BIG MONEY BBQ

BIG MONEY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 10th of 32 at the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down (2019). They are ranked #2903 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,903

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1508

peak 1518 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 4, 2018

latest Jun 26, 2020 · 2.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#384

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

6% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6000 / 720

Master · Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.95 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.95 (+7.00)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Chicken · Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest

Consistency

±11.62

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.79 · weakest Pork (162.36)

Road miles

1,805

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 173 mi

Schedule strength

82%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1607)

Purse competed for

$142K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.95 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

677.6000 career-best overall

94.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.6000 at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) — 94.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 9, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BUD WISER'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIG MONEY BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.43 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 25%.

Pork avg 162.36
Chicken avg 166.79
1 call in 16 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKING STUDS BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared chicken entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1607 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 82% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1607 power rating — a tougher draw than 82% of every rated contest in the data.

16 rated contests

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The metronome

±1.61% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.61% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.1% of a perfect score
16 contests

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
2020 ↗	Master	#384 (287 pts)	#459 (247 pts)	#309 (407 pts)	#322 (387 pts)	#337 (362 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#388 (836 pts)	#197 (1,288 pts)	#336 (946 pts)	#413 (816 pts)	#344 (946 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1266 (180 pts)	#1319 (180 pts)	#1298 (195 pts)	#1342 (180 pts)	#1280 (195 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG MONEY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Slapshot BBQ

#2,911 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1540

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG MONEY BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG MONEY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen May 10, 2019

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OLE MAN LARRY'S BBQ

#2,910 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1514

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 27, 2018

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THE BEARDED ONE BBQ

#2,908 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1529

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 5% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Oct 22, 2022

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Holy Smokes NY

#2,897 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1517

Level with BIG MONEY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 24, 2024

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FULLWOOD BROS' BBQ

#2,918 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1515

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before BIG MONEY BBQ's first contest.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2019

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MASTERS OF FIRE

#2,899 of the rated field

1508 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1509

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
TWISTED PAIR BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
TOO SAUCED	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
FatHeads bbq	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
BUD WISER'S BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKING STUDS BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	4	1	175.4056	158.2172	166.79	top 53%
Pork Ribs	16	3	0	173.7028	156.5260	164.19	top 55%
Pork	16	1	0	170.2744	153.6800	162.36	top 65%
Brisket	16	1	0	169.7028	150.2628	162.61	top 56%

“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)	9	0	top 66%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	13	0	top 61%
SC	3	0	top 69%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)	2	18	top 59%	Nov 9, 2019
Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	2	21	top 64%	Jun 14, 2019
Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival	2	28	top 80%	May 17, 2019
Jiggy With The Piggy	2	26	top 57%	May 3, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 11 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 13 of 16 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 12 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 256 finished ahead 269 times, behind 392

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

20201 milestone

Jun 26 Most recent contest Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge

20196 milestones

May 3 First call Jiggy With The Piggy
Jun 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
Sep 20 10th tracked contest Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
Oct 11 First overall top-10 Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
Nov 9 Career-best overall score677.6000 Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)
Nov 9 Peak power rating (1518) Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)

20182 milestones

May 4 First tracked contest Jiggy With the Piggy
May 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.3604 Jiggy With the Piggy

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.3	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 11, 2019
+6.7	Jiggy With The Piggy	May 3, 2019
+6.7	Pigs & Pedals	Aug 2, 2019
+6.2	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)	Nov 9, 2019
+5.9	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 12, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.3	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival	May 17, 2019
-6.9	Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show	Mar 13, 2020
-4.4	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival	May 18, 2018
-4.1	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest	Jun 15, 2018
-3.5	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge	Jun 26, 2020

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	2	0	50%	top 81%	91.5%	90.9%
2019	11	1	55%	top 56%	94.1%	91.6%
2018	3	0	0%	top 72%	90.5%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 26, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC	19 / 25 (658.7432)	20 (163.9660)	19 (163.9772)	10 (168.5372)	19 (162.2628)
Mar 13, 2020	Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show 🏅 Darlington, SC	25 / 29 (650.1028)	27 (158.2172)	15 (168.5600)	19 (164.5372)	22 (158.7884)
Nov 9, 2019	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 🏅 Concord, NC	18 / 33 (677.6000)	29 (163.9428)	7 (173.7028)	13 (170.2744)	14 (169.6800)
Nov 8, 2019	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	30 / 47 (662.1252)	25 (169.1084)	32 (163.3828)	44 (159.9312)	17 (169.7028)
Oct 18, 2019	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B 🏅 Lenoir, NC	12 / 22 (666.1600)	7 (169.6800)	12 (170.2744)	17 (161.6800)	12 (164.5256)
Oct 11, 2019	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	10 / 32 (669.6344)	11 (168.5372)	10 (167.9772)	16 (163.9772)	7 (169.1428)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	35 / 56 (652.4460)	30 (166.8228)	20 (169.1316)	40 (158.8116)	43 (157.6800)
Aug 30, 2019	Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC	18 / 24 (650.0800)	11 (167.3828)	20 (156.5260)	17 (162.2400)	13 (163.9312)
Aug 2, 2019	Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC	18 / 40 (666.8004)	7 (173.7144)	10 (169.1316)	24 (164.5716)	33 (159.3828)
Jul 12, 2019	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	36 / 83 (665.6112)	12 (172.5484)	50 (161.1200)	52 (162.2628)	21 (169.6800)
Jun 14, 2019	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	21 / 38 (649.5316)	5 (175.4056)	27 (157.6572)	28 (156.5144)	19 (159.9544)
May 17, 2019	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	31 / 36 (637.0400)	31 (162.2516)	27 (158.2400)	14 (166.2856)	31 (150.2628)
May 3, 2019	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	26 / 60 (661.0512)	3 (174.8456)	24 (166.8228)	56 (153.6800)	26 (165.7028)
Jun 15, 2018	Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	32 / 44 (638.7428)	30 (163.9772)	26 (158.8456)	41 (154.8000)	22 (161.1200)
May 18, 2018	Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC	28 / 38 (638.1032)	32 (159.9544)	22 (163.9544)	26 (161.0856)	30 (153.1088)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	49 / 70 (651.3604)	57 (158.2172)	51 (157.7144)	26 (168.5372)	31 (166.8916)

BIG MONEY BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)