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Big Fork BBQ

Big Fork BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 112 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque (2017). They are ranked #2013 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bigfork BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,013
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1538
peak 1543 · rated over 24 contests

Contests

24
in the data

First seen

Jun 21, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

1
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

1
4% of 24 contests

Avg finish

top 45%
overall standings

Best overall

680.4684 / 720
Master · The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

666.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.73 (+15.67)

Walk rate

25%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200
Pork · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

Consistency

±17.85
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 164.91 · weakest Brisket (159.99)

Road miles

559
across 24 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi

Schedule strength

13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)

Purse competed for

$115K
listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 22 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.73 / 720
24 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Smoker Bandits has finished one call ahead of Big Fork BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

21–0 behind in the head-to-head

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 21 of their 21 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.92 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 8%.

  • Brisket avg 159.99
  • Pork avg 164.91
  • 2 calls in 24 entries

A strong matchup

12–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

18 of 21 shared pork entries lost

BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE has out-cooked them in 18 of 21 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 90.4% of a perfect score
  • 24 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

  • 6 visits in all
  • best finish 17th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

BORDER WAR BBQ
#2,007 of the rated field
1538 power rating
Contests
6
GCs
0
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1539
1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to Big Fork BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — BORDER WAR BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 6 contests
  • last seen Jun 21, 2019
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WOOD N PIG SMOKERS
#2,020 of the rated field
1538 power rating
Contests
20
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1545

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

  • rated over 20 contests
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Camp House BBQ
#2,025 of the rated field
1538 power rating
Contests
33
GCs
0
Top-10s
30%
Peak
1552

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 33 contests
  • last seen Aug 25, 2023
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DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ
#2,024 of the rated field
1538 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
19%
Peak
1544

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Sep 22, 2017
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Grinders BBQ
#2,023 of the rated field
1538 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
7%
Peak
1538

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Aug 14, 2026
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MANNY'S BBQ
#2,010 of the rated field
1538 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1538

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 14 contests
  • last seen Oct 29, 2016
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
KC Rib doctor 23 15 8 65% ⚔ compare
BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE 21 0 21 0% ⚔ compare
This is Nice 19 13 6 68% ⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT 18 9 9 50% ⚔ compare
Hoggy Style BBQ 18 3 15 17% ⚔ compare
Velvet Swine 17 8 9 47% ⚔ compare
913 BBQ 17 1 16 6% ⚔ compare
POWER I BBQ 16 9 7 56% ⚔ compare
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em 16 8 8 50% ⚔ compare
DUNN UP BBQ 15 12 3 80% ⚔ compare
Griswold Grillers 15 9 6 60% ⚔ compare
RIB I'S 15 8 7 53% ⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
Most Wanted BBQ 14 12 2 86% ⚔ compare
Sloppy Seconds 14 7 7 50% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 24 1 0 0 173.7372 147.9772 161.86 top 54%
Pork Ribs 24 1 0 0 174.2628 143.9200 163.97 top 43%
Pork 24 2 0 1 178.3200 146.2284 164.91 top 44%
Brisket 24 2 1 1 178.2972 134.2856 159.99 top 48%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)10top 79%
Large (40+)230top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS230top 44%
IA10top 79%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 6 17 0 top 48% Sep 23, 2022
The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 5 31 0 top 45% Jun 26, 2026
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 4 21 0 top 41% Jun 24, 2016
Shawnee Great Grillers 3 31 0 top 53% Sep 25, 2026
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 2 7 0 top 12% Sep 21, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests
Contests a season 1.8 across 13 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 23 of 24 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 9 5 of them more than once
Opponents faced 845 finished ahead 1,790 times, behind 1,370
Longest layoff 2.3 yrs Jun 21, 2019 → Sep 24, 2021

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

20262 milestones
  1. Peak power rating (1543) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  2. Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20252 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score680.4684 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  2. First category win (Brisket) Shawnee Great Grillers
20181 milestone
  1. Career-best single call (Pork)178.3200 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
20172 milestones
  1. 10th tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
  2. First overall top-10 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
20133 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
  2. First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.8344 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+13.9Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship BarbequeSep 22, 2017
+13Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 26, 2015
+11.4Shawnee Great Grillers State ChampionshipSep 27, 2013
+9.7Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship BarbequeSep 21, 2018
+9.4The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 27, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-10.3The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State ChampionshipJun 21, 2019
-9.2Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)Sep 24, 2021
-7.6Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 27, 2014
-5.6Back to Back to the Park BBQOct 17, 2014
-4.7The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 23, 2023

