BIG DADDY DAN'S BBQ KS
Rating
1505
peak 1506
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-04-07
latest 2023-06-09
Best ToY finish
#587
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
682.39
last 3 vs career avg 682.39 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.84
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.90 · weakest Brisket (163.95)
Road miles
107
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoked & Furious has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2860 | 169.1084 | 171.03 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4516 | 171.9888 | 173.52 | top 28% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 170.8344 | 173.90 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 160.4912 | 163.95 | top 74% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 682.39
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 685.6688 | 682.39 |
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) |
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) |