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
- 2019-05-10
Big Bob's B-B Crew
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1505 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2019-08-09
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
568.14
last 5 Master vs avg 568.14 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±145.19
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.40 · weakest Pork (149.57)
Road miles
1,107
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
568.14 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
4–1
behind in the head-to-head
Bacon Bash Texas ahead in 80% of their meetings
Bacon Bash Texas has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−13.8
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 50%.
- Pork avg 149.57
- Chicken avg 163.40
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Smoke Wagon in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
138 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3758 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 80%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Big Bob's B-B Crew did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#3776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Level with Big Bob's B-B Crew on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3764 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3772 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| TX | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2019-05-11 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.3 yrs
2019-04-26 → 2019-08-09
Busiest season
2019
5 contests
Cooks most in
MO
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.40 · weakest Pork (149.57)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
568.14
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
125
61–111 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,107
5 mapped stops · furthest 552 mi
Schedule strength
1600
average field rating faced — tougher than 77% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$49,240
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Power rating
1488
peak 1505 · #3760 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- 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) | 2019-05-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2019-04-26 |
| -9.4 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash | 2019-08-09 |
| -8.1 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 2019-05-11 |
| -2 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest | 2019-04-26 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | top 71% | 96.6% | 78.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-09 | Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash 🏅 Winston, MO | 28 / 30 (557.5880) | 28 (144.5144) | 28 (139.9656) | 29 (125.0968) | 27 (148.0112) |
| 2019-05-11 | 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) |
| 2019-05-10 | 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) |
| 2019-04-26 | 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) |
| 2019-04-26 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 38 / 39 (291.9316) | — | 37 (154.2516) | 38 (137.6800) | — |