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BIG CITY BBQ

BIG CITY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 50 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 47 at the Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (2017). They are ranked #1247 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,247
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1583
peak 1586 · rated over 49 contests

Contests

50
in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013
latest Aug 30, 2019 · 6.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#375
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

5
16 podiums

Overall top-10s

7
14% of 50 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 50%
overall standings

Best overall

686.2172 / 720

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

661.79 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 655.88 (+5.91)

Walk rate

60%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Consistency

±16.33
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 168.28 · weakest Pork (161.92)

Road miles

12,037
across 50 mapped stops · furthest 959 mi

Schedule strength

43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Purse competed for

$7,150
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

655.88 / 720
49 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

  • Chicken ×1

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 30 of 50 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 50 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.2172 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.2172 at Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Mar 3, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

RUB MY RACK has finished one call ahead of BIG CITY BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

32–3 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 91% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 32 of their 35 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.36 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 42%.

  • Pork avg 161.92
  • Chicken avg 168.28
  • 4 calls in 50 entries

A strong matchup

11–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 79% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GRUMPY OLD MEN BBQ in 11 of their 14 shared contests.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TRUE SMOKE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A March team

Top 32% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 32% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

  • 3 March contests
  • top 50% the rest of the year

The long haul

12,037 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,037 miles across 50 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 959 miles to Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off.

  • 50 mapped stops
  • furthest 959 mi

The metronome

±2.27% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.27% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 91.1% of a perfect score
  • 50 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sam's Club National BBQ Tour every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

  • 4 visits in all
  • best finish 11th

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #1754 (90 pts) #1195 (210 pts) #2026 (60 pts) #1761 (105 pts) #1485 (130 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #673 (503 pts) #328 (1,013 pts) #900 (373 pts) #820 (418 pts) #748 (473 pts)
2017 ↗ Master #385 (959 pts) #353 (1,049 pts) #393 (974 pts) #605 (669 pts) #328 (1,134 pts)
2016 ↗ Master #431 (917 pts) #138 (1,667 pts) #373 (1,017 pts) #429 (952 pts) #466 (882 pts)
2015 ↗ Master #740 (477 pts) #636 (607 pts) #879 (407 pts) #725 (517 pts) #727 (507 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #678 (541 pts) #452 (841 pts) #727 (516 pts) #774 (481 pts) #599 (611 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #375 (810 pts) #444 (710 pts) #387 (800 pts) #421 (770 pts) #372 (845 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Chick Hooven Swine BBQ
#1,252 of the rated field
1583 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
1
Top-10s
35%
Peak
1646
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BIG CITY BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BIG CITY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen Apr 9, 2021
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FIREWISE BBQ
#1,251 of the rated field
1583 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
0
Top-10s
42%
Peak
1591
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BIG CITY BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than BIG CITY BBQ has cooked, 19 to 50, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen Jul 14, 2017
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BAILEY'S SMOKERS
#1,241 of the rated field
1583 power rating
Contests
38
GCs
0
Top-10s
16%
Peak
1586

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 38 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 38 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2020
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SWINE CRUE
#1,248 of the rated field
1583 power rating
Contests
36
GCs
0
Top-10s
31%
Peak
1600

36 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 31% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 36 contests
  • last seen Apr 21, 2023
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Q-FACTOR
#1,246 of the rated field
1583 power rating
Contests
35
GCs
1
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1607

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

  • rated over 35 contests
  • last seen Aug 30, 2019
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BALDIN' SMOKIN' BANDITOS
#1,242 of the rated field
1583 power rating
Contests
26
GCs
0
Top-10s
12%
Peak
1596

