BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN

BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off (2014). They are ranked #1226 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,226

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1584

peak 1597 · rated over 22 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 15, 2013

latest Apr 12, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#542

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

46% of 24 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

693.6800 / 720

Master · Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.05 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 673.45 (-3.39)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork · World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series)

Consistency

±11.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.84)

Road miles

13,986

across 24 mapped stops · furthest 1,956 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

673.45 / 720

22 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

28-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 72 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off (Aug 22, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA.

Giant slayer

40 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off.

Aug 22, 2014

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 11%

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 19 of 24 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 24 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

693.6800 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.6800 at Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 22, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA has finished one call ahead of BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 1 Grand Championship

2014 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 17%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 17%

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A tough matchup

8–3 behind in the head-to-head

HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 73% of their meetings

HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 8 of their 11 shared contests.

The drought

17 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off on Aug 22, 2014 — 17 contests and 12.2 years ago.

last GC Aug 22, 2014
12.2 years ago

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of KNIFE PORK AND SPOON in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 24 at their very first tracked contest, Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Feb 15, 2013).

Feb 15, 2013
24-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HOT WACHULA'S has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 29% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 29% across 8 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.

8 August contests
top 40% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,986 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,986 miles across 24 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,956 miles to World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series).

24 mapped stops
furthest 1,956 mi

The metronome

±1.62% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.5% of a perfect score
24 contests

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1338 (190 pts)	#1722 (135 pts)	#1443 (195 pts)	#1359 (215 pts)	#1002 (350 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#967 (339 pts)	#1207 (274 pts)	#1196 (274 pts)	#621 (649 pts)	#1066 (319 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#745 (470 pts)	#814 (445 pts)	#845 (425 pts)	#739 (510 pts)	#679 (550 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#709 (503 pts)	#913 (393 pts)	#1229 (253 pts)	#812 (453 pts)	#1005 (328 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#542 (580 pts)	#880 (365 pts)	#562 (590 pts)	#608 (545 pts)	#542 (585 pts)

Overall rank by season

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31 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ

#1,225 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1594

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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Gardenvalley Smokers

#1,232 of the rated field

1584 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1606

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 20 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Mar 1, 2024

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RJs Smokehouse

#1,222 of the rated field

1585 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1602

They turned up 7 years after BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2026

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Loose Cannon BBQ

#1,228 of the rated field

1584 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 68%
Peak: 1584

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2023
on a 10-contest top-10 run

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Clean Smoke BBQ Team

#1,229 of the rated field

1584 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 49%
Peak: 1612

Level with BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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MadChad's BBQ

#1,230 of the rated field

1584 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1593

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 35 contests to 24.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOT WACHULA'S	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
South Pork	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
QUAU	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
SWEET SMOKE Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BACKYARD BROS	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	22	5	0	0	175.4400	154.7884	167.07	top 55%
Pork Ribs	24	8	0	0	174.2628	153.0856	166.84	top 49%
Pork	24	15	2	4	177.7144	160	170.70	top 29%
Brisket	24	11	2	2	176.5600	157.0972	168.33	top 39%

“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 53%
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	9	1	top 34%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
FL	7	1	top 33%
TN	6	0	top 55%
SC	4	0	top 33%
NV	2	0	top 29%
AL	1	0	top 76%
NJ	1	0	top 35%
GA	1	0	top 13%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	2	1	1	top 11%	Aug 22, 2014
Fire it up Frostproof!	2	7	0	top 53%	Apr 12, 2019
Smokin in McMinnville	2	14	0	top 59%	Aug 10, 2018
Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	2	6	0	top 35%	Sep 1, 2017
Smokin' In McMinnville	2	10	0	top 35%	Aug 12, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in FL 7 of 24 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 17 5 of them more than once

First title Aug 22, 2014 Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off

Opponents faced 655 finished ahead 570 times, behind 373

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

20191 milestone

Apr 12 Most recent contest Fire it up Frostproof!

