BIGG SMOAK BBQ KS
Rating
1739
peak 1739
Contests
55
in the data
First seen
2019-02-08
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#29
Master 2026
Grand champs
4
6 reserve
Category wins
13
30 podiums
Overall top-10s
27
of 55 contests
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
691.26 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 674.73 (+16.53)
Walk rate
65%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±77.02
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.62 · weakest Brisket (170.20)
Road miles
22019
mi across 55 mapped stops · furthest 1317 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ARROWHEAD NORTH BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIGG SMOAK BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
403 BBQ CO 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 16 of their 21 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.
📅 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 47 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8344 | 172.62 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 49 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.8572 | 170.78 | top 35% |
| Pork | 46 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9312 | 172.24 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 46 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 178.8572 | 157.6572 | 170.20 | top 34% |
“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 | 7 | 0 | top 26% |
| SK | 5 | 1 | top 19% |
| MN | 4 | 0 | top 9% |
| 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) | 4 | 1 | top 20% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 2 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 25 | 1 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (17 of 55 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (49 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Rumble on the River (2019-07-26)
- Wins it all in 7% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 674.73
- 3 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 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 705.6800 | 692.62 |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 703.4056 | 651.61 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 695.9772 | 685.06 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 689.1084 | 686.52 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 692.0000 | 688.23 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 687.9428 | 669.65 |
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 691.4060 | 677.15 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12 / 25 (158.8456) | 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) |
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 | #29 (1505 pts) | #57 (1195 pts) | #73 (1165 pts) | #23 (1495 pts) | #14 (1625 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) |