A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
DAD BOD BARBEQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
DAD BOD BARBEQUE has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Big Tom's Smokin Q
Big Tom's Smokin Q is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 4th of 8 at the Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #3214 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1500 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Oct 15, 2021
latest Sep 15, 2023 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Best overall
329.1200 / 360
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
321.09 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 315.88 (+5.21)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.84
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.75)
Road miles
373
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 149 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
315.88 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Big Tom's Smokin Q, each with one reason worth a look.
116 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,211 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1502
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,201 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Big Tom's Smokin Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1501
They were already cooking in 2014, 7 years before Big Tom's Smokin Q's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,210 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
Level with Big Tom's Smokin Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,202 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1519
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 7 years before Big Tom's Smokin Q'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Good Grefe! | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Pittie Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wrecking Crew BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| What’cha Got BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Southside Smoke | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 148.5484 | 158.13 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 145.0628 | 157.75 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 56% | Jun 10, 2023 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 42% | Jun 9, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
157
finished ahead 167 times, behind 223
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.2860 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Career-best overall score329.1200 Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1500) Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20221 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD)
- First call Best of the Midwest BBQ
- First overall top-10 Best of the Midwest BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | Best of the Midwest BBQ | Oct 22, 2021 |
| +6.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 9, 2023 |
| +3.9 | Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | Sep 15, 2023 |
| +1.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2022 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | Oct 15, 2021 |
| -8.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | Oct 16, 2021 |
| -2.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2023 |
| -2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 11, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 47% | 91.4% | 89.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 90% | 89% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 63% | 88.1% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2023 | Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Tomah, WI | 4 / 8 (329.1200) | 5 (162.2628) | 4 (166.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 22 / 40 (309.0396) | 22 (148.5484) | 19 (160.4912) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 15 / 43 (326.2860) | 20 (161.7144) | 13 (164.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 21 / 37 (323.9200) | 12 (168) | 22 (155.9200) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 19 / 39 (317.1088) | 23 (153.6916) | 13 (163.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 5 / 44 (303.3256) | 5 (158.2628) | 6 (145.0628) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 30 / 36 (317.1544) | 29 (158.2972) | 26 (158.8572) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 38 / 40 (301.0860) | 33 (154.2632) | 39 (146.8228) | — | — |