High-water mark
681.0972
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.0972 at Downtown BBQ Showdown — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 19, 2019
Big Bear
Big Bear is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 28 at the Downtown BBQ Showdown (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1520
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Dec 2, 2016
latest Jul 19, 2019 · 2.6 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.69)
Road miles
119
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 119 mi
Purse competed for
$9,400
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
680.53 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4744 | 167.9656 | 171.72 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 165.6916 | 167.69 | top 36% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 169.1084 | 169.70 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0344 | 170.8228 | 171.43 | top 31% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
55
finished ahead 40 times, behind 20
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
Dec 2, 2016 → Jul 19, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First overall top-10 Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score681.0972 Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4744 Downtown BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest Downtown BBQ Showdown
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Christmas on the River
- First call Christmas on the River
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9656 Christmas on the River
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2019 | Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS | 9 / 28 (681.0972) | 5 (175.4744) | 12 (165.6916) | 10 (169.1084) | 9 (170.8228) |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL | 13 / 34 (679.9656) | 20 (167.9656) | 10 (169.6800) | 13 (170.2856) | 10 (172.0344) |