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Big Daddy G's BBQ

Big Daddy G's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 24 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships (2022), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #611 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BIG DADDY GS BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#611
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1658
peak 1658 · rated over 21 contests3 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

24
in the data

First seen

Apr 25, 2014
latest Sep 29, 2022 · 8.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

1
1 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

3
11 podiums

Overall top-10s

7
29% of 24 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 26%
overall standings

Best overall

702.2628 / 720
Master · Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

692.18 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 672.15 (+20.03)

Walk rate

67%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572
Pork · Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships

Consistency

±19.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 170.45 · weakest Brisket (166.17)

Road miles

6,015
across 24 mapped stops · furthest 535 mi

Schedule strength

34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)

Purse competed for

$120K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

672.15 / 720
24 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

Among the elite

#611 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 9% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1658 puts them #611 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 9% of the field.

  • rating 1658
  • peak 1658
  • 21 rated contests

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 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships (Aug 19, 2022) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 28-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 16 of 24 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 24 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 8 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 8 state-championship entries
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The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HONKY-TONK SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of Big Daddy G's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–4 behind in the head-to-head

BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX ahead in 79% of their meetings

BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX has come out ahead in 15 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.28 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 42%.

  • Brisket avg 166.17
  • Pork Ribs avg 170.45
  • 6 calls in 24 entries

A strong matchup

10–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 77% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LA PASADITA in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Smoking OCD has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

6,015 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,015 miles across 24 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 535 miles to American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST.

  • 24 mapped stops
  • furthest 535 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Big Daddy G's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE
#609 of the rated field
1658 power rating
Contests
92
GCs
2
Top-10s
29%
Peak
1707
3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to Big Daddy G's BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Big Daddy G's BBQ ahead 3–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

  • rated over 89 contests
  • last seen Oct 15, 2021
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FLYBOY BBQ
#614 of the rated field
1657 power rating
Contests
25
GCs
2
Top-10s
72%
Peak
1661

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before Big Daddy G's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 23 contests
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BUBBA-Q'S
#608 of the rated field
1658 power rating
Contests
30
GCs
2
Top-10s
53%
Peak
1672

Careers of much the same size, 30 contests to 24, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 30 contests
  • last seen Oct 5, 2018
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BACKYARD BROS
#607 of the rated field
1658 power rating
Contests
37
GCs
0
Top-10s
32%
Peak
1662

37 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 32% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 33 contests
  • last seen Sep 27, 2023
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Deviant Smoke
#610 of the rated field
1658 power rating
Contests
52
GCs
2
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1689

They've been 1689 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

  • rated over 49 contests
  • last seen Jun 12, 2026
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ALL FIRED UP BBQ
#613 of the rated field
1657 power rating
Contests
57
GCs
1
Top-10s
35%
Peak
1659

Level with Big Daddy G's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 51 contests
  • last seen Oct 9, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX 19 4 15 21% ⚔ compare
LA PASADITA 13 10 3 77% ⚔ compare
Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas 13 9 4 69% ⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ 13 5 8 38% ⚔ compare
Rio Valley Meat BBQ 12 4 8 33% ⚔ compare
BarrelHead Cookers 11 8 3 73% ⚔ compare
FAT BOYS BBQ - TEMPLE, TX 11 5 6 45% ⚔ compare
HONKY-TONK SMOKERS 10 5 5 50% ⚔ compare
Texas Smoke Whisperer 10 4 6 40% ⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ 9 4 5 44% ⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ 9 3 6 33% ⚔ compare
KISS MY RACK 9 2 7 22% ⚔ compare
Smoking OCD 8 7 1 88% ⚔ compare
Fergolicious BBQ 8 5 3 63% ⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ 8 4 4 50% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 24 8 1 2 178.8572 158.3200 168.74 top 32%
Pork Ribs 24 10 0 5 177.1428 159.3944 170.45 top 24%
Pork 22 4 1 3 178.8572 151.3940 166.21 top 41%
Brisket 24 6 1 1 176 134.8116 166.17 top 35%

“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)20top 25%
Large (40+)221top 27%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
TX161top 27%
KS60top 24%
NM20top 28%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 3 11 0 top 37% Aug 24, 2018
City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 3 4 0 top 35% Sep 3, 2016
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 2 14 0 top 4% Sep 29, 2022
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST 2 58 0 top 38% Sep 29, 2022
Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 2 6 0 top 28% Jun 29, 2019
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 2 8 0 top 17% Apr 5, 2019
39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) 2 51 0 top 30% Sep 15, 2018
Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship 2 8 0 top 30% Apr 17, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 4 contests
Contests a season 3 across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in TX 16 of 24 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited 14 8 of them more than once
First title Aug 19, 2022 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships
Opponents faced 1,445 finished ahead 2,344 times, behind 657
Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Jun 29, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021

