High-water mark
678.2172
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2172 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 1, 2015
BAMA BIG GUNS BBQ
BAMA BIG GUNS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 17th of 63 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest May 1, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.81 · weakest Brisket (161.99)
Road miles
18
across 3 mapped stops
Master avg
672.82 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 163.9428 | 167.78 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0116 | 166.8572 | 171.81 | top 29% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5712 | 169.1428 | 170.86 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 154.8570 | 161.99 | 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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 87 times, behind 36
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 3, 2013 → May 1, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20153 milestones
- Career-best overall score678.2172 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0116 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Most recent contest I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First call The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.4282 The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2015 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL | — | 24 (166.2400) | 15 (172.5484) | — | — |
| May 1, 2015 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 17 / 63 (678.2172) | 42 (163.9428) | 3 (176.0116) | 28 (169.1428) | 19 (169.1200) |
| May 3, 2013 | The Whistle Stop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 21 / 62 (667.4282) | 10 (173.1428) | 22 (166.8572) | 10 (172.5712) | 46 (154.8570) |