BAD S. BBQ

BAD S. BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 6th of 48 at the Silicon Valley BBQ Championships (2014). They are ranked #2697 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,697

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1518 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 6, 2013

latest Jun 23, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

662.2512 / 720

Master · Silicon Valley BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

609.04 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 617.65 (-8.61)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5828

Chicken · Silicon Valley BBQ Championship

Consistency

±51.93

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 159.86 · weakest Chicken (147.59)

Road miles

379

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi

Schedule strength

20%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)

Master avg

617.65 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 10 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

SON OF SMOKE ahead in 89% of their meetings

SON OF SMOKE has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.3 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.27 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 50%.

Chicken avg 147.59
Brisket avg 159.86
3 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

Smokey and the Pirate ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Smokey and the Pirate has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared brisket entries.

Boom or bust

±7.21% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.21% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 85.8% of a perfect score
best 92.0%

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POK N DA RIBS

#2,713 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2015

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2 Live Que

#2,717 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jan 24, 2025

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Fat For A Reason BBQ

#2,707 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1525

They turned up 13 years after BAD S. BBQ did, first appearing in 2026.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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HAWGNZ HEROZ

#2,699 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1534

Level with BAD S. BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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SMOKEY JOEL/CUBBY BEAR

#2,685 of the rated field

1514 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1514

Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before BAD S. BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

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Rockin W Smokers

#2,702 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1529

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TOO ASHAMED TO NAME	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Smokey and the Pirate	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SON OF SMOKE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BIG B'S DOWN-N-DIRTY BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BOWLING OVER PIGS	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
PORKTERA BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Ric's Righteous Ribs	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
ROYAL SMOKIN' HOT	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
SMITTY'S SMOKE PATROL	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF THE PIG	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
GET SOME SALTWORKS BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
CANYON RIDERS BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
THESMOKERING.COM	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
RIDGE ROUTE BOYS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	3	1	1	176.5828	20	147.59	top 42%
Pork Ribs	10	3	0	0	164.5716	146.2060	156.33	top 56%
Pork	10	1	0	0	168.5828	133.7142	153.88	top 60%
Brisket	10	5	0	1	166.8456	142.7768	159.86	top 34%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 35%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 58%
Large (40+)	5	top 47%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	3	6	0	top 50%	Jun 26, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 5 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 10 of 10 contests

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 213 finished ahead 208 times, behind 196

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20175 milestones

Jun 23 First category win (Chicken) Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
Jun 23 10th tracked contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
Jun 23 Career-best overall score662.2512 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
Jun 23 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 Silicon Valley BBQ Championship
Jun 23 Most recent contest Silicon Valley BBQ Championship

20142 milestones

Jun 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9540 Silicon Valley BBQ Championships
Jun 27 Peak power rating (1518) Silicon Valley BBQ Championships

20133 milestones

Apr 6 First tracked contest Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Apr 6 First call Kings of the Que BBQ Championship
Aug 9 First overall top-10 Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 27, 2014
+10.8	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship	Jun 23, 2017
+6.3	Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show	Aug 9, 2013
+4	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 28, 2013
+3.2	Blues, Brews & BBQ	May 24, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships	Jun 26, 2015
-5.9	Kings of the Que BBQ Championship	Apr 6, 2013
-3.6	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills	Sep 13, 2013
-0.8	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships	Jun 24, 2016
-0.2	Oaktown Throwdown	Aug 1, 2014

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	1	100%	top 27%	92%	92%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 59%	87.8%	87.8%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 96%	65%	65%
2014	2	1	0	100%	top 34%	90.5%	89.1%
2013	5	1	0	80%	top 51%	88.8%	87%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 23, 2017	Silicon Valley BBQ Championship Santa Clara, CA	17 / 62 (662.2512)	1 (176.5828)	37 (158.2744)	16 (168.5828)	32 (158.8112)
Jun 24, 2016	Silicon Valley Barbeque Championships Santa Clara, CA	32 / 54 (632.3544)	31 (158.2172)	48 (146.2060)	20 (163.9656)	16 (163.9656)
Jun 26, 2015	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	47 / 49 (467.8284)	48 (20)	30 (155.9544)	41 (149.0972)	38 (142.7768)
Aug 1, 2014	Oaktown Throwdown Oakland, CA	12 / 22 (630.7884)	6 (166.2856)	9 (162.8572)	18 (146.2856)	12 (155.3600)
Jun 27, 2014	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	6 / 48 (651.9540)	15 (157.7028)	14 (161.7028)	8 (165.7028)	7 (166.8456)
Sep 13, 2013	RubStock BBQ Championship: A Groovin' Time in the Foothills Cameron Park, CA	25 / 39 (626.1944)	23 (158.8344)	33 (151.4516)	28 (153.6572)	13 (162.2512)
Aug 9, 2013	Brentwood Cook Off and Car Show Brentwood, CA	6 / 17 (625.6568)	9 (152.5256)	7 (155.9772)	11 (155.4628)	2 (161.6912)
Jun 28, 2013	Silicon Valley BBQ Championships Santa Clara, CA	23 / 56 (639.4286)	13 (164.0002)	34 (154.2856)	27 (156.5714)	10 (164.5714)
May 24, 2013	Blues, Brews & BBQ Brentwood, CA	15 / 34 (633.1430)	12 (163.4286)	10 (164.5716)	27 (145.7142)	10 (159.4286)
Apr 6, 2013	Kings of the Que BBQ Championship Woodland, CA	23 / 33 (606.8570)	12 (158.2856)	22 (152.0002)	31 (133.7142)	7 (162.8570)

BAD S. BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

They almost always walk

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

Boom or bust

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)