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

20227 milestones
  1. First Grand Championship Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships
  2. First state championship Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships
  3. Biggest field won (59 teams) Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships
  4. Career-best overall score702.2628 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships
  5. Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships
  6. Peak power rating (1658) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
  7. Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
20193 milestones
  1. First category win (Brisket) 4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off
  2. First overall podium 4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off
  3. First Reserve Championship 4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off
20171 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20152 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5140 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
20142 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
  2. First call Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.1City of Bedford Blues & BBQ FestivalSep 4, 2015
+12.7American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTESTSep 16, 2021
+12.4American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTESTSep 29, 2022
+12.2Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1)Jun 28, 2019
+11.44th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-offMay 24, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-3.4City of Bedford Blues & BBQ FestivalAug 30, 2014
-0.4Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye ChampionshipAug 25, 2017

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)
20223111 33% top 17% 97.5% 96.3%
20213011 33% top 17% 96.3% 95.4%
20194031 100% top 19% 96.7% 95.3%
20184000 50% top 29% 95.5% 94%
20172000 100% top 35% 91.4% 91.2%
20163000 67% top 35% 92.1% 91.6%
20153020 100% top 20% 94.4% 92.3%
20142000 50% top 53% 88.1% 86.9%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 29, 2022 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 21 / 505 (695.9544) 34 (177.1544) 34 (176.5600) 26 (177.1544) 258 (165.0856)
Sep 29, 2022 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST unrated Kansas City, KS 111 / 249 (682.7772) 230 (163.3828) 34 (175.4288) 171 (167.9656) 23 (176)
Aug 19, 2022 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX 1 / 59 (702.2628) 4 (177.1428) 2 (177.1428) 1 (178.8572) 12 (169.1200)
Sep 16, 2021 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS 14 / 467 (693.7028) 32 (175.4056) 43 (174.8572) 78 (171.9772) 82 (171.4628)
Sep 16, 2021 American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 unrated Kansas City, KS 58 / 185 (686.2056) 66 (172.5600) 40 (175.4056) 147 (165.6800) 58 (172.5600)
Aug 20, 2021 Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX 7 / 43 (681.0396) 1 (177.7028) 6 (173.1428) 18 (165.6800) 19 (164.5140)
Jun 29, 2019 Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) 🏅 Artesia, NM 14 / 34 (680.4684) 22 (167.3828) 5 (173.7028) — 17 (167.3828)
Jun 28, 2019 Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) 🏅 Artesia, NM 6 / 41 (689.0744) 7 (174.2744) 8 (172.5716) — 13 (167.9656)
May 24, 2019 4th Annual Southern Sate BBQ Cook-off Conroe, TX 2 / 24 (696.5600) 5 (169.1084) 2 (175.4400) 2 (176.5716) 1 (175.4400)
Apr 5, 2019 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX 8 / 61 (679.8740) 27 (163.9312) 2 (174.2744) 12 (170.2628) 9 (171.4056)
Sep 15, 2018 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS 131 / 467 (675.3028) 287 (163.9544) 127 (170.2628) 165 (167.9772) 70 (173.1084)
Sep 14, 2018 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS 51 / 164 (687.3944) 3 (178.8572) 61 (171.4516) 72 (171.9656) 123 (165.1200)
Aug 31, 2018 Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 26 / 74 (666.1716) 37 (165.0972) 49 (159.3944) 17 (170.2628) 12 (171.4172)
Aug 24, 2018 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX 11 / 54 (678.2516) 6 (174.8800) 29 (165.1316) 14 (169.7028) 18 (168.5372)
Aug 25, 2017 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX 21 / 44 (658.1372) 30 (161.6572) 10 (172.5828) 29 (157.0744) 15 (166.8228)
Mar 31, 2017 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX 15 / 70 (655.3372) 29 (159.9544) 28 (159.3944) 23 (162.8228) 4 (173.1656)
Sep 3, 2016 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 21 / 58 (662.8000) 17 (169.6912) 3 (174.2860) 40 (160.5372) 37 (158.2856)
Aug 26, 2016 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX 30 / 72 (659.9540) 23 (166.2972) 15 (170.2628) 43 (161.7256) 38 (161.6684)
Apr 22, 2016 Bynum School's Best of the Basin Midland, TX 13 / 46 (655.3712) 18 (159.9772) 3 (174.2972) 35 (151.3940) 8 (169.7028)
Sep 4, 2015 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 4 / 70 (679.4056) 10 (169.7256) 27 (166.2744) 10 (170.8456) 5 (172.5600)
Aug 28, 2015 Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX 21 / 57 (657.0400) 13 (171.9772) 36 (159.9772) 45 (155.3828) 7 (169.7028)
Apr 17, 2015 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX 8 / 44 (656.5140) 7 (167.3828) 11 (164.5484) 2 (173.7372) 27 (150.8456)
Aug 30, 2014 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX 48 / 76 (634.1940) 31 (163.9884) 39 (161.1200) 51 (157.7028) 57 (151.3828)
Apr 25, 2014 Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX 26 / 62 (617.7372) 20 (158.3200) 4 (173.1772) 37 (151.4284) 54 (134.8116)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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

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