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BIG DICK'S BBQ

BIG DICK'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2015). They are ranked #1713 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,713
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1552
peak 1553 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

12
in the data

First seen

Mar 29, 2013
latest Jun 3, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#672
Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

1
3 podiums

Overall top-10s

2
17% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 43%
overall standings

Best overall

679.9428 / 720
Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

665.45 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.20 (+10.25)

Walk rate

50%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428
Chicken · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

Consistency

±22.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 165.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.88)

Road miles

5,369
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 2,244 mi

Schedule strength

45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

655.20 / 720
12 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

Against the odds

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Jun 12, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ.

High-water mark

679.9428 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9428 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jun 12, 2015

A tough matchup

5–1 behind in the head-to-head

HOT WACHULA'S ahead in 83% of their meetings

HOT WACHULA'S has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.05 points below their pork, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 25%.

  • Pork Ribs avg 161.88
  • Pork avg 165.93
  • 3 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of QUEOLOGY in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) (May 22, 2015).

  • last seen Jul 12, 2013
  • back May 22, 2015

Pork nemesis

4 of 6 shared pork entries lost

HOT WACHULA'S ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HOT WACHULA'S has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared pork entries.

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The long haul

5,369 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,369 miles across 12 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,244 miles to Wine Country Big Q.

  • 12 mapped stops
  • furthest 2,244 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2016 ↗ Master #1502 (177 pts) #1625 (172 pts) #1437 (207 pts) #1787 (137 pts) #1498 (182 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #672 (539 pts) #845 (429 pts) #1036 (324 pts) #665 (569 pts) #662 (564 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #746 (414 pts) #942 (339 pts) #764 (434 pts) #601 (549 pts) #824 (384 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG DICK'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Scuttlebutts
#1,718 of the rated field
1551 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1567

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Mar 27, 2026
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DELIVERING SMOKE BBQ
#1,703 of the rated field
1552 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1552

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Jun 21, 2019
  • on a 3-contest top-10 run
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GETTA QUE
#1,700 of the rated field
1552 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
33%
Peak
1555

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen May 4, 2019
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BELLY BROTHERS BBQ TEAM
#1,702 of the rated field
1552 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1555

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

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Oct 13, 2017
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FLYING PIG & SONS BBQ
#1,711 of the rated field
1552 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
25%
Peak
1552

Level with BIG DICK'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen Jun 12, 2015
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BLACKSTRAP BBQ
#1,716 of the rated field
1551 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
45%
Peak
1551

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Jun 16, 2017
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Backwoods BBQ 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
QUEOLOGY 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ 5 3 2 60% ⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ 5 2 3 40% ⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 12 2 0 1 177.1428 151.4282 164.27 top 49%
Pork Ribs 12 3 0 0 171.4172 145.1430 161.88 top 51%
Pork 12 3 1 1 172 158.2856 165.93 top 40%
Brisket 12 2 0 1 174.2628 148.5714 163.12 top 44%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)71top 48%
Large (40+)50top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
GA40top 53%
CA30top 42%
SC21top 11%
NC10top 44%
VA10top 37%
OK10top 76%

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 6 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in GA 4 of 12 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited 12 a different one every time
First title Jun 12, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Opponents faced 352 finished ahead 310 times, behind 202
Longest layoff 1.9 yrs Jul 12, 2013 → May 22, 2015

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

20161 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
20157 milestones
  1. First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  2. First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  3. First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  4. Career-best overall score679.9428 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
  5. Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
  6. Peak power rating (1553) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
  7. 10th tracked contest The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)
20134 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook-off
  2. First call Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
  3. First overall top-10 Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2860 Wine Country Big Q

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+17.6Sam's Club National BBQ TourJun 12, 2015
+10.9SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)Jul 9, 2015
+10.6Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)Sep 4, 2015
+9.7Wine Country Big QJul 12, 2013
+9.4Kings of the Que BBQ ChampionshipApr 6, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-7.9Firelake BBQ Cook-offMar 29, 2013
-7.8Blues, Brews & BBQMay 24, 2013
-6.5The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)Oct 9, 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20162000 50% top 50% 93.2% 92.7%
20156111 50% top 36% 94.4% 92.9%
20134010 50% top 51% 90.3% 87.3%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jun 3, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC 12 / 27 (671.3024) 13 (166.8112) 8 (171.4172) 20 (163.9656) 11 (169.1084)
May 27, 2016 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA 37 / 66 (663.2800) 44 (165.0856) 42 (162.8116) 33 (166.8228) 25 (168.5600)
Oct 9, 2015 The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA 20 / 27 (659.8052) 21 (163.3828) 9 (169.6800) 13 (168.5140) 24 (158.2284)
Sep 4, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA 11 / 30 (673.6112) 2 (177.1428) 15 (167.3828) 19 (163.3828) 12 (165.7028)
Aug 21, 2015 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA 17 / 41 (659.2340) 22 (165.1084) 12 (167.3828) 17 (168.5256) 26 (158.2172)
Jul 9, 2015 SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC 17 / 90 (670.2172) 55 (161.7028) 41 (163.3944) 11 (171.9656) 11 (173.1544)
Jun 12, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC 1 / 29 (679.9428) 4 (173.7028) 20 (159.9772) 1 (172) 2 (174.2628)
May 22, 2015 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA 25 / 65 (670.1372) 19 (171.4172) 50 (160.5144) 29 (165.0856) 13 (173.1200)
Jul 12, 2013 Wine Country Big Q Santa Rosa, CA 11 / 44 (650.2860) 17 (162.8572) 5 (165.7144) 8 (164.6172) 22 (157.0972)
May 24, 2013 Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA 26 / 34 (607.4284) 25 (155.4284) 27 (145.1430) 17 (158.2856) 20 (148.5714)
Apr 6, 2013 Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Woodland, CA 8 / 33 (644.5716) 15 (157.1430) 13 (157.1430) 4 (168) 8 (162.2856)
Mar 29, 2013 Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK 29 / 38 (612.5704) 30 (151.4282) 30 (151.9998) 22 (159.9998) 32 (149.1426)

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

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