High-water mark
692.5372
career-best overall
96.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 692.5372 at Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off — 96.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 14, 2019
BIG BRUSH BBQ
BIG BRUSH BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 49 at the Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off (2019). They finished #484 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1524
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2019
latest Jul 19, 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.13 · weakest Brisket (163.97)
Road miles
556
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.49 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #692 (459 pts) | #663 (519 pts) | #591 (589 pts) | #786 (409 pts) | #924 (324 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1142 (230 pts) | #1264 (200 pts) | #1082 (275 pts) | #938 (340 pts) | #1425 (165 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #484 (773 pts) | #548 (728 pts) | #688 (583 pts) | #458 (843 pts) | #651 (608 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #553 (715 pts) | #534 (765 pts) | #465 (870 pts) | #577 (710 pts) | #855 (435 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #511 (742 pts) | #849 (427 pts) | #653 (597 pts) | #522 (742 pts) | #621 (607 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 162.2284 | 170.26 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 166.2284 | 171.13 | top 29% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0456 | 162.8112 | 166.27 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 151.9656 | 163.97 | top 61% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
MS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
173
finished ahead 111 times, behind 81
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20198 milestones
- First tracked contest Hammond BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.9824 Hammond BBQ
- First call Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- Career-best overall score692.5372 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
- Peak power rating (1524) Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest Downtown BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | Jun 14, 2019 |
| +6 | Downtown BBQ Showdown | Jul 19, 2019 |
| +3.1 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | May 24, 2019 |
| +2.2 | Hammond BBQ | Mar 22, 2019 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2019 | Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS | 13 / 28 (670.1712) | 22 (162.2284) | 2 (175.4400) | 20 (162.8112) | 10 (169.6916) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS | 9 / 49 (692.5372) | 4 (177.7144) | 15 (173.1200) | — | 21 (168) |
| May 24, 2019 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 9 / 26 (658.2624) | 10 (168.5256) | 6 (169.7256) | 9 (168.0456) | 24 (151.9656) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 24 / 48 (672.9824) | 14 (172.5600) | 27 (166.2284) | 25 (167.9656) | 36 (166.2284) |