BAD INVESTMENT BBQ

BAD INVESTMENT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 18 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 14 at the Hog Wild BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #1712 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,712

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1555 · rated over 18 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 27, 2015

latest Apr 6, 2018 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#560

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

680 / 720

Master · 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.88 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 665.42 (+4.46)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest

Consistency

±8.86

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.84 · weakest Brisket (162.83)

Road miles

1,109

across 18 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Master avg

665.42 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 18 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 18 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

680.0000 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.0000 at 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 17, 2015

A tough matchup

16–1 behind in the head-to-head

BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.00 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 44%.

Brisket avg 162.83
Chicken avg 170.84
2 calls in 18 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 18 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 61% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 18 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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An April team

Top 41% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 41% across 4 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 50% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.4% of a perfect score
18 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1740 (107 pts)	#1856 (92 pts)	#1313 (192 pts)	#1772 (112 pts)	#1819 (97 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#757 (499 pts)	#617 (649 pts)	#709 (564 pts)	#799 (504 pts)	#750 (524 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#831 (429 pts)	#667 (609 pts)	#702 (574 pts)	#758 (519 pts)	#1004 (349 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#560 (670 pts)	#424 (905 pts)	#571 (680 pts)	#588 (665 pts)	#533 (705 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BAD INVESTMENT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

RIB CRIB PIGMEN

#1,704 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1563

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to BAD INVESTMENT BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — BAD INVESTMENT BBQ ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2017

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STICKS-N-CHICKS BBQ

#1,698 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1571

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 1, 2017

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Redneck Grillers

#1,697 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1585

They've been 1585 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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Smokin with an Attitude

#1,709 of the rated field

1552 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1561

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2022

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FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE)

#1,719 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1560

Level with BAD INVESTMENT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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Scuttlebutts

#1,718 of the rated field

1551 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1567

They turned up 6 years after BAD INVESTMENT BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 27, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	14	2	12	14%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
OKIEQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	8	8	0	100%	⚔ compare
IRON WHEEL COOKERS	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	8	0	2	178.2972	162.2512	170.84	top 38%
Pork Ribs	18	4	1	1	175.4172	154.2628	165.89	top 48%
Pork	18	6	0	0	176	153.6800	165.86	top 53%
Brisket	18	2	0	0	174.8572	153.0972	162.83	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 57%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 53%
Large (40+)	6	top 43%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hog Wild BBQ Festival	2	6	top 54%	Jun 23, 2017
Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)	2	40	top 52%	Mar 25, 2017
Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2	29	top 53%	Mar 25, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 18 of 18 contests

Contests visited 15 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 301 finished ahead 393 times, behind 340

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

20181 milestone

Apr 6 Most recent contest City of Springs BBQ Championship

20172 milestones

Jun 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) Hog Wild BBQ Festival
Sep 8 Peak power rating (1555) Hot Pursuit BBQ

20161 milestone

May 13 10th tracked contest Boots and BBQ Festival

20156 milestones

Mar 27 First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off
Mar 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5540 Firelake BBQ Cook Off
Apr 17 First call 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Apr 17 Career-best overall score680 10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Jun 26 First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
Jun 26 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 17, 2015
+8.9	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 15, 2016
+7	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	Jun 26, 2015
+5.4	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival	Apr 7, 2017
+5.3	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	Jun 23, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.7	City of Springs BBQ Championship	Apr 6, 2018
-2.9	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	Jun 24, 2016
-1.5	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	Mar 27, 2015
-1.3	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff	Sep 18, 2015
-1.2	Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff	Jun 5, 2015

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 71%	91.7%	91.7%
2017	5	1	1	60%	top 48%	94.2%	93.3%
2016	5	0	0	80%	top 50%	93.7%	92.3%
2015	7	1	0	57%	top 49%	94.4%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 6, 2018	City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK	12 / 17 (660.5032)	15 (164.5372)	4 (174.8572)	11 (165.7028)	14 (155.4060)
Sep 8, 2017	Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	13 / 27 (674.1828)	7 (171.4172)	15 (166.8344)	7 (171.9656)	20 (163.9656)
Jun 23, 2017	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK	6 / 14 (667.3484)	6 (166.8228)	1 (169.7028)	8 (165.7144)	7 (165.1084)
Apr 7, 2017	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	14 / 33 (678.2972)	6 (174.2856)	21 (163.3944)	18 (165.7600)	5 (174.8572)
Mar 25, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) Shawnee, OK	40 / 77 (669.0628)	28 (173.1200)	59 (164.5944)	55 (164.5256)	32 (166.8228)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	46 / 87 (668.5256)	16 (174.2628)	59 (162.2628)	28 (170.2972)	68 (161.7028)
Sep 30, 2016	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK	19 / 37 (655.8968)	16 (166.2628)	6 (173.1428)	27 (160.5256)	26 (155.9656)
Jun 24, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK	17 / 26 (661.6000)	3 (175.4172)	18 (163.4172)	10 (169.6684)	20 (153.0972)
May 13, 2016	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	17 / 28 (657.0744)	9 (174.2856)	21 (159.9544)	23 (158.2744)	17 (164.5600)
Apr 15, 2016	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	18 / 63 (672.4912)	21 (170.8228)	15 (169.1428)	4 (176)	45 (156.5256)
Mar 25, 2016	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	29 / 66 (674.8116)	28 (169.6800)	11 (175.4172)	40 (165.1888)	44 (164.5256)
Oct 9, 2015	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	14 / 28 (661.6572)	6 (176.5600)	25 (157.0972)	16 (165.1428)	11 (162.8572)
Sep 18, 2015	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK	20 / 32 (642.7308)	21 (162.2512)	15 (163.9312)	25 (153.6800)	13 (162.8684)
Jul 24, 2015	Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK	16 / 32 (665.6456)	22 (167.3828)	8 (172)	6 (172.0228)	27 (154.2400)
Jun 26, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	10 / 28 (666.2628)	2 (178.2972)	21 (154.2628)	8 (169.7372)	12 (163.9656)
Jun 5, 2015	Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK	19 / 30 (663.9196)	16 (168.5256)	12 (166.2628)	22 (162.2628)	13 (166.8684)
Apr 17, 2015	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	16 / 75 (680)	6 (175.4400)	14 (171.4400)	46 (165.7028)	25 (167.4172)
Mar 27, 2015	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	32 / 52 (657.5540)	32 (165.6800)	43 (158.2400)	36 (163.3712)	14 (170.2628)

BAD INVESTMENT BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)