High-water mark
686.1712
career-best overall
95.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.1712 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 95.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 30, 2026
BIG HORN BBQ
BIG HORN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 48th of 58 at the Masters in May- The Classic (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 30, 2016
latest Sep 30, 2026 · 10.4 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Consistency
±23.17
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.85 · weakest Brisket (158.64)
Road miles
486
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 486 mi
Purse competed for
$106K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
655.34 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 160.0228 | 163.60 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 158.2972 | 166.85 | top 57% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 160 | 166.26 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 152 | 158.64 | top 78% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
411
finished ahead 251 times, behind 322
Longest layoff
10.4 yrs
Apr 30, 2016 → Sep 30, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.1712 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score686.1712 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Masters in May- The Classic
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 152 / 158 (649.5428) | 152 (161.0972) | 127 (167.3828) | 133 (165.6800) | 156 (155.3828) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 125 / 360 (686.1712) | 204 (169.6684) | 81 (174.8572) | 123 (173.1084) | 184 (168.5372) |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI | 48 / 58 (630.3200) | 44 (160.0228) | 40 (158.2972) | 39 (160) | 49 (152) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.