Big D & The Briquettes

Big D & The Briquettes is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 11th of 25 at the Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ (2014). They are ranked #6454 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,454

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1369

peak 1501 · rated over 44 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 26, 2013

latest Aug 25, 2023 · 10.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#752

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 44 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

663.3600 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

Perfect 180s

Current form

616.89 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 630.25 (-13.36)

Walk rate

16%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

Consistency

±24.60

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.44 · weakest Pork (152.81)

Road miles

2,283

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$90K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

630.25 / 720

44 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

663.3600 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.3600 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 21, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

DUSTY ROADS BBQ has finished one call ahead of Big D & The Briquettes 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 63%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 63%

A tough matchup

20–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 20 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.6 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.64 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 7%.

Pork avg 152.81
Chicken avg 160.44
2 calls in 44 entries

A strong matchup

7–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 70% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DUNN UP BBQ in 7 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest (Jul 9, 2021).

last seen Oct 11, 2019
back Jul 9, 2021

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Chicken nemesis

20 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

913 BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 20 of 20 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Two Grills One Butt BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 58% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 58% across 7 contests, versus top 76% the rest of the year.

7 September contests
top 76% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 42nd

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
2022 ↗	Master	#1309 (60 pts)	#1341 (60 pts)	#1404 (60 pts)	#1348 (60 pts)	#1333 (60 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#752 (180 pts)	#805 (180 pts)	#833 (180 pts)	#776 (180 pts)	#782 (180 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1226 (180 pts)	#1295 (180 pts)	#1259 (190 pts)	#1301 (180 pts)	#1277 (180 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1377 (175 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1064 (300 pts)	#1128 (300 pts)	#1032 (350 pts)	#1117 (310 pts)	#1055 (325 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#931 (358 pts)	#992 (358 pts)	#959 (383 pts)	#1022 (358 pts)	#973 (358 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#792 (435 pts)	#821 (440 pts)	#801 (455 pts)	#658 (575 pts)	#679 (550 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1251 (225 pts)	#1323 (225 pts)	#1132 (285 pts)	#1340 (225 pts)	#1218 (250 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1007 (286 pts)	#992 (316 pts)	#900 (351 pts)	#1367 (191 pts)	#849 (371 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1371 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1371

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
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#6,451 of the rated field

1371 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 76
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1371

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rated over 76 contests
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#6,452 of the rated field

1371 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1371

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 24 contests
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#6,457 of the rated field

1367 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

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rated over 21 contests
last seen Mar 3, 2023

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#6,455 of the rated field

1368 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1368

Rated 2 points below Big D & The Briquettes.

rated over 20 contests
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WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE

#6,456 of the rated field

1367 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before Big D & The Briquettes's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
913 BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	19	0	19	0%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
F.O.M.S.B.	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
OVERLAND PORK BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	3	1	176.5600	143.9200	160.44	top 70%
Pork Ribs	44	2	0	169.7140	141.0972	159.05	top 68%
Pork	44	2	0	172.0344	20	152.81	top 78%
Brisket	44	3	0	172.5716	138.7772	157.94	top 64%

“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)	11	0	top 71%
Large (40+)	33	0	top 78%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	40	0	top 76%
MO	4	0	top 77%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY)	5	44	top 57%	Sep 24, 2021
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	5	42	top 88%	Jul 9, 2021
Smoke on the Bricks	4	33	top 83%	Aug 25, 2023
Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL)	4	15	top 74%	Jun 1, 2018
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	30	top 59%	Sep 21, 2018
Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	17	top 68%	Jun 9, 2017
Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	2	11	top 69%	Aug 19, 2016
The G Town Smokin Showdown	2	19	top 84%	Apr 29, 2016
Cookin on the Kaw	2	29	top 83%	Oct 9, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 9 contests

Contests a season 4.4 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 40 of 44 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 25 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,531 finished ahead 977 times, behind 2,513

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs Oct 11, 2019 → Jul 9, 2021

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

20231 milestone

Aug 25 Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks

20182 milestones

Sep 21 Career-best overall score663.3600 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque
Sep 21 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

