Big Bang BBQ KS
Rating
1540
peak 1540 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2019-10-11
Best ToY finish
#256
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
671.11
last 5 Master vs avg 670.96 (+0.16)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.47
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.02)
Road miles
595
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 95 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Purse competed for
$70K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.96 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO has finished one call ahead of Big Bang BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.7996 points of the Grand Championship at Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off (2019-09-20).
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH i QUE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 159.9884 | 168.30 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 159.4056 | 166.02 | top 48% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 158.7884 | 169.68 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 161.1200 | 166.96 | top 36% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 8 | 0 | top 32% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (8 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 670.96 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · Sertoma 48 BBQ
- 📣 2019-04-26 — First call · Sertoma 48 BBQ
- ⭐ 2019-09-20 — Career-best overall score (698.8576) · Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off
- 📈 2019-09-27 — Peak power rating (1540) · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off | 2019-09-20 |
| +14.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2019-06-21 |
| +11.9 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | 2019-04-26 |
| +11.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 2019-09-27 |
| +5 | Smoke on the Bricks | 2019-05-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | 2019-07-26 |
| -4.5 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 2019-08-09 |
| -4.1 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | 2019-08-23 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 56% | top 35% | 97.1% | 93.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS | 19 / 51 (676.4684) | 9 (174.2628) | 33 (165.7028) | 13 (171.4056) | 28 (165.0972) |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 12 / 102 (678.7540) | 46 (166.2628) | 25 (169.1200) | 9 (174.8456) | 23 (168.5256) |
| 2019-09-20 | Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Manhattan, KS | 2 / 24 (698.8576) | 6 (172.5716) | 7 (170.2744) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (177.1544) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 42 / 66 (645.6112) | 51 (159.9884) | 42 (162.2628) | 43 (162.2400) | 35 (161.1200) |
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 20 / 30 (655.8744) | 16 (165.6800) | 20 (161.6916) | 17 (166.2400) | 20 (162.2628) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 32 / 41 (650.1368) | 32 (162.2400) | 36 (159.4056) | 36 (158.7884) | 12 (169.7028) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 6 / 183 (684.5140) | 4 (176.5828) | 3 (175.4400) | 44 (168.5256) | 62 (163.9656) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS | 17 / 49 (668.5144) | 22 (165.7028) | 14 (168.0000) | 13 (169.6800) | 18 (165.1316) |
| 2019-04-26 | Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS | 6 / 38 (679.8856) | 7 (171.4056) | 25 (162.2400) | 1 (176.5600) | 8 (169.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #967 (125 pts) | #978 (140 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1014 (130 pts) | #901 (160 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #836 (150 pts) | #544 (340 pts) | #1023 (120 pts) | #697 (225 pts) | #957 (120 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #521 (185 pts) | #555 (185 pts) | #389 (315 pts) | #476 (240 pts) | #535 (200 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #256 (1119 pts) | #292 (1039 pts) | #373 (884 pts) | #234 (1194 pts) | #332 (979 pts) |