The long haul
4,436
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,436 miles across 2 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 4,436 miles to Vienna Alps BBQ Days.
- 2 mapped stops
- furthest 4,436 mi
Big Bubba BBQ
Big Bubba BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 12th of 12 at the Vienna Alps BBQ Days (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 5, 2017
latest Jul 29, 2023 · 6 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.01 · weakest Brisket (136.79)
Road miles
4,436
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 4,436 mi
Master avg
515.85 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 168.0116 | 168.01 | top 19% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6916 | 147.3600 | 152.53 | top 71% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0856 | 135.9660 | 142.53 | top 98% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.6572 | 131.9200 | 136.79 | top 96% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
52
finished ahead 5 times, behind 47
Longest layoff
6 yrs
Aug 5, 2017 → Jul 29, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Vienna Alps BBQ Days
20174 milestones
- First tracked contest Capital BBQ Festival
- First call Capital BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score593.5892 Capital BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.0116 Capital BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2023 | Vienna Alps BBQ Days Reichenau | 12 / 12 (438.1028) | — | 12 (147.3600) | 12 (149.0856) | 12 (141.6572) |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 37 / 42 (593.5892) | 8 (168.0116) | 18 (157.6916) | 40 (135.9660) | 39 (131.9200) |