Big Wigs BBQ KS
Rating
1490
peak 1502
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2024-08-23
Best ToY finish
#349
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.32
last 5 vs career avg 656.64 (-0.32)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.08
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.86 · weakest Brisket (159.89)
Road miles
439
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 208 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 156.5028 | 168.86 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 149.6456 | 161.42 | top 64% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 152.5028 | 166.46 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 145.0972 | 159.89 | top 60% |
“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 | 8 | 0 | top 57% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 56% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (9 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 656.64
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 | 669.5776 | 669.58 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 661.5888 | 661.59 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 679.3372 | 664.75 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 667.8976 | 649.81 |
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 | 25 / 42 (669.5776) | 9 (175.4172) | 35 (160.5144) | 21 (169.6916) | 23 (163.9544) |
| 2023-08-26 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship - Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 11 / 16 (661.5888) | 8 (169.1200) | 9 (169.1316) | 13 (160.5372) | 12 (162.8000) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 362 / 505 (650.1712) | 286 (166.2628) | 485 (149.6456) | 232 (168.0000) | 229 (166.2628) |
| 2022-08-26 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off-Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 19 / 45 (679.3372) | 15 (172.5600) | 22 (167.3828) | 14 (171.9772) | 14 (167.4172) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 407 / 468 (620.9372) | 389 (156.5028) | 333 (160.5488) | 408 (152.5028) | 397 (151.3828) |
| 2019-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 33 / 66 (663.2684) | 25 (168.5600) | 8 (174.2628) | 30 (168.5372) | 56 (151.9084) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 78 / 183 (647.9196) | 65 (164.5256) | 108 (157.1428) | 41 (168.5828) | 106 (157.6684) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 18 / 49 (667.8976) | 6 (174.2744) | 37 (153.6344) | 18 (167.4288) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ, Bikes and Blues Washington, MO | 29 / 39 (649.0516) | 9 (172.5600) | 27 (160.5488) | 11 (170.8456) | 35 (145.0972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1062 (111 pts) | #968 (136 pts) | #1097 (126 pts) | #1138 (101 pts) | #1126 (106 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #909 (150 pts) | #902 (170 pts) | #1060 (135 pts) | #890 (175 pts) | #863 (175 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #859 (335 pts) | #687 (500 pts) | #820 (395 pts) | #796 (405 pts) | #811 (395 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #770 (425 pts) | #614 (605 pts) | #949 (345 pts) | #957 (330 pts) | #813 (415 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #685 (560 pts) | #419 (905 pts) | #573 (700 pts) | #616 (655 pts) | #1103 (300 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #628 (615 pts) | #591 (685 pts) | #821 (480 pts) | #637 (630 pts) | #543 (745 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #449 (855 pts) | #527 (740 pts) | #563 (685 pts) | #702 (540 pts) | #524 (720 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #349 (1046 pts) | #460 (836 pts) | #458 (866 pts) | #279 (1201 pts) | #525 (706 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #1412 (180 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |