A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUE U ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUE U has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BIG T'S RACKS AND BACKS
BIG T'S RACKS AND BACKS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 40th of 45 at the Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 (2019). They finished #1236 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 22, 2018
latest Jun 25, 2021 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.99 · weakest Brisket (152.83)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
90%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1628)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
621.06 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1471 (120 pts) | #1593 (120 pts) | #1324 (175 pts) | #1578 (120 pts) | #1536 (120 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 146.8228 | 152.84 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 151.9772 | 157.41 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3088 | 146.8000 | 157.99 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7144 | 149.6688 | 152.83 | top 87% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | 2 | 46 | 0 | top 91% | Jun 21, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
126
finished ahead 16 times, behind 196
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 22, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one)
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score627.3144 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7028 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
- Peak power rating (1492) Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -8.2 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | Jun 22, 2018 |
| -8.1 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 | Jun 21, 2019 |
| -6.4 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 | Jun 22, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.1% | 86.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2021 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 47 / 49 (618.1716) | 49 (150.2400) | 46 (154.8112) | 40 (161.7260) | 44 (151.3944) |
| Jun 22, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 2 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 40 / 45 (627.3144) | 44 (146.8228) | 14 (169.7028) | 37 (161.1200) | 42 (149.6688) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 46 / 50 (618.2404) | 47 (150.2744) | 43 (153.1316) | 34 (162.3088) | 41 (152.5256) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 Belvidere, IL | 46 / 51 (620.5032) | 35 (164.0116) | 44 (151.9772) | 50 (146.8000) | 42 (157.7144) |