High-water mark
665.6344
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.6344 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-08-16
Badlands BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1575
peak 1585 · rated over 26 contests ⓘ
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2026-05-01
Best ToY finish
#270
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.59 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 633.95 (+16.64)
Walk rate
48%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±33.67
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.71 · weakest Chicken (157.64)
Road miles
9,649
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 1647 mi
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
633.95 / 720
26 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (11 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
FIRE & SPICE has finished one call ahead of Badlands BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Their season
2015
their best year
2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 31%.
- 4 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 31%
A tough matchup
15–3
behind in the head-to-head
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 18 shared contests.
A strong matchup
9–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Fire Ants BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
The comeback
9.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 9.1 years, then back at Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) (2025-09-26).
- last seen 2016-08-26
- back 2025-09-26
Pork nemesis
11 of 18
shared pork entries lost
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 61% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 18 shared pork entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
WILBUR'S REVENGE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
An October team
Top 23%
average finish in October
Something about October: average finish in the top 23% across 3 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.
- 3 October contests
- top 41% the rest of the year
The long haul
9,649
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,649 miles across 27 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,647 miles to Smokin' On the Pecos.
- 27 mapped stops
- furthest 1,647 mi
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 13th
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.
32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1333 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1575
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1340 of the rated field
- Contests
- 32
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1592
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 32 contests to 27, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1330 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1577
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Badlands BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#1341 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1581
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 20 contests, alongside a 30% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 47%
- Peak
- 1580
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#1331 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1575
No shared contest yet.
Level with Badlands BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAWG NATION BBQ | 19 | 8 | 11 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| WILBUR'S REVENGE | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BBQ GURU | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE & SPICE | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Palm tree smokehouse | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| FINN'S FINEST BBQ | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire Ants BBQ | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| CAMP BACON BBQ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| PEQUEA PULLERS | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 173.7256 | 20.0000 | 157.64 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 174.8572 | 140.0000 | 157.65 | top 51% |
| Pork | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 174.8800 | 147.9772 | 160.71 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 171.4284 | 136.5714 | 157.83 | top 45% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 14 | 0 | top 35% |
| DE | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| MD | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
| NM | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| ND | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 39% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland Summer Fest | 4 | 13 | 0 | top 31% | 2016-08-26 |
| Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 35% | 2016-05-06 |
| Keystone Classic Barbeque | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 24% | 2014-10-03 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
13 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2026-05-01
Busiest season
2013
11 contests
Contests a season
4.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
14 of 27 contests · 8 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
21
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
27 entries · 2 wins · 3 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.71 · weakest Chicken (157.64)
Walk rate
48%
a top-10 call in 13 of 27 contests
Overall top-10 rate
22%
6 of 27 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
633.95
out of 720 · 26 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
672
872–605 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
9,649
27 mapped stops · furthest 1,647 mi
Schedule strength
1529
average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$11,400
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
9.1 yrs
2016-08-26 → 2025-09-26
Power rating
1575
peak 1585 · #1332 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- First call Green Lane Fire CO's
- First overall top-10 Green Lane Fire CO's
