A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bad Azz BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bad Azz BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
DUGZAPIG
DUGZAPIG is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 9th of 14 at the Grill Billies BBQ Show Down (2014). They are ranked #3965 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2013
latest Aug 19, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±31.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.85 · weakest Brisket (150.73)
Road miles
2,914
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 1,353 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
621.21 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1814 (126 pts) | #2113 (86 pts) | #1905 (121 pts) | #1337 (226 pts) | #2009 (101 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to DUGZAPIG, each with one reason worth a look.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,961 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
They turned up 8 years after DUGZAPIG did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,953 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Level with DUGZAPIG on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,945 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,949 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 151.4400 | 158.85 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 142.2628 | 155.07 | top 66% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 139.3828 | 156.56 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 129.0856 | 150.73 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 67% | Aug 19, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
1 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
73
finished ahead 42 times, behind 66
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jun 13, 2015 → Aug 19, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
20145 milestones
- First overall top-10 Grill Billies BBQ Show Down
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.4060 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score655.4060 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5828 Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
- Peak power rating (1499) Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
- First call Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 16, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Pile of Bones BBQ Championship | Jun 13, 2015 |
| -6.8 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival | Aug 19, 2016 |
| -3.6 | Grill Billies BBQ Show Down | Jun 13, 2014 |
| -2 | Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival | Aug 17, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 78.1% | 78.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 91% | 89.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg | 19 / 25 (629.6344) | 10 (167.4056) | 19 (157.6916) | 24 (142.8228) | 7 (161.7144) |
| Jun 13, 2015 | Pile of Bones BBQ Championship Regina, Saskatchewan Canada | 18 / 22 (562.1712) | 13 (151.4400) | 18 (142.2628) | 20 (139.3828) | 18 (129.0856) |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Winnipeg Barbeque and Blues Festival Winnipeg Manitoba Canada | 10 / 26 (655.4060) | 18 (157.7032) | 11 (166.2744) | 3 (172.5828) | 15 (158.8456) |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Grill Billies BBQ Show Down Niverville Manitoba Canada | 9 / 14 (629.1080) | 5 (163.4172) | 7 (158.8456) | 5 (162.8684) | 13 (143.9768) |
| Aug 17, 2013 | Winnipeg Barbeque And Blues Festival Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA | 15 / 26 (629.7484) | 14 (154.2856) | 21 (150.2744) | 7 (165.1428) | 10 (160.0456) |