The comeback
2.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down (2017-10-13).
- last seen 2015-05-29
- back 2017-10-13
BIG T SMOKERS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2015-05-08
latest 2017-10-13
Best ToY finish
#1605
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.11
last 3 Master vs avg 641.11 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.50
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.47 · weakest Brisket (147.98)
Road miles
677
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 538 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Master avg
641.11 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
BIG T SMOKERS BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 135 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1501
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG T SMOKERS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG T SMOKERS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIG T SMOKERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3935 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 162.2400 | 166.47 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1656 | 155.9772 | 161.52 | top 64% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 159.9772 | 165.14 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5256 | 145.6800 | 147.98 | top 92% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2015-05-08 → 2017-10-13
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IN
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.47 · weakest Brisket (147.98)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
641.11
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
95
25–76 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
677
4 mapped stops · furthest 538 mi
Schedule strength
1573
average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
2015-05-29 → 2017-10-13
Power rating
1484
peak 1484 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1495) Rockin' BBQ for Riley
- 2017
- Career-best overall score645.6344 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7144 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
- Most recent contest Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | PigMania Lima | 2015-05-29 |
| -5 | Rockin' BBQ for Riley | 2015-05-08 |
| -2.6 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | 2017-10-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-13 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 35 / 50 (645.6344) | 20 (169.7144) | 28 (163.4172) | 35 (159.9772) | 42 (152.5256) |
| 2015-05-29 | PigMania Lima Lima, OH | 23 / 27 (637.1204) | 14 (167.4516) | 24 (155.9772) | 14 (168.0116) | 26 (145.6800) |
| 2015-05-08 | Rockin' BBQ for Riley Warsaw, IN | 21 / 27 (640.5716) | 14 (162.2400) | 13 (165.1656) | 11 (167.4400) | 26 (145.7260) |
| 2015-04-10 | CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2118 (85 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1605 (134 pts) | #1355 (214 pts) | #1551 (169 pts) | #1347 (229 pts) | #1979 (104 pts) |