High-water mark
672.4572
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.4572 at Grizzly BBQ Brawl — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 5, 2025
Bigfoot Mountain BBQ
Bigfoot Mountain BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 10 at the Marietta River City BBQ (2025). They are ranked #5301 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 15, 2023
latest May 22, 2026 · 2.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
655.39 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 647.51 (+7.88)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.40
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.62 · weakest Brisket (157.01)
Road miles
934
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 331 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$47K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
647.51 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #648 (204 pts) | #681 (229 pts) | #814 (174 pts) | #601 (264 pts) | #647 (223 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #626 (245 pts) | #617 (300 pts) | #560 (380 pts) | #649 (255 pts) | #648 (245 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1508 (55 pts) | #1211 (70 pts) | #1597 (55 pts) | #1518 (55 pts) | #1513 (55 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1552 (58 pts) | #1631 (53 pts) | #1726 (53 pts) | #1222 (78 pts) | #1120 (108 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bigfoot Mountain BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 86%
- Peak
- 1455
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
They were already cooking in 2018, 5 years before Bigfoot Mountain BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
They've been 1511 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Bigfoot Mountain BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,292 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
Level with Bigfoot Mountain BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,304 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIRCLE L BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER TIME BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 152.5028 | 163.15 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 155.9428 | 162.73 | top 78% |
| Pork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 158.2400 | 164.62 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 139.3600 | 157.01 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 80% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta River City BBQ (OPEN FORMAT) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 77% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 88% | Jun 13, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
3 of 7 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
135
finished ahead 33 times, behind 151
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest
20255 milestones
- First call Marietta River City BBQ
- First overall top-10 Marietta River City BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.3888 Marietta River City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.9772 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score672.4572 Grizzly BBQ Brawl
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Reuniting After War BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1493) Reuniting After War BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest | May 22, 2026 |
| -7.7 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Jun 14, 2024 |
| -7.1 | Marietta River City BBQ | Apr 25, 2025 |
| -7.1 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Jun 13, 2025 |
| -6.7 | Reuniting After War BBQ Competition | Sep 15, 2023 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 92% | 91.4% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 79% | 93.4% | 90.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 12 / 14 (662.1260) | 13 (162.8116) | 14 (162.8116) | 7 (170.8228) | 8 (165.6800) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Marietta River City BBQ (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Marietta, OH | 11 / 15 (654.1832) | 9 (168.5372) | 17 (162.2516) | 10 (166.8344) | 16 (156.5600) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 28 / 42 (672.4572) | 27 (169.1200) | 13 (170.8344) | 27 (167.9656) | 26 (164.5372) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 27 / 30 (639.8056) | 29 (154.8000) | 8 (171.9772) | 23 (167.4056) | 28 (145.6228) |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 8 / 10 (648.3888) | 4 (170.8344) | 10 (157.6572) | 8 (160.5372) | 8 (159.3600) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 26 / 30 (618.7088) | 22 (163.4400) | 26 (157.6688) | 26 (158.2400) | 28 (139.3600) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Reuniting After War BBQ Competition 🏅 Bowling Green, KY | 24 / 28 (636.9140) | 26 (152.5028) | 25 (155.9428) | 20 (160.5028) | 14 (167.9656) |