20161 milestone

Oct 8 Peak power rating (1597) Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship

20144 milestones

Aug 22 First Grand Championship Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
Aug 22 Biggest field won (40 teams) Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
Aug 22 Career-best overall score693.6800 Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off
Oct 30 10th tracked contest USA Barbecue Championship

20137 milestones

Feb 15 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 15 First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 15 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 15 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Feb 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.8570 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Nov 7 First category win (Pork) World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series)
Nov 7 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.1	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	Aug 22, 2014
+15.5	USA Barbecue Championship	Oct 30, 2014
+13.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Feb 15, 2013
+13.1	Beach Boogie and Barbeque	Aug 29, 2014
+9.4	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	Aug 23, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.7	Fire it up Frostproof!	Apr 12, 2019
-12.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 13, 2013
-7.3	World Barbecue Championship	Nov 11, 2016
-4.1	Smokin in McMinnville	Aug 11, 2017
-2.6	World Food Championships	Nov 3, 2015

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)
2019	1	0	0	0	0%	top 76%	90.9%	90.9%
2018	2	0	1	0	100%	top 40%	94.6%	93.7%
2017	2	0	1	1	50%	top 54%	93.6%	93.5%
2016	4	0	1	1	75%	top 52%	95.5%	92.9%
2015	4	0	3	1	100%	top 32%	95.5%	94.5%
2014	5	1	3	0	80%	top 17%	96.3%	94.9%
2013	6	0	2	1	83%	top 41%	94.8%	92.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 12, 2019	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	19 / 25 (654.6744)	18 (165.0972)	13 (167.3828)	16 (165.0972)	19 (157.0972)
Sep 1, 2018	Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL	7 / 24 (681.0396)	10 (169.6800)	13 (170.2856)	7 (171.9656)	9 (169.1084)
Aug 10, 2018	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	14 / 28 (668.4572)	24 (159.3828)	17 (164.5488)	9 (172.5600)	7 (171.9656)
Sep 1, 2017	Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Myrtle Beach, SC	10 / 25 (671.9088)	20 (161.0972)	16 (167.9888)	10 (167.4056)	1 (175.4172)
Aug 11, 2017	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	24 / 35 (674.1944)	30 (164.5716)	17 (171.9772)	19 (169.1084)	22 (168.5372)
Nov 11, 2016	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	68 / 89 (658.1256)	64 (166.8228)	75 (161.0972)	63 (163.3828)	52 (166.8228)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	17 / 48 (661.0860)	27 (163.9772)	27 (159.9888)	6 (173.7028)	20 (163.4172)
Sep 2, 2016	Beach Boogie & BBQ Festival Myrtle Beach, SC	9 / 17 (668.4228)	13 (166.8228)	10 (163.9428)	1 (173.7028)	9 (163.9544)
Aug 12, 2016	Smokin' In McMinnville McMinnville, TN	14 / 32 (687.9544)	14 (171.9656)	17 (169.7144)	4 (176)	15 (170.2744)
Nov 3, 2015	World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL	34 / 58 (668.9828)	37 (167.3828)	56 (159.3600)	4 (176)	34 (166.2400)
Sep 4, 2015	Beach Boogie and BBQ Festival Myrtle Beach, SC	6 / 20 (677.7028)	13 (163.9772)	4 (173.1428)	8 (166.3200)	1 (174.2628)
Aug 14, 2015	Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA	6 / 48 (686.2172)	11 (170.8228)	22 (164.5372)	2 (174.2972)	4 (176.5600)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	10 / 37 (687.8624)	4 (175.4056)	8 (174.2628)	15 (170.8228)	23 (167.3712)
Nov 13, 2014	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	14 (170.2972)	36 (160)	27 (166.2744)
Oct 30, 2014	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	7 / 79 (689.1088)	21 (172.5828)	18 (171.9888)	7 (175.4172)	29 (169.1200)
Oct 24, 2014	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	42 / 92 (667.8624)	85 (154.7884)	10 (174.2628)	21 (170.8456)	42 (167.9656)
Aug 29, 2014	Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC	4 / 38 (682.8800)	6 (173.1544)	21 (166.8684)	5 (173.1428)	6 (169.7144)
Aug 22, 2014	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	1 / 40 (693.6800)	4 (175.4400)	7 (171.9772)	2 (175.4400)	9 (170.8228)
Nov 7, 2013	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	51 (161.1428)	1 (177.7144)	27 (165.1200)
Oct 31, 2013	Riverside Resort Casino USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	41 / 85 (658.2284)	48 (164)	77 (153.0856)	23 (168.5828)	8 (172.5600)
Sep 13, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Hendersonville, TN	28 / 30 (655.2680)	24 (165.6684)	27 (158.8228)	15 (167.3940)	24 (163.3828)
Aug 23, 2013	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	9 / 44 (674.7540)	20 (166.8228)	6 (169.7028)	13 (169.1084)	9 (169.1200)
Mar 1, 2013	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	12 / 37 (664.5706)	25 (163.4284)	8 (166.2856)	8 (170.8570)	16 (163.9996)
Feb 15, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tampa, FL	3 / 24 (682.8570)	9 (172.5714)	5 (171.4284)	5 (168)	7 (170.8572)

BIG PAPA'S COUNTRY KITCHEN

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

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 — 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)