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BIG BOYZ BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5545
of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1449
peak 1449 · rated over 39 contests

Contests

42
in the data

First seen

2013-05-17
latest 2026-08-28

Best ToY finish

#244
Master 2026

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
5 podiums

Overall top-10s

1
of 42 contests

Avg finish

top 69%
overall standings

Best overall

694.2284 / 720

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

678.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.06 (+36.05)

Walk rate

43%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944

Consistency

±37.31
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 162.61 · weakest Brisket (155.37)

Road miles

14,610
mi across 42 mapped stops · furthest 1850 mi

Schedule strength

48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$307K
listed at 28 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
GCs in 31 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.06 / 720
39 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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.

High-water mark

694.2284 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.2284 at Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • 2026-07-03

The one to beat

one call ahead of them

1 Bite BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIG BOYZ BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

Colorado Bulldawg BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Colorado Bulldawg BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.24 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 19%.

  • Brisket avg 155.37
  • Pork Ribs avg 162.61
  • 4 calls in 39 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Poor Richard's BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

15 of 15 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMELLAQUE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMELLAQUE has out-cooked them in 15 of 15 shared pork ribs entries.

A big fish in small ponds

Top 69% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 69% finish in small fields against top 79% in large ones.

  • Small (<20 teams): top 69% (5)
  • Large (40+): top 79% (11)

Looking over their shoulder

one call behind them

SinBin BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

14,610 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,610 miles across 42 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,850 miles to Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series).

  • 42 mapped stops
  • furthest 1,850 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Montana Pitmaster Classic every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

  • 6 visits in all
  • best finish 18th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

12 BAR BLUES CUE
#5556 of the rated field
1449 ▼ 0 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
0
Top-10s
4%
Peak
1449
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BIG BOYZ BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG BOYZ BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 24 contests
  • last seen 2022-08-26
⚔ Head-to-head
B&D BBQ
#5535 of the rated field
1450 ▲ 0 power rating
Contests
32
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1450
No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 32 contests
  • last seen 2026-06-26
⚔ Head-to-head
HAMOUFLAGE
#5532 of the rated field
1450 ▲ 0 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
0
Top-10s
5%
Peak
1450
No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before BIG BOYZ BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 20 contests
⚔ Head-to-head
FAT BEAR BBQ
#5548 of the rated field
1449 ▼ 0 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
0
Top-10s
6%
Peak
1449
No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than BIG BOYZ BBQ has cooked, 17 to 42, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 17 contests
  • last seen 2026-04-03
⚔ Head-to-head
SWEET LIPS BBQ
#5543 of the rated field
1449 ▼ 0 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1500
No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen 2017-10-06
⚔ Head-to-head
Cherrywood BBQ Smoke Team
#5557 of the rated field
1449 ▼ 0 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1449
No shared contest yet.

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

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen 2026-07-09
⚔ Head-to-head

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

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
SMELLAQUE 15 1 14 7% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ 15 1 14 7% ⚔ compare
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ 15 0 15 0% ⚔ compare
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ 14 1 13 7% ⚔ compare
1 Bite BBQ 14 1 13 7% ⚔ compare
AMERICAN HEROES BBQ 14 0 14 0% ⚔ compare
Texas Smoke Whisperer 14 0 14 0% ⚔ compare
OWENS BBQ 13 1 12 8% ⚔ compare
Brinkerhoff BBQ 13 1 12 8% ⚔ compare
SinBin BBQ 11 2 9 18% ⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE 11 0 11 0% ⚔ compare
Poor Richard's BBQ 10 8 2 80% ⚔ compare
Shane Edd's BBQ 10 2 8 20% ⚔ compare
SLINGIN MEATS 10 1 9 10% ⚔ compare
Bearded Boar BBQ 10 1 9 10% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 41 10 0 1 175.4400 104.9944 162.10 top 60%
Pork Ribs 42 8 0 2 176.5944 139.9888 162.61 top 63%
Pork 39 4 0 0 175.4172 134.2284 161.54 top 67%
Brisket 39 4 0 2 176.0344 20.0000 155.37 top 68%

“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

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MT200top 63%
WY30top 72%
ID30top 65%
TN30top 71%
VA20top 91%
DC20top 71%
SD10top 92%
UT10top 68%
CO10top 93%
OR10top 74%
TX10top 87%
MD10top 77%
AL10top 71%

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)50top 69%
Medium (20–39)240top 65%
Large (40+)110top 79%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Montana Pitmaster Classic 6 18 0 top 67% 2026-08-28
Montana BBQ Cookoff 4 11 0 top 59% 2026-06-12
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 2 14 0 top 62% 2026-08-14
Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 2 6 0 top 46% 2026-07-03
Smoke-N-Wings 2 14 0 top 56% 2025-06-27
East Helena Smoke Show 2 11 0 top 58% 2024-08-09
Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 2 13 0 top 83% 2024-06-14
Montana BBQ Cook-off 2 13 0 top 69% 2022-06-10
BBQ Jamboree 2 61 0 top 91% 2016-05-13

