Big Betty BBQ CT
Rating
1495
peak 1515
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2025-07-12
Best ToY finish
#1806
Master 2019
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
554.20
last 4 vs career avg 554.20 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±129.42
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.51 · weakest Brisket (151.97)
Road miles
16
mi across 4 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HEAVENLY SMOKE BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, Hartford Rib Off (2019-06-14).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.5600 | 153.7028 | 162.51 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 141.6572 | 153.09 | top 72% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 161.1200 | 162.08 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1660 | 145.6684 | 151.97 | top 86% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CT (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Hartford Rib Off (2019-06-14)
- Wins it all in 25% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 554.20
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 627.9320 | 627.93 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 649.0060 | 649.01 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 331.4172 | 331.42 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 28 / 30 (627.9320) | 25 (161.6916) | 28 (141.6572) | 24 (163.4172) | 23 (161.1660) |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 22 / 30 (649.0060) | 18 (168.5600) | 12 (169.6800) | 25 (161.6916) | 28 (149.0744) |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Somers, CT | — | 15 (161.1316) | — | — | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Hartford Rib Off Hartford, CT | 1 / 27 (331.4172) | 2 (167.4400) | 22 (147.9428) | 10 (161.1200) | 24 (145.6684) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1806 (82 pts) | #1914 (82 pts) | #1991 (67 pts) | #1547 (127 pts) | #2496 (57 pts) |