A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
All About Smokin Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
All About Smokin Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BIGGS BBQ
BIGGS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 28th of 31 at the World BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #5092 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Nov 4, 2016
latest May 4, 2018 · 1.5 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 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±75.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.58 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.18)
Road miles
3,482
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,179 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Master avg
594.22 / 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 BIGGS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 27
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1532
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIGGS BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIGGS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
They turned up 6 years after BIGGS BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,080 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Level with BIGGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,117 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
They've been 1506 at their best, 46 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,107 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 careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All About Smokin Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 161.1428 | 166.58 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 129.1316 | 151.18 | top 84% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 141.1200 | 157.81 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2516 | 141.1200 | 151.97 | top 81% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 84% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 93% | Jan 19, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
133
finished ahead 29 times, behind 195
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20184 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4628 City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score655.4628 City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4628 City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown
- Most recent contest City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest World BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1491) World BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.2 | City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown | May 4, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival | Sep 29, 2017 |
| -10.3 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 20, 2017 |
| -9.3 | World BBQ Festival | Nov 4, 2016 |
| -9 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 19, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 91% | 89% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 85.5% | 73.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | City of Show Low's 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 34 / 52 (655.4628) | 17 (171.4628) | 33 (165.7144) | 32 (165.1656) | 41 (153.1200) |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 66 / 70 (625.6232) | 39 (166.8572) | 68 (149.1316) | 65 (155.9544) | 64 (153.6800) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Rim County BBQ Classic and Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 35 / 36 (445.0856) | — | 25 (162.8456) | 36 (141.1200) | 32 (141.1200) |
| Jan 20, 2017 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 37 / 40 (615.9200) | 21 (166.8456) | 40 (129.1316) | 23 (166.2628) | 33 (153.6800) |
| Nov 4, 2016 | World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ | 28 / 31 (629.0056) | 26 (161.1428) | 28 (149.0856) | 23 (160.5256) | 20 (158.2516) |