BIGG SMOAK BBQ KS
Rating
Best runs
Contests
First seen
Best ToY finish
Grand champs
Category wins
Overall top-10s
Avg finish
Perfect 180s
Current form
Walk rate
Top-10 streak
Consistency
Strongest meat
Road miles
Schedule strength
Purse competed for
State championships
Master avg
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
EFFIN'EH GRAY'S has finished one call ahead of BIGG SMOAK BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMELLAQUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SLAPS BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ in 15 of their 20 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smokey Skies BBQ Competition is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7144 points of the Grand Championship at Smokey Skies BBQ Competition (2025-06-21).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 46-team field at ND BBQ Championship.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has out-cooked them in 11 of 17 shared chicken entries.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 9% across 4 contests, versus top 24% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at ND BBQ Championship (2025-10-03) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST (2022-09-29).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 22 | 10 | 12 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 20 | 15 | 5 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' OUTLAWS | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB MY RACK | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 16 | 13 | 3 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 16 | 12 | 4 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 16 | 12 | 4 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT TREES BBQ | 16 | 8 | 8 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| SHIGGIN & GRINNIN | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 15 | 11 | 4 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| RUM N' SMOKE BBQ | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 52 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8344 | 172.47 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 54 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8572 | 170.77 | top 34% |
| Pork | 51 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9312 | 172.27 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 51 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 178.8572 | 157.6572 | 170.35 | top 33% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 13 | 0 | top 27% |
| AB | 11 | 1 | top 19% |
| MN | 5 | 0 | top 15% |
| SK | 5 | 1 | top 19% |
| MO | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
| ND | 3 | 1 | top 23% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| NE | 2 | 0 | top 19% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
| SD | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| MB | 1 | 1 | top 4% |
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 2 | top 18% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 2 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 25 | 1 | top 26% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 26% | 2026-04-10 |
| ND BBQ Championship | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 23% | 2026-05-01 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 35% | 2025-11-01 |
| The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 8% | 2026-07-25 |
| Smokey Skies BBQ Competition | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 6% | 2026-06-19 |
| Small Town Smoke Down | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 8% | 2026-05-30 |
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 13% | 2026-05-08 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 20% | 2025-11-05 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 2 | 43 | 0 | top 12% | 2023-09-27 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (17 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (17 of 60 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (54 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Rumble on the River (2019-07-26)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 685.95 / 720
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-02-08 — First tracked contest · KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship
- 📣 2019-05-10 — First call · Minnesota in May
- 🏆 2019-07-26 — First Grand Championship · Rumble on the River
- 🎖️ 2024-10-26 — 25th tracked contest · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
- 🔥 2025-06-30 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown
- ⭐ 2026-03-20 — Career-best overall score (705.6800) · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- 🎖️ 2026-04-10 — 50th tracked contest · Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT)
- 📈 2026-07-25 — Peak power rating (1752) · The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Rumble on the River | 2019-07-26 |
| +14.1 | Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ | 2019-05-25 |
| +14.1 | SMSU Smokefest | 2019-08-16 |
