PapaDads BBQ MI
Rating
1492
peak 1528
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
2019-06-21
latest 2026-05-01
Best ToY finish
#192
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 26 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
662.93 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 666.84 (-3.91)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.13
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.34 · weakest Brisket (165.68)
Road miles
3342
mi across 26 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
DETROIT SIBLING RIVALRY has finished one call ahead of PapaDads BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
JAYBIRD'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
iBQ'n has come out ahead in 21 of their 24 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of S & G BBQ in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 35% across 4 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 160.5028 | 168.34 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 155.9888 | 166.11 | top 55% |
| Pork | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 155.3600 | 166.67 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 25 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 154.2056 | 165.68 | top 53% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 22 | 0 | top 55% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 54% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (23 of 26 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (26 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 666.84
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 656.3652 | 656.37 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 682.2060 | 664.62 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 679.3252 | 672.65 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 658.2060 | 656.47 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 675.2800 | 668.71 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 685.0516 | 668.22 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 676.0000 | 670.55 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 672.4456 | 664.63 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 28 / 34 (656.3652) | 6 (173.1084) | 20 (166.8228) | 30 (162.2284) | 34 (154.2056) |
| 2025-09-19 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 21 / 26 (658.1144) | 22 (160.5028) | 23 (159.9544) | 3 (174.8572) | 20 (162.8000) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 36 / 43 (653.5428) | 32 (166.2284) | 29 (167.3944) | 41 (155.3600) | 32 (164.5600) |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 24 / 56 (682.2060) | 4 (177.1544) | 41 (166.2400) | 27 (171.9772) | 40 (166.8344) |
| 2024-09-13 | September Fest Coldwater, MI | 13 / 18 (664.4116) | 4 (173.1200) | 17 (161.6572) | 15 (161.0972) | 7 (168.5372) |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 12 / 26 (674.2172) | 12 (172.5600) | 5 (172.0116) | 23 (161.6684) | 11 (167.9772) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 31 / 62 (679.3252) | 36 (169.1084) | 34 (167.4284) | 8 (177.7028) | 41 (165.0856) |
| 2023-08-04 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 31 / 44 (658.2060) | 39 (162.8344) | 19 (168.5600) | 20 (167.4172) | 35 (159.3944) |
| 2023-05-05 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 22 / 25 (654.7428) | 24 (162.2516) | 22 (163.9884) | 21 (159.3828) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2022-08-05 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 27 / 50 (662.1372) | 40 (162.2400) | 27 (166.8228) | 35 (162.8000) | 11 (170.2744) |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 16 / 30 (675.2800) | 20 (167.3944) | 12 (169.6800) | 18 (167.3828) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2022-07-15 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl (One Meat Ribs) Sault Ste Marie, MI | — | — | 18 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Union Grove, WI | 17 / 44 (671.8856) | 29 (163.9428) | 34 (159.4056) | 8 (171.9772) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2021-09-24 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 19 / 28 (659.8628) | 20 (163.9656) | 16 (165.1200) | 16 (166.8344) | 17 (163.9428) |
| 2021-09-10 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes BBQ Competition Mears, MI | 5 / 25 (685.0516) | 9 (174.2628) | 5 (171.4172) | 6 (171.9772) | 7 (167.3944) |
| 2021-08-06 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 21 / 32 (654.1256) | 26 (161.0856) | 4 (171.4172) | 14 (166.2628) | 28 (155.3600) |
| 2021-07-16 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 12 / 27 (670.1828) | 7 (174.2856) | 11 (165.7028) | 12 (168.5372) | 17 (161.6572) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 8 / 28 (674.7428) | 17 (168.5600) | 9 (169.6800) | 10 (168.5372) | 12 (167.9656) |
| 2020-09-12 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 Warsaw, IN | 15 / 26 (673.5996) | 5 (175.4400) | 4 (174.2628) | 24 (160.5140) | 21 (163.3828) |
| 2020-09-11 | Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 Warsaw, IN | 26 / 36 (661.0056) | 20 (167.3944) | 26 (163.3828) | 29 (158.8228) | 6 (171.4056) |
| 2020-08-07 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 16 / 42 (667.3944) | 22 (163.4172) | 18 (165.6800) | 3 (173.1428) | 22 (165.1544) |
| 2020-07-17 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 4 / 31 (676.0000) | 9 (170.8344) | 13 (165.1772) | 7 (170.8456) | 7 (169.1428) |
| 2019-09-20 | Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI | 25 / 28 (656.5144) | 7 (172.0000) | 28 (155.9888) | 18 (165.6684) | 24 (162.8572) |
| 2019-09-13 | Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 16 / 35 (665.6340) | 14 (169.7028) | 15 (168.5716) | 17 (164.5140) | 19 (162.8456) |
| 2019-07-19 | Bordertown BBQ Brawl Sault Ste Marie, MI | 8 / 28 (672.4456) | 11 (168.5256) | 15 (164.5372) | 10 (170.2744) | 9 (169.1084) |
| 2019-06-21 | 11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI | 12 / 30 (663.9312) | 9 (168.5484) | 19 (162.8572) | 9 (166.8456) | 12 (165.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #992 (59 pts) | #607 (174 pts) | #845 (84 pts) | #1001 (59 pts) | #994 (59 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #697 (196 pts) | #577 (336 pts) | #846 (181 pts) | #539 (346 pts) | #741 (196 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #610 (279 pts) | #537 (369 pts) | #643 (319 pts) | #595 (309 pts) | #575 (329 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #920 (125 pts) | #1092 (115 pts) | #997 (155 pts) | #882 (155 pts) | #870 (165 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #883 (160 pts) | #978 (140 pts) | #734 (268 pts) | #961 (150 pts) | #688 (270 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #346 (552 pts) | #410 (487 pts) | #313 (662 pts) | #317 (647 pts) | #319 (632 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #192 (620 pts) | #214 (570 pts) | #192 (610 pts) | #186 (640 pts) | #191 (600 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #730 (426 pts) | #641 (536 pts) | #888 (351 pts) | #727 (456 pts) | #796 (406 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #543 (657 pts) | #570 (657 pts) | #459 (802 pts) | #516 (707 pts) | #758 (462 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #515 (743 pts) | #311 (1138 pts) | #559 (718 pts) | #353 (1043 pts) | #509 (778 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #625 (622 pts) | #746 (537 pts) | #423 (952 pts) | #728 (547 pts) | #678 (587 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1239 (225 pts) | #1099 (290 pts) | #1565 (165 pts) | #1472 (190 pts) | #1288 (225 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1170 (250 pts) | #1279 (240 pts) | #980 (355 pts) | #1372 (220 pts) | #1518 (180 pts) |