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
- Jul 15, 2016
BAD AZZ
BAD AZZ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 38 at the Cookin' on Kampeska (2015). They are ranked #3007 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1513 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest Jul 20, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.17 · weakest Brisket (160.66)
Road miles
69
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
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BAD AZZ, each with one reason worth a look.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,988 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,997 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before BAD AZZ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,998 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,995 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with BAD AZZ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,008 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,009 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookin' on Kampeska | 3 | 13 | 0 | top 42% | Jul 15, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SD
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 91 times, behind 100
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 15, 2016 → Jul 20, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Cookin On Kampeska
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score666.1944 Cookin' on Kampeska
- Peak power rating (1513) Cookin' on Kampeska
20143 milestones
- 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
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Original SD BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.1 | Cookin' on Kampeska | Jul 17, 2015 |
| +4.3 | Cookin' on Kampeska | Jul 18, 2014 |
| +2.5 | Cookin' on Kampeska | Jul 15, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Cookin On Kampeska | Jul 20, 2018 |
| -1.3 | Original SD BBQ Championships | May 31, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2018 | Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD | 36 / 45 (635.3028) | 41 (153.6800) | 32 (160) | 6 (171.9656) | 40 (149.6572) |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD | 20 / 41 (666.1944) | 14 (169.7144) | 23 (166.8344) | 22 (166.8228) | 25 (162.8228) |
| Jul 17, 2015 | Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD | 13 / 38 (663.8512) | 18 (165.0972) | 22 (162.2512) | 12 (168.5256) | 9 (167.9772) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Cookin' on Kampeska Watertown, SD | 13 / 31 (665.0056) | 18 (164.5256) | 22 (161.6800) | 16 (166.8228) | 3 (171.9772) |
| May 31, 2013 | Original SD BBQ Championships Huron, SD | 23 / 41 (636.5712) | 23 (161.1428) | 16 (162.8572) | 20 (161.7142) | 35 (150.8570) |