)
Jun 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6000 Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL

20151 milestone

May 22 Peak power rating (1496) Red, White and BBQ (Day 1)

—3 milestones

First tracked contest Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
First call Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
First overall top-10 Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.1	Honor-Q	Sep 10, 2021
+4.7	Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL	Jun 17, 2016
+2.4	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest	Jul 11, 2014
+2.2	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1)	May 22, 2015
+1.4	Windy City BBQ Classic	Sep 11, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.7	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 2, 2015
-8.8	CCS Fest	Apr 7, 2017
-8.5	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	May 27, 2017
-8.4	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival	Aug 31, 2013
-8.2	CCS Fest	Apr 6, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
—	1	1	100%	top 38%	88.3%	88.3%
2022	3	0	0%	top 97%	87.4%	84.7%
2021	6	0	17%	top 89%	91.4%	88%
2020	3	0	0%	top 99%	89.6%	84.8%
2019	6	0	17%	top 89%	89.1%	85.7%
2018	6	0	0%	top 94%	86.7%	84.9%
2017	5	0	60%	top 89%	91.7%	86%
2016	4	0	50%	top 78%	91.3%	88.5%
2015	4	0	25%	top 69%	89.2%	88.5%
2014	1	0	100%	top 47%	89.9%	89.9%
2013	2	0	0%	top 78%	84.1%	84.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 8, 2022	Harvest on Fire at the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	28 / 28 (590.5484)	27 (163.3944)	28 (152.5028)	28 (126.1140)	27 (148.5372)
May 6, 2022	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	30 / 33 (610.1148)	21 (167.9888)	30 (149.6688)	24 (158.2628)	32 (134.1944)
Apr 8, 2022	CCSFEST 🏅 Indianapolis, IN	42 / 42 (628.9720)	41 (151.9660)	42 (151.9316)	39 (159.9544)	28 (165.1200)
Sep 10, 2021	Honor-Q 🏅 Yorkville, IL	11 / 17 (658.1716)	8 (169.7028)	6 (170.8344)	15 (158.8460)	13 (158.7884)
Aug 13, 2021	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	28 / 30 (639.8060)	24 (162.8228)	27 (157.0972)	27 (155.9200)	19 (163.9660)
Jul 9, 2021	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	37 / 38 (626.0916)	29 (164.5372)	37 (148.5144)	18 (166.8228)	38 (146.2172)
Jun 25, 2021	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	49 / 49 (614.1372)	47 (153.1200)	31 (162.8916)	44 (157.6456)	49 (140.4800)
Jun 18, 2021	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	46 / 51 (639.8516)	35 (167.4172)	51 (143.3372)	35 (163.9544)	36 (165.1428)
May 1, 2021	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	39 / 44 (624.9140)	39 (150.7656)	31 (159.9772)	29 (163.3828)	41 (150.7884)
Sep 11, 2020	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	36 / 36 (604.9032)	33 (159.9772)	36 (138.7432)	32 (154.8228)	36 (151.3600)
Aug 14, 2020	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	49 / 50 (645.0060)	44 (161.0972)	23 (166.8344)	41 (162.8344)	50 (154.2400)
Jul 10, 2020	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	53 / 53 (582.5712)	39 (163.9884)	52 (141.6228)	51 (145.6228)	53 (131.3372)
Jun 28, 2019	BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL	39 / 42 (613.5084)	31 (163.9772)	36 (158.2284)	38 (153.6572)	42 (137.6456)
Jun 14, 2019	Hog Capital Challenge 🏅 Kewanee, IL	17 / 25 (641.5768)	19 (160.4912)	14 (165.0972)	24 (150.2056)	9 (165.7828)
May 25, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	44 / 48 (610.0576)	38 (159.3828)	45 (147.9432)	40 (151.9316)	40 (150.8000)
