A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
Big Fork BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Big Fork BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Frontier Restoration
Frontier Restoration is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 54th of 87 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2022). They are ranked #5729 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1445 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Sep 25, 2015
latest Sep 22, 2023 · 8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
594.69 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 601.06 (-6.37)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±59.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.05 · weakest Pork (153.19)
Road miles
2
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 7 state-championship entries
Master avg
601.06 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Frontier Restoration, each with one reason worth a look.
89 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,727 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to Frontier Restoration)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Frontier Restoration ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,738 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Level with Frontier Restoration on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Frontier Restoration's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Frontier Restoration's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMF | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| YARDHOGS BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Last Years Leftovers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba's Pig-a-licious | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Why Not Smoke | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Pharr Moore BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| KC Rib doctor | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Evening Wood | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Overland Pig Committee | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| PASSIONS OF THE PIT | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG HEAVEN | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Fork BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BREW 'N' BAR-B-QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 149.0856 | 159.05 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 153.1204 | 157.68 | top 73% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 139.9768 | 153.19 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 144.5028 | 153.67 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | 4 | 54 | 0 | top 78% | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | 2 | 62 | 0 | top 75% | Sep 21, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
257
finished ahead 144 times, behind 537
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Sep 21, 2018 → Sep 24, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers
20222 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.1368 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.6800 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Peak power rating (1487) Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -12.2 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -11.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) | Sep 24, 2021 |
| -11.5 | Shawnee Great Grillers | Sep 22, 2023 |
| -3.9 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship | Sep 23, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 64.2% | 64.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84% | 84% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2023 | Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 70 / 73 (462.0456) | 65 (155.9084) | — | 64 (155.9428) | 62 (150.1944) |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 54 / 87 (646.1368) | 45 (165.6800) | 56 (160.5028) | 59 (159.9884) | 50 (159.9656) |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 80 / 86 (605.0396) | 59 (159.4172) | 56 (161.1428) | 85 (139.9768) | 82 (144.5028) |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 62 / 107 (645.5884) | 44 (165.6684) | 74 (159.4288) | 78 (159.3712) | 58 (161.1200) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 102 / 112 (614.6508) | 103 (149.0856) | 87 (155.3712) | 96 (155.4056) | 78 (154.7884) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 72 / 111 (634.7316) | 58 (162.2512) | 90 (153.1204) | 76 (161.1084) | 60 (158.2516) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 104 / 112 (599.2572) | 88 (155.3484) | 88 (156.5372) | 111 (140.5372) | 99 (146.8344) |