Big BarQ BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5947

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1435

peak 1435 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2018-09-08

latest 2022-09-17

Best ToY finish

#818

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 90%

overall standings

Best overall

638.1712 / 720

Master · Granite State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

615.73 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 614.56 (+1.17)

Walk rate

18%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.6684

Chicken · Sun BBQFest

Consistency

±15.95

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 156.33 · weakest Pork (149.54)

Road miles

990

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 279 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)

Purse competed for

$52K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

614.56 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

PADDY MCQ'S ahead in 100% of their meetings

PADDY MCQ'S has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.79 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 9%.

Pork avg 149.54
Pork Ribs avg 156.33
0 calls in 8 entries

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at New Jersey KnoQ-out - One Meat Rib Contest (2021-04-24).

last seen 2019-10-04
back 2021-04-24

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 9 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BARBEDUDES has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.21% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 85.4% of a perfect score
11 contests

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

Smokin-N-Pokin

#5955 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-02-14

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Shelby Smokers

#5948 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-07-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Bayshore BBQ

#5949 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2023-07-14

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What Up Grill

#5943 of the rated field

1435 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1435

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than Big BarQ BBQ has cooked, 6 to 11, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-09-12

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SMOKEY D'S BBQ

#5952 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1434

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2022-06-17

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK RADIO 810

#5950 of the rated field

1434 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
PADDY MCQ'S	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
A MAZIE Q	8	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	7	7	0%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	6	6	0%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	169.6684	149.0628	155.23	top 81%
Pork Ribs	11	1	166.2628	144.5144	156.33	top 81%
Pork	8	0	161.1200	135.4172	149.54	top 85%
Brisket	8	1	168.5828	142.8344	154.61	top 75%

“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	Avg finish
VT	4	top 93%
NH	1	top 81%
NJ	1	top 95%
MA	1	top 85%
CT	1	top 84%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 88%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 90%
Large (40+)	2	top 89%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	4	14	0	top 93%	2022-09-17

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2018-09-08 → 2022-09-17

Busiest season 2021 5 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VT 6 of 11 contests · 5 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 11 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 156.33 · weakest Pork (149.54)

Walk rate 18% a top-10 call in 2 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 11 contests

Master average 614.56 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 147 29–228 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 990 11 mapped stops · furthest 279 mi

Schedule strength 1579 average field rating faced — tougher than 63% of rated contests

Purse competed for $52,475 listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 7 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs 2019-10-04 → 2021-04-24

Power rating 1435 peak 1435 · #5947 of 6,413 rated

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

2018
Sep 8 First tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Sep 8 Peak power rating (1491) Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
2019
Jun 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)169.6684 Sun BBQFest
Oct 4 First call Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ
2021
Jun 12 Career-best overall score638.1712 Granite State BBQ Championship
2022
Sep 17 10th tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Sep 17 Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2019-09-07
-10.7	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2022-09-17
-9.1	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2021-04-24
-8.6	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2018-09-08
-7.2	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2021-10-02

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	0%	top 100%	81.2%	81.2%
2021	5	20%	top 88%	88.6%	87%
2019	3	33%	top 89%	85.7%	85%
2018	1	0%	top 85%	85.7%	85.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-09-17	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Braintree, VT	26 / 26 (584.3200)	25 (149.0628)	24 (153.6572)	26 (135.4172)	26 (146.1828)
2022-09-17	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT	—	—	15 (161.0972)	—	—
2021-10-02	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	14 / 16 (634.1144)	12 (159.3828)	14 (156.5144)	12 (160.5256)	12 (157.6916)
2021-10-02	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Braintree, VT	—	—	7 (158.2516)	—	—
2021-06-12	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	26 / 32 (638.1712)	28 (157.0972)	12 (166.2628)	32 (152.5484)	20 (162.2628)
2021-04-24	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	38 / 40 (607.2684)	38 (151.3484)	25 (164.5828)	40 (148.5028)	38 (142.8344)
2021-04-24	New Jersey KnoQ-out - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ	—	—	11 (158.8344)	—	—
2019-10-04	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Greenfield, MA	22 / 26 (614.7768)	24 (151.3712)	24 (152.5372)	25 (142.2856)	8 (168.5828)
2019-09-07	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	31 / 31 (603.8516)	29 (151.3944)	31 (144.5144)	19 (159.4056)	29 (148.5372)
2019-06-01	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	51 / 61 (616.9940)	14 (169.6684)	40 (157.6800)	60 (136.5484)	50 (153.0972)
2018-09-08	Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Randolph, VT	28 / 33 (616.9944)	29 (152.5028)	31 (145.6916)	15 (161.1200)	19 (157.6800)

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	#1697 (51 pts)	#1694 (51 pts)	#1010 (148 pts)	#1690 (51 pts)	#1691 (51 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#818 (156 pts)	#847 (166 pts)	#498 (403 pts)	#823 (166 pts)	#837 (166 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1218 (182 pts)	#1145 (227 pts)	#1341 (172 pts)	#1244 (197 pts)	#1059 (262 pts)