Big D's Q AL
Rating
1533
peak 1545 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2023-05-19
latest 2025-07-25
Best ToY finish
#181
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
340.17 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 338.71 (+1.47)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.41
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.60 · weakest Brisket (167.98)
Road miles
1010
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 384 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$110K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.91 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
338.71 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q has finished one call ahead of Big D's Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Say My Name BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| The Real Squeal BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 161.0972 | 169.20 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 162.2400 | 169.60 | top 38% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 168.5600 | 168.56 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 167.9772 | 167.98 | top 68% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 21% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poosa Q | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 26% | 2024-10-04 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (4 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 675.91 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 338.71 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-05-19 — First tracked contest · The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2023-09-08 — First call · Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2024-10-04 — Peak power rating (1545) · Poosa Q
- ⭐ 2025-07-25 — Career-best overall score (675.9088) · Smoke on the Mountain
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-09-08 |
| +12.9 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-06-07 |
| +9.7 | Poosa Q | 2024-10-04 |
| +8.8 | Poosa Q | 2023-10-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-05-16 |
| -4.3 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2025-07-25 |
| -3.1 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-05-19 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 93.9% | 93% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 21% | 95.9% | 95.5% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 38% | 94.7% | 93.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 23 / 37 (675.9088) | 22 (169.6800) | 17 (169.6916) | 20 (168.5600) | 25 (167.9772) |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 25 / 32 (331.3256) | 29 (165.0856) | 21 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 15 / 59 (345.1200) | 25 (170.8572) | 11 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 6 / 35 (342.8344) | 17 (167.9772) | 5 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 20 / 73 (340.4912) | 21 (170.8228) | 22 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 3 / 19 (341.0972) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 24 / 34 (331.3716) | 32 (161.0972) | 12 (170.2744) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #410 (57 pts) | #409 (57 pts) | #364 (77 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1108 (70 pts) | #1166 (75 pts) | #1171 (100 pts) | #1111 (85 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #181 (285 pts) | #261 (160 pts) | #174 (315 pts) | — | — |