20161 milestone

Oct 29 25th tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20151 milestone

Apr 10 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring

20134 milestones

Apr 26 First tracked contest Smokin 'n' the Ville
Apr 26 First call Smokin 'n' the Ville
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1420 Big Blue BBQ Championship
May 31 Peak power rating (1501) Big Blue BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	Sep 21, 2018
+7.8	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 27, 2019
+5.7	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	Jun 10, 2016
+5	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	Aug 22, 2014
+3	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	Sep 25, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 8, 2016
-10.6	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	Aug 1, 2013
-9.1	Cookin on the Kaw	Oct 10, 2014
-8.6	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 10, 2015
-7.9	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	Sep 22, 2017

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 91%	86.2%	86.2%
2022	1	0%	top 90%	84.4%	84.4%
2021	3	0%	top 84%	89.1%	85.9%
2019	4	0%	top 67%	91.1%	89.6%
2018	5	20%	top 76%	92.1%	87.7%
2017	5	0%	top 85%	89%	87.1%
2016	9	22%	top 85%	91.5%	85.9%
2015	7	14%	top 72%	90.4%	88.6%
2014	6	17%	top 66%	89.9%	88.4%
2013	3	67%	top 63%	90.2%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 25, 2023	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	40 / 44 (620.3424)	39 (159.9312)	41 (154.2400)	44 (147.3600)	32 (158.8112)
Aug 26, 2022	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	43 / 48 (607.8060)	43 (154.8344)	29 (163.4172)	44 (150.7772)	47 (138.7772)
Sep 24, 2021	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) 🏅 Shawnee, KS	58 / 86 (641.6688)	68 (158.2400)	61 (159.4744)	64 (161.1088)	35 (162.8456)
Aug 20, 2021	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	39 / 46 (616.4456)	35 (162.2628)	36 (154.2400)	42 (154.2744)	39 (145.6684)
Jul 9, 2021	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	43 / 43 (598.1828)	39 (157.7144)	43 (141.0972)	41 (151.9656)	39 (147.4056)
Oct 11, 2019	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	39 / 51 (640.5024)	49 (152.5484)	38 (160.5828)	31 (164)	32 (163.3712)
Sep 27, 2019	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	44 / 102 (656)	78 (157.1316)	23 (169.7028)	47 (165.1084)	35 (164.0572)
Jul 12, 2019	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	48 / 59 (644.5828)	51 (163.4172)	49 (159.9772)	40 (164.6056)	47 (156.5828)
May 31, 2019	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	33 / 49 (638.2060)	45 (149.6800)	22 (164.5832)	34 (159.4056)	21 (164.5372)
Oct 12, 2018	15th Annual Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest Desoto, KS	65 / 69 (617.0284)	66 (155.9772)	62 (154.2400)	65 (153.0968)	56 (153.7144)
Oct 6, 2018	Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS	31 / 37 (631.3828)	31 (159.4172)	31 (158.8000)	29 (156)	25 (157.1656)
Sep 21, 2018	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	30 / 107 (663.3600)	3 (176.5600)	33 (167.9656)	19 (170.8572)	96 (147.9772)
Jul 13, 2018	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	42 / 48 (630.1944)	14 (171.4400)	46 (149.0628)	47 (152.5600)	36 (157.1316)
Jun 1, 2018	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS	36 / 42 (615.8860)	36 (154.8116)	38 (145.6804)	32 (154.8456)	27 (160.5484)
Oct 13, 2017	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	47 / 55 (641.0744)	33 (168.0116)	40 (162.8456)	54 (144.5372)	37 (165.6800)
Sep 22, 2017	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	100 / 112 (615.8512)	29 (166.2744)	100 (149.1084)	108 (151.3712)	97 (149.0972)
Jul 14, 2017	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	51 / 58 (635.3604)	53 (160.5372)	49 (157.6916)	53 (155.4516)	37 (161.6800)
