A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Big Johns BBQ Company ahead in 100% of their meetings
Big Johns BBQ Company has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
TCB-Takin Care of BBQ
TCB-Takin Care of BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 24th of 25 at the BBQ & Brew Festival (2026). They are ranked #5529 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jan 17, 2025
latest Mar 27, 2026 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.70 · weakest Brisket (144.40)
Road miles
483
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1599)
Purse competed for
$67K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
619.94 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to TCB-Takin Care of BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,525 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,517 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Level with TCB-Takin Care of BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,539 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before TCB-Takin Care of BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,540 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
They were already cooking in 2013, 12 years before TCB-Takin Care of BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,521 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before TCB-Takin Care of BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,516 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before TCB-Takin Care of BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Johns BBQ Company | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Candy Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Bombin BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribbin-1-Out | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SoCal Outlaw BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 149.6800 | 158.70 | top 93% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 147.3716 | 158.37 | top 89% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 152.5256 | 157.81 | top 87% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7260 | 127.3372 | 144.40 | top 97% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 96% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 7 times, behind 192
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.2628 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best overall score635.2228 BBQ & Brew Festival
- Most recent contest Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition
20252 milestones
- First tracked contest 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Peak power rating (1487) 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 17, 2025 |
| -10.4 | The Golden State Battle VIII | Jan 30, 2026 |
| -10.2 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | Jan 16, 2026 |
| -8.4 | BBQ & Brew Festival | Feb 27, 2026 |
| -7.9 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition | Mar 27, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 88.2% | 87.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition 🏅 Lake Havasu City, AZ | 32 / 33 (623.2460) | 32 (161.6800) | 28 (159.4060) | 31 (158.2056) | 33 (143.9544) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 24 / 25 (635.2228) | 21 (163.9428) | 23 (164.5372) | 24 (152.5256) | 25 (154.2172) |
| Jan 30, 2026 | The Golden State Battle VIII 🏅 Riverside, CA | 39 / 41 (631.9316) | 41 (149.6800) | 34 (163.4400) | — | 37 (157.7260) |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 50 / 53 (621.5088) | 48 (159.3716) | 48 (157.0856) | 36 (166.2628) | 51 (138.7888) |
| Jan 17, 2025 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 48 / 48 (587.7948) | 44 (158.8344) | 46 (147.3716) | 44 (154.2516) | 48 (127.3372) |