Big Jim's BBQ Cooking Team
Big Jim's BBQ Cooking Team is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 38th of 39 at the Grizzly BBQ Brawl (2026). They finished #1020 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jun 26, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.85 · weakest Chicken (155.94)
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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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 | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #1161 (60 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9428 | 155.9428 | 155.94 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 162.8456 | 162.85 | top 79% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 38 / 39 (318.7884) | 35 (155.9428) | 31 (162.8456) | — | — |