BIG BOLA Q
BIG BOLA Q is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 27th of 30 at the Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (2023). They finished #1033 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 7, 2023
latest Aug 18, 2023
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.46 · weakest Brisket (153.67)
Road miles
24
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$8,450
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
561.93 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1033 (115 pts) | #1305 (65 pts) | #913 (180 pts) | #1082 (115 pts) | #1072 (115 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4628 | 167.4628 | 167.46 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 159.3828 | 166.55 | top 62% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4288 | 152.5372 | 157.98 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 146.2400 | 153.67 | top 88% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First tracked contest Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8116 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best overall score654.8116 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7144 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off
- Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2023 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 57 / 57 (469.0516) | — | 48 (159.3828) | 44 (163.4288) | 53 (146.2400) |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 27 / 30 (654.8116) | 23 (167.4628) | 12 (173.7144) | 30 (152.5372) | 25 (161.0972) |