Jun 9, 2017	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	36 / 42 (615.8628)	41 (143.9200)	15 (168.5716)	37 (154.2628)	34 (149.1084)
Jun 2, 2017	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	27 / 35 (629.0744)	32 (155.9544)	34 (154.2744)	23 (158.8112)	20 (160.0344)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	449 / 557 (624.9832)	466 (154.2516)	437 (155.9428)	498 (151.9772)	277 (162.8116)
Sep 23, 2016	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	79 / 111 (629.5888)	63 (161.0972)	85 (154.2172)	79 (160.5600)	76 (153.7144)
Aug 19, 2016	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	31 / 33 (622.1600)	31 (153.6800)	27 (159.4056)	32 (150.2400)	27 (158.8344)
Jul 29, 2016	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	48 / 54 (626.7544)	29 (168.0116)	33 (165.1200)	54 (134.8000)	46 (158.8228)
Jul 22, 2016	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS	49 / 49 (648.5032)	42 (165.7144)	45 (163.9772)	49 (151.9544)	32 (166.8572)
Jun 10, 2016	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	17 / 34 (658.8112)	20 (163.9884)	32 (150.8228)	8 (171.4400)	5 (172.5600)
Jun 3, 2016	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	46 / 55 (634.6852)	42 (159.9656)	47 (153.7028)	50 (156.4912)	24 (164.5256)
Apr 29, 2016	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	24 / 26 (622.7772)	10 (168.5716)	23 (155.4172)	26 (150.8228)	24 (147.9656)
Apr 8, 2016	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	53 / 53 (498.8572)	32 (162.8572)	20 (165.7372)	53 (20)	48 (150.2628)
Oct 9, 2015	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	29 / 36 (650.8344)	27 (162.2628)	31 (159.9772)	11 (172.0344)	29 (156.5600)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	341 / 606 (648.0916)	77 (172.5944)	279 (164.5828)	495 (154.2628)	400 (156.6516)
Sep 25, 2015	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	55 / 112 (647.8628)	64 (160.5372)	27 (169.7028)	54 (162.7884)	70 (154.8344)
Jun 5, 2015	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	25 / 30 (619.3828)	27 (150.8112)	21 (162.2744)	14 (164.0228)	28 (142.2744)
May 8, 2015	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	32 / 45 (639.8852)	31 (161.1200)	35 (152.5828)	39 (156.4912)	9 (169.6912)
Apr 24, 2015	The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) Garnett, KS	19 / 25 (643.3256)	18 (159.3944)	19 (156.5028)	16 (162.8800)	13 (164.5484)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	85 / 97 (614.1600)	87 (153.6800)	80 (154.7772)	93 (145.7028)	51 (160)
Oct 10, 2014	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	39 / 46 (619.2680)	32 (161.7028)	38 (152.5140)	45 (142.8112)	27 (162.2400)
Sep 26, 2014	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	63 / 112 (638.7428)	50 (163.9772)	44 (163.9884)	104 (146.2056)	29 (164.5716)
Aug 22, 2014	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	11 / 25 (647.3832)	16 (161.1204)	8 (164.0116)	6 (168.5712)	15 (153.6800)
Aug 8, 2014	Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	38 / 53 (635.8628)	31 (164.5600)	45 (154.8228)	30 (163.9428)	44 (152.5372)
May 16, 2014	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	32 / 50 (647.2912)	27 (161.6572)	30 (160.5256)	36 (161.1084)	20 (164)
Apr 25, 2014	VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS	48 / 65 (630.1600)	60 (151.3484)	13 (169.1200)	50 (157.7028)	54 (151.9888)
Aug 1, 2013	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	62 / 74 (630.7660)	44 (163.3828)	43 (162.2516)	74 (140.5372)	32 (164.5944)
May 31, 2013	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	15 / 30 (649.1420)	5 (169.7142)	5 (169.7140)	26 (151.4282)	17 (158.2856)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS	14 / 26 (642.8572)	23 (154.8572)	16 (161.1428)	23 (154.2856)	4 (172.5716)

Big D & The Briquettes

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

A standing appointment

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)