BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ UT
Rating
1495
peak 1505 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2020-08-14
latest 2024-07-19
Best ToY finish
#658
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.85 · weakest Pork (163.43)
Road miles
1921
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 951 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.75 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
324.53 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.6 years, then back at Lake Views & BBQ (2024-04-05).
Teams like this (closest power rating, UT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.9144 | 158.2628 | 168.21 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 166.2628 | 170.85 | top 29% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0232 | 154.8460 | 163.43 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 162.2972 | 165.99 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in UT (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 675.75 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 324.53 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-08-14 — First tracked contest · Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
- 📣 2020-08-14 — First call · Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
- ⭐ 2020-08-14 — Career-best overall score (679.4748) · Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
- 📈 2020-08-14 — Peak power rating (1505) · Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival | 2020-08-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff | 2024-07-19 |
| -2.6 | Lake Views & BBQ | 2024-04-05 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 72% | 93.3% | 91.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-19 | The Blaze of 47 BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Salt Lake City, UT | 14 / 16 (672.0348) | 5 (174.9144) | 5 (172.5828) | 16 (154.8460) | 7 (169.6916) |
| 2024-04-05 | Lake Views & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 12 / 21 (324.5256) | 15 (158.2628) | 9 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT | 17 / 42 (679.4748) | 18 (171.4400) | 6 (173.7144) | 14 (172.0232) | 29 (162.2972) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #760 (100 pts) | #807 (95 pts) | #592 (175 pts) | #757 (115 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1323 (176 pts) | #1370 (176 pts) | #1286 (201 pts) | #1059 (281 pts) | #1297 (191 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1347 (205 pts) | #1508 (185 pts) | #1692 (155 pts) | #1052 (340 pts) | #1439 (200 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #658 (554 pts) | #532 (734 pts) | #774 (479 pts) | #417 (899 pts) | #598 (629 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #958 (332 pts) | #816 (447 pts) | #1088 (302 pts) | #615 (627 pts) | #937 (357 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #934 (313 pts) | #937 (343 pts) | #1122 (268 pts) | #1119 (268 pts) | #927 (333 pts) |