Perfect scores on the board
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
Big D's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 54 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 22 at the Back The Blue BBQ (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #2770 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BIG D'S BBQ - DE”, “BIG DS BBQ” and “BIG D'S-BBQ”.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Where this team sits in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #442 (404 pts) | #566 (314 pts) | #530 (384 pts) | #425 (454 pts) | #378 (524 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #738 (177 pts) | #762 (201 pts) | #540 (397 pts) | #659 (252 pts) | #744 (195 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #821 (148 pts) | #858 (163 pts) | #882 (168 pts) | #989 (118 pts) | #845 (158 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #868 (137 pts) | #732 (217 pts) | #945 (142 pts) | #893 (142 pts) | #927 (127 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1211 (185 pts) | #1394 (160 pts) | #1575 (120 pts) | #1434 (150 pts) | #1260 (185 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1778 (96 pts) | #1516 (141 pts) | #1841 (96 pts) | #1746 (116 pts) | #1844 (91 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #839 (440 pts) | #1219 (260 pts) | #1398 (210 pts) | #870 (450 pts) | #884 (430 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #1692 (155 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1167 (240 pts) | #1135 (275 pts) | #1234 (250 pts) | #1215 (260 pts) | #1198 (245 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #916 (353 pts) | #523 (738 pts) | #1009 (338 pts) | #573 (688 pts) | #1062 (303 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1067 (266 pts) | #1003 (311 pts) | #924 (341 pts) | #1245 (221 pts) | #1183 (241 pts) |
The teams rated closest to Big D's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — POPPA Q-BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Big D's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1609 at their best, 96 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than Big D's BBQ has cooked, 34 to 54, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 27% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersThey turned up 5 years after Big D's BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEKEND SMOKERS | 17 | 10 | 7 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 17 | 3 | 14 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCE THIS BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Dog BBQ | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| FINN'S FINEST BBQ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HOG STREET BULLIES | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| PIG PEN BBQ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 51 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 177.7028 | 134.2972 | 161.35 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 52 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 132.0456 | 161.06 | top 57% |
| Pork | 49 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 177.7028 | 135.9656 | 162.86 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 48 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 180 🔥 | 133.1312 | 158.35 | top 60% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 25 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 22 | 0 | top 54% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 52% | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 52% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Harper County Bullseye BBQ | 3 | 25 | 0 | top 91% | Oct 14, 2016 |
| VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 72% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 65% | Oct 2, 2015 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.3 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +16.9 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest | May 29, 2026 |
| +15.8 | Back The Blue BBQ | Oct 28, 2022 |
| +14.5 | Boss Frogs BBQ | Apr 7, 2017 |
| +13.5 | Smokin on The Dock of the Bay | Aug 17, 2018 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) | Feb 21, 2014 |
| -14.4 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More | Oct 7, 2022 |
| -11 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Oct 16, 2015 |
| -11 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival | Apr 10, 2015 |
| -10.7 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Oct 14, 2016 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 54% | 97.9% | 94% |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38% | top 69% | 96.9% | 92.6% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 67% | 95.5% | 92.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 52% | 96.9% | 91.9% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 88.8% | 88% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 75.9% | 75.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 28% | 88% | 79.4% |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 95.4% | 91.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 48% | 92.5% | 91.8% |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 52% | 94.2% | 89.7% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 88.6% | 85.1% |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71% | top 59% | 92.3% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 41% | 91% | 87.8% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest 🏅 Covington, TN | 5 / 25 (704.5256) | 9 (177.7028) | 12 (175.4056) | 13 (173.7144) | 3 (177.7028) |
| May 8, 2026 | 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO | 17 / 25 (690.2284) | 22 (166.2284) | 12 (173.7028) | 9 (174.8572) | 9 (175.4400) |
| May 1, 2026 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 34 (150.2856) | — | — |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Smokin in the Valley 🏅 Linn Valley, KS | 23 / 31 (635.7944) | 21 (167.3712) | 25 (152.5144) | 14 (169.1316) | 26 (146.7772) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 22 / 33 (652.3544) | 23 (159.3600) | 19 (168.5256) | 28 (161.6572) | 21 (162.8116) |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 18 / 30 (670.7428) | 25 (164.5256) | 6 (170.8572) | 20 (166.2400) | 10 (169.1200) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 22 / 25 (643.8860) | 23 (157.0972) | 20 (162.8688) | 20 (163.3828) | 22 (160.5372) |
| Sep 26, 2025 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Milford, DE | — | 16 (152.5716) | — | — | — |
