BIG BROTHERS BBQ

BIG BROTHERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 59 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. They have won 6 Grand Championships, most recently at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 11 times. They are ranked #116 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#116

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1799

peak 1836 · rated over 56 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 24, 2013

latest Apr 19, 2024 · 10.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#63

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

11 reserve · wins it all 10% of the time

Category wins

45 podiums

Overall top-10s

73% of 59 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 18%

overall standings

Best overall

697.6800 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

674.22 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 678.17 (-3.95)

Walk rate

90%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com

Consistency

±10.12

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.24 · weakest Brisket (168.84)

Road miles

11,110

across 59 mapped stops · furthest 681 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$42K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

678.17 / 720

59 Master contests · 6 GCs

Storylines (19 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

1.0284 points from the title

Came within 1.0284 points of the Grand Championship at Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 (Jul 25, 2014).

Among the elite

#116 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 2% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1799 puts them #116 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 2% of the field.

rating 1799
peak 1836
56 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 3 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Pork Ribs ×1
Pork ×1

Against the odds

25-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 75 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) (Aug 1, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ.

Giant slayer

41 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 41-team field at Central Iowa Expo BBQ.

Apr 25, 2015

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 6%

They almost always walk

90% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 53 of 59 contests

A top-10 category call in 90% of their 59 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

697.6800 career-best overall

96.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.6800 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship — 96.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 9, 2015

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 7 entries at contests carrying the title.

7 state-championship entries

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

iBQ'n has finished one call ahead of BIG BROTHERS BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 2 Grand Championships

2015 was the year it came together: 13 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 6 category wins, at an average finish in the top 12%.

13 contests
10 overall top-10s
6 category wins
average top 12%

A tough matchup

14–4 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 78% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 18 shared contests.

A strong matchup

30–10 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Mac Attack BBQ in 30 of their 40 shared contests.

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at GLBBQA Spring Fling (Apr 19, 2024).

last seen Sep 24, 2021
back Apr 19, 2024

Always the bridesmaid

11 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 11 times against 6 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

6 Grand Championships
59 contests

Looking over their shoulder

5× one call behind them

THE REAL SMOKIN ACES has landed one call behind them 5 times.

A June team

Top 9% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 9% across 4 contests, versus top 18% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 18% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,110 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,110 miles across 59 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 681 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship.

59 mapped stops
furthest 681 mi

The metronome

±1.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.2% of a perfect score
59 contests

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	#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	#523 (631 pts)	#571 (606 pts)	#765 (426 pts)	#567 (611 pts)	#717 (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 (1,225 pts)	#314 (1,130 pts)	#278 (1,235 pts)	#223 (1,365 pts)	#675 (590 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#77 (2,140 pts)	#126 (1,670 pts)	#123 (1,720 pts)	#145 (1,590 pts)	#134 (1,745 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#63 (2,267 pts)	#25 (2,402 pts)	#182 (1,521 pts)	#112 (1,757 pts)	#225 (1,404 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#229 (1,285 pts)	#237 (1,160 pts)	#266 (1,105 pts)	#468 (695 pts)	#190 (1,370 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG BROTHERS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

HOT COLE'S BBQ

#115 of the rated field

1799 power rating

Contests: 151
GCs: 11
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1851

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BIG BROTHERS BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG BROTHERS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 135 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

FAT, DRUNK & STUPID

#117 of the rated field

1799 power rating

Contests: 80
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1802

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 79 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 79 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024
on a 9-contest top-10 run

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Rooftop BBQ

#114 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 101
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1856

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to BIG BROTHERS BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 101 contests to 59.

rated over 97 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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R BUTTS R SMOKIN

#111 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 111
GCs: 10
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1858

4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to BIG BROTHERS BBQ)

Their rating is built on 10 Grand Championships in 111 contests, alongside a 59% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 106 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2023

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SWIGGIN PIG

#110 of the rated field

1801 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 126
GCs: 11
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1831

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BIG BROTHERS BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before BIG BROTHERS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 126 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ

#113 of the rated field

1800 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 113
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1811

