Big D & The Briquettes

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6368

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1375

peak 1501 · rated over 44 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2023-08-25

Best ToY finish

#752

Master 2021

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 44 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

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 627.67 (-10.78)

Walk rate

16%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque

Consistency

±29.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.44 · weakest Pork (152.81)

Road miles

2,283

mi across 44 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi

Schedule strength

51%

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

Purse competed for

$90K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

627.67 / 720

44 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

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
2018-09-21

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

19–1 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 95% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 19 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 WINGED SWINE 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 (2021-07-09).

last seen 2019-10-11
back 2021-07-09

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 75% the rest of the year.

7 September contests
top 75% 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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

D'Vine Swine

#6369 of the rated field

1375 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1375

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2023-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

WINGED SWINE

#6372 of the rated field

1374 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1374

7–3 in 10 shared contests (70% to Big D & The Briquettes)

These two have cooked 10 of the same contests — Big D & The Briquettes ahead 7–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 45 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Brewski and Barbeque

#6371 of the rated field

1375 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1375

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Big D & The Briquettes)

Fewer contests behind them than Big D & The Briquettes has cooked, 19 to 44, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

SAUCED N SMOKED

#6370 of the rated field

1375 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

No shared contest yet.

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2025-06-27

⚔ Head-to-head

BLUES ROCK BBQ

#6367 of the rated field

1377 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1377

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Big D & The Briquettes's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SNORING HOGS BBQ

#6373 of the rated field

1374 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 3%
Peak: 1374

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
913 BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
Fat&Dumb BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
OVERLAND PORK BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
F.O.M.S.B.	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
MAN MEAT BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' SAUCED	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ 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	20.0000	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	40	0	top 76%
MO	4	0	top 64%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	11	0	top 71%
Large (40+)	33	0	top 76%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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%	2021-09-24
Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest	5	42	top 88%	2021-07-09
Smoke on the Bricks	4	33	top 83%	2023-08-25
*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL)	4	15	top 74%	2018-06-01
Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2	30	top 59%	2018-09-21
*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2	17	top 68%	2017-06-09
Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	2	11	top 69%	2016-08-19
The G Town Smokin Showdown	2	19	top 84%	2016-04-29
Cookin on the Kaw	2	29	top 83%	2015-10-09

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.3 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2023-08-25

Busiest season 2016 9 contests

Contests a season 4.4 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KS 40 of 44 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 25 9 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 44 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.44 · weakest Pork (152.81)

Walk rate 16% a top-10 call in 7 of 44 contests

Overall top-10 rate 2% 1 of 44 contests

Master average 627.67 out of 720 · 44 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,551 1,300–2,191 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,283 44 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi

Schedule strength 1565 average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests

Purse competed for $89,725 listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 14 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2019-10-11 → 2021-07-09

Power rating 1375 peak 1501 · #6368 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
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
2015
Apr 10 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
Oct 3 First overall top-10 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
2016
Oct 29 25th tracked contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
2018
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
2023
Aug 25 Most recent contest Smoke on the Bricks

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.2	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
+12.3	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2018-09-21
+7.5	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship	2019-09-27
+5.1	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge	2016-06-10
+5	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ	2014-08-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2016-04-08
-10.6	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2013-08-01
-9.1	Cookin on the Kaw	2014-10-10
-8.6	Smoke in the Spring	2015-04-10
-8.3	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque	2017-09-22