| Sep 26, 2025 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE | — | — | 6 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 13 / 30 (697.6456) | 9 (176) | 10 (175.4172) | 10 (175.4056) | 17 (170.8228) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 13 (165.0856) | — | — |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 23 / 27 (670.1600) | 24 (166.2744) | 25 (164.5256) | 11 (173.1084) | 22 (166.2516) |
| Oct 25, 2024 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 24 / 31 (649.5776) | 14 (170.8344) | 22 (166.2744) | 27 (158.2172) | 26 (154.2516) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | "The First State" BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 15 / 26 (675.9204) | 24 (155.3944) | 3 (178.8572) | 13 (173.1200) | 12 (168.5488) |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 14 / 27 (687.9200) | 9 (172.5716) | 16 (171.9772) | 13 (173.1200) | 15 (170.2512) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 31 / 38 (642.7200) | 27 (167.3712) | 30 (161.1544) | 20 (164.5372) | 36 (149.6572) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 18 / 27 (636.9600) | 27 (150.8000) | 16 (166.2744) | 23 (156.5028) | 15 (163.3828) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Back The Blue BBQ 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 2 / 22 (697.7028) | 7 (166.8228) | 5 (173.7372) | 3 (177.1428) | 3 (180) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Hermiston Fall Fest, BBQ, Brews, & More 🏅 Hermiston, OR | 18 / 19 (625.0632) | 18 (145.1088) | 1 (176.5828) | 18 (153.1200) | 18 (150.2516) |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 20 / 27 (639.3372) | 7 (169.7028) | 19 (158.2744) | 19 (161.1428) | 22 (150.2172) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 31 / 44 (628.4572) | 27 (160.5600) | 32 (153.6572) | 27 (161.1428) | 34 (153.0972) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO | 13 / 34 (273.1540) | 12 (138.8228) | 13 (134.3312) | 34 (135.9656) | 34 (133.1312) |
| Jul 26, 2019 | Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS | 6 / 39 (510.2284) | 1 (177.7028) | — | 1 (171.4172) | — |
| Feb 16, 2019 | Sth East BeerBQ Tynong Vic | 4 / 10 (633.7028) | 5 (162.8228) | 9 (154.2972) | 6 (158.3200) | 4 (158.2628) |
| Nov 5, 2018 | Heat Beads BBQ Turf Wars Cranbourne Victoria | 15 / 21 (648.5720) | 8 (167.9888) | 15 (160.5716) | 11 (163.4516) | 16 (156.5600) |
| Sep 1, 2018 | DE Bortoli Woodfired BBQ Championship Victoria, Australia | 8 / 24 (653.8060) | 2 (175.4400) | 15 (157.7832) | 6 (164.5600) | 16 (156.0228) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD | 7 / 32 (665.0624) | 15 (163.4056) | 11 (164.5484) | 5 (168.5484) | 8 (168.5600) |
| Jul 27, 2018 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 27 / 54 (646.6856) | 44 (154.2400) | 31 (162.2744) | 22 (163.9312) | 23 (166.2400) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Sonny's Smokin Showdown (INVITATIONAL ONLY) unrated Orlando, FL | 35 / 49 (686.7312) | 38 (166.2516) | 20 (174.2628) | 38 (170.8112) | 19 (175.4056) |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 75 / 95 (662.7536) | 83 (161.7256) | 83 (162.8112) | 32 (170.8112) | 57 (167.4056) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 30 / 69 (654.6628) | 33 (166.8344) | 23 (166.8228) | 50 (155.9200) | 28 (165.0856) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD | 10 / 45 (666.1480) | 4 (174.8456) | 22 (160.5484) | 23 (162.2284) | 11 (168.5256) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 36 / 38 (620.4804) | 35 (157.7372) | 36 (155.3944) | 33 (162.2628) | 36 (145.0860) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 11 / 47 (667.3944) | 24 (166.2400) | 25 (161.7144) | 5 (171.4400) | 9 (168) |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA | 27 / 33 (625.6344) | 30 (148.5372) | 23 (159.9772) | 20 (158.2744) | 23 (158.8456) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 2 / 66 (678.2284) | 21 (166.8228) | 19 (166.2400) | 7 (172.5828) | 3 (172.5828) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE | 18 / 39 (650.7312) | 37 (149.6800) | 14 (165.0856) | 26 (159.4056) | 2 (176.5600) |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE | 45 / 75 (631.3028) | 64 (148.5144) | 8 (171.4744) | 28 (161.6800) | 54 (149.6340) |
| Oct 30, 2015 | Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE | 53 / 59 (599.1192) | 18 (163.9656) | 53 (149.0856) | 54 (145.6340) | 54 (140.4340) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 32 / 34 (614.8116) | 31 (151.9772) | 28 (156.5484) | 22 (162.2972) | 34 (143.9888) |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 44 / 57 (622.1824) | 28 (162.2856) | 50 (147.4056) | 43 (154.2744) | 31 (158.2168) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 32 / 70 (637.5656) | 65 (146.8344) | 23 (165.1200) | 21 (163.9428) | 24 (161.6684) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 90 / 99 (588.9372) | 58 (157.7144) | 97 (134.1256) | 53 (158.8344) | 87 (138.2628) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 25 / 30 (601.1656) | 28 (134.2972) | 9 (166.8800) | 16 (158.2856) | 28 (141.7028) |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 28 / 53 (634.2400) | 3 (172.0228) | 49 (143.3944) | 4 (172.5828) | 44 (146.2400) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 42 / 70 (619.8280) | 55 (151.3712) | 54 (149.6684) | 1 (177.7028) | 61 (141.0856) |
| May 30, 2014 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN | 21 / 48 (664.5140) | 9 (172.5484) | 11 (170.8572) | 44 (155.9656) | 19 (165.1428) |
| May 9, 2014 | Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD | 13 / 43 (638.2396) | 2 (170.2972) | 16 (155.9884) | 21 (156.5484) | 23 (155.4056) |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | 46 / 109 (626.7768) | 11 (166.3200) | 40 (157.7028) | 37 (159.4056) | 91 (143.3484) |
| Feb 21, 2014 | The Guinea Pig (Competitor's Series) Indio, CA | 48 / 48 (593.0060) | 41 (156.0344) | 35 (154.2516) | 48 (141.0972) | 47 (141.6228) |
| May 17, 2013 | Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE | 33 / 56 (611.4280) | 38 (150.8572) | 24 (155.4284) | 37 (153.1426) | 32 (151.9998) |
| May 3, 2013 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN | 16 / 46 (654.8566) | 18 (166.8572) | 6 (168.5714) | 27 (158.8568) | 21 (160.5712) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 31 / 106 (630.8564) | 14 (166.8570) | 50 (153.7142) | 66 (154.2854) | 48 (155.9998) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.