The comeback
7.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.6 years, then back at Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) (Mar 31, 2023).
- last seen Sep 4, 2015
- back Mar 31, 2023
Big Boy Q
Big Boy Q is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 11th of 29 at the Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) (2023). They finished #1947 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 29, 2014
latest Apr 5, 2024 · 9.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.53)
Road miles
949
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 938 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.81 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
315.32 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1947 (95 pts) | #2017 (95 pts) | #2082 (80 pts) | #2116 (80 pts) | #1699 (130 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 159.3828 | 162.54 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 151.9544 | 157.53 | top 61% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 158.8684 | 161.43 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 154.2632 | 158.56 | top 55% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Views & BBQ | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 59% | Apr 5, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
106
finished ahead 50 times, behind 83
Longest layoff
7.6 yrs
Sep 4, 2015 → Mar 31, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Lake Views & BBQ
20146 milestones
- First tracked contest Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- First call Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5492 Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- Career-best overall score656.5492 Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8688 Beach Boogie and Barbeque
- Peak power rating (1502) Beach Boogie and Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) | Mar 31, 2023 |
| +1.7 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque | Aug 29, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Lake Views & BBQ | Apr 5, 2024 |
| -5.3 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival | Sep 4, 2015 |
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 81% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | Lake Views & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 17 / 21 (312.9944) | 14 (160.5028) | 16 (152.4916) | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 11 / 29 (317.6456) | 9 (159.3828) | 8 (158.2628) | — | — |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival Myrtle Beach, SC | 15 / 20 (633.0744) | 15 (159.3944) | 18 (151.9544) | 18 (158.8684) | 9 (162.8572) |
| Aug 29, 2014 | Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC | 19 / 38 (656.5492) | 8 (170.8688) | 19 (167.4172) | 20 (164) | 25 (154.2632) |