The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Marietta River City BBQ (Apr 28, 2023).
- last seen May 1, 2021
- back Apr 28, 2023
BG's Badass BBQ
BG's Badass BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 24th of 29 at the Marietta River City BBQ (2021). They finished #1255 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 23, 2021
latest Apr 28, 2023 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.55 · weakest Pork (148.55)
Road miles
146
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
610.50 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 160.5372 | 160.55 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7256 | 137.0744 | 149.52 | top 86% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 134.2628 | 148.55 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5828 | 143.4172 | 150 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta River City BBQ | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 91% | Apr 28, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
61
finished ahead 5 times, behind 72
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 1, 2021 → Apr 28, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Marietta River City BBQ
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Marietta River City BBQ
- Career-best overall score632.5484 Marietta River City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.7256 Marietta River City BBQ
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2023 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 42 / 42 (588.4572) | 32 (160.5372) | 42 (137.0744) | 42 (134.2628) | 33 (156.5828) |
| May 1, 2021 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest A Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 16 (143.3372) | — | — |
| May 1, 2021 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest B Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 13 (151.9544) | — | — |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 24 / 29 (632.5484) | 21 (160.5600) | 17 (165.7256) | 20 (162.8456) | 29 (143.4172) |