High-water mark
672.4568
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.4568 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 27, 2019
Big Fork
Big Fork is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 21st of 102 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2019
latest Sep 27, 2024 · 5 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±22.61
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.91 · weakest Chicken (152.12)
Road miles
15
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Purse competed for
$31K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
653.98 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6456 | 144.4912 | 152.12 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 137.6112 | 158.43 | top 53% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 168.5828 | 173.91 | top 11% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 163.9656 | 169.52 | top 22% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
252
finished ahead 165 times, behind 152
Longest layoff
3.3 yrs
Jun 25, 2021 → Sep 27, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 Shawnee Great Grillers
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.4568 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best overall score672.4568 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1510) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2024 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 26 / 73 (667.3372) | 69 (154.2172) | 19 (170.8572) | 3 (178.2972) | 34 (163.9656) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 108 / 145 (622.1368) | 140 (144.4912) | 143 (137.6112) | 29 (168.5828) | 16 (171.4516) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 21 / 102 (672.4568) | 77 (157.6456) | 35 (166.8228) | 10 (174.8456) | 10 (173.1428) |