A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Big D & Briquettes BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-10-03
latest 2024-09-27
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.51 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 632.38 (+1.14)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.96
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.49 · weakest Brisket (155.60)
Road miles
199
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 38 mi
Schedule strength
38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.38 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−5.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.90 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 155.60
- Chicken avg 161.49
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2020-07-10).
- last seen 2015-07-24
- back 2020-07-10
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Big D & Briquettes BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Big D & Briquettes BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5050 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Big D & Briquettes BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5062 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1525
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Big D & Briquettes BBQ)
18 contests to 6: their number has had years to settle where Big D & Briquettes BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-head#5067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1461
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Big D & Briquettes BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Big D & Briquettes BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Big D & Briquettes BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
Level with Big D & Briquettes BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1660 | 155.3944 | 161.49 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 141.6572 | 156.44 | top 73% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 148.5600 | 158.84 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8800 | 145.6800 | 155.60 | top 73% |
“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-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers | 2 | 61 | 0 | top 86% | 2024-09-27 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11 yrs
2013-10-03 → 2024-09-27
Busiest season
2024
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.49 · weakest Brisket (155.60)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
632.38
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
731
243–610 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
199
6 mapped stops · furthest 38 mi
Schedule strength
1550
average field rating faced — tougher than 38% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$24,400
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
5 yrs
2015-07-24 → 2020-07-10
Power rating
1461
peak 1461 · #5071 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1496) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2020
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8232 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score658.8232 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1660 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- 2024
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.6 | Racing for the BBQ | 2015-07-24 |
| -10.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers | 2023-09-22 |
| -7.7 | Shawnee Great Grillers | 2024-09-27 |
| -5.7 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | 2014-05-09 |
| -3.9 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 87% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 61 / 73 (635.4060) | 58 (159.3828) | 41 (164.0344) | 67 (152.5716) | 49 (159.4172) |
| 2023-09-22 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 65 / 73 (612.9372) | 66 (155.3944) | 71 (141.6572) | 49 (161.6684) | 56 (154.2172) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 45 / 61 (658.8232) | 29 (169.1660) | 40 (166.2972) | 36 (167.9772) | 53 (155.3828) |
| 2015-07-24 | Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO | 56 / 63 (625.6344) | 53 (157.6916) | 59 (149.6456) | 48 (162.2972) | 48 (156.0000) |
| 2014-05-09 | Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS | 39 / 54 (634.7656) | 29 (163.9428) | 37 (159.3828) | 51 (148.5600) | 25 (162.8800) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 350 / 535 (626.6972) | 219 (163.3828) | 315 (157.6456) | 278 (159.9888) | 450 (145.6800) |