High-water mark
675.4056
career-best overall
93.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.4056 at Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off — 93.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 25, 2015
Big O' Dang O' BBQ
Big O' Dang O' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 12th of 29 at the Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) (2013). They are ranked #3318 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1508 · rated over 7 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2013
latest Sep 22, 2017 · 4.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.58 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 649.40 (+7.18)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.07
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.69 · weakest Brisket (157.82)
Road miles
356
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 79 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Master avg
649.40 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Big O' Dang O' BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Big O' Dang O' BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Big O' Dang O' BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1508
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#3,314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1498
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,303 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1498
Level with Big O' Dang O' BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,304 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOSS HAWG BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Its 5 Oclock Somewhere | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| One2BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GILLY'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY'S Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Dewey Smokem & Howe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Party Q | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKI BROS. BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| CARBONDALE PORK DISTRICT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL IN QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUAU | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 152.5256 | 160.54 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.3316 | 157.6800 | 164.35 | top 46% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7488 | 155.4056 | 166.69 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 143.3600 | 157.82 | top 64% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 57% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 37% | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 76% | Sep 22, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
208
finished ahead 176 times, behind 220
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score675.4056 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.3316 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1508) Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- First call Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0172 Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Sep 25, 2015 |
| +5.1 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | Sep 18, 2014 |
| +3.7 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | Sep 19, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -6.4 | Q the Lou | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -5.5 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition | Oct 17, 2014 |
| -1.6 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | Sep 22, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 60% | 92.8% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 54% | 91.3% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2017 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 36 / 55 (654.1368) | 31 (166.2628) | 45 (157.6800) | 29 (167.9656) | 32 (162.2284) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 55 / 64 (638.6972) | 46 (163.4056) | 49 (160.5256) | 57 (158.2172) | 51 (156.5488) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 14 / 55 (675.4056) | 21 (170.2628) | 5 (174.3316) | 21 (169.1200) | 34 (161.6912) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL | 34 / 44 (646.2056) | 39 (155.3712) | 23 (164.0116) | 13 (170.2628) | 31 (156.5600) |
| Sep 18, 2014 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 24 / 57 (668.4572) | 40 (163.3712) | 26 (166.2516) | 5 (173.7488) | 31 (165.0856) |
| Sep 19, 2013 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 34 / 76 (657.0172) | 69 (152.5256) | 10 (170.2744) | 20 (169.6800) | 35 (164.5372) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Q the Lou Litchfield, IL | 19 / 25 (619.2796) | 18 (158.2284) | 11 (162.2856) | 18 (155.4056) | 20 (143.3600) |
| Jun 14, 2013 | Southern Pride Invitational (Competitor's Series) unrated Marion, IL | 12 / 29 (635.9998) | 22 (154.8568) | 13 (159.4288) | 4 (169.1428) | 18 (152.5714) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.