A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The Big Loins
The Big Loins is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 18th of 29 at the Smokin' in the Ville (2015). They are ranked #3872 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 25, 2014
latest Sep 9, 2016 · 2.4 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 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.81 · weakest Brisket (157.69)
Road miles
207
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
638.01 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Big Loins, each with one reason worth a look.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,857 of the rated field
- Contests
- 56
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1506
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to The Big Loins)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team The Big Loins has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,874 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
They turned up 5 years after The Big Loins did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#3,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
Level with The Big Loins on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,873 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1486
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 153.1316 | 161.81 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7488 | 153.0856 | 158.51 | top 68% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 154.8456 | 160.00 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 150.2744 | 157.69 | 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) | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
306
finished ahead 144 times, behind 198
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jun 26, 2015 → Sep 9, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20164 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.3548 Derby BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score650.3548 Derby BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.3200 Derby BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Derby BBQ Festival
20151 milestone
- First call Smokin' in the Ville
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' N the Ville
- Peak power rating (1496) Smokin' N the Ville
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge | Aug 1, 2014 |
| -4 | Smokin' N the Ville | Apr 25, 2014 |
| -3.1 | Derby BBQ Festival | Sep 9, 2016 |
| -1.8 | Smokin' in the Ville | Apr 24, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 54% | 89.9% | 89.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.5% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2016 | Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 27 / 38 (650.3548) | 36 (153.1316) | 30 (158.3088) | 17 (168.5944) | 17 (170.3200) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 84 / 183 (635.2912) | 31 (169.1084) | 134 (153.6572) | 133 (154.8800) | 91 (157.6456) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Smokin' in the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 18 / 29 (647.4060) | 23 (158.2400) | 14 (165.7488) | 10 (166.2972) | 20 (157.1200) |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS | 56 / 70 (630.1824) | 14 (169.1428) | 60 (153.0856) | 63 (154.8456) | 53 (153.1084) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Smokin' N the Ville Edwardsville, KS | 18 / 27 (626.8112) | 19 (159.4400) | 15 (161.7256) | 17 (155.3712) | 22 (150.2744) |