City of Big Shoulders BBQ
City of Big Shoulders BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 16 at the Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) ().
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2019
latest May 24, 2019
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.73)
Purse competed for
$8,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 155.3828 | 157.39 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 150.3660 | 155.73 | top 46% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score320.5028 Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)161.0972 Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
- Most recent contest Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
—3 milestones
- First tracked contest Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First call Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL | 10 / 40 (320.5028) | 11 (159.4056) | 9 (161.0972) | — | — |
| — | Barbeque on the Hill (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) unrated BlueIsland, IL | 9 / 16 (305.7488) | 8 (155.3828) | 11 (150.3660) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.