A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
KC Meat Sweats ahead in 100% of their meetings
KC Meat Sweats has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
BAD BOYS BBQ
BAD BOYS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 13th of 18 at the Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff (2015). They are ranked #6098 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1429
peak 1429 · rated over 10 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
Aug 21, 2015
latest Jun 25, 2021 · 5.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.00 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 606.48 (+12.52)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.73 · weakest Brisket (145.10)
Road miles
1,086
across 10 mapped stops · furthest 676 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
606.48 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BAD BOYS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
51 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1429
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1508
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,093 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
Level with BAD BOYS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,104 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#6,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before BAD BOYS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#6,097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1429
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC Meat Sweats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Four Men and A Pig | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sublime BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smitty's BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Can't Beat Our Meat | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| No Clue BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Right Time BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Jonesy's Smoke Rangers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Nice Rack | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribs For Her Pleasure | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 139.4400 | 154.73 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 130.7888 | 154.38 | top 74% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 141.0972 | 152.27 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 117.0744 | 145.10 | top 80% |
“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 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 83% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2 | 102 | 0 | top 78% | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Smoke on the Trails | 2 | 38 | 0 | top 84% | Sep 11, 2020 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.4
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
8 of 10 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
8
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
451
finished ahead 201 times, behind 859
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4056 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1486) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8120 Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score654.8120 Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Aug 21, 2015 |
| -12.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -11.9 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -8.7 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| -8.5 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 11, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 86.6% | 85.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 82% | 82% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 84.1% | 82.1% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 86% | 90.9% | 83.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 102 / 145 (628.4916) | 122 (153.7028) | 100 (157.6688) | 134 (145.7144) | 18 (171.4056) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 46 / 48 (601.0056) | 45 (151.9656) | 36 (159.3828) | 48 (147.9772) | 47 (141.6800) |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 38 / 53 (623.3492) | 38 (154.8688) | 41 (154.8460) | 16 (166.8456) | 45 (146.7888) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 157 / 183 (610.7540) | 145 (153.6800) | 55 (166.2744) | 118 (158.8456) | 179 (131.9540) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 102 / 185 (631.3828) | 33 (166.2856) | 144 (153.1200) | 117 (155.4172) | 103 (156.5600) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 172 / 184 (590.0796) | 153 (149.1084) | 154 (147.9544) | 167 (146.8228) | 152 (146.1940) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 173 / 183 (577.1544) | 179 (139.4400) | 109 (157.6800) | 161 (146.3428) | 171 (133.6916) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 25 / 30 (605.7028) | 17 (157.7372) | 21 (154.2972) | 28 (143.9656) | 26 (149.7028) |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Homecoming 2015 BBQ Cookoff Vernon, IN | 13 / 18 (654.8120) | 10 (167.3944) | 17 (161.7488) | 8 (169.7144) | 16 (155.9544) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA | 41 / 41 (542.0576) | 38 (153.0972) | 41 (130.7888) | 41 (141.0972) | 41 (117.0744) |