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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1450
peak 1450 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2025-01-17
latest 2026-03-27
Best ToY finish
#565
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.94
last 5 Master vs avg 619.94 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.88
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.70 · weakest Brisket (144.40)
Road miles
483
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
619.94 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−14.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 144.40
- Chicken avg 158.70
- 0 calls in 5 entries
Going the wrong way
-27
rating points in a year
The rating has slipped 27 points across 4 contests since 2026-01-16 — from 1477 down to 1450.
- 4 contests since 2026-01-16
- now 1450
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
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#5484 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
Level with TCB-Takin Care of BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5508 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2015, 10 years before TCB-Takin Care of BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#5510 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before TCB-Takin Care of BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5489 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
No shared contest yet.
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.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 152.5256 | 158.47 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 4 | 0 | top 97% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 96% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2025-01-17 → 2026-03-27
Busiest season
2026
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AZ
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.70 · weakest Brisket (144.40)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
619.94
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
115
7–192 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
483
5 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi
Schedule strength
1599
average field rating faced — tougher than 77% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$67,100
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 5 state-championship entries
Power rating
1450
peak 1450 · #5500 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2025
- First tracked contest 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Peak power rating (1487) 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- 2026
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2025-01-17 |
| -10.4 | The Golden State Battle VIII | 2026-01-30 |
| -10.2 | 11th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2026-01-16 |
| -8.4 | BBQ & Brew Festival | 2026-02-27 |
| -7.9 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition | 2026-03-27 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | 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) |
| 2026-02-27 | BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 Yuma, AZ | 24 / 25 (635.2228) | 21 (163.9428) | 23 (164.5372) | 24 (152.5256) | 25 (154.2172) |
| 2026-01-30 | The Golden State Battle VIII 🏅 Riverside, CA | 39 / 41 (631.9316) | 41 (149.6800) | 34 (163.4400) | 36 (161.0856) | 37 (157.7260) |
| 2026-01-16 | 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) |
| 2025-01-17 | 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) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #565 (233 pts) | #594 (248 pts) | #644 (238 pts) | #592 (233 pts) | #587 (228 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |