A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
GILLY'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
GILLY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Big Chief BBQ
Big Chief BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 13th of 25 at the Randolph County Pig Party (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 10, 2013
latest Jul 26, 2024 · 11.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.28 · weakest Pork (156.14)
Road miles
598
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 345 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
636.10 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.7142 | 156.0116 | 164.28 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 148.5712 | 156.69 | top 71% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 146.8568 | 156.14 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4290 | 156 | 158.99 | top 61% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
122
finished ahead 42 times, behind 92
Longest layoff
10.8 yrs
Oct 11, 2013 → Jul 26, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Route
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off
- First call Randolph County Pig Party
- Career-best overall score643.4284 Randolph County Pig Party
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7142 Randolph County Pig Party
- Peak power rating (1491) Randolph County Pig Party
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | Randolph County Pig Party | May 17, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off | May 10, 2013 |
| -8.6 | Smokin on the Route | Jul 26, 2024 |
| -0.2 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights | Oct 11, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 89% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 64% | 89.4% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 24 / 27 (639.3488) | 23 (156.0116) | 22 (163.9656) | 24 (160.5600) | 25 (158.8116) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL | 30 / 53 (638.7772) | 24 (165.6916) | 42 (150.8000) | 21 (164.5828) | 28 (157.7028) |
| May 17, 2013 | Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL | 13 / 25 (643.4284) | 2 (169.7142) | 9 (163.4284) | 24 (146.8568) | 9 (163.4290) |
| May 10, 2013 | 2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off Florissant, MO | 21 / 25 (622.8568) | 11 (165.7142) | 22 (148.5712) | 21 (152.5714) | 16 (156) |