The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Not Bad BBQ has finished one call ahead of Boo Boo Bus BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Boo Boo Bus BBQ
Boo Boo Bus BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 8 at the Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). They are ranked #5355 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1510 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
Jun 9, 2023
latest Jun 13, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
7% of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
314.22 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 317.34 (-3.11)
Walk rate
21%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.82
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.59)
Road miles
2,790
across 14 mapped stops · furthest 911 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$90K
listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 10 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.11 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
317.34 / 360
9 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #261 (113 pts) | #267 (113 pts) | #225 (168 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1379 (55 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #311 (108 pts) | #319 (113 pts) | #328 (108 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #113 (565 pts) | #132 (495 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1107 (99 pts) | #1163 (99 pts) | #1002 (153 pts) | #1164 (94 pts) | #1117 (109 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Boo Boo Bus BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
131 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,344 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 49 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#5,352 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 6 years before Boo Boo Bus BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1454
Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,353 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Boo Boo Bus BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
Level with Boo Boo Bus BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Racks BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| IT'S BBQ TIME | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Phoenix BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| DRY 2 DA BONE | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| NECTAR OF THE HOGS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| PORKRASTINATORS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Son of a Boar BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T Daddys BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Black Crown Barbeque | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Poultrygeist BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.5716 | 151.9428 | 160.50 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.3088 | 147.9656 | 155.59 | top 80% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6684 | 153.6572 | 155.77 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.9144 | 153.6684 | 156.75 | top 79% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 16 | 0 | top 60% | Jun 13, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 64% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Montana BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 81% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 105% | Oct 15, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
8 contests
Contests a season
4.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
12 of 14 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
4 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
14 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
194
finished ahead 142 times, behind 411
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 8, 2024 → Jun 12, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20241 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Montana BBQ Cookoff
20237 milestones
- First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First call Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.9888 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Peak power rating (1510) Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Career-best overall score628.9488 Smokin in the Bogs
- First overall top-10 Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5716 Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 9, 2023 |
| +3.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 10, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Oct 13, 2023 |
| -9.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 12, 2026 |
| -8.8 | Montana BBQ Cookoff | Jun 9, 2023 |
| -7.5 | Smokin in the Bogs | Sep 1, 2023 |
| -5.6 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Jun 7, 2024 |
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 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 86.3% | 85.2% |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38% | top 74% | 92.4% | 89.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 28 / 37 (312.5376) | 27 (162.2860) | 28 (150.2516) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 38 / 40 (312.5260) | 34 (162.8344) | 38 (149.6916) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 25 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 24 / 37 (310.7432) | 23 (159.3716) | 24 (151.3716) | — | — |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 21 / 28 (614.1480) | 23 (154.8456) | 23 (147.9656) | 17 (157.6684) | 23 (153.6684) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 29 / 41 (302.7544) | 29 (151.9428) | 29 (150.8116) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 16 / 24 (332.5604) | 9 (172.5716) | 20 (159.9888) | — | — |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 30 / 21 (302.7316) | 29 (153.0628) | 28 (149.6688) | — | — |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Cranberry Country Rally Days Backyard BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Tomah, WI | 5 / 8 (326.2404) | 3 (167.4288) | 6 (158.8116) | — | — |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI | 13 / 14 (628.9488) | 13 (154.8000) | 13 (162.8344) | 14 (153.6572) | 11 (157.6572) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 16 / 40 (327.9544) | 16 (165.7144) | 17 (162.2400) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT | 31 / 36 (626.2404) | 26 (159.4288) | 33 (151.9200) | 33 (155.9772) | 28 (158.9144) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 43 (327.9888) | 21 (161.6800) | 10 (166.3088) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 29 (154.7888) | — | — |