Big Mike's Smokehouse is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They are ranked #1772 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
The teams rated closest to Big Mike's Smokehouse, each with one reason worth a look.
57 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Big Mike's Smokehouse's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersThey were already cooking in 2018, 7 years before Big Mike's Smokehouse's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with Big Mike's Smokehouse on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear BBQ | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| SASSY SMOKE BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Skinny Pig BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Black Crown Barbeque | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Not Bad BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Unknown Smokers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 6 | 4 | 1 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 158.2400 | 169.28 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 150.8000 | 164.14 | top 55% |
“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 | 1 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 38% | Aug 15, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 47% | Jun 13, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 62% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 38% | May 8, 2026 |
| Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 67% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.5 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 15, 2026 |
| +11.7 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | May 29, 2026 |
| +10.2 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 24, 2026 |
| +9.8 | Minnesota in May | May 8, 2026 |
| +9.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 13, 2026 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 25, 2025 |
| -1.9 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -1.1 | Minnesota in May | May 9, 2025 |
| -0.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 13, 2025 |
| -0.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 14, 2025 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 83% | top 29% | 98.1% | 94.5% |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | top 71% | 92.4% | 90.4% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 1 / 18 (353.1544) | 3 (177.1428) | 4 (176.0116) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 37 (337.6572) | 6 (171.9656) | 15 (165.6916) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 21 / 40 (339.3944) | 5 (176.0116) | 30 (163.3828) | — | — |
| May 29, 2026 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 6 / 25 (342.8460) | 6 (175.4172) | 11 (167.4288) | — | — |
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 19 / 77 (329.6684) | 11 (168.5372) | 26 (161.1312) | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 9 / 24 (338.3088) | 8 (170.2972) | 11 (168.0116) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 12 / 17 (329.6572) | 4 (174.8456) | 15 (154.8116) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 23 / 36 (327.3484) | 24 (163.9540) | 24 (163.3944) | — | — |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 26 / 36 (332.5144) | 26 (166.8228) | 27 (165.6916) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 30 / 58 (327.3716) | 34 (158.2400) | 13 (169.1316) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 23 / 24 (309.6228) | 20 (158.8228) | 23 (150.8000) | — | — |