The comeback
2.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at *10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival (2018-10-26).
- last seen 2016-03-11
- back 2018-10-26
BIG KAHUNA BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1477
peak 1477 · rated over 2 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2016-03-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.68 · weakest Brisket (137.11)
Road miles
2,011
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 1309 mi
Master avg
596.76 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
BIG KAHUNA BBQ has 2 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 145 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4308 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIG KAHUNA BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4303 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 150.1828 | 159.68 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 130.3088 | 146.27 | top 87% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 144.0000 | 153.69 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.3372 | 130.8916 | 137.11 | top 98% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.6 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2016-03-11
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
2 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 159.68 · weakest Brisket (137.11)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
596.76
out of 720 · 2 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
120
6–114 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,011
3 mapped stops · furthest 1,309 mi
Longest layoff
2.6 yrs
2016-03-11 → 2018-10-26
Power rating
1477
peak 1477 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
- First call Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1772 Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
- 2016
- Career-best overall score619.1428 Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
- 2018
- Most recent contest *10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86% | 86% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 94% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-26 | *10th Annual Smokin the Fort BBQ & Music Festival Fort Gibson, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-03-11 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 85 / 89 (619.1428) | 88 (150.1828) | 65 (162.2400) | 60 (163.3828) | 86 (143.3372) |
| 2013-08-16 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 31 / 33 (574.3776) | 6 (169.1772) | 33 (130.3088) | 31 (144.0000) | 33 (130.8916) |