They almost always walk
67%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
BIG TASTY BBQ
BIG TASTY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 14th of 41 at the Fifth Annual Bull Moose (2015). They are ranked #4442 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Mar 6, 2015
latest Aug 19, 2016 · 1.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.78 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 631.60 (+14.18)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±63.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.25 · weakest Brisket (157.80)
Road miles
1,166
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 373 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Master avg
631.60 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIG TASTY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,430 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BIG TASTY BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG TASTY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,438 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG TASTY BBQ)
They've been 1504 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,427 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Level with BIG TASTY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1508
They've been 1508 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,461 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1474
4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer Portal | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| KILLER HOGS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine Life | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| TENNESSEE MOJO | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE DANCER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 143.3600 | 164.92 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 149.0744 | 161.11 | top 68% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 157.0856 | 166.25 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 138.1832 | 157.80 | top 65% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 68% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand by Your Grill | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 47% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
5 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
4 of 9 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
243
finished ahead 112 times, behind 257
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4056 Stand by Your Grill
- Most recent contest Stand by Your Grill
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin In The Square
- First call Fifth Annual Bull Moose
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.5884 Fifth Annual Bull Moose
- Peak power rating (1496) Fifth Annual Bull Moose
- Career-best overall score678.7312 Stand By Your Grill
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8 | Stand By Your Grill | Aug 14, 2015 |
| +7.9 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose | Apr 3, 2015 |
| +2.6 | Stand by Your Grill | Aug 19, 2016 |
| +2.2 | 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off | May 27, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Smokin In The Square | Mar 6, 2015 |
| -10.5 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest | Jul 22, 2016 |
| -8.1 | Sixth Annual Bull Moose | Apr 8, 2016 |
| -8 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 19, 2015 |
| -8 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest | Apr 1, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80% | top 75% | 92.2% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 94.3% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS | 23 / 40 (663.8860) | 28 (167.3944) | 39 (149.0744) | 3 (175.4056) | 9 (172.0116) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 44 / 47 (626.1148) | 9 (173.1316) | 37 (157.7144) | 44 (157.0856) | 47 (138.1832) |
| May 27, 2016 | 35th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cook off Kennett, MO | 15 / 28 (660.4688) | 14 (163.9544) | 13 (165.7144) | 8 (171.4056) | 18 (159.3944) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Sixth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 23 / 27 (642.6516) | 11 (167.9656) | 21 (157.0744) | 8 (169.6916) | 27 (147.9200) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN | 53 / 61 (635.7828) | 49 (160.5372) | 44 (162.8000) | 38 (165.6684) | 58 (146.7772) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 21 / 57 (678.7312) | 8 (175.4056) | 40 (162.8228) | 31 (167.3828) | 15 (173.1200) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY | 25 / 29 (644.4688) | 14 (168.5716) | 14 (169.7144) | 29 (158.8000) | 28 (147.3828) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 14 / 41 (673.5884) | 27 (163.9544) | 12 (170.8228) | 21 (164.5484) | 2 (174.2628) |
| Mar 6, 2015 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | 48 / 48 (458.7428) | 48 (143.3600) | 46 (154.2628) | — | 37 (161.1200) |