A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
FEAR THE SEAR
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-02-22
latest 2014-08-22
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
630.92
last 5 Master vs avg 630.92 (+0.00)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.82
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.78 · weakest Brisket (153.01)
Road miles
2,698
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 970 mi
Schedule strength
5%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
630.92 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The weak link
−7.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 153.01
- Chicken avg 160.78
- 0 calls in 5 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.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after FEAR THE SEAR did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#4914 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Level with FEAR THE SEAR on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4900 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4893 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9998 | 155.4282 | 160.78 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 149.1428 | 160.00 | top 53% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 141.7142 | 157.13 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 141.1426 | 153.01 | top 80% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 79% | 2014-08-22 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.5 yrs
2013-02-22 → 2014-08-22
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
FL
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.78 · weakest Brisket (153.01)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
630.92
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
154
43–141 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,698
6 mapped stops · furthest 970 mi
Schedule strength
1507
average field rating faced — tougher than 5% of rated contests
Power rating
1464
peak 1464 · #4910 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9992 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score655.9992 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7142 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Peak power rating (1497) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2014
- Most recent contest Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.5 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | 2013-08-23 |
| -10.3 | Poor Que | 2013-06-07 |
| -7.7 | Smokin in the Square | 2013-03-01 |
| -3.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-02-22 |
| -2 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off | 2014-08-22 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 91.1% | 91.1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 79% | 91.1% | 86.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-22 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 26 / 40 (655.9312) | 35 (162.2400) | 11 (169.7028) | 30 (161.7028) | 28 (162.2856) |
| 2014-03-27 | BBQ Throw Down 2014 @ Windcreek Atmore, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-08-23 | Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL | 41 / 44 (607.2568) | 30 (160.5256) | 40 (149.1428) | 43 (146.8000) | 40 (150.7884) |
| 2013-06-07 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 33 / 39 (602.8562) | 30 (155.4282) | 23 (151.4284) | 39 (141.7142) | 25 (154.2854) |
| 2013-03-01 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | 28 / 37 (632.5708) | 23 (163.9998) | 24 (159.9998) | 13 (167.4286) | 36 (141.1426) |
| 2013-02-22 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Daphne, AL | 18 / 29 (655.9992) | 23 (161.7138) | 6 (169.7142) | 11 (168.0000) | 22 (156.5712) |