High-water mark
679.3144
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3144 at Porktober Que — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-09-29
BIG KAHUNA
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1490 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2014-06-20
latest 2017-09-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
618.21
last 4 Master vs avg 618.21 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±55.49
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.72 · weakest Chicken (152.97)
Road miles
1,307
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1273 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
618.21 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Porktober Que (2017-09-29).
- last seen 2014-09-26
- back 2017-09-29
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 has 4 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 154 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.
#3627 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG KAHUNA)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG KAHUNA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3602 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 23%
- Peak
- 1504
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG KAHUNA)
13 contests to 4: their number has had years to settle where BIG KAHUNA's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#3620 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 12 years after BIG KAHUNA did, first appearing in 2026.
⚔ Head-to-head#3610 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIG KAHUNA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3609 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3618 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 129.6572 | 152.97 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 142.3200 | 157.72 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 130.2400 | 154.25 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 135.3944 | 153.26 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| CO | 2 | 0 | top 99% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.3 yrs
2014-06-20 → 2017-09-29
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
2 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 157.72 · weakest Chicken (152.97)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
1 of 4 contests
Master average
618.21
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
107
40–86 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,307
4 mapped stops · furthest 1,273 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2014-09-26 → 2017-09-29
Power rating
1490
peak 1490 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition
- First call Porktober Que
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7544 Porktober Que
- 2017
- First overall top-10 Porktober Que
- Career-best overall score679.3144 Porktober Que
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4172 Porktober Que
- Peak power rating (1490) Porktober Que
- Most recent contest Porktober Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | Porktober Que | 2017-09-29 |
| +7 | Porktober Que | 2014-09-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | 2014-06-20 |
| -13.7 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | 2014-08-15 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 79% | 91.5% | 83% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-29 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 9 / 30 (679.3144) | 18 (166.8228) | 7 (175.4172) | 13 (168.5488) | 9 (168.5256) |
| 2014-09-26 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 11 / 29 (658.7544) | 21 (161.1428) | 7 (166.8344) | 24 (161.6456) | 6 (169.1316) |
| 2014-08-15 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 42 / 43 (537.6116) | 42 (129.6572) | 40 (142.3200) | 43 (130.2400) | 41 (135.3944) |
| 2014-06-20 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition Fairplay, CO | 28 / 28 (597.1432) | 26 (154.2628) | 28 (146.3088) | 19 (156.5716) | 25 (140.0000) |