Big Don's Smoked Meats
Rating
1516
peak 1516
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-05-04
latest 2019-09-14
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.03 · weakest Pork (164.27)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 21 at their very first tracked contest, Spit in the Hills (2019-05-04).
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9884 | 165.7256 | 168.86 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8800 | 162.3316 | 166.61 | top 37% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1084 | 163.4400 | 164.27 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5944 | 167.4628 | 170.03 | top 25% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 1 | top 5% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Spit in the Hills (2019-05-04)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 669.77
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 678.9028 | 669.77 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-14 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 Chidlow, 6558 | 9 / 17 (660.6284) | 11 (165.7256) | 10 (162.3316) | 8 (165.1084) | 6 (167.4628) |
| 2019-05-04 | Spit in the Hills Chidlow,Western, 6556 | 1 / 21 (678.9028) | 2 (171.9884) | 3 (170.8800) | 9 (163.4400) | 3 (172.5944) |