Big & Ugly BBQ FL
Rating
1525
peak 1532
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2024-11-08
latest 2026-04-17
Best ToY finish
#76
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
473.98
last 5 vs career avg 473.98 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±153.74
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.40 · weakest Brisket (162.59)
Road miles
343
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Kings BBQ Team has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Sweet Meat Butcher Shop in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 166.2400 | 171.40 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.7144 | 170.96 | top 36% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8456 | 159.9544 | 167.05 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 167.3944 | 155.4056 | 162.59 | top 49% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 7% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Jeepin 4 Justice (2026-03-13)
- Wins it all in 20% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 473.98
- 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 675.8744 | 459.75 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 342.7884 | 342.79 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 647.8632 | 647.86 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL | 31 / 41 (675.8744) | 27 (171.4172) | 25 (169.6800) | 30 (169.6800) | 29 (165.0972) |
| 2026-03-13 | Jeepin 4 Justice Shady Hills, FL | 1 / 15 (357.1428) | 1 (177.1428) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (165.1084) | 3 (164.5372) |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam St. Augustine, FL | 6 / 38 (346.2400) | 16 (168.5256) | 2 (180.0000) | 15 (169.6800) | 13 (167.3944) |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam Elkton, FL | 8 / 38 (342.7884) | 5 (175.4056) | 9 (167.3828) | 6 (170.8456) | 15 (155.4056) |
| 2024-11-08 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL | 21 / 26 (647.8632) | 13 (169.6800) | 22 (157.7144) | 22 (159.9544) | 21 (160.5144) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #76 (422 pts) | #97 (372 pts) | #72 (507 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #280 (139 pts) | #244 (169 pts) | #307 (129 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1104 (71 pts) | #1034 (111 pts) | #1274 (66 pts) | #1166 (66 pts) | #1143 (71 pts) |