A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Big and Bigger
Big and Bigger is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 17th of 20 at the Anchor City Cook Off (2015). They are ranked #4670 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 9, 2015
latest Oct 11, 2019 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.38 · weakest Brisket (145.98)
Road miles
64
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$5,100
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
637.24 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Big and Bigger, each with one reason worth a look.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,660 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1470
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,698 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with Big and Bigger on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,662 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
They turned up 6 years after Big and Bigger did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,688 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,685 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,677 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN O BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 149.6572 | 159.64 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 157.1200 | 165.24 | top 51% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2856 | 158.2628 | 166.38 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 118.0800 | 145.98 | top 88% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor City Cook off | 4 | 17 | 0 | top 82% | Oct 11, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
77
finished ahead 25 times, behind 109
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Oct 13, 2017 → Oct 11, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Anchor City Cook off
20163 milestones
- First call 9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score647.3256 9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2856 Anchor City Cook Off
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Anchor City Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1492) Anchor City Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | Anchor City Cook off | Oct 11, 2019 |
| -7.9 | Anchor City Cook Off | Oct 9, 2015 |
| -7.6 | Anchor City Cook Off | Oct 13, 2017 |
| -4.4 | 9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff | Jul 8, 2016 |
| -2.3 | Anchor City Cook Off | Oct 14, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 85% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 89.9% | 89.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2019 | Anchor City Cook off 🏅 Centralia, MO | 22 / 25 (637.6228) | 23 (161.1428) | 16 (167.9772) | 24 (158.2628) | 25 (150.2400) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 23 / 27 (628.4112) | 16 (169.1656) | 4 (172.5828) | 10 (168.5828) | 27 (118.0800) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 24 / 34 (642.7084) | 33 (149.6572) | 9 (168.5600) | 3 (174.2856) | 29 (150.2056) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | 9th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO | 21 / 26 (647.3256) | 26 (152.5372) | 19 (159.9656) | 5 (171.9656) | 17 (162.8572) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 17 / 20 (630.1372) | 13 (165.7028) | 15 (157.1200) | 16 (158.7884) | 18 (148.5260) |