Big Blue BBQ KS
Rating
1442
peak 1442
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2024-10-30
Best ToY finish
#1309
Master 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
627.05 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 626.15 (+0.90)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.60
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.50)
Road miles
158
mi across 7 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Fat&Dumb BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Fatty Shack in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 148.5488 | 157.46 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 145.0628 | 153.50 | top 84% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 147.9656 | 159.56 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 143.3828 | 155.63 | 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (7 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 626.15
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 626.2060 | 626.21 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 635.2684 | 635.27 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 634.6400 | 634.64 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 637.6000 | 619.57 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 643.9204 | 623.90 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 397 / 444 (626.2060) | 410 (153.7372) | 434 (145.0972) | 310 (163.9772) | 298 (163.3944) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 417 / 487 (635.2684) | 282 (166.8572) | 396 (159.3828) | 437 (155.3828) | 432 (153.6456) |
| 2022-08-26 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 37 / 48 (634.6400) | 27 (165.1088) | 42 (154.7772) | 33 (161.0740) | 39 (153.6800) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 357 / 467 (637.6000) | 387 (155.9772) | 324 (161.6800) | 125 (169.1428) | 397 (150.8000) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 41 / 46 (601.5316) | 46 (148.5488) | 43 (145.0628) | 30 (164.5372) | 41 (143.3828) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 322 / 468 (643.9204) | 288 (162.8344) | 336 (160.5372) | 381 (154.8344) | 201 (165.7144) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 44 / 49 (603.8856) | 46 (149.1544) | 43 (147.9428) | 48 (147.9656) | 31 (158.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1475 (120 pts) | #1597 (120 pts) | #1580 (120 pts) | #1584 (120 pts) | #1539 (120 pts) |