The comeback
4.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.3 years, then back at World Championship Hot wing Contest and Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) (Aug 27, 2021).
- last seen May 5, 2017
- back Aug 27, 2021
Big Johns Texas BBQ
Big Johns Texas BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 26th of 30 at the World Championship Hot wing Contest and Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2021). Also listed in KCBS results as “Big John's Texas BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 41 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jan 25, 2013
latest Aug 27, 2021 · 8.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.25)
Road miles
1,974
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 621 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Purse competed for
$6,850
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
630.75 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Big Johns Texas BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Big Johns Texas BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 150 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,009 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Big Johns Texas BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Big Johns Texas BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,024 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1529
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Big Johns Texas BBQ)
They've been 1529 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 8 years after Big Johns Texas BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with Big Johns Texas BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 149.7140 | 158.97 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8570 | 139.3256 | 156.25 | top 62% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 142.2854 | 157.98 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 154.2854 | 157.56 | top 62% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 67% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 5 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
289
finished ahead 95 times, behind 219
Longest layoff
4.3 yrs
May 5, 2017 → Aug 27, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest World Championship Hot wing Contest and Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2852 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score658.2852 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8570 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1491) The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.6 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 3, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 25, 2013 |
| -7.6 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2013 |
| -0.6 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 5, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 69% | 91.4% | 86.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2021 | World Championship Hot wing Contest and Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Memphis, TN | 26 / 30 (163.3828) | — | — | — | — |
| May 5, 2017 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 43 / 69 (656.3884) | 33 (165.6800) | 53 (158.8000) | 34 (167.3712) | 40 (164.5372) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 68 / 89 (605.4624) | 58 (154.7540) | 85 (139.3256) | 54 (154.8228) | 46 (156.5600) |
| May 3, 2013 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 30 / 62 (658.2852) | 31 (165.7144) | 10 (170.8570) | 23 (167.4284) | 48 (154.2854) |
| Jan 25, 2013 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 58 / 70 (602.8560) | 61 (149.7140) | 41 (155.9996) | 66 (142.2854) | 44 (154.8570) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.