Bad Boyz BBQ AZ
Rating
1650
peak 1650
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2018-12-28
latest 2026-04-17
Best ToY finish
#241
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
14
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
688.84 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 682.70 (+6.14)
Walk rate
93%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.50
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.17)
Road miles
6101
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 929 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Your Behind BBQ has finished one call ahead of Bad Boyz BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
GETTIN' BASTED has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 11 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKERS PURGATORY in 14 of their 17 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AZ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 26 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 179.4400 | 166.8344 | 173.70 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 176.5716 | 153.0744 | 168.17 | top 46% |
| Pork | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 160.5256 | 171.39 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 26 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6684 | 169.18 | top 36% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 16 | 0 | top 27% |
| NV | 5 | 0 | top 35% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| UT | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 32% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AZ (17 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (27 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 682.70
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 687.9196 | 684.50 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 694.2056 | 691.74 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 678.1716 | 677.62 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 700.5372 | 692.89 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 697.1084 | 688.28 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 689.6228 | 689.62 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 678.7544 | 674.73 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 681.5884 | 672.17 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 683.9196 | 683.92 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown Las Vegas, NV | 9 / 29 (687.9196) | 17 (170.2512) | 12 (171.9656) | 16 (170.8228) | 4 (174.8800) |
| 2026-03-27 | Q's & Brews Bighorn BBQ Competition Lake Havasu City, AZ | 19 / 33 (681.0744) | 7 (176.0000) | 11 (173.1544) | 14 (171.9772) | 29 (159.9428) |
| 2025-05-23 | Best Dam BBQ Boulder City, NV | 6 / 29 (694.2056) | 15 (169.1084) | 3 (176.5716) | 11 (175.4056) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2025-03-28 | Q's & Brews Lake Havasu, AZ | 5 / 26 (690.2168) | 16 (170.8228) | 7 (172.0228) | 5 (175.4056) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2025-02-21 | Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 6 / 29 (690.8000) | 1 (179.4400) | 14 (170.2744) | 10 (171.4172) | 15 (169.6684) |
| 2024-12-06 | BBQ Jackpot Las Vegas, NV | 41 / 74 (677.0744) | 45 (167.3828) | 69 (161.1316) | 21 (173.7028) | 13 (174.8572) |
| 2024-01-12 | 9th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 25 / 58 (678.1716) | 9 (175.4172) | 17 (173.1316) | 34 (166.2284) | 36 (163.3944) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic Mesa, AZ | 3 / 26 (691.3600) | 4 (174.2628) | 7 (173.1428) | 4 (174.2628) | 9 (169.6916) |
| 2023-11-03 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Mesa, AZ | — | — | 13 (161.1544) | — | — |
| 2023-05-26 | Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 3 / 27 (700.5372) | 5 (175.4172) | 5 (175.4172) | 15 (169.7028) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-03-10 | BBQ & Brew Fest - Best in the Southwest Yuma, AZ | 8 / 32 (686.7656) | 7 (174.8456) | 23 (164.5372) | 2 (177.7028) | 12 (169.6800) |
| 2022-11-04 | 2022 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 13 / 35 (685.6344) | 8 (176.5600) | 19 (167.3828) | 6 (175.4400) | 20 (166.2516) |
| 2022-09-30 | 2022 Mazatzal Grill Masters BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 4 / 21 (691.3484) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (173.1428) | 10 (171.9772) | 11 (168.5256) |
| 2022-09-09 | Western Legends BBQ Contest Kanab, UT | 9 / 31 (682.1712) | 7 (173.7028) | 23 (163.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (165.0856) |
| 2022-02-18 | BBQ & Brew 'Best in the Southwest' Festival Yuma, AZ | 5 / 34 (697.1084) | 10 (175.4056) | 12 (172.5944) | 16 (171.4056) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2022-01-14 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 6 / 59 (685.1316) | 9 (173.7028) | 33 (166.2744) | 5 (177.1544) | 16 (168.0000) |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 10 / 33 (689.6228) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (174.2628) | 21 (166.8228) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2020-08-14 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival Kanab, UT | 19 / 42 (678.1712) | 14 (173.1200) | 9 (173.1200) | 18 (170.8456) | 33 (161.0856) |
| 2020-02-28 | Best in the Desert Southwest KCBS BBQ Competition Yuma, AZ | 11 / 29 (678.7544) | 10 (169.6800) | 6 (174.2744) | 22 (160.5256) | 4 (174.2744) |
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 23 / 59 (667.2572) | 10 (174.2628) | 26 (166.2400) | 31 (165.0972) | 29 (161.6572) |
| 2019-12-27 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 12 / 44 (681.0632) | 24 (166.8344) | 25 (167.9888) | 11 (173.1200) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2019-09-27 | Mazatzal Grill Masters-BBQ Competition & Testicle Festival Payson, AZ | 10 / 33 (673.5880) | 7 (171.9656) | 31 (154.8112) | 8 (174.2628) | 5 (172.5484) |
| 2019-05-24 | The Best Dam Barbeque Boulder City, NV | 16 / 29 (663.2684) | 8 (171.9656) | 28 (153.0744) | 14 (169.1084) | 7 (169.1200) |
| 2019-05-03 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down Show Low, AZ | 20 / 45 (668.4452) | 15 (171.9884) | 16 (167.3828) | 8 (171.4056) | 28 (157.6684) |
| 2019-04-05 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 15 / 61 (665.0860) | 4 (176.0000) | 23 (165.7144) | 31 (161.1088) | 30 (162.2628) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 7 / 63 (681.5884) | 3 (174.8572) | 40 (160.5028) | 6 (174.2628) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2018-12-28 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede Phoenix, AZ | 11 / 47 (683.9196) | 5 (176.5600) | 25 (167.9656) | 24 (166.8456) | 9 (172.5484) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #373 (574 pts) | #425 (539 pts) | #436 (554 pts) | #423 (509 pts) | #385 (574 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #396 (499 pts) | #448 (494 pts) | #632 (334 pts) | #402 (534 pts) | #418 (484 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #357 (633 pts) | #343 (708 pts) | #558 (423 pts) | #365 (648 pts) | #416 (558 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #279 (409 pts) | #277 (444 pts) | #293 (434 pts) | #342 (354 pts) | #257 (459 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #457 (722 pts) | #289 (1052 pts) | #802 (407 pts) | #483 (717 pts) | #450 (752 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #241 (1274 pts) | #321 (1029 pts) | #320 (1024 pts) | #338 (999 pts) | #228 (1289 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #292 (1231 pts) | #377 (991 pts) | #365 (1026 pts) | #275 (1216 pts) | #356 (1066 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #277 (1253 pts) | #268 (1228 pts) | #339 (1083 pts) | #555 (733 pts) | #239 (1353 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #266 (1252 pts) | #364 (1007 pts) | #541 (722 pts) | #457 (852 pts) | #237 (1347 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #321 (1120 pts) | #366 (1015 pts) | #420 (935 pts) | #192 (1435 pts) | #403 (935 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #260 (1159 pts) | #251 (1124 pts) | #260 (1139 pts) | #224 (1209 pts) | #355 (874 pts) |