May 24, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	36 / 40 (602.1260)	11 (168.0116)	38 (136.4916)	36 (149.7028)	38 (147.9200)
May 3, 2019	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	31 / 33 (616.3428)	28 (159.9772)	29 (153.6344)	26 (160.5256)	31 (142.2056)
Apr 5, 2019	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	40 / 40 (619.7256)	21 (167.4172)	40 (146.7544)	40 (152.4800)	39 (153.0740)
Jun 15, 2018	Hog Capital Challenge Kewanee, IL	22 / 25 (624.3656)	16 (162.7996)	16 (161.6916)	23 (157.6572)	24 (142.2172)
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	55 / 60 (615.8972)	58 (150.2400)	52 (150.8572)	32 (166.2628)	54 (148.5372)
May 25, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	45 / 49 (602.8460)	38 (160)	48 (147.9544)	44 (153.1316)	46 (141.7600)
May 5, 2018	The Masters In May (DAY 2) Appleton, WI	53 / 54 (610.1484)	53 (152.5372)	51 (154.8228)	50 (153.1084)	52 (149.6800)
May 4, 2018	The Masters In May ( DAY 1) Appleton, WI	52 / 54 (604.9600)	54 (145.6340)	47 (153.6688)	36 (159.4056)	52 (146.2516)
Apr 6, 2018	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	47 / 49 (611.2568)	46 (152.5256)	46 (151.4056)	47 (151.3712)	41 (155.9544)
Jul 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	25 / 27 (636.4684)	9 (169.7144)	10 (166.8456)	27 (150.8228)	27 (149.0856)
Jun 16, 2017	Hog Capital Challenge (JUDGES FULL) Kewanee, IL	18 / 26 (660.5260)	9 (169.1428)	13 (167.4060)	22 (163.4056)	19 (160.5716)
May 27, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	57 / 59 (591.7944)	50 (157.1200)	57 (145.0856)	56 (150.7772)	56 (138.8116)
May 26, 2017	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	39 / 40 (594.7204)	35 (154.8116)	40 (142.8344)	35 (152.5372)	40 (144.5372)
Apr 7, 2017	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	41 / 45 (613.5428)	5 (172.0228)	27 (161.0856)	44 (143.3600)	44 (137.0744)
Jul 15, 2016	Wine,Brew & Bar-B-Que Too! New Palestine, IN	35 / 39 (638.7424)	7 (173.1200)	39 (144.5256)	28 (162.8456)	34 (158.2512)
Jun 17, 2016	Hog Capital Challenge - JUDGES FULL Kewanee, IL	12 / 23 (657.6000)	11 (167.4172)	10 (165.0972)	18 (159.9656)	13 (165.1200)
May 28, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	47 / 55 (631.9884)	11 (173.1656)	45 (155.9656)	48 (156.5828)	52 (146.2744)
May 27, 2016	Red, White & BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	36 / 42 (619.8056)	29 (162.2628)	13 (167.4172)	39 (150.2056)	40 (139.9200)
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	51 / 52 (626.0796)	46 (161.0856)	30 (166.8228)	52 (153.1084)	51 (145.0628)
Sep 11, 2015	Windy City BBQ Classic Chicago, IL	31 / 61 (642.1372)	17 (169.6800)	26 (163.3944)	59 (149.6456)	27 (159.4172)
May 23, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 2) Westmont, IL	42 / 58 (640.5604)	31 (165.1316)	27 (163.9772)	47 (157.7372)	46 (153.7144)
May 22, 2015	Red, White and BBQ (Day 1) Westmont, IL	23 / 41 (640.0344)	31 (158.2744)	22 (161.7716)	37 (152.5484)	9 (167.4400)
Jul 11, 2014	Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL	16 / 34 (647.3828)	17 (161.1656)	9 (166.8572)	21 (161.1084)	18 (158.2516)
Aug 31, 2013	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	69 / 89 (605.1776)	55 (155.4516)	73 (146.2972)	42 (158.2972)	71 (145.1316)
Aug 9, 2013	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	—	—	—	—	—
—	Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated BlueIsland, IL	6 / 16 (317.8056)	7 (158.3084)	4 (159.4972)	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)