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

  • rated over 26 contests
  • last seen Oct 22, 2021
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN 35 3 32 9% ⚔ compare
Hogline 27 4 23 15% ⚔ compare
TRUE SMOKE BBQ 21 9 12 43% ⚔ compare
CROIX VALLEY SAUCES 20 11 9 55% ⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ 19 10 9 53% ⚔ compare
CASE OF RIBS 19 7 12 37% ⚔ compare
CITY SLICKERS BBQ 18 1 17 6% ⚔ compare
SPITFIRE 17 3 14 18% ⚔ compare
PIG APPROVED BBQ 16 10 6 63% ⚔ compare
MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ 16 6 10 38% ⚔ compare
MYASSIS SMOKIN 16 4 12 25% ⚔ compare
Totally Sauced 16 3 13 19% ⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN 15 3 12 20% ⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ 15 0 15 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 50 21 4 9 180 🔥 143.9998 168.28 top 36%
Pork Ribs 50 7 0 3 174.2858 147.9660 162.60 top 52%
Pork 50 4 1 2 178.8572 142.1712 161.92 top 61%
Brisket 49 11 0 2 176 141.1656 162.66 top 49%

“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
Small (<20 teams)10top 16%
Medium (20–39)250top 51%
Large (40+)230top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MN240top 50%
WI150top 37%
NC60top 76%
IA40top 55%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour 4 11 0 top 59% Jul 22, 2016
Minnesota in May 3 17 0 top 45% May 11, 2018
Smokin in the Bogs 2 12 0 top 49% Aug 30, 2019
7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2 6 0 top 39% Aug 24, 2018
Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship 2 3 0 top 28% Mar 2, 2018
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) 2 7 0 top 24% Aug 25, 2017
Minnesota in May 2 22 0 top 58% May 13, 2016
Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) 2 19 0 top 69% Apr 23, 2016
Up in Smoke BBQ Bash 2 23 0 top 41% Jul 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 12 contests
Contests a season 7.1 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MN 25 of 50 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 37 9 of them more than once
Opponents faced 775 finished ahead 1,062 times, behind 1,009

