A multi-meat day
1
contest with 2+ category wins
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) (Jun 9, 2019).
- Chicken 1st
- Pork Ribs 1st
Big Belly Barbecue
Big Belly Barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2013
latest Jul 12, 2019 · 5.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.28 · weakest Pork (143.94)
Road miles
629
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 530 mi
Schedule strength
1%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1499)
Purse competed for
$2,300
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
634.21 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
332.59 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 1 GC
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 173.7600 | 157.7028 | 166.09 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 167.4172 | 165.1316 | 166.28 | top 22% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.9428 | 143.9428 | 143.94 | top 97% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.3200 | 158.3200 | 158.32 | top 42% |
“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
Busiest season
2019
2 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
1 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
First title
Jun 9, 2019
Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Opponents faced
58
finished ahead 39 times, behind 20
Longest layoff
5.8 yrs
Aug 9, 2013 → Jun 9, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20199 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Grand Championship Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First multi-meat day Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score341.1772 Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7600 Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1515) Northwoods Triple Crown (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Northwoods Triple Crown (BACKYARD ONLY)
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- First call Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score634.2056 Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2019 | Northwoods Triple Crown (BACKYARD ONLY) Antigo, WI | 5 / 10 (324) | 6 (157.7028) | 4 (166.2972) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2019 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 1 / 22 (341.1772) | 1 (173.7600) | 1 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Smokin' Eagles International BBQ Festival N. Tonawanda, NY | 17 / 31 (634.2056) | 8 (166.8112) | 7 (165.1316) | 30 (143.9428) | 13 (158.3200) |