Big Racks BBQ MN
Rating
1656
peak 1668
Contests
73
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#77
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
4
4 reserve
Category wins
6
23 podiums
Overall top-10s
31
of 73 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
680.58 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 473.97 (+206.61)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
9
best run (overall)
Consistency
±172.19
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.05)
Road miles
10229
mi across 73 mapped stops · furthest 695 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood has finished one call ahead of Big Racks BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Porket About It has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 27 of their 34 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of UGLY BABY BBQ in 18 of their 20 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1084 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin in Steele (2023-06-02).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 19% across 5 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) (2025-06-27) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 22-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, HOT DADDY'S BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 58 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5372 | 170.30 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 68 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 176.5600 | 148.4912 | 169.05 | top 39% |
| Pork | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 178.8572 | 161.0972 | 170.77 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 176.5944 | 163.9428 | 170.79 | top 40% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 18 | 0 | top 37% |
| WI | 14 | 2 | top 36% |
| IA | 13 | 1 | top 34% |
| MO | 6 | 1 | top 18% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 11 | 2 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 25 | 1 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 1 | top 35% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (23 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (25 of 73 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (68 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest (2023-03-24)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 473.97
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 689.6228 | 680.58 |
| 2025 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 705.7032 | 635.17 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 690.8576 | 386.23 |
| 2023 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 350.8688 | 341.95 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 341.6684 | 333.53 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 309.6456 | 309.65 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 9 / 37 (688.4684) | 28 (169.1200) | 13 (171.9772) | 3 (177.7028) | 19 (169.6684) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 27 / 40 (666.1372) | 32 (165.6800) | 36 (162.8000) | 35 (161.0972) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 8 (174.2860) | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 40 (171.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 41 / 77 (678.2168) | 21 (174.2972) | 52 (166.8112) | 72 (162.2628) | 13 (174.8456) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 15 (169.7260) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) Cambridge, IA | 5 / 17 (689.6228) | 6 (176.5600) | 16 (169.6800) | 8 (174.2628) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 18 / 42 (680.4684) | 11 (174.8456) | 9 (173.7144) | 34 (166.2400) | 29 (165.6684) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 57 / 401 (694.2744) | 88 (174.2628) | 174 (170.2744) | 14 (178.8572) | 125 (170.8800) |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 3 / 26 (693.6344) | 10 (174.2628) | 10 (169.6916) | 4 (176.5600) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD | 13 / 44 (685.0972) | 12 (173.7144) | 28 (167.4172) | 19 (171.4172) | 11 (172.5484) |
| 2025-08-22 | MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN | 14 / 26 (669.0516) | 23 (156.5372) | 10 (169.6800) | 19 (166.8344) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 20 / 31 (669.0288) | 22 (165.6800) | 18 (166.8344) | 13 (169.6800) | 16 (166.8344) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler Worthington, MN | 6 / 26 (682.7884) | 3 (175.4056) | 4 (170.8344) | 17 (168.0228) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2025-07-11 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN | — | — | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) Spencer, IA | 1 / 15 (705.7032) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (173.1316) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (173.7144) |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (One Meat Ribs) Spencer, IA | — | — | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 10 / 25 (683.9088) | 13 (169.6800) | 8 (170.8344) | 13 (171.9772) | 11 (171.4172) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 16 / 36 (679.9204) | 13 (173.1316) | 20 (168.5372) | 11 (170.2744) | 18 (167.9772) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 21 / 36 (670.7200) | 6 (174.2628) | 34 (157.6688) | 10 (173.7028) | 28 (165.0856) |
