Big Richard's BBQ
Big Richard's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 31st of 36 at the Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest (2025). They finished #1148 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jun 13, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.44 · weakest Brisket (152.50)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1225 (85 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 163.9428 | 163.94 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 167.3944 | 167.39 | top 56% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 167.4400 | 167.44 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5028 | 152.5028 | 152.50 | top 97% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2025 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 31 / 36 (651.2800) | 31 (163.9428) | 20 (167.3944) | 27 (167.4400) | 35 (152.5028) |