Big Hole BBQ
Big Hole BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 20th of 29 at the Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival (2024). They finished #1182 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2024
latest Aug 23, 2024
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.83 · weakest Chicken (158.82)
Road miles
190
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 190 mi
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
662.20 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #1041 (105 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 155.3716 | 158.82 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 160.5372 | 167.70 | top 56% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 163.9656 | 166.85 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 162.2628 | 168.83 | top 47% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- First call Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1712 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4056 Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival
- Career-best overall score662.2288 Montana Pitmaster Classic
- Most recent contest Montana Pitmaster Classic
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2024 | Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT | 27 / 39 (662.2288) | 36 (155.3716) | 13 (174.8572) | 16 (169.7372) | 30 (162.2628) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships and Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY | 20 / 29 (662.1712) | 21 (162.2628) | 23 (160.5372) | 21 (163.9656) | 5 (175.4056) |