High-water mark
685.6688
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6688 at Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2023-04-21
BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1507
peak 1508 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2015-09-25
latest 2023-06-09
Best ToY finish
#587
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.73 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 660.31 (+9.42)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.07
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.36 · weakest Brisket (160.78)
Road miles
539
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 106 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.31 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Their season
2023
their best year
2023 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 44%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 44%
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.58 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 160.78
- Pork avg 167.36
- 0 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ALWAYS SAUCED in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
5.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.5 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (2023-04-07).
- last seen 2017-09-22
- back 2023-04-07
Pork nemesis
5 of 5
shared pork entries lost
777 BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, 777 BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork entries.
The metronome
±2.23%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.7% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2950 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ)
Fewer contests behind them than BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2921 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1526
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ)
21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 10% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2939 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2951 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| 777 BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN WILLE'S BARBECUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Fergolicious BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 176.5600 | 156.0228 | 166.92 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 151.9544 | 165.25 | top 52% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 160.6172 | 167.36 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 151.9428 | 160.78 | 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.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 42 | 0 | top 47% | 2023-04-07 |
| *Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 49% | 2017-09-22 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
7.7 yrs
2015-09-25 → 2023-06-09
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
7
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 1 win · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.36 · weakest Brisket (160.78)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 3 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
660.31
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
344
211–242 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
539
9 mapped stops · furthest 106 mi
Schedule strength
1568
average field rating faced — tougher than 53% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$42,690
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5.5 yrs
2017-09-22 → 2023-04-07
Power rating
1507
peak 1508 · #2938 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival
- First call Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival
- First category win (Chicken) Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8116 Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2023
- Peak power rating (1508) Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best overall score685.6688 Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1544 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | Smoke in the Spring | 2023-04-07 |
| +4.1 | Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival | 2015-09-25 |
| +1.9 | *Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival | 2017-09-22 |
| +1.7 | Smoke in the Spring | 2016-04-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.2 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | 2015-10-16 |
| -3.6 | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest | 2016-08-05 |
| -0.6 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2023-06-09 |
| -0.2 | Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest | 2016-09-23 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 44% | 95.2% | 94.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 90.2% | 90% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | top 57% | 90.9% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 14 / 32 (678.7428) | 18 (169.1084) | 5 (171.9888) | 2 (177.1544) | 27 (160.4912) |
| 2023-04-21 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin BBQ Competition 🏅 Derby, KS | 13 / 28 (685.6688) | 17 (169.6916) | 10 (175.4516) | 8 (173.7028) | 18 (166.8228) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 42 / 103 (682.7544) | 24 (174.2860) | 33 (173.1084) | 40 (170.8344) | 74 (164.5256) |
| 2017-09-22 | *Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS | 19 / 35 (654.1600) | 19 (165.7144) | 20 (163.3944) | 28 (161.0856) | 19 (163.9656) |
| 2016-09-23 | Jammin' in JC BBQ Contest Junction City, KS | 24 / 39 (647.3372) | 19 (167.9772) | 22 (164.0116) | 25 (163.4056) | 33 (151.9428) |
| 2016-08-05 | Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 21 / 29 (649.7028) | 27 (156.0228) | 12 (168.5600) | 20 (165.7028) | 21 (159.4172) |
| 2016-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 58 / 109 (646.7772) | 61 (162.8572) | 78 (155.9656) | 62 (163.4172) | 39 (164.5372) |
| 2015-10-16 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 24 / 34 (642.8460) | 27 (160.0228) | 21 (162.8460) | 25 (160.6172) | 24 (159.3600) |
| 2015-09-25 | Jammin in JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS | 11 / 25 (654.8116) | 1 (176.5600) | 23 (151.9544) | 6 (170.3200) | 18 (155.9772) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #587 (285 pts) | #686 (250 pts) | #590 (370 pts) | #447 (465 pts) | #774 (205 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2027 (90 pts) | #2088 (90 pts) | #2155 (85 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2079 (90 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1381 (199 pts) | #1433 (204 pts) | #1265 (254 pts) | #1497 (199 pts) | #1462 (194 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1364 (183 pts) | #1002 (333 pts) | #1705 (138 pts) | #1365 (223 pts) | #1614 (148 pts) |