| +12.5 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 2025-02-21 |
| +11.7 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition | 2020-11-13 |
| -7.2 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway | 2025-08-29 |
| -6.4 | Big Smoke Bonnyville | 2026-08-14 |
| -6 | ND BBQ Championship | 2026-05-01 |
| -4.5 | Didsbury Lions BBQ | 2025-07-26 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 94% | top 23% | 98% | 95.9% |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 69% | top 22% | 97.7% | 95.9% |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 44% | top 30% | 96.7% | 95.1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 23% | 95.7% | 95.4% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 24% | 96.1% | 95.6% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 38% | 95.5% | 93% |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 78% | top 18% | 96% | 94% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Big Smoke Bonnyville Bonnyville, AB | 5 / 15 (679.3368) | 10 (167.9656) | 7 (167.9656) | 3 (172.5484) | 3 (170.8572) |
| 2026-07-25 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 2) Didsbury, AB | 1 / 18 (694.7656) | 3 (173.1084) | 3 (174.2744) | 1 (175.4172) | 2 (171.9656) |
| 2026-07-24 | The Didsbury Double (Didsbury Lions BBQ) (Day 1) Didsbury, AB | 2 / 18 (686.7656) | 2 (174.2628) | 7 (167.4172) | 2 (171.9656) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2026-07-10 | KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN | 13 / 33 (681.0740) | 24 (166.8112) | 8 (171.4400) | 11 (171.9772) | 10 (170.8456) |
| 2026-07-03 | Alberta BBQ Festival Millet, AB | 2 / 11 (687.9432) | 4 (173.1200) | 2 (172.0116) | 6 (170.8344) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2026-06-19 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 1 / 24 (692.0112) | 5 (172.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (166.2856) | 2 (173.7256) |
| 2026-05-30 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 2 / 24 (703.4060) | 2 (176.5600) | 10 (172.5716) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 7 / 77 (693.6572) | 9 (176.5600) | 40 (168.5372) | 38 (169.7028) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 35 / 71 (673.6000) | 35 (169.6684) | 35 (167.4172) | 1 (178.8572) | 59 (157.6572) |
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 10 (170.2856) | — | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS | 24 / 101 (693.6456) | 53 (171.9772) | 64 (169.7028) | 4 (180.0000) | 44 (171.9656) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smokin in the Valley 🏅 Linn Valley, KS | 10 / 31 (689.6228) | 11 (174.2628) | 5 (174.2628) | 10 (170.8344) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2026-03-27 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 7 / 26 (697.6456) | 10 (175.4056) | 12 (173.1200) | 14 (173.7028) | 11 (175.4172) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 8 / 125 (705.6800) | 34 (175.4056) | 26 (175.4172) | 24 (176.0000) | 5 (178.8572) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 25 (174.8572) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-13 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest 🏅 Fayetteville, AR | 18 / 37 (689.0512) | 28 (170.8228) | 26 (167.9656) | 11 (176.5600) | 10 (173.7028) |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE | 8 / 38 (687.9084) | 10 (172.5600) | 18 (168.5256) | 13 (171.9656) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 128 / 401 (685.6344) | 67 (175.4056) | 307 (163.9888) | 70 (175.4172) | 139 (170.8228) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-01 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 13 / 50 (692.5032) | 14 (177.7028) | 25 (171.9772) | 16 (174.2860) | 24 (168.5372) |
| 2025-10-31 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 19 / 53 (693.0628) | 40 (170.2628) | 14 (174.2628) | 15 (175.4172) | 19 (173.1200) |
| 2025-10-17 | Happy Basset 5th Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 7 / 23 (693.6112) | 8 (174.2628) | 5 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (170.8112) |
| 2025-10-11 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff Bow Island, AB | 5 / 15 (671.3944) | 4 (170.2628) | 7 (165.7028) | 1 (170.2972) | 7 (165.1316) |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 1 / 46 (696.5484) | 16 (171.4056) | 9 (172.0000) | 1 (177.7372) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2025-10-03 | ND BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fargo, ND | — | — | 5 (170.8456) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival Leduc, AB | 3 / 16 (687.9316) | 1 (177.7144) | 5 (172.5600) | 4 (167.9772) | 7 (169.6800) |
| 2025-08-29 | SD BBQ Shootout @ Huset's Speedway 🏅 Brandon, SD | 26 / 44 (674.7768) | 26 (170.2628) | 40 (161.6684) | 11 (172.0344) | 16 (170.8112) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 14 / 32 (671.8512) | 11 (169.6684) | 20 (165.0972) | 10 (171.4172) | 15 (165.6684) |
