Big Bang BBQ

Big Bang BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 24 at the Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1337 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BigBangBBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,337

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1577

peak 1577 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 4, 2018

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 1.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#300

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

27% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

698.8576 / 720

Master · Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

671.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.05 (+3.07)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Sertoma 48 BBQ

Consistency

±14.82

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.75 · weakest Chicken (165.53)

Road miles

822

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 93 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$70K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 10 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.05 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

2.7996 points from the title

Came within 2.7996 points of the Grand Championship at Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off (Sep 20, 2019).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

On the rise

+32 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 32 points across 9 contests since Apr 26, 2019 — from 1545 up to 1577.

9 contests since Apr 26, 2019
now 1577

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Sertoma 48 BBQ is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 6th
average top 19%

High-water mark

698.8576 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.8576 at Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 20, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

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

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH i QUE ahead in 91% of their meetings

HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

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The weak link

−5.2 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.22 points below their pork, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 40%.

Chicken avg 165.53
Pork avg 170.75
4 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

8 of 11 shared pork entries lost

HIGH i QUE ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HIGH i QUE has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared pork entries.

A September team

Top 17% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 17% across 4 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.06% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.06% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.8% of a perfect score
15 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
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	#300 (1,019 pts)	#322 (964 pts)	#447 (769 pts)	#278 (1,074 pts)	#367 (884 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Big Bang BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BAMBQ

#1,334 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1588

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Big Bang BBQ)

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

rated over 41 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2023

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JAMBRIE SMOKE BBQ

#1,336 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1577

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2015
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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RobbieQ

#1,333 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1577

Fewer contests behind them than Big Bang BBQ has cooked, 10 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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LION 'BOUT THE Q

#1,330 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1583

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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Badlands BBQ

#1,340 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1586

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

rated over 26 contests
last seen May 1, 2026

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Smokin Reefer BBQ

#1,332 of the rated field

1577 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1591

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

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HIGH i QUE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Big Wigs BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Pork Pullers	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Evening Wood	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
PORK 'N MINDY	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	4	0	0	176.5828	150.2400	165.53	top 49%
Pork Ribs	15	2	0	1	175.4400	159.4056	165.70	top 49%
Pork	15	6	2	3	180 🔥	158.7884	170.75	top 30%
Brisket	15	2	1	1	177.1544	157.6456	166.07	top 39%

“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)	5	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	14	0	top 35%
MO	1	0	top 67%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	2	23	top 49%	Aug 23, 2019
Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	2	21	top 78%	Jul 26, 2019
Sertoma 48 BBQ	2	6	top 19%	Apr 26, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 9 contests

Contests a season 7.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 14 of 15 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 12 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 876 finished ahead 963 times, behind 351

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

20196 milestones

Jul 26 10th tracked contest Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
Sep 20 First overall podium Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off
Sep 20 First Reserve Championship Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off
Sep 20 Career-best overall score698.8576 Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1577) Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
Oct 11 Most recent contest Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

20186 milestones

May 4 First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 4 First call Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 4 First category win (Pork) Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 4 First overall top-10 Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 4 First perfect 180 (Pork) Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.0400 Sertoma 48 BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off	Sep 20, 2019
+13.5	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship	Jun 21, 2019
+13.2	Sertoma 48 BBQ	Apr 26, 2019
+12	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 4, 2018
+11.8	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.4	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	Jul 26, 2019
-5	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ	Jul 27, 2018
-3.3	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival	Aug 23, 2019
-3	Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash	Aug 9, 2019
-2.1	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL)	Jun 1, 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)
2019	9	0	3	2	56%	top 35%	97.1%	93.2%
2018	6	0	1	1	50%	top 40%	94.1%	92.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2019	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)
Sep 27, 2019	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	12 / 102 (678.7540)	46 (166.2628)	25 (169.1200)	9 (174.8456)	23 (168.5256)
Sep 20, 2019	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)
Aug 23, 2019	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)
Aug 9, 2019	Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO	20 / 30 (655.8744)	16 (165.6800)	20 (161.6916)	17 (166.2400)	20 (162.2628)
Jul 26, 2019	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS	32 / 41 (650.1368)	32 (162.2400)	36 (159.4056)	36 (158.7884)	12 (169.7028)
Jun 21, 2019	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)
May 31, 2019	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	17 / 49 (668.5144)	22 (165.7028)	14 (168)	13 (169.6800)	18 (165.1316)
Apr 26, 2019	Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	6 / 38 (679.8856)	7 (171.4056)	25 (162.2400)	1 (176.5600)	8 (169.6800)
Sep 21, 2018	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	26 / 107 (665.5428)	97 (153.6228)	35 (167.3828)	4 (177.7028)	35 (166.8344)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	102 / 467 (677.6568)	138 (170.8228)	183 (168.0228)	96 (170.8456)	162 (167.9656)
Aug 24, 2018	East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS	23 / 67 (665.0168)	24 (165.0856)	31 (165.7256)	5 (176.5600)	39 (157.6456)
Jul 27, 2018	Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS	21 / 27 (647.2108)	23 (161.0856)	23 (159.9540)	20 (160.5028)	12 (165.6684)
Jun 1, 2018	McLouth BBQ Blowout 27th Annual ( JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS	22 / 36 (653.6000)	36 (150.2400)	13 (169.1316)	14 (168.5372)	16 (165.6912)
May 4, 2018	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	9 / 41 (673.0400)	16 (167.3944)	23 (161.0856)	1 (180)	18 (164.5600)

Big Bang 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 (12 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

A September team

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)