BIG JOHNSON'S BBQ UT
Rating
1494
peak 1505
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
Current form
558.68
last 3 vs career avg 558.68 (-0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±165.60
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.85 · weakest Pork (163.43)
Road miles
1921
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 951 mi
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)
- All-time average overall score: 558.68
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 672.0348 | 498.28 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.4748 | 679.47 |
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) |
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) |