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

On the trail 13.3 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2026-08-28
Busiest season 2026 9 contests
Contests a season 3.8 across 11 seasons in the data
Cooks most in MT 20 of 42 contests · 14 states/provinces in all
Contests visited 25 9 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 42 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls
Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 162.61 · weakest Brisket (155.37)
Walk rate 43% a top-10 call in 18 of 42 contests
Overall top-10 rate 2% 1 of 42 contests
Master average 642.06 out of 720 · 39 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced 744 399–976 across every shared overall standing
Road miles 14,610 42 mapped stops · furthest 1,850 mi
Schedule strength 1562 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests
Purse competed for $306,575 listed at 28 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships 0 from 31 state-championship entries
Longest layoff 3 yrs 2016-05-13 → 2019-05-11
Power rating 1449 peak 1449 · #5545 of 6,413 rated

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

  1. 2013
  2. First tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
  3. First call Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1428 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
  5. Peak power rating (1499) Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
  6. 2019
  7. 10th tracked contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
  8. 2024
  9. 25th tracked contest Montana BBQ Cookoff
  10. 2025
  11. First overall top-10 Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
  12. 2026
  13. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5944 Original SD BBQ Championships
  14. Career-best overall score694.2284 Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
  15. Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+9.6Montana BBQ Cookoff2024-06-07
+7.8Smoke-N-Wings2025-06-27
+7.7Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off2026-07-03
+7.3Montana Pitmaster Classic2021-08-27
+6.7Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival2026-08-14

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-11.6BBQ Jamboree2015-05-08
-11.3Montana Pitmaster Classic2025-08-22
-11Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass2014-05-16
-8.8BBQ Jamboree2016-05-13
-8.5Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off2026-07-24

