A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Three Hog Night Smokers ahead in 100% of their meetings
Three Hog Night Smokers has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Big Pete BBQ
Big Pete BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 14th of 26 at the Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon (2018).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 25, 2016
latest Apr 6, 2018 · 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 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.33
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.02 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.55)
Road miles
1,858
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 466 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Master avg
635.97 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Big Pete BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Big Pete BBQ has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 156 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,988 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Big Pete BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Big Pete BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,966 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Big Pete BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,961 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
They turned up 7 years after Big Pete BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careers#3,968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with Big Pete BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,959 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 157.0856 | 160.73 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1544 | 145.6572 | 152.55 | top 86% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 156.0228 | 158.67 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 156.6172 | 164.02 | top 59% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
133
finished ahead 23 times, behind 153
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9316 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
- Career-best overall score651.9316 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
- Most recent contest Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1544 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1490) Firelake BBQ Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.6 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Apr 6, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off | Mar 25, 2016 |
| -8.8 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Mar 24, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2018 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 14 / 26 (651.9316) | 11 (167.4172) | 19 (154.8344) | 13 (163.4056) | 11 (166.2744) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK | 81 / 87 (626.8800) | 80 (157.0856) | 77 (157.1544) | 80 (156.0228) | 76 (156.6172) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK | 61 / 66 (629.0860) | 61 (157.6916) | 64 (145.6572) | 58 (156.5828) | 32 (169.1544) |