Big Boys BBQ CA
Rating
1595
peak 1622
Contests
42
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#59
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
3 reserve
Category wins
5
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
17
of 42 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
661.16 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 664.60 (-3.45)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±66.46
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.58 · weakest Brisket (165.98)
Road miles
24392
mi across 42 mapped stops · furthest 2322 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BAR-B-CUDA BBQ has finished one call ahead of Big Boys BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smokin' Bliss BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Meat Candy Q has come out ahead in 19 of their 25 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BAR-B-CUDA BBQ in 15 of their 19 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1432 points of the Grand Championship at Sutherlin Throwdown (2025-07-19).
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 21% across 3 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 40 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 178.8572 | 138.8112 | 169.58 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 41 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 178.2972 | 141.6572 | 168.44 | top 46% |
| Pork | 40 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 140.5256 | 169.39 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 40 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 178.8572 | 138.1944 | 165.98 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 22 | 0 | top 40% |
| OR | 5 | 0 | top 25% |
| AZ | 4 | 0 | top 59% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| NV | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 28 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 66% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (17 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CA (22 of 42 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (41 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 664.60
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 706.2512 | 680.69 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 702.8572 | 648.24 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 690.8344 | 674.04 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 649.0512 | 617.57 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 148 / 158 (657.5768) | 91 (171.4284) | 150 (160.5028) | 105 (169.6684) | 156 (155.9772) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 118 / 401 (687.3256) | 22 (177.7028) | 107 (173.1200) | 170 (171.4056) | 257 (165.0972) |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC | 41 / 45 (583.8512) | 42 (146.8000) | 39 (152.5600) | 45 (140.5256) | 42 (143.9656) |
| 2025-09-12 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 18 / 35 (693.0744) | 17 (174.8456) | 16 (174.2744) | 26 (167.3828) | 4 (176.5716) |
| 2025-08-15 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 16 / 55 (683.9544) | 7 (176.0000) | 24 (169.1432) | 12 (174.2628) | 25 (164.5484) |
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Felton, CA | 10 / 21 (681.6228) | 15 (169.1084) | 11 (167.9772) | 5 (174.8572) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2025-08-08 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Felton, CA | 3 / 25 (696.4912) | 5 (174.8456) | 2 (175.4172) | 6 (175.4056) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2025-07-19 | Sutherlin Throwdown Sutherlin, OR | 2 / 35 (706.2512) | 18 (172.5484) | 3 (177.7028) | 4 (177.1428) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2025-05-31 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 2) Sweet Home, OR | 3 / 28 (699.4060) | 14 (173.1200) | 2 (178.2972) | 18 (170.2744) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2025-05-30 | The Santiam Smoke Show (Day 1) Sweet Home, OR | 15 / 30 (673.5884) | 23 (163.9772) | 9 (174.2628) | 19 (167.3828) | 15 (167.9656) |
| 2025-05-16 | Rotary Day at Galway BBQ Competition Temecula, CA | 5 / 19 (689.0744) | 3 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1200) | 3 (174.2744) | 10 (166.2628) |
| 2025-04-25 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 5 / 31 (692.5488) | 4 (177.7372) | 4 (175.4516) | 11 (169.6800) | 12 (169.6800) |
| 2025-03-28 | Q's & Brews Lake Havasu, AZ | 4 / 26 (690.7884) | 15 (170.8228) | 6 (173.7144) | 9 (174.2628) | 7 (171.9884) |
| 2025-03-14 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 2 / 26 (698.2284) | 2 (177.7028) | 9 (174.2972) | 1 (180.0000) | 18 (166.2284) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 24 / 29 (666.0912) | 23 (167.3712) | 28 (158.2172) | 21 (168.5256) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2025-01-25 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 2) Hollister, CA | 9 / 27 (694.2400) | 7 (176.0000) | 11 (174.2972) | 9 (174.2628) | 17 (169.6800) |