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

20192 milestones
  1. 50th tracked contest Smokin in the Bogs
  2. Most recent contest Smokin in the Bogs
20181 milestone
  1. Peak power rating (1586) Smokin in the Bogs
20172 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score686.2172 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
  2. First perfect 180 (Chicken) Mankato Cookout Day 2
20151 milestone
  1. 25th tracked contest 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs
20137 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1432 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
  3. First call Minnesota in May
  4. First overall top-10 Smoking Knights BBQ Competition
  5. First overall podium Smoking Knights BBQ Competition
  6. 10th tracked contest 6th Annual Big Island BBQ
  7. First category win (Pork) 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+15.8Fire on Ice Barbecue World ChampionshipMar 3, 2017
+146th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)Aug 25, 2017
+13.7Smoking Knights BBQ CompetitionJun 21, 2013
+11.67th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1)Aug 23, 2018
+10.9Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green BayJul 10, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-13.9Sam's Club National BBQ TourJul 18, 2014
-11.5Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'nOct 9, 2015
-10.9Minnesota in MayMay 16, 2014
-10.5Bend of the River CookOutJun 27, 2014
-10.2Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-OffOct 10, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
20191000 100% top 50% 92.1% 92.1%
20185013 60% top 45% 94% 91.9%
20178020 75% top 42% 95.3% 92.2%
201610011 60% top 49% 93.2% 91.9%
20157000 57% top 52% 92.8% 90.9%
20147010 57% top 67% 92.8% 89.2%
201312021 50% top 47% 93.7% 90.5%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 30, 2019 Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI 19 / 38 (663.3260) 4 (175.4172) 35 (147.9660) 16 (167.9656) 11 (171.9772)
Aug 31, 2018 Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI 12 / 25 (655.8288) 1 (175.4288) 20 (152.4916) 14 (163.9428) 10 (163.9656)
Aug 24, 2018 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI 15 / 27 (652.9488) 1 (178.8572) 23 (155.9432) 19 (159.9428) 20 (158.2056)
Aug 23, 2018 7th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI 6 / 26 (677.0172) 1 (177.1544) 12 (169.6916) 20 (162.7884) 13 (167.3828)
May 11, 2018 Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN 34 / 70 (659.8516) 38 (163.9888) 48 (160.5028) 23 (167.9772) 17 (167.3828)
Mar 2, 2018 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN 28 / 57 (661.6116) 12 (169.6800) 33 (162.8344) 20 (168.5372) 41 (160.5600)
Sep 15, 2017 KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN 16 / 27 (662.1712) 16 (167.3828) 14 (166.2744) 25 (155.4056) 4 (173.1084)
Sep 1, 2017 7th Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI 20 / 29 (635.7484) 19 (163.9428) 15 (161.0972) 29 (142.1712) 5 (168.5372)
Aug 25, 2017 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI 7 / 39 (673.6576) 10 (170.8228) 10 (169.1660) 11 (168.5600) 12 (165.1088)
Aug 24, 2017 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI 12 / 40 (667.2912) 10 (170.8228) 21 (162.8344) 18 (162.7884) 6 (170.8456)
Jul 21, 2017 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Eagan, MN 16 / 30 (657.6456) 13 (167.4172) 16 (162.8228) 18 (163.9884) 16 (163.4172)
Jun 10, 2017 Mankato Cookout Day 2 Mankato, MN 25 / 33 (659.2688) 2 (180) 30 (158.2288) 28 (162.2284) 28 (158.8116)
May 12, 2017 Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN 17 / 71 (667.3600) 15 (169.6800) 11 (170.2972) 21 (166.8228) 39 (160.5600)
Mar 3, 2017 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN 3 / 47 (686.2172) 14 (169.6800) 2 (174.2628) 15 (167.4172) 3 (174.8572)
Sep 2, 2016 6th Annual Smokin' In the Bogs Warrens, WI 9 / 32 (666.1944) 1 (174.2628) 17 (159.3716) 2 (173.7372) 17 (158.8228)
Aug 26, 2016 5th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque Washington Island, WI 18 / 42 (656.9940) 15 (169.6684) 12 (167.9772) 31 (157.7028) 22 (161.6456)
Aug 12, 2016 Lake Minnetonka BBQ & Beer Fest (Teams spots Full) Tonka Bay, MN 17 / 35 (668.4800) 2 (174.8572) 33 (155.3600) 24 (163.4056) 4 (174.8572)
Jul 22, 2016 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN 12 / 30 (662.2172) 15 (166.8228) 14 (163.4516) 13 (168.5600) 14 (163.3828)
