High-water mark
683.3716
career-best overall
94.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.3716 at Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) — 94.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 17, 2026
Big D's Barbeque
Big D's Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 20th of 32 at the Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) (2026). Also listed in KCBS results as “BIG D"s BARBEQUE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 18, 2025
latest Jul 18, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.40 · weakest Chicken (165.66)
Road miles
345
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 345 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.77 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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Big D's Barbeque has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 138 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,188 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
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- Peak
- 1503
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- Contests
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
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- Peak
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
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- Contests
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- GCs
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- Top-10s
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- Peak
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1480
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⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 162.7884 | 165.66 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 168.5256 | 170.83 | top 61% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 167.3828 | 171.40 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 162.2284 | 167.01 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 75% | Jul 18, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
85
finished ahead 22 times, behind 123
Longest layoff
11 yrs
Jul 25, 2014 → Jul 18, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score683.3716 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2)
20253 milestones
- First call Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1140 Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1493) Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1)
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) | Jul 18, 2026 |
| -6.7 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) | Jul 18, 2025 |
| -5.2 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) | Jul 17, 2026 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 75% | 94.9% | 94.1% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 81% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 28 / 32 (671.8284) | 29 (167.3828) | 28 (168.5256) | 26 (167.3828) | 28 (168.5372) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 20 / 32 (683.3716) | 29 (166.8228) | 17 (171.4172) | 8 (174.8572) | 15 (170.2744) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 26 / 32 (666.1140) | 30 (162.7884) | 22 (169.1316) | 16 (171.9656) | 28 (162.2284) |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO | — | — | 3 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |