Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4736

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1468

peak 1468 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2016-05-28

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 159.63 · weakest Pork (152.52)

Road miles

505

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi

Schedule strength

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)

Master avg

622.65 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

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 calls 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 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.

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

VALLEY SMOKE BBQ

#4748 of the rated field

1468 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-09-21

⚔ Head-to-head

JIMMY & THE SQUEALERS

#4735 of the rated field

1468 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ has cooked, 6 to 13, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2014-10-02

⚔ Head-to-head

Crooked Que BBQ

#4715 of the rated field

1468 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

Don't Tread on Meat

#4752 of the rated field

1468 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1468

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-07-31

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POP'S HOBO BBQ

#4739 of the rated field

1468 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1468

No shared contest yet.

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 2025-06-13

⚔ Head-to-head

WHY YOU GRILLIN' ME ...DAWG?

#4759 of the rated field

1467 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2022-09-08

⚔ Head-to-head

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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 64%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Oinktoberfest	3	26	top 58%	2015-09-19
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	3	19	top 51%	2015-06-19
Roc City Rib Fest	2	41	top 83%	2016-05-28
Roc City Rib Fest	2	26	top 66%	2015-05-23
Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2	11	top 59%	2014-08-08

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2016-05-28

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 6 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 159.63 · weakest Pork (152.52)

Walk rate 38% a top-10 call in 5 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 622.65 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 237 242–447 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 505 13 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi

Schedule strength 1513 average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests

Power rating 1468 peak 1468 · #4736 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2014
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
2015
May 23 10th tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 23 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8572 Roc City Rib Fest
2016
May 28 Most recent contest Roc City Rib Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.6	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2014-08-08
+5.2	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2014-06-13
+5	Roc City Rib Fest	2015-05-23
+2.7	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2015-06-19
+2	Oinktoberfest	2015-09-19

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival	2013-08-09
-10.6	Roc City Rib Fest	2013-05-25
-9.2	Roc City Rib Fest	2014-05-24
-9.1	Boston Hill BBQ Fest	2013-06-28
-7.1	Roc City Rib Fest	2016-05-28

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	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
2016-05-28	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	41 / 50 (630.7316)	37 (158.2400)	48 (149.0972)	45 (155.4172)	8 (167.9772)
2015-09-19	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	26 / 52 (630.7424)	46 (150.2284)	23 (159.4400)	13 (164.5484)	24 (156.5256)
2015-06-19	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	23 / 47 (627.9428)	8 (169.1428)	31 (150.8116)	22 (159.4856)	31 (148.5028)
2015-05-23	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	26 / 57 (648.4568)	27 (164.5484)	4 (170.8572)	25 (163.4056)	49 (149.6456)
2014-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	45 / 66 (610.7200)	52 (153.1200)	13 (164.0000)	47 (151.9656)	59 (141.6344)
2014-08-08	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	11 / 39 (657.6456)	7 (169.7028)	23 (159.3828)	5 (169.7256)	19 (158.8344)
2014-06-13	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	20 / 47 (642.2856)	29 (159.4628)	33 (155.4172)	15 (164.5600)	18 (162.8456)
2014-05-24	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	74 / 86 (607.9424)	41 (160.0228)	75 (145.1084)	82 (139.3828)	24 (163.4284)
2013-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	39 / 71 (619.3256)	63 (146.2400)	28 (157.1428)	37 (156.5944)	26 (159.3484)
2013-08-09	Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY	28 / 31 (601.0056)	16 (162.8228)	25 (153.7028)	31 (126.8228)	15 (157.6572)
2013-06-28	Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY	40 / 49 (606.8566)	27 (158.2856)	39 (150.2856)	39 (147.9998)	34 (150.2856)
2013-06-14	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	19 / 31 (620.5710)	13 (159.4284)	13 (157.1428)	30 (140.5712)	7 (163.4286)
2013-05-25	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 (everything the results say about this team, 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 this team's 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 contest size

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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)