BIG BEN'S BBQ
BIG BEN'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2015. Their best overall finish is 31st of 34 at the Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness (2015). They finished #1811 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 26, 2015
latest Jul 24, 2015
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.09 · weakest Brisket (144.51)
Road miles
453
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 453 mi
Master avg
621.26 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1811 (119 pts) | #1580 (164 pts) | #1581 (164 pts) | #1901 (119 pts) | #1876 (119 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 150.7656 | 161.09 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 156.5144 | 159.10 | top 62% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 147.9772 | 156.56 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5144 | 136.5028 | 144.51 | top 89% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness
- Career-best overall score645.5888 Racing for the BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Racing for the BBQ
- Most recent contest Racing for the BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2015 | Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO | 43 / 63 (645.5888) | 16 (171.4172) | 48 (156.5144) | 37 (165.1428) | 51 (152.5144) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Smoke on the Square: In Memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 31 / 34 (596.9256) | 30 (150.7656) | 16 (161.6800) | 30 (147.9772) | 33 (136.5028) |