| 2025-05-30 | Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN | 19 / 28 (671.3256) | 21 (167.9772) | 20 (167.3828) | 17 (168.5600) | 17 (167.4056) |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 10 / 33 (685.6456) | 12 (174.8572) | 2 (176.5600) | 30 (162.8228) | 9 (171.4056) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 19 / 58 (685.6688) | 11 (175.4172) | 47 (165.1316) | 42 (168.5600) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 27 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 21 / 49 (677.6228) | 33 (165.6800) | 9 (173.1200) | 35 (165.7144) | 11 (173.1084) |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 2 / 33 (351.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Steak Cook-Off Kansas City, MO | 2 (177.7028) | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship Onamia, MN | 21 / 42 (672.4456) | 17 (170.8228) | 34 (160.5372) | 9 (172.5484) | 21 (168.5372) |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 14 / 32 (676.4804) | 21 (165.1088) | 23 (165.1316) | 1 (177.7028) | 13 (168.5372) |
| 2024-09-07 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 10 / 18 (326.2400) | 15 (162.8228) | 6 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | MN Masters BBQ Pierz, MN | 3 / 27 (690.8576) | 9 (170.8228) | 10 (170.8804) | 9 (172.5600) | 2 (176.5944) |
| 2024-08-17 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 10 / 18 (334.2400) | 13 (166.8456) | 6 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Great River Threshers BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Miles, IA | 6 / 11 (343.3944) | 6 (171.9656) | 7 (171.4288) | 4 (173.1200) | — |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 11 / 16 (331.9084) | 11 (162.2284) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-06-21 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 8 / 17 (333.1656) | 7 (167.4628) | 9 (165.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-06-08 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 12 / 37 (335.9084) | 14 (166.2284) | 6 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 10 / 41 (338.8116) | 15 (168.5372) | 9 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-05-31 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 6 / 32 (333.0856) | 7 (162.8228) | 7 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 38 / 47 (337.0744) | 44 (165.0972) | 19 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 90 / 118 (677.0168) | 112 (164.5484) | 6 (176.5600) | 56 (171.9656) | 96 (163.9428) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 7 / 58 (343.9656) | 15 (170.2628) | 5 (173.7028) | 7 (167.9772) | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 15 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 15 / 42 (339.3484) | 18 (169.6684) | 12 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 11 / 31 (342.2516) | 13 (171.4172) | 11 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO | — | 22 (168.5372) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 8 / 40 (344.0116) | 6 (173.7372) | 8 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) Oak Grove, MO | 13 / 47 (335.9200) | 11 (169.6800) | 14 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 4 / 24 (346.2516) | 6 (174.2628) | 6 (171.9888) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 12 / 21 (334.2516) | 10 (169.7028) | 15 (164.5488) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 3 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-09-15 | Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Tomah, WI | 1 / 8 (348.0000) | 1 (174.2628) | 2 (173.7372) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 11 / 30 (338.2284) | 9 (170.8228) | 15 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 9 / 16 (333.6684) | 2 (173.7028) | 11 (159.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 5 / 15 (340.5144) | 9 (168.5372) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-06-23 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 2 / 15 (345.7028) | 2 (174.8456) | 4 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 1 / 40 (350.8688) | 1 (175.4172) | 2 (175.4516) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 43 (338.8000) | 3 (171.9656) | 9 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele Owatonna, MN | 2 / 29 (346.3200) | 6 (170.3200) | 3 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 7 / 59 (340.5256) | 11 (169.1200) | 7 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 29 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 8 / 47 (337.6916) | 8 (168.5600) | 11 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 1 / 37 (348.5372) | 3 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 12 / 20 (335.9316) | 14 (166.2516) | 6 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 5 / 22 (338.2628) | 3 (173.7372) | 13 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2022-08-05 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 3 / 21 (341.6684) | 5 (171.9656) | 6 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 29 / 38 (318.2632) | 12 (167.4516) | 36 (150.8116) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 9 (168.5716) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Masters) Cambridge, MN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May | 20 / 57 (309.6456) | 10 (161.1544) | 28 (148.4912) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #202 (531 pts) | #217 (561 pts) | #158 (746 pts) | #190 (566 pts) | #160 (646 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #182 (258 pts) | #176 (283 pts) | #310 (123 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #123 (1448 pts) | #113 (1500 pts) | #100 (1678 pts) | #86 (1592 pts) | #114 (1473 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #77 (734 pts) | #90 (667 pts) | #60 (841 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #593 (287 pts) | #777 (197 pts) | #410 (588 pts) | #771 (197 pts) | #593 (312 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #10 (1247 pts) | #20 (1185 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | #1291 (68 pts) | #525 (435 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #80 (618 pts) | #83 (635 pts) | — | — |