High-water mark
666.1944
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.1944 at Cookin' on Kampeska — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-07-15
BAD AZZ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1513 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-31
latest 2018-07-20
Best ToY finish
#1861
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
653.39
last 5 Master vs avg 653.39 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.27
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.17 · weakest Brisket (160.66)
Road miles
69
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
653.39 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SPITFIRE ahead in 100% of their meetings
SPITFIRE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.51 points below their pork, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 160.66
- Pork avg 167.17
- 2 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BOB & ED EAT SMOKE BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at *Cookin On Kampeska (2018-07-20).
- last seen 2016-07-15
- back 2018-07-20
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.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before BAD AZZ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2973 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with BAD AZZ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2982 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2978 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1529
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIN CIRCLE BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY AND HIS BANDITS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MUSTANG SALLY BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SPITFIRE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 153.6800 | 162.83 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 160.0000 | 162.72 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 161.7142 | 167.17 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 149.6572 | 160.66 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookin' on Kampeska | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 42% | 2016-07-15 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2013-05-31 → 2018-07-20
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
SD
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.17 · weakest Brisket (160.66)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
653.39
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
105
91–100 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
69
5 mapped stops · furthest 52 mi
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2016-07-15 → 2018-07-20
Power rating
1506
peak 1513 · #2985 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
- 2014
- First call Cookin' on Kampeska
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0056 Cookin' on Kampeska
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.9772 Cookin' on Kampeska
- 2016
- Career-best overall score666.1944 Cookin' on Kampeska
- Peak power rating (1513) Cookin' on Kampeska
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Cookin On Kampeska
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.1 | Cookin' on Kampeska | 2015-07-17 |
| +4.3 | Cookin' on Kampeska | 2014-07-18 |
| +2.5 | Cookin' on Kampeska | 2016-07-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | *Cookin On Kampeska | 2018-07-20 |
| -1.3 | Original SD BBQ Championships | 2013-05-31 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-20 | *Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 36 / 45 (635.3028) | 41 (153.6800) | 32 (160.0000) | 6 (171.9656) | 40 (149.6572) |
| 2016-07-15 | Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD | 20 / 41 (666.1944) | 14 (169.7144) | 23 (166.8344) | 22 (166.8228) | 25 (162.8228) |
| 2015-07-17 | Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD | 13 / 38 (663.8512) | 18 (165.0972) | 22 (162.2512) | 12 (168.5256) | 9 (167.9772) |
| 2014-07-18 | Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD | 13 / 31 (665.0056) | 18 (164.5256) | 22 (161.6800) | 16 (166.8228) | 3 (171.9772) |
| 2013-05-31 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 23 / 41 (636.5712) | 23 (161.1428) | 16 (162.8572) | 20 (161.7142) | 35 (150.8570) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2112 (85 pts) | #2029 (115 pts) | #2292 (70 pts) | #2236 (75 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1861 (116 pts) | #2087 (91 pts) | #2537 (71 pts) | #2035 (101 pts) | #1281 (231 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1964 (76 pts) | #2065 (76 pts) | #1859 (111 pts) | #2002 (91 pts) | #2519 (66 pts) |