Level with BIG BROTHERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 110 contests
last seen Mar 1, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	48	29	19	60%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	47	29	18	62%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	40	30	10	75%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' IN THE D	27	23	4	85%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	26	17	9	65%	⚔ compare
Kalamazoo Pit Posse	23	22	1	96%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	23	18	5	78%	⚔ compare
SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	22	21	1	95%	⚔ compare
QUAU	22	14	8	64%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	21	14	7	67%	⚔ compare
YELLOW RIVER BBQ	20	15	5	75%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	20	14	6	70%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	19	13	6	68%	⚔ compare
PapaDads BBQ	18	13	5	72%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	59	34	11	18	180 🔥	162.2400	171.24	top 28%
Pork Ribs	59	29	5	11	180 🔥	158.8228	168.96	top 29%
Pork	59	33	4	8	180 🔥	158.8112	169.13	top 30%
Brisket	59	26	2	8	177.7600	153.7028	168.84	top 32%

“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
Medium (20–39)	32	5	top 19%
Large (40+)	27	1	top 17%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MI	31	4	top 18%
WI	7	1	top 14%
IL	6	0	top 25%
MO	4	0	top 8%
IA	4	1	top 20%
KS	2	0	top 26%
IN	2	0	top 10%
AR	2	0	top 39%
TN	1	0	top 10%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	3	1	1	top 16%	Sep 16, 2016
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	3	2	0	top 9%	Sep 11, 2015
The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	1	1	top 6%	Sep 21, 2018
Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2	1	1	top 10%	Apr 25, 2015
Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	6	0	top 29%	Sep 25, 2020
Bordertown BBQ Brawl	2	6	0	top 23%	Jul 19, 2019
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2	2	0	top 6%	Sep 14, 2018
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2	10	0	top 30%	May 26, 2018
37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	70	0	top 26%	Oct 29, 2016
Blues.Brews & Barbecue	2	9	0	top 23%	Jul 29, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship	2	7	0	top 39%	Oct 9, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	5	0	top 22%	Jul 4, 2014
Red, White, And BBQ	2	4	0	top 13%	May 24, 2014
Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2	11	0	top 31%	Apr 26, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 16 contests · 2 GCs

Contests a season 5.9 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 31 of 59 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 43 14 of them more than once

First title Jun 20, 2014 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off

Opponents faced 1,645 finished ahead 3,702 times, behind 627

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs Sep 24, 2021 → Apr 19, 2024

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Apr 19 Most recent contest GLBBQA Spring Fling

20192 milestones

Sep 13 First state championship Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1836) Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com

20181 milestone

Aug 17 50th tracked contest Bordertown BBQ Brawl

20171 milestone

Sep 22 5th Grand Championship The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com

20154 milestones

Apr 24 25th tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ
Apr 25 Biggest field won (41 teams) Central Iowa Expo BBQ
Jun 26 10th category win Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Oct 9 Career-best overall score697.6800 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship

20143 milestones

Apr 25 10th tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew
Jun 20 First Grand Championship 6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off
Sep 12 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

