Big D & The Briquettes BBQ

Big D & The Briquettes BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 6th of 25 at the Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest (2013).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1494

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 18, 2013

latest Aug 9, 2024 · 10.8 years on the trail

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

672.5484 / 720

Master · Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Chicken · Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest

Consistency

±24.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.84 · weakest Brisket (156.94)

Road miles

111

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 35 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

645.04 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

672.5484 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.5484 at Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 18, 2013

The comeback

9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 9 years, then back at Smoke on the Bricks (Aug 9, 2024).

last seen Aug 21, 2015
back Aug 9, 2024

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	1	172.5600	159.9772	166.84	top 56%
Pork Ribs	3	1	169.6912	157.1428	163.59	top 57%
Pork	3	0	166.2856	151.9084	157.67	top 79%
Brisket	3	0	164.0116	144.5028	156.94	top 72%

“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 102 finished ahead 30 times, behind 74

Longest layoff 9 yrs Aug 21, 2015 → Aug 9, 2024

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Aug 9 Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks

20137 milestones

Oct 18 First tracked contest Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Oct 18 First call Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Oct 18 First overall top-10 Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Oct 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.5484 Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Oct 18 Career-best overall score672.5484 Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Oct 18 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest
Oct 18 Peak power rating (1510) Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 9, 2024	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	36 / 46 (649.0516)	26 (167.9888)	32 (163.9428)	44 (154.8228)	33 (162.2972)
Aug 21, 2015	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	35 / 36 (613.5312)	32 (159.9772)	28 (157.1428)	34 (151.9084)	36 (144.5028)
Oct 18, 2013	Autumn Blaze BBQ Smoke Off State Championship Contest 🏅 Garnett, KS	6 / 25 (672.5484)	6 (172.5600)	6 (169.6912)	12 (166.2856)	11 (164.0116)