BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3112

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1503

peak 1512 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-10-04

latest 2016-07-15

Best ToY finish

#1775

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

671.3828 / 720

Master · Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.13 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.10 (+6.04)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Chicken · Dana Point State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±12.11

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.71 · weakest Brisket (159.34)

Road miles

327

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi

Schedule strength

28%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)

Master avg

653.10 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

High-water mark

671.3828 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 671.3828 at Dana Point State BBQ Championship — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-02

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

MOSSY ROCK BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Burnin and Lootin ahead in 100% of their meetings

Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.37 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 159.34
Chicken avg 171.71
0 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DESPERADO in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The metronome

±1.68% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.68% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.7% of a perfect score
8 contests

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103 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

WHAT WOOD JESUS QUE?

#3099 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1503

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2016-11-11

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Wilbur's Last Ride BBQ

#3106 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-04-29

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Smoke Syndicate

#3093 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-09-06

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PAPA JIM'S BBQ

#3095 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Level with BIG DADDY'S Q'N CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2022-09-29

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Disciples of Blues & BBQ

#3104 of the rated field

1503 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

BIBS N' RIBS

#3116 of the rated field

1502 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2018-09-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
COOL GRILLING	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Burnin and Lootin	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Rooftop BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TWISTED BRISKET BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
FUNTIME BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LEFT COAST Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
VICIOUS SMOKE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' HART'S	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	1	2	178.3200	168.0228	171.71	top 27%
Pork Ribs	8	1	1	1	176.6172	151.9888	162.35	top 57%
Pork	8	0	0	0	170.8572	139.9428	159.70	top 57%
Brisket	8	0	0	0	164.5600	154.2516	159.34	top 62%

“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)	1	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 52%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2	32	0	top 45%	2014-10-02

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.8 yrs 2013-10-04 → 2016-07-15

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 7 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 171.71 · weakest Brisket (159.34)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 3 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 653.10 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 265 283–281 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 327 8 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi

Schedule strength 1538 average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests

Power rating 1503 peak 1512 · #3112 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Oct 4 First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 4 First call Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 4 First category win (Chicken) Dana Point State BBQ Championship
Oct 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.3200 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
2014
Mar 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5600 3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
Oct 2 Career-best overall score671.3828 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
2015
Mar 20 Peak power rating (1512) 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
2016
Jul 15 Most recent contest Del Mar BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.1	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2014-03-21
+6.3	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2014-10-02
+1.6	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2016-04-01
+0.3	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2015-03-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.8	Del Mar BBQ Championship	2016-07-15
-4.4	Newport Beach Barbecue Contest	2015-06-26
-4.4	West Coast BBQ Classic	2014-05-09
-1.1	Dana Point State BBQ Championship	2013-10-04

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	0	0%	top 65%	91.5%	90.5%
2015	2	1	50%	top 61%	92.5%	91.7%
2014	3	0	33%	top 40%	93.2%	90.9%
2013	1	1	100%	top 57%	88.4%	88.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-07-15	Del Mar BBQ Championship Del Mar, CA	38 / 47 (645.0060)	22 (169.7028)	32 (165.7032)	46 (150.8000)	39 (158.8000)
2016-04-01	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	36 / 72 (658.8116)	28 (168.5600)	64 (155.3944)	17 (170.8572)	38 (164.0000)
2015-06-26	Newport Beach Barbecue Contest Newport Beach, CA	20 / 29 (654.7428)	17 (168.5256)	12 (168.0000)	16 (163.4288)	25 (154.7884)
2015-03-20	4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	53 / 100 (665.7256)	28 (172.5484)	1 (176.6172)	85 (157.0972)	74 (159.4628)
2014-10-02	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	32 / 97 (671.3828)	12 (174.2628)	61 (162.8456)	25 (169.7144)	36 (164.5600)
2014-05-09	West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA	40 / 59 (636.0004)	13 (168.0228)	48 (151.9888)	32 (161.7372)	42 (154.2516)
2014-03-21	3rd Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA	14 / 69 (656.5600)	3 (173.7372)	30 (160.5372)	15 (164.0228)	31 (158.2628)
2013-10-04	Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA	56 / 99 (636.5600)	1 (178.3200)	66 (157.7144)	94 (139.9428)	44 (160.5828)

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	#1775 (120 pts)	#1791 (135 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1697 (160 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)