20137 milestones

May 24 First tracked contest Westmont Red, White & BBQ
May 24 First call Westmont Red, White & BBQ
May 24 First overall top-10 Westmont Red, White & BBQ
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.7138 Westmont Red, White & BBQ
Jun 21 First category win (Pork Ribs) 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
Jun 21 First overall podium 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off
Jun 21 First Reserve Championship 5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Aug 1, 2014
+14.4	5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off	Jun 21, 2013
+13.7	Taste of Grand Rapids	Jul 19, 2013
+13.3	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out	Apr 3, 2014
+13.1	Westmont Red, White & BBQ	May 24, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition	Sep 10, 2021
-10.8	GLBBQA Spring Fling	Apr 19, 2024
-8.8	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 24, 2021
-8.7	Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship	Aug 8, 2014
-4.7	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	May 26, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	1	0	0	0	100%	top 56%	93.7%	93.7%
2021	2	0	0	0	100%	top 51%	93.6%	92.9%
2020	1	0	1	0	100%	top 36%	93.6%	93.6%
2019	3	1	3	2	100%	top 15%	95.9%	95%
2018	5	0	4	1	80%	top 19%	95.8%	94.1%
2017	2	1	2	2	100%	top 6%	96.7%	95.7%
2016	8	0	5	3	88%	top 19%	95.8%	93.7%
2015	13	2	10	6	92%	top 12%	96.9%	94.6%
2014	16	2	11	5	88%	top 18%	96.8%	94.3%
2013	8	0	7	3	88%	top 15%	95.2%	93.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 19, 2024	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	35 / 62 (674.8228)	32 (169.7028)	6 (176.0344)	56 (159.9656)	33 (169.1200)
Sep 24, 2021	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)
Sep 10, 2021	Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition 🏅 Mears, MI	12 / 25 (673.6916)	18 (163.4172)	2 (174.8916)	8 (169.7028)	13 (165.6800)
Sep 25, 2020	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)
Sep 20, 2019	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)
Sep 13, 2019	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)
Jul 19, 2019	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	6 / 28 (676.5372)	17 (165.1200)	14 (164.5372)	1 (176)	6 (170.8800)
Sep 21, 2018	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	2 / 28 (684.4912)	1 (176)	10 (169.1200)	10 (167.9540)	4 (171.4172)
Sep 14, 2018	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	2 / 48 (689.6568)	6 (173.1200)	7 (172.0228)	7 (172.5484)	6 (171.9656)
Aug 17, 2018	Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI	6 / 24 (679.3600)	14 (166.2628)	13 (166.2400)	4 (174.8456)	5 (172.0116)
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	24 / 60 (665.6340)	38 (165.7256)	18 (168.5600)	11 (171.4056)	36 (159.9428)
May 25, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	10 / 49 (669.0860)	10 (170.2972)	20 (164.5488)	7 (170.8572)	27 (163.3828)
Sep 22, 2017	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	1 / 24 (696.5716)	3 (173.7372)	11 (169.7144)	1 (180)	5 (173.1200)
Sep 8, 2017	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Silver Lake, MI	2 / 28 (681.7484)	11 (167.9656)	1 (173.7600)	12 (168)	5 (172.0228)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	75 / 557 (679.4056)	149 (169.1772)	144 (169.7028)	148 (169.1200)	89 (171.4056)
Oct 28, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	70 / 180 (681.0856)	135 (166.8344)	1 (180)	99 (168.5256)	125 (165.7256)
Sep 16, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	5 / 30 (689.7604)	11 (173.7488)	7 (173.7144)	3 (177.1428)	23 (165.1544)
Aug 26, 2016	Ribstock Marne, MI	3 / 32 (665.0856)	1 (178.2972)	8 (163.4400)	11 (164.5256)	19 (158.8228)
Jul 29, 2016	Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	9 / 39 (663.4628)	9 (169.1656)	3 (172.6172)	7 (167.9772)	28 (153.7028)
Jul 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	5 / 28 (666.8116)	2 (173.7144)	18 (159.9888)	1 (171.4284)	18 (161.6800)
Apr 30, 2016	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	2 / 58 (689.1312)	9 (174.2972)	7 (171.4056)	2 (174.2628)	15 (169.1656)
Apr 29, 2016	Masters in May Appleton, WI	15 / 59 (663.4172)	36 (162.8800)	19 (165.7144)	5 (172.5600)	28 (162.2628)
Oct 9, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	7 / 50 (697.6800)	41 (169.7028)	1 (178.8572)	10 (176)	24 (173.1200)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	96 / 606 (675.4056)	270 (165.1084)	143 (169.6800)	255 (165.1428)	25 (175.4744)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	11 / 187 (693.7600)	9 (178.2972)	21 (175.4400)	17 (174.2972)	127 (165.7256)