| 2025-01-24 | The Golden State Battle VII (Day 1) Hollister, CA | 12 / 31 (677.6000) | 7 (173.7028) | 22 (166.8228) | 3 (178.8572) | 28 (158.2172) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 20 / 74 (686.1828) | 37 (169.6684) | 57 (164.5488) | 2 (177.7028) | 15 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 25 / 26 (591.2572) | 25 (149.6916) | 25 (152.5028) | 25 (142.2400) | 24 (146.8228) |
| 2024-07-20 | The Sutherlin Throwdown Sutherlin, OR | 5 / 30 (702.8572) | 3 (178.3200) | 7 (176.5600) | 11 (173.1200) | 6 (174.8572) |
| 2024-07-06 | 2024 Icebox Cookoff Sweet Home, OR | 15 / 37 (685.5880) | 14 (174.2628) | 18 (169.6912) | 13 (173.1084) | 21 (168.5256) |
| 2024-06-28 | 20th Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest Riverside, CA | 12 / 35 (690.7888) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (172.5716) | 12 (173.1200) | 20 (168.5372) |
| 2024-06-14 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) Clayton, CA | 8 / 25 (683.9196) | 17 (163.3940) | 6 (169.7028) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2024-05-31 | Horsetown Brew n' Que Festival Norco, CA | 17 / 39 (668.9596) | 23 (165.6684) | 20 (163.9428) | 5 (173.1200) | 19 (166.2284) |
| 2024-05-24 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off Felton, CA | 8 / 21 (683.3372) | 12 (170.8228) | 14 (164.5372) | 7 (173.1200) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2024-05-10 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off Lamar, CO | 15 / 29 (671.8396) | 20 (166.2284) | 6 (174.2628) | 24 (163.3712) | 14 (167.9772) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 42 / 58 (282.7768) | 43 (138.8112) | 41 (143.9656) | 11 (161.1772) | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship Lodi, CA | 20 / 34 (676.4568) | 21 (169.7028) | 23 (167.3828) | 22 (169.1084) | 15 (170.2628) |
| 2024-04-12 | BBQ Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 27 / 39 (670.7316) | 3 (178.8572) | 26 (167.9656) | 14 (172.5600) | 38 (151.3488) |
| 2024-03-15 | Dinuba's BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 10 / 27 (681.6232) | 17 (166.2400) | 8 (173.1200) | 19 (166.8344) | 3 (175.4288) |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI Hollister, CA | 7 / 33 (687.9428) | 20 (170.8456) | 7 (173.7144) | 11 (171.4056) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 46 / 58 (659.3028) | 44 (168.5140) | 42 (165.0972) | 49 (157.7144) | 27 (167.9772) |
| 2023-11-17 | Golden State Battle of Indio Indio, CA | 31 / 40 (679.3256) | 28 (170.8112) | 18 (172.5600) | 20 (173.1200) | 36 (162.8344) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic Mesa, AZ | 15 / 26 (665.6344) | 8 (173.1200) | 15 (166.8344) | 11 (169.1544) | 20 (156.5256) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Mesa, AZ | — | — | 1 (176.6172) | — | — |
| 2023-09-29 | Field, Fire Fork! Los Banos, CA | 11 / 19 (670.7196) | 14 (165.0972) | 15 (158.2284) | 1 (179.4400) | 9 (167.9540) |
| 2023-08-04 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest Dinuba, CA | 2 / 29 (690.8344) | 4 (176.0116) | 1 (178.2972) | 12 (169.1084) | 12 (167.4172) |
| 2023-05-26 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship Big Bear Lake, CA | 8 / 19 (682.8116) | 10 (169.1772) | 1 (177.7144) | 8 (169.6800) | 10 (166.2400) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ, Boots & Brew Perris, CA | 16 / 33 (679.8972) | 11 (174.2744) | 19 (168.5372) | 22 (166.2284) | 12 (170.8572) |
| 2023-03-03 | The Golden State Battle V Hollister, CA | 24 / 28 (649.0288) | 14 (171.4056) | 14 (166.8456) | 17 (166.8344) | 28 (143.9432) |
| 2019-10-04 | Kentucky's Fort Harrod Beef Festival Grill-Off (COMPETITORS SERIES) Harrodsburg, KY | 9 / 12 (649.0512) | — | — | — | 7 (166.8572) |
| 2019-04-26 | LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO | 38 / 40 (586.0916) | 37 (156.5716) | 39 (141.6572) | 39 (149.6684) | 38 (138.1944) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #59 (1894 pts) | #84 (1643 pts) | #76 (1773 pts) | #42 (1931 pts) | #90 (1599 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #137 (1296 pts) | #118 (1366 pts) | #102 (1490 pts) | #111 (1355 pts) | #105 (1419 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #319 (668 pts) | #343 (658 pts) | #296 (838 pts) | #308 (693 pts) | #383 (543 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2779 (55 pts) | #2779 (55 pts) | #2142 (70 pts) | #2171 (70 pts) | #2783 (55 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1794 (129 pts) | #1047 (324 pts) | #1883 (124 pts) | #1872 (129 pts) | #1892 (124 pts) |