A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ
BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 39 at The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park (2016). They are ranked #5125 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 1, 2015
latest Jun 10, 2016 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±123.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 152.68 · weakest Brisket (146.24)
Road miles
558
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 229 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
538.04 / 720
5 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 BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
137 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1460
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,134 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,146 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
They turned up 7 years after BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,139 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Level with BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 139.4172 | 149.47 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 141.6344 | 152.68 | top 71% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8112 | 143.4284 | 149.44 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 137.6460 | 146.24 | top 75% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 79% | May 6, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DE
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
205
finished ahead 42 times, behind 239
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score612.9944 Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)162.2744 Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- Most recent contest The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval | Apr 8, 2016 |
| -11.7 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | May 1, 2015 |
| -7.1 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 14, 2015 |
| -7 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park | Jun 10, 2016 |
| -1.7 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | May 6, 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 85.1% | 69.7% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 83.4% | 82.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2016 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE | 32 / 39 (600.4916) | 26 (157.1200) | 25 (161.1428) | 39 (143.4284) | 37 (138.8004) |
| May 6, 2016 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 34 / 51 (612.9944) | 39 (154.2628) | 20 (162.2744) | 46 (145.0628) | 37 (151.3944) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 75 / 75 (291.3600) | 73 (139.4172) | — | 57 (151.9428) | — |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 44 / 57 (600.4116) | 49 (145.6800) | 50 (145.6572) | 35 (151.9428) | 21 (157.1316) |
| May 1, 2015 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 59 / 64 (584.9488) | 56 (150.8572) | 59 (141.6344) | 48 (154.8112) | 60 (137.6460) |