BAD INVESTMENT BBQ

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

Power ranking

#1705

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1552

peak 1555 · rated over 18 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-03-27

latest 2018-04-06

Best ToY finish

#560

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 18 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

680.0000 / 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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.84 · weakest Brisket (162.83)

Road miles

1,109

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi

Schedule strength

70%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)

Master avg

665.42 / 720

18 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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

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
2015-04-17

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.

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

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.

59 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

#1699 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 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 2017-04-07

⚔ Head-to-head

Velvet Swine

#1701 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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Smokin with an Attitude

#1703 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen 2022-06-10

⚔ Head-to-head

PACS BBQ

#1712 of the rated field

1551 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1551

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 16 contests, alongside a 31% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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BREWS BEFORE Q'S

#1713 of the rated field

1551 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1563

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-08-07

⚔ Head-to-head

FLAMING PIG BBQ (SE)

#1704 of the rated field

1552 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 18, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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	176.0000	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 contest size

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hog Wild BBQ Festival	2	6	top 54%	2017-06-23
Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2)	2	40	top 52%	2017-03-25
Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2	29	top 53%	2016-03-25

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

On the trail 3 yrs 2015-03-27 → 2018-04-06

Busiest season 2015 7 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in OK 18 of 18 contests

Contests visited 15 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 18 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.84 · weakest Brisket (162.83)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 12 of 18 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 2 of 18 contests

Master average 665.42 out of 720 · 18 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 302 393–340 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,109 18 mapped stops · furthest 85 mi

Schedule strength 1588 average field rating faced — tougher than 70% of rated contests

Power rating 1552 peak 1555 · #1705 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
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 score680.0000 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
2016
May 13 10th tracked contest Boots and BBQ Festival
2017
Jun 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) Hog Wild BBQ Festival
Sep 8 Peak power rating (1555) *Hot Pursuit BBQ
2018
Apr 6 Most recent contest City of Springs BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.3	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	2015-04-17
+8.9	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ	2016-04-15
+7	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest	2015-06-26
+5.4	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival	2017-04-07
+5.3	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	2017-06-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-3.7	City of Springs BBQ Championship	2018-04-06
-2.9	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	2016-06-24
-1.5	Firelake BBQ Cook Off	2015-03-27
-1.4	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff	2015-09-18
-1.2	Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff	2015-06-05

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)
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
2018-04-06	City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK	12 / 17 (660.5032)	15 (164.5372)	4 (174.8572)	11 (165.7028)	14 (155.4060)
2017-09-08	*Hot Pursuit BBQ Shawnee, OK	13 / 27 (674.1828)	7 (171.4172)	15 (166.8344)	7 (171.9656)	20 (163.9656)
2017-06-23	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK	6 / 14 (667.3484)	6 (166.8228)	1 (169.7028)	8 (165.7144)	7 (165.1084)
2017-04-07	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	14 / 33 (678.2972)	6 (174.2856)	21 (163.3944)	18 (165.7600)	5 (174.8572)
2017-03-25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off(Day 2) Shawnee, OK	40 / 77 (669.0628)	28 (173.1200)	59 (164.5944)	55 (164.5256)	32 (166.8228)
2017-03-24	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	46 / 87 (668.5256)	16 (174.2628)	59 (162.2628)	28 (170.2972)	68 (161.7028)
2016-09-30	3rd Annual Smokin in Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK	19 / 37 (655.8968)	16 (166.2628)	6 (173.1428)	27 (160.5256)	26 (155.9656)
2016-06-24	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK	17 / 26 (661.6000)	3 (175.4172)	18 (163.4172)	10 (169.6684)	20 (153.0972)
2016-05-13	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	17 / 28 (657.0744)	9 (174.2856)	21 (159.9544)	23 (158.2744)	17 (164.5600)
2016-04-15	Roberts Ranch Smokin Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	18 / 63 (672.4912)	21 (170.8228)	15 (169.1428)	4 (176.0000)	45 (156.5256)
2016-03-25	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	29 / 66 (674.8116)	28 (169.6800)	11 (175.4172)	40 (165.1888)	44 (164.5256)
2015-10-09	Chillin and Grillin Sand Springs, OK	14 / 28 (661.6572)	6 (176.5600)	25 (157.0972)	16 (165.1428)	11 (162.8572)
2015-09-18	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK	20 / 32 (642.7308)	21 (162.2512)	15 (163.9312)	25 (153.6800)	13 (162.8684)
2015-07-24	Hot Pursuit BBQ Cookoff Shawnee, OK	16 / 32 (665.6456)	22 (167.3828)	8 (172.0000)	6 (172.0228)	27 (154.2400)
2015-06-26	Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK	10 / 28 (666.2628)	2 (178.2972)	21 (154.2628)	8 (169.7372)	12 (163.9656)
2015-06-05	Okfuskee Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK	19 / 30 (663.9196)	16 (168.5256)	12 (166.2628)	22 (162.2628)	13 (166.8684)
2015-04-17	10th Annual Roberts Ranch Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	16 / 75 (680.0000)	6 (175.4400)	14 (171.4400)	46 (165.7028)	25 (167.4172)
2015-03-27	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	32 / 52 (657.5540)	32 (165.6800)	43 (158.2400)	36 (163.3712)	14 (170.2628)

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
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)