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
- Sep 29, 2017
BIG KAHUNA
BIG KAHUNA is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 9th of 30 at the Porktober Que (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 20, 2014
latest Sep 29, 2017 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±55.49
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.72 · weakest Chicken (152.97)
Road miles
1,307
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,273 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
618.21 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
107
finished ahead 40 times, behind 86
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 26, 2014 → Sep 29, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20175 milestones
- 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 (1491) Porktober Que
- Most recent contest Porktober Que
20143 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | Porktober Que | Sep 29, 2017 |
| +7 | Porktober Que | Sep 26, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.2 | 2nd Annual South Park Kick Ass BBQ Competition | Jun 20, 2014 |
| -13.7 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge | Aug 15, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2017 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 9 / 30 (679.3144) | 18 (166.8228) | 7 (175.4172) | 13 (168.5488) | 9 (168.5256) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 11 / 29 (658.7544) | 21 (161.1428) | 7 (166.8344) | 24 (161.6456) | 6 (169.1316) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO | 42 / 43 (537.6116) | 42 (129.6572) | 40 (142.3200) | 43 (130.2400) | 41 (135.3944) |
| Jun 20, 2014 | 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) |