Big John's BBQ
Big John's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. Their best overall finish is 20th of 30 at the Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021). Also listed in KCBS results as “Big Johns BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 22, 2021
latest Oct 22, 2021
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.11 · weakest Chicken (159.37)
Road miles
583
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 583 mi
Purse competed for
$1,950
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3712 | 159.3712 | 159.37 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1088 | 161.1088 | 161.11 | top 57% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
29
finished ahead 10 times, behind 19
Longest layoff
6.5 yrs
Apr 17, 2015 → Oct 22, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- Career-best overall score320.4800 Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)161.1088 Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2021 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 20 / 30 (320.4800) | 24 (159.3712) | 17 (161.1088) | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2015 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |