A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings
GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BIG COUNTRY BBQ
BIG COUNTRY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 27th of 29 at the Smoke On the Border (2019). They are ranked #4890 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 8, 2015
latest Apr 6, 2019 · 3.9 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 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.07 · weakest Brisket (144.42)
Road miles
1,112
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 936 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$5,300
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
607.44 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIG COUNTRY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG COUNTRY BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG COUNTRY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,876 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Level with BIG COUNTRY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,884 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,908 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 151.3944 | 159.07 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5716 | 139.3944 | 150.83 | top 82% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 147.4400 | 153.13 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 133.6800 | 144.42 | top 86% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke On the Border | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 89% | Apr 6, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
3 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 39 times, behind 173
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
May 8, 2015 → Sep 22, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke On the Border
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
- Career-best overall score622.2172 BBQ Jamboree
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.4056 BBQ Jamboree
- Peak power rating (1497) BBQ Jamboree
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -8.4 | Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off | Jun 29, 2018 |
| -7.4 | Smoke On the Border | Apr 6, 2019 |
| -7.4 | Smoke on the Border | Apr 7, 2018 |
| -2.6 | BBQ Jamboree | May 8, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.2% | 84.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 84% | 84% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2019 | Smoke On the Border 🏅 Gravette, AR | 27 / 29 (592.3316) | 26 (151.3944) | 26 (150.2172) | 26 (151.9656) | 26 (138.7544) |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO | 49 / 52 (605.1088) | 45 (159.9772) | 48 (153.6916) | 52 (147.4400) | 50 (144) |
| Apr 7, 2018 | Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR | 28 / 33 (613.0856) | 25 (158.8456) | 33 (139.3944) | 28 (157.7256) | 23 (157.1200) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 33 / 38 (604.4568) | 28 (157.7028) | 31 (150.2512) | 33 (147.9656) | 31 (148.5372) |
| May 8, 2015 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 41 / 65 (622.2172) | 14 (167.4056) | 31 (160.5716) | 25 (160.5600) | 60 (133.6800) |