Sep 11, 2015	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	5 / 34 (686.8572)	1 (179.4400)	12 (167.4172)	10 (170.8456)	6 (169.1544)
Aug 28, 2015	Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI	1 / 32 (675.9656)	2 (172.5944)	15 (158.8228)	5 (169.7028)	1 (174.8456)
Aug 14, 2015	Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI	2 / 26 (691.4512)	1 (175.4400)	2 (177.7028)	8 (169.1428)	12 (169.1656)
Aug 7, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	8 / 30 (684.4800)	20 (168.5256)	8 (173.1428)	14 (168.5372)	6 (174.2744)
Jul 17, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Auburn Hills, MI	6 / 28 (674.8456)	5 (171.4172)	14 (164.5600)	8 (168.6056)	5 (170.2628)
Jun 26, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	2 / 30 (675.9428)	15 (163.4172)	1 (176.0116)	8 (165.6912)	6 (170.8228)
May 2, 2015	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	3 / 47 (670.8228)	15 (166.2400)	7 (168.5600)	4 (167.4400)	11 (168.5828)
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	11 / 57 (661.6460)	25 (162.8572)	20 (161.6800)	4 (169.6800)	15 (167.4288)
Apr 25, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	1 / 41 (692.0228)	28 (169.1200)	8 (172.0344)	7 (173.1084)	1 (177.7600)
Apr 24, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	7 / 42 (677.7028)	6 (176)	18 (166.2972)	27 (163.9428)	11 (171.4628)
Oct 24, 2014	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	9 / 92 (683.9424)	10 (174.8800)	36 (170.2512)	56 (163.4056)	11 (175.4056)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	6 / 165 (694.2856)	6 (177.7600)	58 (170.2628)	18 (174.2628)	47 (172)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	30 / 552 (687.9656)	199 (167.9772)	196 (167.3828)	13 (177.1428)	25 (175.4628)
Sep 26, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	32 / 50 (682.1712)	48 (165.0856)	30 (170.8228)	37 (168.5600)	5 (177.7028)
Sep 12, 2014	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	2 / 43 (697.1200)	1 (180)	5 (171.9772)	6 (173.7028)	7 (171.4400)
Aug 22, 2014	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	9 / 39 (671.9316)	9 (170.2628)	14 (166.8344)	24 (163.4172)	9 (171.4172)
Aug 8, 2014	Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	19 / 32 (657.1084)	15 (165.1544)	12 (165.7372)	28 (158.8112)	11 (167.4056)
Aug 1, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	1 / 30 (689.1316)	3 (174.2972)	7 (170.8572)	3 (174.2744)	10 (169.7028)
Jul 25, 2014	Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI	2 / 55 (677.1544)	1 (177.7372)	4 (170.8800)	19 (165.1200)	24 (163.4172)
Jul 4, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	5 / 21 (672.5140)	3 (170.8800)	8 (166.2628)	10 (163.9656)	4 (171.4056)
Jun 20, 2014	6th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	1 / 31 (679.9428)	1 (176)	7 (164.5600)	7 (169.1200)	7 (170.2628)
May 24, 2014	Red, White, And BBQ Westmont, IL	4 / 72 (681.7032)	4 (174.8688)	20 (167.3944)	1 (178.3200)	41 (161.1200)
May 23, 2014	Red, White, and BBQ Westmont, IL	9 / 43 (662.8456)	4 (173.1428)	20 (161.7256)	8 (167.9656)	22 (160.0116)
Apr 26, 2014	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	11 / 39 (681.7716)	11 (173.7372)	18 (169.1544)	8 (172.5600)	22 (166.3200)
Apr 25, 2014	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	15 / 45 (668.5376)	1 (177.1544)	17 (165.1316)	16 (168)	37 (158.2516)
Apr 3, 2014	2nd Annual Parkinson's Smoke Out Evansville, IN	2 / 64 (678.2284)	12 (169.1084)	6 (172.5600)	6 (170.2856)	19 (166.2744)
Sep 13, 2013	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	3 / 47 (678.8000)	1 (177.1428)	5 (167.4172)	19 (161.1084)	2 (173.1316)
Aug 23, 2013	Blues, Brews & Barbecues Birch Run, MI	4 / 31 (667.3712)	4 (170.2972)	10 (163.9884)	8 (166.8228)	7 (166.2628)
Aug 9, 2013	Dam Good BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	3 / 31 (670.2972)	8 (167.4284)	2 (170.8916)	16 (159.3828)	3 (172.5944)
Aug 2, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Rockford, IL	15 / 30 (665.6804)	12 (168.6060)	18 (165.1544)	17 (166.8228)	16 (165.0972)
Jul 19, 2013	Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI	2 / 39 (680.5140)	1 (177.7372)	20 (163.9656)	23 (162.2512)	2 (176.5600)
Jun 28, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	5 / 26 (665.7142)	6 (167.4286)	6 (168)	13 (160.5714)	3 (169.7142)
Jun 21, 2013	5th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	2 / 30 (685.7142)	3 (173.1428)	1 (175.4288)	10 (167.4284)	3 (169.7142)
May 24, 2013	Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL	8 / 70 (669.7138)	18 (167.9998)	36 (158.8570)	20 (167.9998)	3 (174.8572)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BIG BROTHERS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (19 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)