High-water mark
663.3944
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3944 at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 26, 2016
Big Moes BBq
Big Moes BBq is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 19th of 44 at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2017). They are ranked #4355 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1476 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Aug 25, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.60 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 620.18 (+9.42)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±34.24
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.38 · weakest Brisket (151.61)
Road miles
2,939
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1,085 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
620.18 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Big Moes BBq, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,343 of the rated field
- Contests
- 23
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 4%
- Peak
- 1476
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Big Moes BBq)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Big Moes BBq has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 29
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1476
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Big Moes BBq)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 29 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1476
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,359 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
They turned up 9 years after Big Moes BBq did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
Level with Big Moes BBq on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 150.2856 | 157.90 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.9144 | 135.9888 | 152.29 | top 74% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 145.1316 | 158.38 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 128.5716 | 151.61 | top 68% |
“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 83% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 40% | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 83% | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 86% | Sep 12, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
2 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
194
finished ahead 92 times, behind 166
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Sep 12, 2014 → Apr 22, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- First call Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)172 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20162 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3944 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best overall score663.3944 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1486) Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.8 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +4.9 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | Aug 25, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Sep 13, 2013 |
| -12.4 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -7.2 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | Sep 12, 2014 |
| -2.4 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship | Apr 22, 2016 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 72% | 91.6% | 86.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 92.1% | 88.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 79.6% | 79.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2017 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 19 / 44 (659.8740) | 29 (161.6572) | 29 (161.1084) | 8 (172) | 20 (165.1084) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Mt.Carmel, IL | 29 / 29 (583.4516) | 27 (153.7372) | 29 (138.8684) | 29 (145.1316) | 29 (145.7144) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX | 26 / 72 (663.3944) | 36 (161.1544) | 50 (158.8572) | 14 (171.4056) | 12 (171.9772) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship Mt. Carmel, IL | 20 / 30 (617.2108) | 20 (154.2856) | 22 (152.0228) | 16 (157.7484) | 17 (153.1540) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 33 / 43 (624.0456) | 17 (166.2972) | 16 (166.9144) | 40 (145.7256) | 40 (145.1084) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 45 / 47 (573.0860) | 41 (150.2856) | 46 (135.9888) | 22 (158.2400) | 46 (128.5716) |