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20262000 0% top 50% 92.1% 91.6%
20252001 50% top 33% 94.5% 93.4%
20241000 0% top 27% 92.8% 92.8%
20232000 50% top 56% 91.3% 90.3%
20222000 0% top 42% 92.2% 91.4%
20211000 0% top 77% 88.6% 88.6%
20191000 0% top 79% 86.3% 86.3%
20182000 100% top 25% 93.3% 91.5%
20172010 50% top 34% 94.4% 90.6%
20162000 0% top 48% 89.2% 89%
20152000 0% top 26% 92.4% 91.6%
20143000 0% top 71% 88.3% 87.2%
20132000 50% top 27% 92.6% 90.5%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 25, 2026 Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS 41 / 65 (655.2796) 53 (159.4056) 37 (165.1200) 48 (164.5140) 30 (166.2400)
Jun 26, 2026 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 59 / 157 (663.2684) 73 (165.6684) 109 (159.3828) 19 (174.2744) 74 (163.9428)
Sep 26, 2025 Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS 31 / 67 (664.4456) 29 (167.9884) 43 (162.2400) 61 (155.9200) 1 (178.2972)
Jun 27, 2025 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 31 / 159 (680.4684) 41 (170.2744) 28 (174.2628) 87 (164.5256) 35 (171.4056)
Jun 21, 2024 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 46 / 172 (668.5028) 77 (164.5484) 40 (169.1200) 84 (164.5372) 28 (170.2972)
Sep 22, 2023 Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS 36 / 73 (657.6800) 64 (156.5488) 10 (173.7144) 25 (170.2628) 46 (157.1540)
Jun 23, 2023 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 106 / 167 (642.2284) 151 (147.9772) 19 (173.1428) 74 (166.2628) 117 (154.8456)
Sep 23, 2022 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS 32 / 87 (663.8736) 75 (155.3828) 29 (168.5484) 31 (167.3940) 12 (172.5484)
Jun 24, 2022 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 78 / 164 (652.4680) 80 (163.9428) 69 (164.5484) 35 (170.8456) 140 (153.1312)
Sep 24, 2021 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS 66 / 86 (638.1712) 72 (156) 54 (162.8228) 67 (160.5256) 49 (158.8228)
Jun 21, 2019 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 144 / 183 (621.0056) 121 (157.6684) 170 (143.9200) 36 (169.1772) 148 (150.2400)
Sep 21, 2018 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS 18 / 107 (671.9428) 81 (157.6572) 37 (167.3828) 3 (178.3200) 28 (168.5828)
Jun 22, 2018 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS 63 / 185 (645.6568) 118 (156.5256) 128 (155.3828) 8 (174.2856) 76 (159.4628)
Sep 22, 2017 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS 7 / 112 (679.4168) 16 (170.2628) 33 (167.4284) 21 (169.7028) 9 (172.0228)
Jun 23, 2017 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 114 / 184 (625.0968) 22 (169.1656) 112 (157.6572) 63 (163.9884) 175 (134.2856)
Sep 23, 2016 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS 59 / 111 (642.1940) 74 (159.4056) 26 (167.4400) 66 (162.8228) 82 (152.5256)
Jun 24, 2016 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 77 / 183 (639.9084) 33 (167.4400) 74 (161.7028) 163 (146.2284) 48 (164.5372)
Sep 25, 2015 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS 46 / 112 (654.2512) 56 (162.2628) 57 (162.8228) 28 (168.5828) 47 (160.5828)
Jun 26, 2015 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 21 / 183 (665.1656) 16 (170.3200) 38 (167.4172) 94 (159.9656) 28 (167.4628)
Oct 17, 2014 Back to Back to the Park BBQ Marshalltown, IA 27 / 34 (634.7884) 22 (163.4172) 25 (157.6684) 27 (160.5600) 28 (153.1428)
Sep 26, 2014 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS 70 / 112 (635.8512) 80 (158.2284) 71 (156.5028) 80 (157.1200) 36 (164)
Jun 27, 2014 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 133 / 184 (612.9708) 141 (153.6684) 51 (163.4172) 91 (158.2512) 175 (137.6340)
Sep 27, 2013 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS 17 / 114 (666.8344) 4 (173.7372) 26 (167.4056) 34 (165.7144) 41 (159.9772)
Jun 21, 2013 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 72 / 183 (635.9996) 105 (157.1428) 32 (166.2856) 56 (164) 136 (148.5712)

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