Bad Dad's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 15th of 20 at the CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) (2022). They are ranked #4354 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Bad Dads BBQ”.
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.
The teams rated closest to Bad Dad's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
Fewer contests behind them than Bad Dad's BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersThey've been 1505 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersThey turned up 9 years after Bad Dad's BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with Bad Dad's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFewer contests behind them than Bad Dad's BBQ has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersTheir last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Bad Dad's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 142.8456 | 157.37 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 146.7888 | 153.12 | top 67% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5712 | 150.8456 | 160.19 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 150.2972 | 159.81 | top 55% |
“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.
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Roast on the River | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 74% | May 13, 2016 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Roman Roast on the River | May 13, 2016 |
| -6.8 | CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) | Jul 10, 2022 |
| -2.4 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off | Jul 12, 2019 |
| -1.6 | Blues, Brews & Barbecues | Aug 23, 2013 |
| -0.7 | Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) | May 10, 2013 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 55% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 91.7% | 89.8% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2022 | CBCA Clayton BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD) Clayton, CA | 15 / 20 (314.8688) | 6 (166.8916) | 15 (147.9772) | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Clayton BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Clayton, CA | 17 / 31 (297.7028) | 20 (142.8456) | 10 (154.8572) | — | — |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2017 | 2017 Clayton BBQ Cook-off a KCBS (Competitor Series) event Sponsored by the CBCA Clayton, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES ) Clayton, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 13, 2016 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 34 / 36 (607.2916) | 34 (149.0972) | 35 (146.7888) | 35 (150.8456) | 24 (160.5600) |
| Aug 23, 2013 | Blues, Brews & Barbecues Birch Run, MI | 18 / 31 (632.6060) | 5 (167.4516) | 22 (153.7144) | 15 (161.1428) | 21 (150.2972) |
| May 10, 2013 | Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA | 18 / 33 (659.9990) | 29 (160.5708) | 19 (162.2856) | 13 (168.5712) | 10 (168.5714) |