BIG D BBQ GA
Rating
1466
peak 1508 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-03-01
latest 2024-07-19
Best ToY finish
#607
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
622.27 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 624.91 (-2.64)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±70.39
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.02 · weakest Chicken (141.93)
Road miles
1481
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 774 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$81K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
624.91 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
490.80 / 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
⚔️ A tough matchup
Heavy Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at OKC BBQ Fest (2022-10-21).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 20.0000 | 141.93 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 149.0744 | 162.41 | top 59% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 152.6284 | 159.96 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 150.2400 | 165.02 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 56 | 0 | top 91% | 2021-03-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (3 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 624.91 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 490.80 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-01 — First tracked contest · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 📣 2019-03-01 — First call · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 📈 2019-03-01 — Peak power rating (1508) · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- ⭐ 2024-06-07 — Career-best overall score (684.4800) · Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.8 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2019-03-01 |
| +3.2 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest | 2024-06-07 |
| +3 | Give Local First - Charity BBQ Festival | 2024-05-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2020-03-06 |
| -12.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2021-03-05 |
| -11.8 | OKC BBQ Fest | 2022-10-21 |
| -9.9 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) | 2024-07-19 |
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 | 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% | 136.3% | 136.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 34 / 37 (655.2228) | 35 (161.6572) | 31 (166.2400) | 35 (159.9428) | 22 (167.3828) |
| 2024-06-07 | 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) |
| 2024-05-17 | 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) |
| 2022-10-21 | OKC BBQ Fest 🏅 Oklahoma City, OK | 34 / 35 (472.5828) | 35 (20.0000) | 33 (149.7144) | 34 (152.6284) | 33 (150.2400) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 73 / 81 (631.1884) | 55 (163.9428) | 80 (149.0744) | 74 (154.7884) | 55 (163.3828) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 56 / 61 (638.1256) | 56 (154.8000) | 55 (156.5144) | 47 (163.9656) | 44 (162.8456) |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 12 / 62 (490.8000) | 17 (161.1772) | 5 (169.6800) | 19 (159.9428) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |