Perfect scores on the board
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.
- Pork Ribs ×2
Big & Ugly BBQ
Big & Ugly BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Jeepin 4 Justice (2026). They are ranked #2308 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1527
peak 1533 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Nov 8, 2024
latest Apr 17, 2026 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 20% of the time
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
60% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.12
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.98 · weakest Brisket (162.59)
Road miles
343
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.87 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
348.72 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 1 GC
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 ↗ | Backyard | #112 (422 pts) | #132 (372 pts) | #112 (507 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1065 (60 pts) | #1141 (60 pts) | #1203 (60 pts) | #1111 (60 pts) | #1102 (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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Big & Ugly BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
58 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1527
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,305 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1527
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Big & Ugly BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1536
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 60% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,315 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1527
They were already cooking in 2013, 11 years before Big & Ugly BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,301 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1527
Level with Big & Ugly BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,316 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1528
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 12 years before Big & Ugly BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PeachCoast BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Cold Beer BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Going Yard BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Kings BBQ Team | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 166.2400 | 171.98 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 180 🔥 | 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 field size and state
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% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 78% | Apr 17, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
First title
Mar 13, 2026
Jeepin 4 Justice
Opponents faced
126
finished ahead 127 times, behind 74
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jan 9, 2025 → Jan 9, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20269 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- First category win (Chicken) Jeepin 4 Justice
- First overall podium Jeepin 4 Justice
- First Grand Championship Jeepin 4 Justice
- First state championship Jeepin 4 Justice
- First multi-meat day Jeepin 4 Justice
- Peak power rating (1533) Jeepin 4 Justice
- Career-best overall score675.8744 The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest The Downtown BBQ Showdown
20253 milestones
- First call 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- First overall top-10 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.7884 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam
20241 milestone
- First tracked contest The Downtown BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.3 | Jeepin 4 Justice | Mar 13, 2026 |
| +14.1 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | Jan 9, 2026 |
| +10.5 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam | Jan 9, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | Nov 8, 2024 |
| -6.5 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | Apr 17, 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 67% | top 33% | 99.2% | 96.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 90% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 31 / 41 (675.8744) | 27 (171.4172) | 25 (169.6800) | 30 (169.6800) | 29 (165.0972) |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Jeepin 4 Justice 🏅 Shady Hills, FL | 1 / 15 (357.1428) | 1 (177.1428) | 1 (180) | 3 (165.1084) | 3 (164.5372) |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL | 6 / 38 (346.2400) | 12 (166.2400) | 2 (180) | 15 (169.6800) | 13 (167.3944) |
| Jan 9, 2025 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 8 / 38 (342.7884) | 5 (175.4056) | 9 (167.3828) | 6 (170.8456) | 15 (155.4056) |
| Nov 8, 2024 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 21 / 26 (647.8632) | 13 (169.6800) | 22 (157.7144) | 22 (159.9544) | 21 (160.5144) |