A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BIG WORM'S BBQ
BIG WORM'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 42nd of 58 at the Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons (2015). They finished #2084 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1471
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Oct 2, 2015 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.75
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.80)
Road miles
102
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)
Master avg
634.91 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 151.9884 | 159.28 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 142.7088 | 153.80 | top 80% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 147.9544 | 161.42 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 155.9772 | 160.41 | top 68% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
198
finished ahead 69 times, behind 257
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20154 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6920 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Career-best overall score649.6920 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1316 Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons
- Most recent contest City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1495) Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 2, 2015 |
| -9.6 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2015 |
| -4.8 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -4.4 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | Aug 7, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 90.2% | 87.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2015 | City of Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 67 / 75 (614.1484) | 69 (151.9884) | 72 (147.3600) | 68 (147.9544) | 32 (166.8456) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA | 42 / 58 (649.6920) | 52 (156.5716) | 23 (169.1316) | 38 (162.2744) | 42 (161.7144) |
| Mar 20, 2015 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 86 / 100 (631.2344) | 69 (164.5600) | 97 (142.7088) | 44 (167.9884) | 86 (155.9772) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 66 / 97 (644.5600) | 65 (164) | 84 (156) | 38 (167.4628) | 69 (157.0972) |