Big Al and the Boys KS
Rating
1584
peak 1584
Contests
22
in the data
First seen
2019-03-15
latest 2024-08-23
Best ToY finish
#304
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 22 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
676.01 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 677.38 (-1.37)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.68
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.18 · weakest Brisket (167.61)
Road miles
907
mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 61 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 777 BBQ in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 161.0972 | 170.21 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 177.7144 | 157.0860 | 171.18 | top 32% |
| Pork | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 161.6800 | 168.39 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 150.2288 | 167.61 | top 40% |
“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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 21 | 0 | top 38% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 0 | top 37% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (21 of 22 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (22 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 677.38
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.3256 | 679.33 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 689.6344 | 676.18 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 686.1940 | 678.88 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 691.3716 | 680.39 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 684.4340 | 674.93 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-23 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship Paola, KS | 18 / 42 (679.3256) | 16 (171.4056) | 14 (173.7144) | 32 (162.2400) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2022-10-21 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 7 / 30 (689.6344) | 17 (169.1316) | 5 (175.4056) | 10 (171.9772) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2022-03-18 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 45 / 71 (662.7200) | 43 (166.2400) | 6 (174.2972) | 53 (162.8228) | 51 (159.3600) |
| 2021-10-22 | Border War Barbeque Osawatomie, KS | 18 / 30 (668.4688) | 14 (170.8228) | 1 (177.7144) | 13 (169.7028) | 29 (150.2288) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 15 / 46 (679.9200) | 6 (174.2744) | 15 (167.9772) | 24 (168.5484) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2021-07-09 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 18 / 43 (681.6000) | 20 (171.9772) | 13 (171.9772) | 12 (173.1200) | 26 (164.5256) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual Mclouth, KS | 3 / 42 (686.1940) | 4 (175.4056) | 12 (173.1200) | 13 (170.8456) | 14 (166.8228) |
| 2021-03-19 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 25 / 70 (678.2172) | 19 (171.9772) | 21 (171.4172) | 28 (170.8228) | 40 (164.0000) |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 66 / 93 (664.4912) | 52 (169.1200) | 57 (166.2628) | 61 (166.2628) | 62 (162.8456) |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 11 / 48 (691.3716) | 24 (169.6800) | 4 (176.0116) | 20 (170.8228) | 9 (174.8572) |
| 2020-08-21 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 25 / 43 (674.1828) | 11 (174.2744) | 33 (163.9772) | 30 (164.5256) | 14 (171.4056) |
| 2020-07-24 | Farm Stock Smoke Off Lane, KS | 13 / 21 (685.6800) | 15 (171.9772) | 16 (168.0000) | 11 (173.7028) | 8 (172.0000) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 18 / 61 (686.2056) | 8 (174.8572) | 16 (173.7028) | 45 (163.3828) | 16 (174.2628) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke on the Trails Gardner, KS | 23 / 53 (654.7084) | 31 (161.0972) | 24 (163.4056) | 6 (172.0000) | 30 (158.2056) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 22 / 66 (673.6228) | 33 (166.8344) | 38 (163.9656) | 32 (167.4172) | 7 (175.4056) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 26 / 41 (660.4224) | 20 (167.9656) | 8 (173.1200) | 30 (161.6800) | 34 (157.6568) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 27 / 59 (674.7200) | 9 (173.7028) | 56 (157.0860) | 11 (174.2628) | 21 (169.6684) |
| 2019-06-14 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS | 6 / 38 (682.7884) | 15 (169.6800) | 5 (173.7028) | 11 (169.7028) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 4 / 49 (683.9660) | 7 (173.7144) | 4 (175.4172) | 22 (165.1200) | 10 (169.7144) |
| 2019-04-26 | Smokin In The Creek BBQ Contest Sugar Creek, MO | 8 / 42 (683.8740) | 17 (168.5256) | 4 (173.7144) | 20 (167.3712) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 36 / 104 (675.8744) | 56 (166.8228) | 12 (174.2744) | 29 (169.6800) | 55 (165.0972) |
| 2019-03-15 | Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 8 / 64 (684.4340) | 35 (165.0856) | 3 (177.7144) | 22 (168.5140) | 6 (173.1200) |
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 | #304 (1020 pts) | #389 (845 pts) | #196 (1305 pts) | #399 (850 pts) | #284 (1080 pts) |