BIG DADDY OOWEE SMOKIN BONES BBQ IL

Power ranking

#3071

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1350

peak 1350 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-05

latest 2022-07-08

Best ToY finish

#446

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 89%

overall standings

Best overall

658.1716 / 720

Master · Honor-Q

Perfect 180s

Current form

625.52 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 620.47 (+5.05)

Walk rate

16%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8344

Pork Ribs · Honor-Q

Consistency

±19.11

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.81 · weakest Brisket (150.42)

Road miles

2289

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 168 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Purse competed for

$97K

listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 18 state-championship entries

Master avg

620.47 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

THE BBQ BUS has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, THE BBQ BUS has out-cooked them in 14 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating, IL first)

SAUCED N SMOKED #3019 · 1404 · IL MOON KING BBQ #3016 · 1405 · IL SMOKE, EAT, REPEAT #2971 · 1420 · IL TNT BBQ #2969 · 1420 · IL Party Q #2956 · 1423 · IL HOG CALL BBQ #2921 · 1428 · IL

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE BBQ BUS	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Heavy Smoke BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
The Yellow Rose Texas BBQ Company	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
QUE U	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DB BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
WE WILL ROCK QUE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	2	169.7028	150.7656	161.81	top 74%
Pork Ribs	19	2	170.8344	136.4916	153.24	top 81%
Pork	18	0	166.8228	126.1140	155.15	top 85%
Brisket	18	1	165.7828	131.3372	150.42	top 87%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
IL	13	0	top 86%
IN	6	0	top 97%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 51%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 92%
Large (40+)	10	top 95%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Route 66 Smoke Out	3	30	top 91%	2022-05-06
CCSFEST	2	40	top 100%	2022-04-08
Big Blue Barbecue	2	28	top 96%	2021-08-13

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (6 contests)
Cooks mostly in IL (13 of 19 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
Average Master overall score: 620.47 / 720

Milestones

🚩 — First tracked contest · Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
📣 — First call · Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
📈 2019-04-05 — Peak power rating (1484) · CCSFest
⭐ 2021-09-10 — Career-best overall score (658.1716) · Honor-Q

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+2.8	Honor-Q	2021-09-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.9	CCSFest	2019-04-05
-13.1	Route 66 Smoke Out	2019-05-03
-12.3	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1	2019-05-24
-10.7	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery	2020-07-10
-10.6	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2	2019-05-25

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)
—	1	1	100%	top 38%	—	—
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%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-07-08	Harvest on Fire at the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	28 / 28 (590.5484)	27 (163.3944)	28 (152.5028)	28 (126.1140)	27 (148.5372)
2022-05-06	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	30 / 33 (610.1148)	21 (167.9888)	30 (149.6688)	24 (158.2628)	32 (134.1944)
2022-04-08	CCSFEST 🏅 Indianapolis, IN	42 / 42 (628.9720)	41 (151.9660)	42 (151.9316)	39 (159.9544)	28 (165.1200)
2021-09-10	Honor-Q 🏅 Yorkville, IL	11 / 17 (658.1716)	8 (169.7028)	6 (170.8344)	15 (158.8460)	13 (158.7884)
2021-08-13	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	28 / 30 (639.8060)	24 (162.8228)	27 (157.0972)	27 (155.9200)	19 (163.9660)
2021-07-09	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)
2021-06-25	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL	49 / 49 (614.1372)	47 (153.1200)	31 (162.8916)	44 (157.6456)	49 (140.4800)
2021-06-18	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN	46 / 51 (639.8516)	35 (167.4172)	51 (143.3372)	35 (163.9544)	36 (165.1428)
2021-05-01	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	39 / 44 (624.9140)	39 (150.7656)	31 (159.9772)	29 (163.3828)	41 (150.7884)
2020-09-11	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)
2020-08-14	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	49 / 50 (645.0060)	44 (161.0972)	23 (166.8344)	41 (162.8344)	50 (154.2400)
2020-07-10	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)
2019-06-28	BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL	39 / 42 (613.5084)	31 (163.9772)	36 (158.2284)	38 (153.6572)	42 (137.6456)
2019-06-14	Hog Capital Challenge 🏅 Kewanee, IL	17 / 25 (641.5768)	19 (160.4912)	14 (165.0972)	24 (150.2056)	9 (165.7828)
2019-05-25	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	44 / 48 (610.0576)	38 (159.3828)	45 (147.9432)	40 (151.9316)	40 (150.8000)
2019-05-24	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	36 / 40 (602.1260)	11 (168.0116)	38 (136.4916)	36 (149.7028)	38 (147.9200)
2019-05-03	Route 66 Smoke Out 🏅 Dwight, IL	31 / 33 (616.3428)	28 (159.9772)	29 (153.6344)	26 (160.5256)	31 (142.2056)
2019-04-05	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	40 / 40 (619.7256)	21 (167.4172)	40 (146.7544)	40 (152.4800)	39 (153.0740)
	Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) BlueIsland, IL	6 / 16 (317.8056)	7 (158.3084)	4 (159.4972)	—	—

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
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)