A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Capt. Blue BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smoking Big Daddy
Smoking Big Daddy is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 30th of 26 at the MD State BBQ Bash (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 11, 2024
latest Oct 9, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 113%
overall standings
Consistency
±4.98
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 154.84 · weakest Chicken (152.73)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
307.57 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2744 | 149.6684 | 152.73 | top 113% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4860 | 146.8228 | 154.84 | top 91% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD State BBQ Bash | 3 | 30 | 0 | top 113% | Oct 9, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
122
finished ahead 21 times, behind 170
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score313.1544 MD State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.4860 MD State BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest MD State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1488) MD State BBQ Bash
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 32 / 28 (313.1544) | 37 (149.6684) | 17 (163.4860) | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 32 / 29 (308.4800) | 29 (154.2744) | 29 (154.2056) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2024 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 30 / 26 (301.0628) | 28 (154.2400) | 29 (146.8228) | — | — |