Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ

Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 11th of 39 at the Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival (2014). They are ranked #4643 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,643

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1470 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest May 28, 2016 · 3 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

657.6456 / 720

Master · Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 622.65 (+7.06)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8572

Pork Ribs · Roc City Rib Fest

Consistency

±18.76

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 159.63 · weakest Pork (152.52)

Road miles

505

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi

Schedule strength

10%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)

Master avg

622.65 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 48%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 48%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE 5TH ARTERY ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE 5TH ARTERY has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.11 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 15%.

Pork avg 152.52
Chicken avg 159.63
1 call in 13 entries

A strong matchup

7–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 78% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUST WINGIN' IT in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

THE 5TH ARTERY ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE 5TH ARTERY has out-cooked them in 9 of 13 shared chicken entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HANGING BELLIES BBQ

#4,639 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1504

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 25, 2019

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3 B'S BBQ

#4,629 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1470

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2022
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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SWEET & SASSY

#4,645 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1470

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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HOT ROD HOGS

#4,646 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1470

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2017

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All Smoked Up

#4,666 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1470

They turned up 6 years after Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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MO BBQ

#4,637 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1501

Level with Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 30, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KISS MY BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
THE 5TH ARTERY	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO MEATHEADS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
JUST WINGIN' IT	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
PIG IRON	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
BLACK DAWG BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BARRELS	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	169.7028	146.2400	159.63	top 53%
Pork Ribs	13	1	170.8572	142.2856	154.97	top 60%
Pork	13	1	169.7256	126.8228	152.52	top 64%
Brisket	13	2	167.9772	141.6344	155.53	top 52%

“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 60%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 64%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Oinktoberfest	3	26	top 58%	Sep 19, 2015
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	3	19	top 51%	Jun 19, 2015
Roc City Rib Fest	2	41	top 83%	May 28, 2016
Roc City Rib Fest	2	26	top 66%	May 23, 2015
Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2	11	top 59%	Aug 8, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 6 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 232 finished ahead 245 times, behind 444

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20161 milestone

May 28 Most recent contest Roc City Rib Fest

20152 milestones

May 23 10th tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 23 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8572 Roc City Rib Fest

20142 milestones

Aug 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6456 Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
Aug 8 Career-best overall score657.6456 Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival

20133 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 Peak power rating (1489) Roc City Rib Fest
Jun 14 First call Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.1	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	Aug 8, 2014
+5.2	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 13, 2014
+4.9	Roc City Rib Fest	May 23, 2015
+2.6	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 19, 2015
+1.9	Oinktoberfest	Sep 19, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	Aug 9, 2013
-10.6	Roc City Rib Fest	May 25, 2013
-9.2	Roc City Rib Fest	May 24, 2014
-9.1	Boston Hill BBQ Fest	Jun 28, 2013
-7.2	Roc City Rib Fest	May 28, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	100%	top 82%	87.6%	87.6%
2015	3	67%	top 48%	90.1%	88.3%
2014	4	25%	top 56%	91.3%	87.5%
2013	5	20%	top 74%	86.2%	84.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 28, 2016	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	41 / 50 (630.7316)	37 (158.2400)	48 (149.0972)	45 (155.4172)	8 (167.9772)
Sep 19, 2015	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	26 / 52 (630.7424)	46 (150.2284)	23 (159.4400)	13 (164.5484)	24 (156.5256)
Jun 19, 2015	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	23 / 47 (627.9428)	8 (169.1428)	31 (150.8116)	22 (159.4856)	31 (148.5028)
May 23, 2015	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	26 / 57 (648.4568)	27 (164.5484)	4 (170.8572)	25 (163.4056)	49 (149.6456)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	45 / 66 (610.7200)	52 (153.1200)	13 (164)	47 (151.9656)	59 (141.6344)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	11 / 39 (657.6456)	7 (169.7028)	23 (159.3828)	5 (169.7256)	19 (158.8344)
Jun 13, 2014	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	20 / 47 (642.2856)	29 (159.4628)	33 (155.4172)	15 (164.5600)	18 (162.8456)
May 24, 2014	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	74 / 86 (607.9424)	41 (160.0228)	75 (145.1084)	82 (139.3828)	24 (163.4284)
Sep 20, 2013	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	39 / 71 (619.3256)	63 (146.2400)	28 (157.1428)	37 (156.5944)	26 (159.3484)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	28 / 31 (601.0056)	16 (162.8228)	25 (153.7028)	31 (126.8228)	15 (157.6572)
Jun 28, 2013	Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY	40 / 49 (606.8566)	27 (158.2856)	39 (150.2856)	39 (147.9998)	34 (150.2856)
Jun 14, 2013	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	19 / 31 (620.5710)	13 (159.4284)	13 (157.1428)	30 (140.5712)	7 (163.4286)
May 25, 2013	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	67 / 80 (590.2854)	20 (163.9998)	67 (142.2856)	74 (142.2856)	61 (141.7144)

Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)