Bad Larry's BBQ IN
Rating
1515
peak 1515 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2025-09-19
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#231
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.56 · weakest Chicken (148.85)
Road miles
130
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi
Purse competed for
$9K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
303.10 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152.0000 | 145.6916 | 148.85 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 151.9544 | 160.56 | top 45% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (3 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (4 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 303.10 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-05-16 — First tracked contest · 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📣 2025-09-19 — First call · September Fest
- ⭐ 2025-09-19 — Career-best overall score (308.5600) · September Fest
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 31% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 15% | 85.7% | 85.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana 🏅 Warsaw, IN | 11 / 35 (297.6460) | 11 (145.6916) | 11 (151.9544) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 30 (163.4400) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 4 / 26 (308.5600) | 5 (152.0000) | 4 (156.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | — | — | 13 (170.2744) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #250 (106 pts) | #250 (106 pts) | #210 (165 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1187 (59 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #231 (180 pts) | #261 (155 pts) | #250 (180 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1095 (114 pts) | — | — |