BIG ISLAND BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2452

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1522

peak 1542 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-31

latest 2015-07-17

Best ToY finish

#616

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

677.0972 / 720

Master · Cookin' on Kampeska

Perfect 180s

Current form

646.43 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 654.34 (-7.91)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.7144

Pork · Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing

Consistency

±16.01

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.10 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.95)

Road miles

846

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

654.34 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.0972 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.0972 at Cookin' on Kampeska — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-07-18

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 23%.

3 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 23%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

PARROTHEAD SMOKERS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.15 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.95
Pork avg 167.10
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SHAGAN PIT in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 9 shared pork entries lost

SPITFIRE ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SPITFIRE has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared pork entries.

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 41 at their very first tracked contest, Original SD BBQ Championships (2013-05-31).

2013-05-31
41-team field

The metronome

±2.22% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.22% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.9% of a perfect score
9 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Jailbreak BBQ

#2459 of the rated field

1521 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-09-14

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TEXAS PEPPER JELLY

#2437 of the rated field

1522 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1544

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-03-22

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HOGS & KISSES

#2446 of the rated field

1522 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after BIG ISLAND BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2023-10-20

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TEX'S SMOKE

#2441 of the rated field

1522 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2021-06-04

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JACK9 BBQ - CA

#2462 of the rated field

1521 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1533

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2018-11-03

⚔ Head-to-head

Sunday Smokies

#2456 of the rated field

1521 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-11-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Eggspert BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Charcoal Loungers	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SHAGAN PIT	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE BBQ SD	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MUSTANG SALLY BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BOB & ED EAT SMOKE BBQ	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
SHORT CREW BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BACKDRAFT BAR B Q SD	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
GERRIT BOYS BARBEQUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SIN CIRCLE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
CRF BLUE RIBB'N BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Hogs Breath BBQ SD	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	3	0	0	176.5600	147.9656	166.21	top 44%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	0	165.0856	152.5028	158.95	top 63%
Pork	9	3	1	2	177.7144	158.8000	167.10	top 40%
Brisket	9	5	0	0	169.7144	151.4172	162.09	top 46%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
SD	8	0	top 42%
MN	1	0	top 67%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 39%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Cookin' on Kampeska	2	5	top 45%	2015-07-17
Original SD BBQ Championships	2	4	top 35%	2015-06-05
Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll	2	9	top 51%	2014-09-05

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.1 yrs 2013-05-31 → 2015-07-17

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in SD 8 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.10 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.95)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 6 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 44% 4 of 9 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 654.34 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 139 168–131 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 846 9 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi

Schedule strength 1532 average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests

Power rating 1522 peak 1542 · #2452 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 31 First tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 First call Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 First overall top-10 Original SD BBQ Championships
May 31 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1424 Original SD BBQ Championships
Jul 19 First category win (Pork) Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing
Jul 19 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing
2014
Jul 18 Career-best overall score677.0972 Cookin' on Kampeska
Jul 18 Peak power rating (1542) Cookin' on Kampeska
2015
Jul 17 Most recent contest Cookin' on Kampeska

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	Original SD BBQ Championships	2013-05-31
+11.3	Cookin' on Kampeska	2014-07-18
+8.6	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing	2013-07-19
+6.9	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll	2013-09-06
+1.3	SD BBQ Championships	2014-06-06

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7	Cookin' on Kampeska	2015-07-17
-5.7	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll	2014-09-05
-4.8	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off	2014-09-12
-3	Original SD BBQ Championships	2015-06-05

Category scores over time

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 67%	88.6%	88.4%
2014	4	1	0	50%	top 50%	94%	90.5%
2013	3	3	1	100%	top 23%	93.2%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-07-17	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	28 / 38 (638.2052)	36 (147.9656)	19 (163.4056)	7 (170.2856)	28 (156.5484)
2015-06-05	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	25 / 41 (634.1940)	11 (169.1428)	28 (152.5484)	26 (158.8000)	29 (153.7028)
2014-09-12	King Turkey Day Smokin' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	24 / 36 (637.0400)	16 (167.9656)	30 (152.5028)	23 (165.1544)	31 (151.4172)
2014-09-05	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	18 / 26 (645.6344)	20 (160.5600)	21 (156.5256)	20 (158.8344)	7 (169.7144)
2014-07-18	Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD	5 / 31 (677.0972)	4 (176.5600)	17 (165.0856)	14 (168.5600)	7 (166.8916)
2014-06-06	SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	20 / 42 (647.9088)	20 (164.0000)	24 (157.6916)	15 (165.6800)	21 (160.5372)
2013-09-06	Ribs, Rods & Rock 'n Roll Vermillion, SD	9 / 27 (669.0628)	9 (170.2628)	15 (164.5484)	13 (166.8344)	10 (167.4172)
2013-07-19	Cookin' on Kampeska: Wing Fling & BBQ Thing Watertown, SD	7 / 26 (670.8004)	11 (169.1656)	16 (159.9544)	1 (177.7144)	6 (163.9660)
2013-05-31	Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD	4 / 41 (669.1424)	6 (170.2856)	23 (158.2854)	3 (172.0000)	9 (168.5714)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2013 ↗	Master	#616 (509 pts)	#747 (439 pts)	#1110 (274 pts)	#526 (629 pts)	#732 (444 pts)