A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
88 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
88 BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Bado BBQ
Bado BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 12th of 13 at the BBQ Fest Market Plaza (2026). They finished #777 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2025
latest Jul 12, 2026 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.11
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.70)
Road miles
284
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
605.50 / 720
4 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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 165.7484 | 147.4056 | 152.42 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.0228 | 139.9884 | 146.70 | top 77% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2860 | 146.8572 | 155.83 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1656 | 137.0400 | 150.55 | top 59% |
“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 92% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Fest Panama | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 63% | Mar 21, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PO
1 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
57
finished ahead 23 times, behind 63
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) BBQ Fest Market Plaza
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.7484 BBQ Fest Market Plaza
- Most recent contest BBQ Fest Market Plaza
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Fest Panama
- First call BBQ Fest Panama
- Career-best overall score615.4628 BBQ Fest Panama
- Peak power rating (1500) BBQ Fest Panama
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.3 | BBQ Fest Panama | Apr 26, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | BBQ Fest Market Plaza | Jul 12, 2026 |
| -9.8 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional | Jan 24, 2026 |
| -6.6 | BBQ Fest Panama | Mar 21, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33% | top 83% | 84.5% | 83.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | BBQ Fest Market Plaza La Chorrera, PO | 12 / 13 (605.0632) | 1 (165.7484) | 12 (139.9888) | 7 (162.2860) | 13 (137.0400) |
| Mar 21, 2026 | BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa | 17 / 23 (593.0508) | 16 (149.1084) | 19 (139.9884) | 12 (157.1084) | 16 (146.8456) |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional Chiriqui | 26 / 31 (608.4344) | 29 (147.4056) | 29 (146.8000) | 20 (157.0856) | 12 (157.1432) |
| Apr 26, 2025 | BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa | 12 / 23 (615.4628) | 18 (147.4172) | 9 (160.0228) | 18 (146.8572) | 6 (161.1656) |