BIG BROTHERS BBQ MI
Rating
1536
peak 1542
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-07-19
latest 2024-04-19
Best ToY finish
#63
Master 2014
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.22 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 676.92 (-2.71)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.76
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.36 · weakest Brisket (167.98)
Road miles
463
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 205 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
JAYBIRD'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIG BROTHERS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of QUEFELLAS BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival (2019-09-13) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 31-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, iBQ'n.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178.8800 | 162.2400 | 169.46 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 176.0344 | 162.8000 | 170.36 | top 31% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 176.0000 | 159.9656 | 169.12 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 160.5372 | 167.98 | top 45% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 1 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (7 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival (2019-09-13)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 676.92
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 674.8228 | 674.82 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 673.6916 | 669.06 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 674.1944 | 674.19 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 690.8344 | 683.77 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 35 / 62 (674.8228) | 32 (169.7028) | 6 (176.0344) | 56 (159.9656) | 33 (169.1200) |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 15 / 28 (664.4340) | 24 (162.2400) | 14 (165.1200) | 7 (170.8228) | 13 (166.2512) |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition Mears, MI | 12 / 25 (673.6916) | 18 (163.4172) | 2 (174.8916) | 8 (169.7028) | 13 (165.6800) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 10 / 28 (674.1944) | 9 (171.4172) | 3 (173.7028) | 11 (168.5372) | 24 (160.5372) |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 6 / 28 (683.9428) | 3 (175.4400) | 24 (162.8000) | 3 (174.2628) | 11 (171.4400) |
| 2019-09-13 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 1 / 35 (690.8344) | 1 (178.8800) | 2 (175.4400) | 16 (164.5372) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2019-07-19 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 6 / 28 (676.5372) | 17 (165.1200) | 14 (164.5372) | 1 (176.0000) | 6 (170.8800) |
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 | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #868 (175 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #678 (218 pts) | #907 (143 pts) | #549 (358 pts) | #582 (303 pts) | #717 (223 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #633 (128 pts) | #649 (138 pts) | #506 (228 pts) | #699 (123 pts) | #1089 (58 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #526 (631 pts) | #575 (606 pts) | #773 (426 pts) | #572 (611 pts) | #721 (466 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #390 (877 pts) | #486 (752 pts) | #631 (582 pts) | #471 (787 pts) | #547 (672 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #715 (527 pts) | #1046 (347 pts) | #959 (397 pts) | #949 (392 pts) | #997 (352 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #282 (1225 pts) | #314 (1130 pts) | #278 (1235 pts) | #223 (1365 pts) | #675 (590 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #77 (2140 pts) | #126 (1670 pts) | #123 (1720 pts) | #145 (1590 pts) | #134 (1745 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #63 (2267 pts) | #25 (2402 pts) | #182 (1521 pts) | #112 (1757 pts) | #225 (1404 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #229 (1285 pts) | #237 (1160 pts) | #266 (1105 pts) | #468 (695 pts) | #190 (1370 pts) |