BIG GUYS Q

BIG GUYS Q is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 35 at the Rocking BBQ Warsaw (2023). They are ranked #5027 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,027

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1462

peak 1462 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 12, 2014

latest May 15, 2026 · 11.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#588

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6800 / 720

Master · GLBBQA Spring Fling

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

669.99 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 643.45 (+26.54)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)

Consistency

±45.92

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.44 · weakest Brisket (160.40)

Road miles

1,890

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$83K

listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 15 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.45 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×1

High-water mark

685.6800 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6800 at GLBBQA Spring Fling — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 17, 2026

A tough matchup

18–1 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 95% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 18 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.04 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 160.40
Chicken avg 167.44
3 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FLAT BOTTOM BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival (Sep 8, 2017).

last seen Sep 11, 2015
back Sep 8, 2017

Chicken nemesis

13 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 13 of 18 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Smokin Good Time BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#621 (239 pts)	#745 (194 pts)	#548 (379 pts)	#678 (219 pts)	#657 (229 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#924 (119 pts)	#748 (214 pts)	#1071 (119 pts)	#833 (159 pts)	#964 (119 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#675 (230 pts)	#568 (340 pts)	#788 (240 pts)	#653 (260 pts)	#651 (265 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#588 (325 pts)	#383 (620 pts)	#543 (445 pts)	#716 (250 pts)	#576 (355 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#712 (200 pts)	#620 (270 pts)	#693 (240 pts)	#766 (185 pts)	#725 (220 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1898 (80 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1939 (70 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2922 (53 pts)	—	#2912 (53 pts)	#1762 (128 pts)	#2220 (68 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2713 (59 pts)	#2714 (59 pts)	#2716 (59 pts)	#2733 (59 pts)	#1640 (144 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2542 (68 pts)	#2079 (93 pts)	#2063 (93 pts)	#2588 (68 pts)	#2563 (68 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to BIG GUYS Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WAUNAQUE

#5,034 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1504

They've been 1504 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Apr 29, 2022

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Blackjack bbq

#5,013 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1463

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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J & J BBQ

#5,026 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1462

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 31, 2024

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PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE

#5,009 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

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

rated over 12 contests

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Pharr Moore BBQ

#5,007 of the rated field

1463 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1463

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2023

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Two Drummer's Q-Crew

#5,030 of the rated field

1462 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1462

They turned up 5 years after BIG GUYS Q did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 13, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
iBQ'n	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
JAYBIRD'S BBQ	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
PapaDads BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BooyaQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
KEVLAR BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Shiggin aint easy	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
TIRE SMOKE BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Q-JITSU	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DAT'S BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
B&R SMOKE	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Bleacher Bums BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	4	1	2	180 🔥	148.4912	167.44	top 54%
Pork Ribs	19	4	0	0	177.1544	146.8228	163.34	top 58%
Pork	19	2	0	0	173.7144	149.0628	161.09	top 71%
Brisket	19	3	0	0	175.4172	143.9428	160.40	top 66%

“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

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 73%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MI	13	top 73%
IN	5	top 66%
WI	1	top 47%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)	2	14	top 66%	May 14, 2022
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2	27	top 78%	Sep 14, 2018
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2	28	top 77%	Sep 11, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 4 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 13 of 19 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 302 finished ahead 212 times, behind 506

Longest layoff 2 yrs Sep 11, 2015 → Sep 8, 2017

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

20262 milestones

Apr 17 Career-best overall score685.6800 GLBBQA Spring Fling
May 15 Most recent contest Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana

20224 milestones

May 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0740 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1)
May 14 First category win (Chicken) 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)
May 14 First perfect 180 (Chicken) 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)
May 14 10th tracked contest 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)

20151 milestone

Sep 11 First call Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

20142 milestones

Sep 12 First tracked contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Sep 12 Peak power rating (1494) Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.5	Rocking BBQ Warsaw	May 19, 2023
+9.3	GLBBQA Spring Fling	Apr 17, 2026
+4.8	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)	May 14, 2022
+4.3	Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition	May 5, 2023
+3.5	Smoke in the Mitten	May 1, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Sep 8, 2017
-10.1	Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival	Sep 13, 2019
-9.5	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana	May 15, 2026
-8.4	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 24, 2021
-8	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2015

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

Season	Contests	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	3	0	67%	top 64%	95.2%	93%
2025	2	0	50%	top 73%	93.1%	93.1%
2023	2	0	100%	top 46%	94.7%	94.3%
2022	4	1	100%	top 63%	93.6%	92.1%
2021	3	0	0%	top 85%	88.8%	87.6%
2019	1	0	0%	top 86%	86.2%	86.2%
2018	1	0	0%	top 56%	87.2%	87.2%
2017	1	0	100%	top 100%	65.5%	65.5%
2015	1	0	100%	top 82%	86%	86%
2014	1	0	0%	top 72%	88.2%	88.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 15, 2026	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN	33 / 35 (655.3256)	24 (169.1428)	32 (163.4172)	32 (159.9428)	29 (162.8228)
May 1, 2026	Smoke in the Mitten 🏅 Westland, MI	20 / 34 (668.5484)	23 (165.6684)	7 (173.7372)	17 (166.8456)	30 (162.2972)
Apr 17, 2026	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Coldwater, MI	18 / 48 (685.6800)	37 (167.3828)	8 (177.1544)	30 (168.5600)	15 (172.5828)
May 16, 2025	11th Annual Rockin' BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	25 / 34 (670.1828)	8 (176.5600)	28 (162.8228)	17 (169.1200)	26 (161.6800)
Apr 18, 2025	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	41 / 56 (670.2056)	41 (167.9772)	25 (169.7028)	41 (167.9656)	43 (164.5600)
May 19, 2023	Rocking BBQ Warsaw 🏅 Warsaw, IN	11 / 35 (681.6344)	14 (171.9656)	16 (170.2744)	28 (163.9772)	4 (175.4172)
May 5, 2023	Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition 🏅 Westland, MI	15 / 25 (676.5260)	3 (177.7144)	9 (171.9772)	4 (173.7144)	24 (153.1200)
Oct 14, 2022	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	17 / 36 (660.4572)	17 (169.6684)	20 (163.3944)	30 (157.0744)	10 (170.3200)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	36 / 50 (651.3028)	47 (154.7768)	7 (172.0344)	43 (158.2172)	26 (166.2744)
May 14, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	14 / 25 (674.2288)	1 (180)	13 (168.5828)	21 (159.4060)	15 (166.2400)
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	27 / 36 (665.0740)	5 (177.7028)	20 (165.7144)	28 (163.9656)	30 (157.6912)
Sep 24, 2021	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	27 / 28 (617.6228)	23 (163.4056)	26 (148.5488)	26 (157.7028)	27 (147.9656)
Sep 10, 2021	Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition 🏅 Mears, MI	20 / 25 (634.7772)	14 (169.1084)	15 (163.4516)	19 (157.6800)	24 (144.5372)
Jul 16, 2021	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	21 / 27 (639.3484)	15 (168.5372)	18 (156.6400)	25 (149.0628)	13 (165.1084)
Sep 13, 2019	Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival 🏅 Mears, MI	30 / 35 (620.4916)	26 (161.7028)	27 (158.8572)	29 (155.9888)	33 (143.9428)
Sep 14, 2018	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	27 / 48 (628.0116)	21 (160.6172)	26 (154.2744)	28 (153.6912)	23 (159.4288)
Sep 8, 2017	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Silver Lake, MI	28 / 28 (471.4512)	—	27 (146.8228)	10 (168.6400)	22 (155.9884)
Sep 11, 2015	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	28 / 34 (619.2912)	31 (148.4912)	32 (151.3944)	28 (153.7256)	9 (165.6800)
Sep 12, 2014	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	31 / 43 (635.3828)	20 (163.4400)	20 (164.5828)	34 (155.4172)	34 (151.9428)

BIG GUYS Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)