| 2025-06-30 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown Winnipeg, MB | 1 / 24 (703.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (177.1428) | 12 (169.7028) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 2 / 27 (696.0000) | 5 (173.7028) | 13 (170.2628) | 6 (174.8800) | 2 (177.1544) |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 2 / 25 (700.5832) | 3 (177.1544) | 3 (175.4172) | 4 (174.8800) | 7 (173.1316) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 6 / 92 (702.8000) | 12 (176.5716) | 20 (175.4056) | 31 (173.1200) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 2 / 42 (694.2288) | 5 (175.4172) | 2 (176.0116) | 6 (173.1200) | 17 (169.6800) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 34 / 444 (695.9772) | 75 (176.0000) | 188 (170.2744) | 6 (178.8572) | 126 (170.8456) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 25 / 56 (683.3600) | 11 (176.0000) | 35 (169.7028) | 47 (166.8344) | 20 (170.8228) |
| 2024-10-25 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 8 / 47 (682.1944) | 2 (178.2972) | 11 (169.1200) | 18 (168.5372) | 25 (166.2400) |
| 2024-09-21 | Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 7 / 21 (678.7884) | 1 (178.2972) | 5 (173.7028) | 17 (161.7028) | 10 (165.0856) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 10 / 58 (690.7656) | 5 (176.5600) | 11 (172.5600) | 26 (171.9656) | 25 (169.6800) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 33 (163.9888) | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 57 / 97 (679.2912) | 76 (165.0856) | 28 (174.2628) | 30 (172.5600) | 61 (167.3828) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 75 / 487 (689.1084) | 250 (168.5256) | 49 (175.4400) | 46 (176.0000) | 172 (169.1428) |
| 2023-09-23 | Smoke 'N the Valley Lumsden, SK | 8 / 26 (683.9316) | 12 (170.8228) | 14 (167.3944) | 6 (176.0344) | 6 (169.6800) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 97 / 249 (684.4684) | 44 (175.4172) | 150 (169.6800) | 57 (174.8456) | 202 (164.5256) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 43 / 505 (692.0000) | 93 (173.1428) | 104 (173.1200) | 97 (173.7028) | 86 (172.0344) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 73 / 94 (674.1824) | 59 (170.2628) | 40 (171.9884) | 71 (167.9656) | 86 (163.9656) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 15 / 93 (687.9428) | 20 (174.2972) | 7 (176.5600) | 35 (170.8228) | 53 (166.2628) |
| 2020-09-26 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 4 / 21 (646.8116) | 3 (166.2744) | 12 (154.8688) | 3 (167.4172) | 8 (158.2512) |
| 2019-09-27 | BBQ In The Badlands 🏅 Glendive, MT | 7 / 25 (662.7084) | 12 (163.3712) | 1 (176.5716) | 17 (159.9656) | 13 (162.8000) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 18 / 468 (691.4060) | 25 (176.0116) | 67 (172.5600) | 19 (176.0116) | 186 (166.8228) |
| 2019-08-31 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 5 / 28 (689.6340) | 10 (170.2628) | 1 (177.1428) | 6 (173.7028) | 11 (168.5256) |
| 2019-08-16 | SMSU Smokefest 🏅 MARSHALL, MN | 2 / 46 (691.3712) | 12 (173.7028) | 11 (172.5600) | 11 (172.5600) | 6 (172.5484) |
| 2019-07-26 | Rumble on the River Morris MB, R0G 1K0 | 1 / 15 (681.1544) | 10 (158.8344) | 1 (174.8800) | 1 (174.2972) | 2 (173.1428) |
| 2019-06-08 | Bare Bones BBQ Cookoff Pilot Butte, SK | 4 / 19 (655.4288) | 7 (164.5716) | 9 (154.8572) | 3 (166.2744) | 2 (169.7256) |
| 2019-05-25 | Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ Mountain View, AB | 2 / 22 (672.5484) | 8 (165.6684) | 5 (166.8456) | 1 (175.4400) | 4 (164.5944) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 17 / 57 (674.7312) | 4 (177.1544) | 14 (170.8228) | 39 (159.9312) | 25 (166.8228) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 Little Rock, AR | 42 / 92 (675.3260) | 83 (164.5488) | 55 (166.2400) | 38 (169.1200) | 12 (175.4172) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 ↗ | Master | #13 (2066 pts) | #35 (1717 pts) | #30 (1730 pts) | #11 (2035 pts) | #3 (2141 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #32 (2150 pts) | #53 (1827 pts) | #77 (1764 pts) | #51 (1822 pts) | #74 (1687 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #352 (621 pts) | #236 (966 pts) | #362 (671 pts) | #404 (536 pts) | #478 (446 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #864 (146 pts) | #1088 (116 pts) | #1247 (106 pts) | #847 (166 pts) | #867 (166 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #360 (306 pts) | #386 (306 pts) | #435 (276 pts) | #405 (281 pts) | #534 (201 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #159 (1494 pts) | #291 (1044 pts) | #163 (1424 pts) | #199 (1294 pts) | #232 (1209 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #290 (1095 pts) | #437 (835 pts) | #293 (1080 pts) | #376 (929 pts) | #268 (1165 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #681 (567 pts) | #939 (412 pts) | #722 (552 pts) | #825 (487 pts) | #773 (502 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #408 (964 pts) | #455 (879 pts) | #504 (819 pts) | #571 (714 pts) | #499 (824 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #504 (750 pts) | #721 (515 pts) | #514 (765 pts) | #524 (740 pts) | #605 (625 pts) |