High-water mark
671.3264
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.3264 at 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 8, 2026
Big Slick BBQ
Big Slick BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 24th of 29 at the Boots & BBQ Festival (2015). They finished #1020 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 8, 2015
latest May 8, 2026 · 11 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±44.74
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.53 · weakest Chicken (153.37)
Road miles
1,293
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 881 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
624.23 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 116.4116 | 153.37 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 143.9200 | 158.39 | top 79% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 141.6572 | 158.53 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4060 | 136.4456 | 153.93 | top 85% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
190
finished ahead 22 times, behind 183
Longest layoff
9.3 yrs
Aug 14, 2015 → Nov 15, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3264 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score671.3264 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Most recent contest 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest Boots & BBQ Festival
- First call Boots & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2856 Boots & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1493) Boots & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Aug 14, 2015 |
| -10.4 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | Nov 15, 2024 |
| -6.8 | Boots & BBQ Festival | May 8, 2015 |
| -1.3 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | May 8, 2026 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 91% | 88.6% | 82.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 29 / 42 (671.3264) | 30 (166.2516) | 24 (167.9772) | 25 (169.6916) | 23 (167.4060) |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 54 / 58 (637.5088) | 56 (156.5488) | 45 (165.6916) | 54 (157.0628) | 53 (158.2056) |
| Aug 14, 2015 | 23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 42 / 42 (550.5032) | 42 (116.4116) | 37 (155.9888) | 41 (141.6572) | 42 (136.4456) |
| May 8, 2015 | Boots & BBQ Festival Claremore, OK | 24 / 29 (637.5656) | 10 (174.2856) | 27 (143.9200) | 23 (165.7028) | 27 (153.6572) |