BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3281

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1498

peak 1507 · rated over 14 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-03-21

latest 2017-01-20

Best ToY finish

#794

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

674.2744 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.54 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 651.29 (+4.24)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±18.45

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.97)

Road miles

3,935

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 1017 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Master avg

651.29 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 14 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 14 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

674.2744 career-best overall

93.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.2744 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 93.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-03-20

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC has finished one call ahead of BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 37%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 37%

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

Bad Boyz BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Bad Boyz BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.93 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 29%.

Pork Ribs avg 159.97
Chicken avg 165.91
2 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

MONSOON BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,935 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,935 miles across 14 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,017 miles to 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open.

14 mapped stops
furthest 1,017 mi

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.

121 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

MEET MY MEAT

#3289 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1498

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-04-27

⚔ Head-to-head

BEAR NAKED BBQ

#3261 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1499

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM)

Fewer contests behind them than BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM has cooked, 6 to 14, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2022-07-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Q+BREW

#3264 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Bbqweiser

#3282 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1528 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-09-27

⚔ Head-to-head

BAR-BEAM-QUE

#3275 of the rated field

1498 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1498

No shared contest yet.

Level with BADCAT'S BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2022-08-19

⚔ Head-to-head

NIBBLE ME THIS

#3294 of the rated field

1498 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2018-08-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Bad Boyz BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
KNIFE PORK AND SPOON	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
MONSOON BBQ	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Your Behind BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
COW TIPPIN BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
RUB YOUR MEAT BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Karnivorous	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
DJS SMOKIN' BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Phil the Grill	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BIG POPPA SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
The BBQ Asylum	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	4	0	2	175.4516	150.8340	165.91	top 50%
Pork Ribs	14	2	0	0	170.8800	147.3484	159.97	top 64%
Pork	14	3	1	2	178.8572	151.9884	164.58	top 53%
Brisket	14	4	0	0	169.1428	138.2288	160.83	top 55%

“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	Avg finish
AZ	9	top 56%
NV	4	top 63%
MO	1	top 48%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 65%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 55%
Large (40+)	4	top 63%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Best Dam Barbecue	2	14	0	top 48%	2016-05-27
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	9	0	top 66%	2015-03-20

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.8 yrs 2014-03-21 → 2017-01-20

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AZ 9 of 14 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 14 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.91 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.97)

Walk rate 64% a top-10 call in 9 of 14 contests

Overall top-10 rate 7% 1 of 14 contests

Master average 651.29 out of 720 · 14 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 820 433–683 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,935 14 mapped stops · furthest 1,017 mi

Schedule strength 1549 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Power rating 1498 peak 1507 · #3281 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2014
Mar 21 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Jun 13 First call Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
Jun 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0972 Northern Arizona BBQ Festival
2015
Mar 20 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 20 Career-best overall score674.2744 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Oct 3 10th tracked contest 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
2016
May 6 First category win (Pork) 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown
May 6 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown
May 27 Peak power rating (1507) Best Dam Barbecue
2017
Jan 20 Most recent contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-03-20
+7.4	*The Queen Creek BBQ Battle	2016-02-19
+6.3	Best Dam Barbecue	2016-05-27
+5.9	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown	2016-05-06
+5.9	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship	2015-02-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.2	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-03-21
-8.5	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge	2017-01-20
-6.7	2014 Down Town Throw Down	2014-12-12
-5.2	Show Low BBQ Throwdown	2015-05-01
-3.7	USA Barbecue Championship	2014-10-30

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0	0%	top 85%	87.8%	87.8%
2016	3	0	1	100%	top 37%	92.5%	92.2%
2015	5	1	0	60%	top 50%	93.6%	91.1%
2014	5	0	0	60%	top 72%	93%	89.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-01-20	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	34 / 40 (632.4116)	40 (151.3484)	29 (159.9888)	20 (167.9772)	34 (153.0972)
2016-05-27	Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV	14 / 36 (663.8628)	4 (174.8456)	31 (150.8116)	8 (170.8228)	14 (167.3828)
2016-05-06	4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	15 / 39 (666.1716)	25 (165.0856)	36 (157.1316)	1 (178.8572)	18 (165.0972)
2016-02-19	*The Queen Creek BBQ Battle Queen Creek, AZ	13 / 37 (661.5772)	18 (165.6916)	27 (157.6456)	3 (170.8228)	11 (167.4172)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	289 / 606 (653.6576)	373 (161.1544)	210 (167.4172)	234 (166.2516)	361 (158.8344)
2015-05-22	Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV	22 / 38 (655.8968)	21 (167.4172)	19 (162.8112)	37 (156.5256)	10 (169.1428)
2015-05-01	Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	25 / 35 (642.1144)	2 (175.4056)	26 (159.9544)	14 (168.5256)	35 (138.2288)
2015-03-20	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	9 / 29 (674.2744)	2 (175.4516)	9 (169.1544)	15 (165.7028)	15 (163.9656)
2015-02-27	6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ	34 / 82 (655.3372)	27 (167.9772)	18 (169.7144)	58 (159.9656)	53 (157.6800)
2014-12-12	2014 Down Town Throw Down Las Vegas, NV	21 / 26 (633.5884)	18 (164.5716)	23 (147.3484)	23 (154.8112)	9 (166.8572)
2014-10-30	USA Barbecue Championship Laughlin, NV	60 / 79 (651.9432)	48 (165.7488)	70 (154.8344)	23 (170.2628)	55 (161.0972)
2014-09-05	AZ Rhythm & Ribs Cottonwood, AZ	11 / 17 (669.6912)	6 (171.4628)	7 (170.8800)	16 (159.3828)	10 (167.9656)
2014-06-13	Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams, AZ	14 / 35 (657.0972)	18 (165.7144)	18 (161.1200)	18 (162.2856)	5 (167.9772)
2014-03-21	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	30 / 30 (600.4796)	30 (150.8340)	28 (150.8228)	30 (151.9884)	29 (146.8344)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2121 (85 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1257 (230 pts)	#1693 (155 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#756 (520 pts)	#1354 (225 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#851 (394 pts)	#546 (714 pts)	#818 (444 pts)	#906 (399 pts)	#857 (419 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#794 (428 pts)	#787 (468 pts)	#849 (433 pts)	#930 (383 pts)	#652 (568 pts)