Bad company cookers TN
Rating
1532
peak 1532 · rated over 14 contests
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2019-10-25
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#187
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
366.21
last 5 Backyard vs avg 366.21 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±67.35
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.08)
Road miles
885
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$81K
listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
682.45 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
366.21 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Big James Kitchen has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of RTQue in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0232 points of the Grand Championship at Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2026-06-12).
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Pig Destroyer has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared chicken entries.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) (2024-03-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTQue | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| Pig Destroyer | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BLAZERS | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Blinkys Offset BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| VanBand BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| WestNash BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Big B BBQ Company | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Hogs B Hatin' | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Holy Smoke | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| The BBQ Asylum | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke a Fatty BBQ Nashville | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Big James Kitchen | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Pig BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| MANOS AL FUEGO | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0744 | 168.94 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 153.6112 | 166.08 | top 53% |
| Pork | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.0512 | 166.72 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 156.5028 | 167.10 | top 61% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 13 | 0 | top 45% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 23% | 2026-06-12 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 3 | 27 | 0 | top 47% | 2026-03-20 |
| Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 51% | 2026-05-01 |
| The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 66% | 2022-06-10 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (14 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 682.45 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 366.21 / 360
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-10-25 — First tracked contest · Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
- 📣 2019-10-25 — First call · Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
- ⭐ 2026-04-03 — Career-best overall score (689.0400) · Smoke on the Falls
- 🔥 2026-06-12 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- 📈 2026-06-12 — Peak power rating (1532) · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.7 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2026-06-12 |
| +13.1 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2024-06-07 |
| +7.8 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2025-03-14 |
| +6.7 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2026-05-01 |
| +5 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) | 2019-10-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2022-06-10 |
| -6.6 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2025-04-25 |
| -4.9 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
| -1.1 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2021-06-11 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | top 38% | 95.7% | 94.8% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40% | top 42% | 95.2% | 91.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 138.7% | 138.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 2 / 32 (535.4056) | 2 (180.0000) | 5 (175.4056) | 2 (180.0000) | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 7 / 23 (517.6572) | 8 (169.6800) | 14 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 18 / 36 (689.0400) | 31 (167.3828) | 14 (173.1200) | 19 (170.8344) | 9 (177.7028) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 84 / 125 (675.8628) | 32 (175.4172) | 82 (167.3828) | 20 (176.5600) | 120 (156.5028) |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 18 / 36 (502.1712) | 20 (166.2284) | 23 (165.0856) | 14 (170.8572) | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 22 / 31 (498.6852) | 18 (166.2284) | 21 (163.9312) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 27 / 100 (339.3600) | 35 (166.2400) | 15 (173.1200) | 29 (167.3828) | — |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 10 / 17 (342.8116) | 10 (171.9772) | 7 (170.8344) | 14 (164.5256) | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 4 / 33 (517.6456) | 2 (177.7028) | 10 (171.4056) | 18 (168.5372) | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 20 / 39 (335.9084) | 25 (167.3828) | 20 (168.5256) | 18 (162.8000) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 44 / 93 (313.6116) | 42 (157.0744) | 38 (156.5372) | 47 (149.0512) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) Springfield, TN | 20 / 26 (646.0220) | 16 (162.7768) | 23 (153.6112) | 21 (158.8228) | — |
| 2021-06-11 | The Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) Springfield, TN | 11 / 20 (664.4344) | 12 (163.9656) | 14 (161.6804) | 16 (161.6456) | — |
| 2019-10-25 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 16 / 42 (499.3488) | 8 (173.1544) | 36 (156.5144) | 14 (169.6800) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #521 (242 pts) | #595 (237 pts) | #584 (257 pts) | #517 (272 pts) | #475 (307 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #368 (60 pts) | #371 (60 pts) | #326 (110 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #187 (262 pts) | #206 (237 pts) | #181 (292 pts) | — | — |