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20269000 67% top 68% 96.4% 93.6%
20254010 75% top 67% 95% 88.2%
20245000 40% top 62% 93.6% 92.7%
20234000 50% top 71% 92.6% 89.6%
20225000 20% top 66% 93.3% 89.2%
20213000 33% top 70% 89.6% 84.7%
20193000 33% top 72% 89.1% 87.7%
20161000 0% top 89% 82.9% 82.9%
20153000 0% top 80% 86.8% 82.6%
20142000 0% top 82% 85.2% 84.4%
20133000 67% top 64% 90.7% 89.7%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026-08-28 Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT 22 / 39 (685.0972) 11 (175.4172) 8 (175.4172) 28 (165.6800) 24 (168.5828)
2026-08-14 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY 14 / 29 (683.9660) 3 (174.2972) 16 (170.8344) 17 (167.3828) 8 (171.4516)
2026-07-24 Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY 29 / 32 (650.1256) 24 (167.3828) 27 (162.2516) 26 (161.1200) 27 (159.3712)
2026-07-03 Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT 12 / 26 (694.2284) 14 (171.4056) 7 (175.4400) 8 (175.4172) 15 (171.9656)
2026-06-26 Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID 26 / 31 (677.1084) 27 (170.2628) 28 (166.2284) 23 (170.2972) 18 (170.3200)
2026-06-12 Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT 17 / 29 (673.6800) 13 (171.4172) 22 (164.5716) 21 (164.5484) 2 (173.1428)
2026-06-05 Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD 44 / 48 (639.9088) 48 (150.2400) 3 (176.5944) 41 (161.6800) 46 (151.3944)
2026-06-05 Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD 27 (159.9772)
2026-05-01 Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash 🏅 Marriott-Slaterville, UT 13 / 19 (686.9488) 15 (169.7256) 13 (169.7260) 13 (171.4628) 3 (176.0344)
2025-08-22 Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT 37 / 38 (537.7256) 10 (174.2856) 24 (168.5828) 11 (174.8572) 37 (20.0000)
2025-07-05 Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT 6 / 13 (678.8460) 5 (174.2972) 5 (168.5600) 6 (172.0116) 8 (163.9772)
2025-06-27 Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID 14 / 32 (684.0000) 6 (174.3200) 14 (172.0228) 24 (167.3828) 18 (170.2744)
2025-06-13 Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT 26 / 33 (638.7084) 28 (154.7884) 26 (155.9084) 19 (163.4172) 18 (164.5944)
2024-08-23 Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT 23 / 39 (668.5488) 12 (171.4400) 27 (166.8688) 29 (165.7028) 25 (164.5372)
2024-08-09 East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT 11 / 18 (664.5372) 4 (170.8572) 8 (168.0000) 12 (161.6800) 12 (164.0000)
2024-06-28 Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID 19 / 28 (660.4916) 20 (168.0116) 22 (163.9772) 19 (166.2628) 19 (162.2400)
2024-06-14 Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT 13 / 16 (669.5768) 11 (170.2628) 12 (164.5372) 11 (166.8228) 12 (167.9540)
2024-06-07 Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT 11 / 28 (673.6228) 5 (174.8456) 4 (175.4172) 9 (169.7028) 24 (153.6572)
2023-08-25 Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT 34 / 44 (639.9092) 5 (174.8572) 30 (161.0972) 39 (151.9776) 39 (151.9772)
2023-08-05 East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT 13 / 24 (666.7316) 13 (169.1200) 10 (169.1084) 16 (163.9660) 14 (164.5372)
2023-06-16 Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO 39 / 42 (608.9948) 32 (157.1316) 32 (161.1316) 31 (158.8000) 42 (131.9316)
2023-06-09 Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT 21 / 36 (665.6460) 11 (173.7372) 20 (166.8460) 28 (160.5372) 23 (164.5256)
2022-08-26 Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT 18 / 37 (671.8516) 21 (167.3944) 22 (166.2516) 12 (171.9656) 21 (166.2400)
2022-08-19 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY 22 / 29 (622.5828) 27 (150.2172) 19 (163.9772) 21 (160.5028) 25 (147.8856)
2022-07-02 Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR 25 / 34 (649.0860) 23 (166.8572) 26 (160.5488) 30 (155.9656) 19 (165.7144)
2022-06-24 Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT 22 / 26 (619.1888) 24 (154.2400) 26 (145.0744) 22 (158.2172) 18 (161.6572)
2022-06-10 Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT 13 / 27 (648.4456) 9 (165.1200) 17 (159.3944) 12 (165.0856) 14 (158.8456)
2021-08-27 Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT 13 / 31 (645.0400) 6 (175.4400) 19 (159.9772) 17 (162.8000) 24 (146.8228)
2021-06-25 Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT 20 / 25 (637.0396) 25 (151.9428) 13 (166.8684) 19 (162.8456) 21 (155.3828)
2021-06-11 Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT 24 / 27 (547.1088) 26 (104.9944) 18 (157.0856) 26 (141.6572) 20 (143.3716)
2019-11-01 Viking Grillfestivalen 🏅 Waco, TX 13 / 15 (641.6340) 15 (152.4684) 11 (164.0344) 10 (167.4056) 14 (157.7256)
2019-08-23 Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT 18 / 29 (621.5196) 21 (155.9656) 16 (159.9884) 12 (154.7884) 22 (150.7772)
2019-05-11 Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN 27 / 41 (483.3488) 32 (157.1200) 22 (161.6916)
2016-05-13 BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA 64 / 72 (596.9140) 70 (142.8000) 51 (157.0856) 43 (159.4056) 68 (137.6228)
2015-06-27 National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC 29 / 42 (625.1884) 36 (146.8568) 34 (154.3316) 22 (160.0344) 20 (163.9656)
2015-05-29 Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD 30 / 39 (586.7656) 33 (146.2516) 29 (146.8456) 32 (142.8228) 23 (150.8456)
2015-05-08 BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA 61 / 65 (573.0516) 56 (149.7144) 62 (139.9888) 63 (134.2284) 48 (149.1200)
2014-06-21 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC 30 / 41 (601.6340) 36 (143.4056) 29 (156.5828) 29 (152.5484) 35 (149.0972)
2014-05-16 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN 51 / 56 (613.5540) 20 (169.1428) 56 (143.3828) 56 (145.6800) 46 (155.3484)
2013-09-13 Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL 57 / 80 (638.1372) 44 (162.8572) 53 (157.6572) 61 (158.7884) 51 (158.8344)
2013-08-31 Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) Westport, CT 15 (151.4172) 2 (164.5944)
2013-05-17 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN 27 / 47 (653.1428) 7 (173.7144) 31 (161.1428) 32 (164.5714) 40 (153.7142)

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)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #244 (671 pts) #208 (851 pts) #164 (985 pts) #261 (661 pts) #141 (996 pts)
2025 ↗ Master #496 (383 pts) #436 (528 pts) #537 (398 pts) #466 (433 pts) #509 (378 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #417 (490 pts) #342 (685 pts) #421 (575 pts) #428 (500 pts) #497 (415 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #564 (309 pts) #455 (484 pts) #640 (329 pts) #633 (274 pts) #595 (294 pts)
2022 ↗ Master #512 (401 pts) #545 (396 pts) #615 (361 pts) #504 (441 pts) #522 (416 pts)
2021 ↗ Master #625 (248 pts) #614 (273 pts) #621 (283 pts) #689 (228 pts) #743 (208 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #1769 (89 pts) #1961 (74 pts) #1800 (99 pts) #1669 (119 pts) #1956 (69 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #2274 (60 pts) #2353 (60 pts) #2349 (60 pts) #2326 (60 pts) #2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #1372 (180 pts) #1476 (180 pts) #1470 (180 pts) #1458 (195 pts) #1311 (215 pts)

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