Jun 11, 2016 Mankato Cookout Day 2 and ( Back Yard) Mankato, MN 19 / 32 (665.6572) 6 (175.4172) 23 (164.5600) 23 (163.3828) 21 (162.2972)
Jun 10, 2016 Mankato Cookout Day 1 Mankato, MN 20 / 33 (665.6688) 2 (177.7144) 25 (165.1088) 14 (167.4400) 27 (155.4056)
May 13, 2016 Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN 22 / 71 (665.0972) 18 (169.6800) 3 (173.7260) 49 (159.3940) 37 (162.2972)
Apr 23, 2016 Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 2) (Judges Full) Boone, IA 19 / 36 (670.7200) 13 (170.8228) 19 (166.8460) 18 (167.9656) 22 (165.0856)
Apr 22, 2016 Central Iowa Expo BBQ (Day 1) (Judges Full) Boone, IA 36 / 42 (644.4916) 8 (171.9888) 35 (155.9772) 40 (155.3712) 31 (161.1544)
Mar 4, 2016 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN 24 / 59 (653.0168) 15 (168.5256) 14 (167.4056) 49 (155.3600) 27 (161.7256)
Oct 9, 2015 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC 24 / 28 (640.9028) 3 (173.1084) 25 (152.4916) 20 (162.2400) 25 (153.0628)
Sep 4, 2015 5th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI 11 / 27 (668.4112) 10 (170.8228) 22 (154.2056) 7 (171.4172) 8 (171.9656)
Aug 28, 2015 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI 13 / 35 (654.1372) 6 (170.8228) 13 (161.7032) 8 (167.4056) 25 (154.2056)
Jul 24, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN 19 / 30 (648.9368) 22 (161.6684) 16 (162.8116) 19 (159.9312) 12 (164.5256)
Jul 10, 2015 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI 19 / 80 (666.2516) 6 (175.4172) 35 (161.7144) 53 (158.2628) 13 (170.8572)
May 15, 2015 Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN 37 / 60 (647.8744) 28 (163.9772) 41 (159.3828) 46 (160.5372) 30 (163.9772)
Feb 27, 2015 Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN — 15 (165.1428) 25 (159.9544) 44 (146.8572) —
Oct 10, 2014 Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off Waxhaw, NC 23 / 27 (619.2112) 20 (157.1084) 7 (168.5600) 25 (151.9428) 26 (141.6000)
Aug 29, 2014 4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI 12 / 34 (663.4172) 13 (167.4172) 24 (160.5716) 13 (167.9884) 11 (167.4400)
Aug 22, 2014 Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI 10 / 27 (665.1656) 2 (177.1428) 18 (158.2972) 19 (162.2628) 9 (167.4628)
Jul 25, 2014 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA 23 / 52 (668.5144) 8 (174.2972) 9 (171.4172) 26 (166.2284) 40 (156.5716)
Jul 18, 2014 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN 29 / 30 (624.4112) 26 (158.2400) 27 (153.0628) 29 (149.7028) 12 (163.4056)
Jun 27, 2014 Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN 43 / 50 (634.7312) 45 (159.9428) 32 (160.5256) 46 (157.1428) 38 (157.1200)
May 16, 2014 Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN 49 / 58 (618.2856) 8 (169.7144) 35 (156.5600) 54 (150.8456) 55 (141.1656)
Sep 20, 2013 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC 55 / 72 (637.6000) 62 (154.8228) 7 (172.5828) 33 (166.8228) 69 (143.3716)
Aug 30, 2013 3rd Annual Smokin' In The Bogs Warrens, WI 7 / 37 (668.4688) 12 (164.5372) 14 (162.8344) 1 (178.8572) 17 (162.2400)
Aug 23, 2013 6th Annual Big Island BBQ Albert Lea, MN 14 / 50 (671.8968) 6 (174.2628) 18 (167.4056) 26 (165.6800) 15 (164.5484)
Aug 9, 2013 Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN 20 / 50 (655.2680) 13 (170.8228) 19 (163.9428) 42 (155.9196) 17 (164.5828)
Jul 26, 2013 Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA 25 / 66 (663.3832) 22 (167.9772) 29 (165.1316) 35 (163.4400) 19 (166.8344)
Jul 12, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Woodbury, MN 11 / 29 (657.1196) 22 (157.7144) 11 (166.8112) 16 (162.8684) 9 (169.7256)
Jun 21, 2013 Smoking Knights BBQ Competition Hutchinson, MN 3 / 19 (674.2856) 5 (170.8570) 2 (174.2858) 17 (158.8570) 3 (170.2858)
May 31, 2013 Smokin' in Steele Owatonna, MN 34 / 51 (637.1418) 17 (168.5712) 42 (150.2854) 32 (158.2854) 26 (159.9998)
May 17, 2013 Minnesota in May Faribault, MN 15 / 49 (668) 38 (160) 18 (164.5714) 20 (167.4286) 4 (176)
May 10, 2013 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC 45 / 58 (614.8566) 56 (143.9998) 32 (159.9998) 49 (155.4286) 40 (155.4284)
Apr 26, 2013 BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC 52 / 71 (622.2858) 60 (150.8570) 34 (160) 39 (162.2858) 53 (149.1430)
Apr 19, 2013 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC 31 / 55 (649.1432) 27 (164.5716) 19 (166.8572) 50 (154.2858) 27 (163.4286)

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