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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-05-01
latest 2016-06-10
Best ToY finish
#1454
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
538.04
last 5 Master vs avg 538.04 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±123.66
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 152.68 · weakest Brisket (146.24)
Road miles
558
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 229 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
538.04 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
SLABULOUS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5097 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#5113 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIGHEAD ED'S DO IT GENTLY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5090 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1459
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 84% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2016-05-06 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2016-06-10
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DE
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 152.68 · weakest Brisket (146.24)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
538.04
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
206
42–239 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
558
5 mapped stops · furthest 229 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Power rating
1460
peak 1460 · #5110 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
- 2016
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval | 2016-04-08 |
| -11.7 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2015-05-01 |
| -7.1 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | 2015-08-14 |
| -7 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park | 2016-06-10 |
| -1.9 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival | 2016-05-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-10 | 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) |
| 2016-05-06 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 34 / 51 (612.9944) | 39 (154.2628) | 20 (162.2744) | 46 (145.0628) | 37 (151.3944) |
| 2016-04-08 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 75 / 75 (291.3600) | 73 (139.4172) | — | 57 (151.9428) | — |
| 2015-08-14 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 44 / 57 (600.4116) | 49 (145.6800) | 50 (145.6572) | 35 (151.9428) | 21 (157.1316) |
| 2015-05-01 | Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 59 / 64 (584.9488) | 56 (150.8572) | 59 (141.6344) | 48 (154.8112) | 60 (137.6460) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1454 (180 pts) | #1547 (180 pts) | #1737 (145 pts) | #1564 (180 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1655 (140 pts) |