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0%	top 91%	86.2%	86.2%
2022	1	0	0%	top 90%	84.4%	84.4%
2021	3	0	0%	top 84%	89.1%	85.9%
2019	4	0	0%	top 67%	91.1%	89.6%
2018	5	0	20%	top 76%	92.1%	87.7%
2017	5	0	0%	top 85%	89%	87.1%
2016	9	0	22%	top 85%	91.5%	85.9%
2015	7	1	14%	top 64%	90.4%	85.9%
2014	6	0	17%	top 66%	89.9%	88.4%
2013	3	0	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
2023-08-25	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	40 / 44 (620.3424)	39 (159.9312)	41 (154.2400)	44 (147.3600)	32 (158.8112)
2022-08-26	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	43 / 48 (607.8060)	43 (154.8344)	29 (163.4172)	44 (150.7772)	47 (138.7772)
2021-09-24	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)
2021-08-20	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	39 / 46 (616.4456)	35 (162.2628)	36 (154.2400)	42 (154.2744)	39 (145.6684)
2021-07-09	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	43 / 43 (598.1828)	39 (157.7144)	43 (141.0972)	41 (151.9656)	39 (147.4056)
2019-10-11	Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) 🏅 DeSoto, KS	39 / 51 (640.5024)	49 (152.5484)	38 (160.5828)	31 (164.0000)	32 (163.3712)
2019-09-27	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	44 / 102 (656.0000)	78 (157.1316)	23 (169.7028)	47 (165.1084)	35 (164.0572)
2019-07-12	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 🏅 Mayetta, KS	48 / 59 (644.5828)	51 (163.4172)	49 (159.9772)	40 (164.6056)	47 (156.5828)
2019-05-31	Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS	33 / 49 (638.2060)	45 (149.6800)	22 (164.5832)	34 (159.4056)	21 (164.5372)
2018-10-12	*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)
2018-10-06	*Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS	31 / 37 (631.3828)	31 (159.4172)	31 (158.8000)	29 (156.0000)	25 (157.1656)
2018-09-21	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	30 / 107 (663.3600)	3 (176.5600)	33 (167.9656)	19 (170.8572)	96 (147.9772)
2018-07-13	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	42 / 48 (630.1944)	14 (171.4400)	46 (149.0628)	47 (152.5600)	36 (157.1316)
2018-06-01	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS	36 / 42 (615.8860)	36 (154.8116)	38 (145.6804)	32 (154.8456)	27 (160.5484)
2017-10-13	14th Annual Cookin on the Kaw Desoto, KS	47 / 55 (641.0744)	33 (168.0116)	40 (162.8456)	54 (144.5372)	37 (165.6800)
2017-09-22	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque 🏅 Shawnee, KS	100 / 112 (615.8512)	29 (166.2744)	100 (149.1084)	108 (151.3712)	97 (149.0972)
2017-07-14	*Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	51 / 58 (635.3604)	53 (160.5372)	49 (157.6916)	53 (155.4516)	37 (161.6800)
2017-06-09	*Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	36 / 42 (615.8628)	41 (143.9200)	15 (168.5716)	37 (154.2628)	34 (149.1084)
2017-06-02	*Big Blue BBQ Championship(TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	27 / 35 (629.0744)	32 (155.9544)	34 (154.2744)	23 (158.8112)	20 (160.0344)
2016-10-29	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)
2016-09-23	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	79 / 111 (629.5888)	63 (161.0972)	85 (154.2172)	79 (160.5600)	76 (153.7144)
2016-08-19	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	31 / 33 (622.1600)	31 (153.6800)	27 (159.4056)	32 (150.2400)	27 (158.8344)
2016-07-29	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	48 / 54 (626.7544)	29 (168.0116)	33 (165.1200)	54 (134.8000)	46 (158.8228)
2016-07-22	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS	49 / 49 (648.5032)	42 (165.7144)	45 (163.9772)	49 (151.9544)	32 (166.8572)
2016-06-10	Smoke Out Hunger BBQ Challenge Kansas City, KS	17 / 34 (658.8112)	20 (163.9884)	32 (150.8228)	8 (171.4400)	5 (172.5600)
2016-06-03	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	46 / 55 (634.6852)	42 (159.9656)	47 (153.7028)	50 (156.4912)	24 (164.5256)
2016-04-29	The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS	24 / 26 (622.7772)	10 (168.5716)	23 (155.4172)	26 (150.8228)	24 (147.9656)
2016-04-08	The Best Damn BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	53 / 53 (498.8572)	32 (162.8572)	20 (165.7372)	53 (20.0000)	48 (150.2628)
2015-10-09	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	29 / 36 (650.8344)	27 (162.2628)	31 (159.9772)	11 (172.0344)	29 (156.5600)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	10 / 606 (514.3200)	77 (172.5944)	279 (164.5828)	495 (154.2628)	400 (156.6516)
2015-09-25	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	55 / 112 (647.8628)	64 (160.5372)	27 (169.7028)	54 (162.7884)	70 (154.8344)
2015-06-05	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	25 / 30 (619.3828)	27 (150.8112)	21 (162.2744)	14 (164.0228)	28 (142.2744)
2015-05-08	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	32 / 45 (639.8852)	31 (161.1200)	35 (152.5828)	39 (156.4912)	9 (169.6912)
2015-04-24	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)
2015-04-10	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	85 / 97 (614.1600)	87 (153.6800)	80 (154.7772)	93 (145.7028)	51 (160.0000)
2014-10-10	Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS	39 / 46 (619.2680)	32 (161.7028)	38 (152.5140)	45 (142.8112)	27 (162.2400)
2014-09-26	Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS	63 / 112 (638.7428)	50 (163.9772)	44 (163.9884)	104 (146.2056)	29 (164.5716)
2014-08-22	Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS	11 / 25 (647.3832)	16 (161.1204)	8 (164.0116)	6 (168.5712)	15 (153.6800)
2014-08-08	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)
2014-05-16	Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO	32 / 50 (647.2912)	27 (161.6572)	30 (160.5256)	36 (161.1084)	20 (164.0000)
2014-04-25	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)
2013-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	62 / 74 (630.7660)	44 (163.3828)	43 (162.2516)	74 (140.5372)	32 (164.5944)
2013-05-31	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	15 / 30 (649.1420)	5 (169.7142)	5 (169.7140)	26 (151.4282)	17 (158.2856)
2013-04-26	Smokin 'n' the Ville Edwardsville, KS	14 / 26 (642.8572)	23 (154.8572)	16 (161.1428)	23 (154.2856)	4 (172.5716)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — 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)