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7142 Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score665.6344 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8800 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)
- 10th tracked contest Keystone Classic Barbeque
- 2016
- 25th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
- Peak power rating (1585) New Holland Summer Fest
- 2026
- Most recent contest ND BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival | 2015-05-08 |
| +11.9 | Green Lane Fire CO's | 2013-05-10 |
| +11.4 | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival | 2013-06-14 |
| +11.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-08-16 |
| +10.5 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair | 2014-04-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.4 | Smokin' On The Pecos | 2014-06-27 |
| -11.3 | Smokin' On the Pecos | 2013-06-28 |
| -9.5 | ND BBQ Championship | 2026-05-01 |
| -7.8 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | 2013-04-19 |
| -6.2 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South | 2013-07-12 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 30% | 92.2% | 91.1% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 31% | 91.4% | 89.8% |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 43% | 91.7% | 86.3% |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 64% | top 41% | 92.4% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND | 57 / 71 (650.7316) | 55 (162.8572) | 60 (161.6572) | 50 (163.9428) | 47 (162.2744) |
| 2025-09-26 | Rollin Smoke at Rustic Timbers BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Egg Harbor, WI | — | — | 12 (154.8228) | — | — |
| 2016-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 24 / 66 (647.8856) | 19 (166.8344) | 32 (162.2628) | 34 (161.1428) | 27 (157.6456) |
| 2016-05-06 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA | 11 / 47 (663.9428) | 18 (165.6916) | 21 (162.8456) | 17 (163.9772) | 4 (171.4284) |
| 2015-09-26 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 18 / 35 (632.0572) | 28 (152.5828) | 26 (149.7488) | 10 (162.2856) | 4 (167.4400) |
| 2015-08-28 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 13 / 70 (658.3312) | 4 (173.7028) | 2 (173.7256) | 63 (149.1656) | 23 (161.7372) |
| 2015-05-08 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA | 6 / 57 (654.8572) | 5 (171.4172) | 19 (162.2744) | 13 (166.2856) | 32 (154.8800) |
| 2015-04-10 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | 42 / 99 (639.8860) | 60 (157.6572) | 61 (156.0004) | 54 (158.8228) | 19 (167.4056) |
| 2014-10-03 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 9 / 53 (659.9772) | 18 (165.1772) | 12 (166.8572) | 14 (166.2628) | 21 (161.6800) |
| 2014-09-12 | Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition Scranton, PA | 14 / 25 (632.5484) | 8 (162.2856) | 18 (151.4400) | 4 (164.0000) | 14 (154.8228) |
| 2014-08-22 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 15 / 70 (646.2740) | 14 (166.3200) | 24 (161.1656) | 24 (159.9884) | 24 (158.8000) |
| 2014-08-15 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 13 / 28 (647.4512) | 3 (173.7256) | 24 (146.8456) | 11 (162.8684) | 12 (164.0116) |
| 2014-06-27 | Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM | 58 / 60 (493.6456) | 59 (20.0000) | 14 (169.7256) | 54 (147.9772) | 38 (155.9428) |
| 2014-06-06 | Que for the Troops Levittown, PA | 30 / 65 (625.7028) | 34 (158.2628) | 28 (156.0228) | 32 (156.5828) | 30 (154.8344) |
| 2014-05-09 | Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA | 25 / 54 (620.5260) | 26 (158.2516) | 36 (145.7260) | 29 (154.2284) | 13 (162.3200) |
| 2014-04-11 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | 18 / 109 (644.6172) | 63 (155.4172) | 36 (158.3084) | 14 (166.8572) | 18 (164.0344) |
| 2013-10-18 | Autumnfest Woodstock, VA | 8 / 40 (641.7488) | 9 (166.8800) | 17 (157.7372) | 4 (168.5828) | 27 (148.5488) |
| 2013-10-04 | Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA | 17 / 55 (640.4340) | 42 (151.3600) | 19 (158.2628) | 20 (159.4056) | 3 (171.4056) |
| 2013-09-20 | Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE | 14 / 45 (645.7144) | 9 (168.0000) | 1 (172.0344) | 7 (167.4284) | 37 (138.2516) |
| 2013-09-06 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Chesapeake, VA | 12 / 30 (654.2748) | 20 (165.1544) | 24 (157.6916) | 1 (174.8800) | 22 (156.5488) |
| 2013-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 35 / 71 (631.3600) | 41 (157.1200) | 31 (158.2628) | 37 (156.5600) | 23 (159.4172) |
| 2013-08-16 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD | 6 / 29 (665.6344) | 9 (166.2744) | 1 (174.8572) | 17 (160.5256) | 12 (163.9772) |
| 2013-07-12 | The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA | 21 / 29 (611.2568) | 16 (161.1200) | 23 (144.5484) | 22 (151.3712) | 17 (154.2172) |
| 2013-06-28 | Smokin' On the Pecos Artesia, NM | 60 / 70 (587.4288) | 34 (158.2860) | 65 (140.0000) | 45 (152.5714) | 58 (136.5714) |
| 2013-06-14 | Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD | 10 / 63 (653.7142) | 3 (173.7144) | 16 (164.0002) | 13 (166.8570) | 47 (149.1426) |
| 2013-05-10 | Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA | 9 / 58 (633.7144) | 16 (161.1430) | 39 (146.8572) | 7 (164.5714) | 10 (161.1428) |
| 2013-04-19 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 79 / 106 (598.8566) | 42 (159.4286) | 88 (142.8568) | 76 (151.4284) | 79 (145.1428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #927 (60 pts) | #1010 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) | #970 (60 pts) | #950 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1399 (195 pts) | #1508 (185 pts) | #1765 (140 pts) | #1697 (160 pts) | #1187 (270 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #767 (450 pts) | #721 (515 pts) | #780 (470 pts) | #949 (375 pts) | #839 (430 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #616 (603 pts) | #536 (728 pts) | #814 (448 pts) | #580 (683 pts) | #592 (623 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #270 (1103 pts) | #247 (1138 pts) | #242 (1193 pts) | #249 (1118 pts) | #313 (983 pts) |