High-water mark
695.4516
career-best overall
96.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.4516 at Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) — 96.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 10, 2019
Big Bob's B-B Crew
Big Bob's B-B Crew is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 38 at the Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #3775 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2019
latest Aug 9, 2019
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±145.19
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.40 · weakest Pork (149.57)
Road miles
1,107
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 552 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
568.14 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Big Bob's B-B Crew, each with one reason worth a look.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,791 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 5.
⚔ Compare careers#3,760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
They turned up 5 years after Big Bob's B-B Crew did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Compare careers#3,778 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with Big Bob's B-B Crew on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,783 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1488
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,763 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swadley's Bar-B-Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Boondoxx BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Bacon Bash Texas | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 144.5144 | 163.40 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4628 | 139.9656 | 158.84 | top 69% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8688 | 125.0968 | 149.57 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 148.0112 | 161.26 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 48% | May 11, 2019 |
More numbers
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 5 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
125
finished ahead 61 times, behind 111
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
201910 milestones
- First tracked contest 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- First call Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First overall top-10 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First overall podium Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First Reserve Championship Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score695.4516 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Career-best overall score695.4516 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4056 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Peak power rating (1505) Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Most recent contest Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.1 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) | May 10, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | Apr 26, 2019 |
| -9.4 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | Aug 9, 2019 |
| -8 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | May 11, 2019 |
| -2 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest | Apr 26, 2019 |
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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2019 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 28 / 30 (557.5880) | 28 (144.5144) | 28 (139.9656) | 29 (125.0968) | 27 (148.0112) |
| May 11, 2019 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 19 / 21 (654.1368) | 5 (174.2628) | 20 (162.2400) | 21 (154.2628) | 14 (163.3712) |
| May 10, 2019 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 2 / 38 (695.4516) | 5 (173.7144) | 7 (171.4628) | 5 (174.8688) | 7 (175.4056) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest 🏅 Sugar Creek, MO | 28 / 42 (641.5884) | 22 (161.1084) | 18 (166.2744) | 34 (155.9428) | 29 (158.2628) |
| Apr 26, 2019 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 38 / 39 (291.9316) | — | 37 (154.2516) | 38 (137.6800) | — |