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
- 2015-09-25
Big O' Dang O' BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1508 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2017-09-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
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
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.69 · weakest Brisket (157.82)
Road miles
356
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 79 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Master avg
649.40 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
One2BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.87 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 25%.
- Brisket avg 157.82
- Pork avg 166.69
- 0 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
5 of 7
shared pork entries lost
GILLY'S BBQ ahead 71% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, GILLY'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork entries.
The metronome
±2.37%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.37% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 90.2% of a perfect score
- 8 contests
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.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3293 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#3309 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3303 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3306 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Level with Big O' Dang O' BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1497
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3298 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1498
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 |
| SMOKEY'S Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 37% | 2015-09-25 |
| Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 76% | 2017-09-22 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.3 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2017-09-22
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 166.69 · weakest Brisket (157.82)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
649.40
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
210
176–220 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
356
8 mapped stops · furthest 79 mi
Schedule strength
1559
average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests
Power rating
1498
peak 1508 · #3307 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- 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
- 2015
- 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
- 2017
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 2015-09-25 |
| +5.1 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 2014-09-18 |
| +3.6 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off | 2013-09-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | 2016-09-23 |
| -6.4 | Q the Lou | 2013-09-13 |
| -5.5 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition | 2014-10-17 |
| -1.6 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | 2017-09-22 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 36 / 55 (654.1368) | 31 (166.2628) | 45 (157.6800) | 29 (167.9656) | 32 (162.2284) |
| 2016-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 55 / 64 (638.6972) | 46 (163.4056) | 49 (160.5256) | 57 (158.2172) | 51 (156.5488) |
| 2015-09-25 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 14 / 55 (675.4056) | 21 (170.2628) | 5 (174.3316) | 21 (169.1200) | 34 (161.6912) |
| 2014-10-17 | Casino Queen BBQ Competition Greater St. Louis, IL | 34 / 44 (646.2056) | 39 (155.3712) | 23 (164.0116) | 13 (170.2628) | 31 (156.5600) |
| 2014-09-18 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 24 / 57 (668.4572) | 40 (163.3712) | 26 (166.2516) | 5 (173.7488) | 31 (165.0856) |
| 2013-09-19 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-off Murphysboro, IL | 34 / 76 (657.0172) | 69 (152.5256) | 10 (170.2744) | 20 (169.6800) | 35 (164.5372) |
| 2013-09-13 | Q the Lou Litchfield, IL | 19 / 25 (619.2796) | 18 (158.2284) | 11 (162.2856) | 18 (155.4056) | 20 (143.3600) |
| 2013-06-14 | 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) |