The comeback
2.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Roman Roast on the River (2016-05-13).
- last seen 2013-08-23
- back 2016-05-13
Bad Dad's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2016-05-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.30
last 3 Master vs avg 633.30 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.52
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.26)
Road miles
3,307
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 2055 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Master avg
633.30 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 long haul
3,307
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,307 miles across 6 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,055 miles to Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier).
- 6 mapped stops
- furthest 2,055 mi
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.
Bad Dad's BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 154 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3890 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3881 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after Bad Dad's BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3879 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bad Dad's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3911 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3902 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 149.0972 | 159.04 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 146.7888 | 154.26 | top 75% |
| 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-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Roast on the River | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 74% | 2016-05-13 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2016-05-13
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.26)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
633.30
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
89
30–67 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,307
6 mapped stops · furthest 2,055 mi
Schedule strength
1518
average field rating faced — tougher than 12% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2016-05-13
Power rating
1485
peak 1485 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9990 Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score659.9990 Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168.5714 Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1499) Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
- 2018
- Most recent contest *2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Roman Roast on the River | 2016-05-13 |
| -1.6 | Blues, Brews & Barbecues | 2013-08-23 |
| -0.7 | Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-05-10 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-13 | *2018 Clayton BBQ Cook-off Clayton, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-07-15 | *2017 Clayton BBQ Cook-off a KCBS(Competitor Series) event Sponsored by the CBCA Clayton, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-08-05 | 2016 Clayton Rib Cook-off (COMPETITOR SERIES ) Clayton, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-05-13 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 34 / 36 (607.2916) | 34 (149.0972) | 35 (146.7888) | 35 (150.8456) | 24 (160.5600) |
| 2013-08-23 | Blues, Brews & Barbecues Birch Run, MI | 18 / 31 (632.6060) | 5 (167.4516) | 22 (153.7144) | 15 (161.1428) | 21 (150.2972) |
| 2013-05-10 | 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) |