High-water mark
334.8228
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 334.8228 at Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 — 93.0% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- May 24, 2019
Big Cats BBQ
Big Cats BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 40 at the Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2019
latest Sep 25, 2020 · 1.5 years on the trail
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 20%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.11
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.84 · weakest Chicken (158.64)
Road miles
1,551
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 792 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
321.48 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166.8572 | 142.8112 | 158.64 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168.5600 | 156 | 162.84 | top 23% |
“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
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
181
finished ahead 152 times, behind 27
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
May 24, 2019 → Sep 25, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20202 milestones
- Peak power rating (1535) Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest
- Most recent contest Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest
20197 milestones
- First tracked contest Hammond BBQ
- First call Hammond BBQ
- First overall top-10 Hammond BBQ
- First overall podium Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.8228 Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
- Career-best overall score334.8228 Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5600 Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2020 | Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest 🏅 Semmes, AL | 8 / 23 (330.8116) | 12 (166.8572) | 11 (163.9544) | — | — |
| May 24, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL | 3 / 40 (334.8228) | 3 (166.2628) | 3 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 9 / 48 (298.8112) | 19 (142.8112) | 7 (156) | — | — |