High-water mark
684.4800
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.4800 at Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 7, 2024
BIG D BBQ
BIG D BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 9th of 17 at the Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival (2024). They are ranked #5235 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
peak 1457 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2013
latest Jul 19, 2024 · 11.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
10% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.27 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 617.01 (+5.25)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±61.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.61 · weakest Chicken (144.77)
Road miles
3,421
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 1,004 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$81K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
617.01 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
490.80 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 | #607 (280 pts) | #682 (255 pts) | #530 (435 pts) | #731 (220 pts) | #449 (490 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2501 (58 pts) | #2514 (58 pts) | #2496 (58 pts) | #2507 (58 pts) | #1954 (68 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2386 (72 pts) | #2436 (72 pts) | #2423 (72 pts) | #2436 (72 pts) | #2427 (72 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BIG D BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,249 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 4 years before BIG D BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,228 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
They turned up 9 years after BIG D BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#5,229 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
Level with BIG D BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,244 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 20 | 144.77 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 122.2852 | 156.94 | top 66% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 149.7140 | 158.14 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 139.4286 | 160.61 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 71% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 56 | 0 | top 91% | Mar 5, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2024
3 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 10 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited
9
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
461
finished ahead 141 times, behind 466
Longest layoff
3.5 yrs
Apr 26, 2013 → Oct 21, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First overall top-10 Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score684.4800 Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- 10th tracked contest Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
20193 milestones
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score490.8000 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1491) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Pony Express BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2019 |
| +3.9 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | Jun 7, 2024 |
| +3.9 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival | May 17, 2024 |
| +0.1 | Boo-B-Que | Oct 21, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | Apr 26, 2013 |
| -11 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 6, 2020 |
| -10.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 5, 2021 |
| -10.2 | OKC BBQ Fest | Oct 21, 2022 |
| -9.2 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | Jul 19, 2024 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 66% | 95.1% | 92.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 65.6% | 65.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 77.4% | 77.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2024 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 34 / 37 (655.2228) | 35 (161.6572) | 31 (166.2400) | 35 (159.9428) | 22 (167.3828) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 18 / 33 (684.4800) | 23 (167.3944) | 5 (174.8456) | 25 (163.9428) | 2 (178.2972) |
| May 17, 2024 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival 🏅 West Plains, MO | 9 / 17 (667.8628) | 9 (164.5256) | 4 (170.8228) | 13 (164.5372) | 6 (167.9772) |
| Oct 21, 2022 | OKC BBQ Fest 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK | 34 / 35 (472.5828) | 35 (20) | 33 (149.7144) | 34 (152.6284) | 33 (150.2400) |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 73 / 81 (631.1884) | 55 (163.9428) | 80 (149.0744) | 74 (154.7884) | 55 (163.3828) |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 56 / 61 (638.1256) | 56 (154.8000) | 55 (156.5144) | 47 (163.9656) | 44 (162.8456) |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 12 / 62 (490.8000) | 17 (161.1772) | 5 (169.6800) | 19 (159.9428) | — |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA | 29 / 33 (618.6632) | 30 (151.9200) | 33 (150.7888) | 29 (155.3716) | 23 (160.5828) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 39 / 67 (627.8512) | 48 (156.5372) | 33 (159.3944) | 37 (156.5828) | 36 (155.3368) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 44 / 47 (557.1420) | 43 (145.7142) | 46 (122.2852) | 38 (149.7140) | 44 (139.4286) |