Bad to the Brisket AB
Rating
1501
peak 1509
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2019-05-25
latest 2026-05-30
Best ToY finish
#629
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
563.26 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 598.10 (-34.84)
Walk rate
84%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±143.27
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.19)
Road miles
1652
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Mark's Meats and Treats has finished one call ahead of Bad to the Brisket 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Fire BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 16 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mark's Meats and Treats in 12 of their 16 shared contests.
📅 A September team
Something about September: average finish in the top 42% across 4 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 174.8572 | 149.7144 | 164.04 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 177.1772 | 142.2284 | 160.19 | top 66% |
| Pork | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 175.4056 | 145.6684 | 164.39 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 147.9772 | 162.84 | top 50% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 39% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (16 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 598.10
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 672.5604 | 672.56 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 671.3372 | 499.37 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 681.7832 | 504.69 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 678.7884 | 660.89 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 662.2632 | 657.65 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 638.2744 | 625.25 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 623.9544 | 622.57 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 14 / 24 (672.5604) | 3 (174.2972) | 14 (170.2744) | 22 (160.5488) | 8 (167.4400) |
| 2025-08-30 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 17 / 38 (671.3372) | 3 (174.8572) | 33 (160.5372) | 20 (168.5372) | 14 (167.4056) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 22 / 32 (654.7428) | 9 (171.4172) | 31 (154.8000) | 19 (166.8456) | 21 (161.6800) |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 4 / 25 (172.0228) | 17 (165.1428) | 24 (155.4288) | 20 (162.2972) | 15 (162.7884) |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 6 / 24 (681.7832) | 24 (153.6916) | 2 (177.1772) | 3 (174.9144) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 35 / 35 (494.1944) | 6 (174.2628) | 32 (154.2516) | 19 (165.6800) | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 13 / 28 (669.6344) | 11 (169.7028) | 18 (164.5372) | 23 (161.1316) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 3 / 27 (173.1316) | 16 (164.5372) | 22 (159.9772) | 20 (162.8572) | 21 (161.1428) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 6 / 40 (678.7884) | 18 (167.9772) | 9 (172.0000) | 4 (175.4056) | 18 (163.4056) |
| 2023-07-20 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Raymond, AB | 7 / 12 (665.1312) | 11 (156.5256) | 7 (170.2856) | 5 (173.1772) | 7 (165.1428) |
| 2023-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 19 / 23 (638.7424) | 8 (172.0000) | 17 (160.5256) | 22 (145.6684) | 18 (160.5484) |
| 2022-09-03 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 17 / 36 (658.8000) | 19 (166.2628) | 29 (158.8572) | 6 (171.4400) | 20 (162.2400) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 12 / 20 (651.8968) | 12 (164.5372) | 11 (163.9656) | 19 (151.9884) | 4 (171.4056) |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | 14 / 31 (662.2632) | 20 (158.2400) | 4 (173.7256) | 16 (165.7144) | 13 (164.5832) |
| 2021-09-04 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 22 / 29 (623.2568) | 13 (162.2400) | 27 (142.2284) | 12 (161.1084) | 18 (157.6800) |
| 2021-09-03 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 8 / 26 (638.2744) | 22 (151.9772) | 7 (161.7028) | 2 (166.3316) | 8 (158.2628) |
| 2021-07-10 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 11 / 16 (614.2284) | 8 (164.0000) | 15 (142.2628) | 8 (159.9884) | 14 (147.9772) |
| 2019-06-15 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton, T6E 5K1 | 28 / 44 (623.9544) | 39 (149.7144) | 34 (151.9772) | 8 (167.4284) | 26 (154.8344) |
| 2019-05-25 | Heritage Heat Western Smokin BBQ Mountain View, AB | 13 / 22 (621.1772) | 14 (155.4172) | 17 (149.1656) | 6 (162.2628) | 12 (154.3316) |
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 | #692 (104 pts) | #527 (224 pts) | #810 (104 pts) | #815 (64 pts) | #607 (144 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #629 (242 pts) | #482 (467 pts) | #871 (172 pts) | #665 (247 pts) | #583 (292 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1020 (111 pts) | #917 (136 pts) | #1194 (91 pts) | #910 (136 pts) | #1104 (96 pts) |