A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD ahead in 100% of their meetings
FINGER LEIKAM GOOD has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Big E's KCQ & Smoke
Big E's KCQ & Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 41st of 43 at the Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (2021). They are ranked #5046 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 9, 2021
latest Apr 5, 2024 · 2.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.90 · weakest Brisket (152.52)
Road miles
106
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
85%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)
Purse competed for
$98K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
622.10 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1017 (130 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Big E's KCQ & Smoke, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,041 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Big E's KCQ & Smoke's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,038 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Level with Big E's KCQ & Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,024 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1462
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before Big E's KCQ & Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before Big E's KCQ & Smoke's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINGER LEIKAM GOOD | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Shark Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCK N BLUES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LAST CALL HEROES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 146.2516 | 154.47 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 145.0516 | 157.20 | top 82% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 149.6344 | 157.90 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5488 | 135.9200 | 152.52 | top 82% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 3 | 90 | 0 | top 96% | Apr 5, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
227
finished ahead 40 times, behind 369
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score647.2916 Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9772 Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
- Peak power rating (1491) Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.2 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 8, 2022 |
| -9.3 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 7, 2023 |
| -9 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest | Jul 9, 2021 |
| -8.8 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 5, 2024 |
| -1 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition | Apr 29, 2022 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.7% | 83.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89.9% | 88.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 93 / 97 (623.2576) | 96 (146.2516) | 63 (167.9772) | 95 (149.6344) | 85 (159.3944) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 99 / 103 (602.6404) | 100 (146.8116) | 100 (145.0516) | 77 (161.6800) | 97 (149.0972) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Red, White, Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS | 51 / 77 (647.2916) | 23 (171.9772) | 43 (165.6800) | 59 (155.9772) | 52 (153.6572) |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 90 / 94 (628.9716) | 90 (149.0972) | 88 (153.0972) | 73 (162.2284) | 59 (164.5488) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 41 / 43 (608.3316) | 38 (158.2172) | 42 (154.2172) | 38 (159.9772) | 43 (135.9200) |