BAD OL' BERNS BBQ

BAD OL' BERNS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 20th of 20 at the Smoke on the River (2023). Also listed in KCBS results as “BAD OL' BERN'S BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1472

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013

latest Sep 1, 2023 · 10.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 81%

overall standings

Best overall

638.8570 / 720

Master · Smoke In The Spring

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

25%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.4286

Pork · Smoke In The Spring

Consistency

±7.87

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.26 · weakest Chicken (153.97)

Road miles

across 4 mapped stops

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$8,850

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

627.03 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

Pit Crew BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Pit Crew BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of R U Rdy 4 BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

7.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 7.4 years, then back at Smoke on the River (Sep 1, 2023).

last seen Apr 8, 2016
back Sep 1, 2023

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	162.2628	148.5712	153.97	top 83%
Pork Ribs	4	0	166.2516	152.5140	158.40	top 73%
Pork	4	1	171.4286	151.9428	159.26	top 71%
Brisket	4	0	160	145.6344	155.40	top 69%

“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
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 100%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	3	47	0	top 75%	Apr 8, 2016

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 191 finished ahead 67 times, behind 226

Longest layoff 7.4 yrs Apr 8, 2016 → Sep 1, 2023

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

20231 milestone

Sep 1 Most recent contest Smoke on the River

20135 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 First call Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 Career-best overall score638.8570 Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 Career-best single call (Pork)171.4286 Smoke In The Spring
Apr 12 Peak power rating (1495) Smoke In The Spring

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Smoke on the River	Sep 1, 2023
-6.7	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 8, 2016
-6.2	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 10, 2015
-4.8	Smoke In The Spring	Apr 12, 2013

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 100%	86.7%	86.7%
2016	1	0%	top 81%	85.7%	85.7%
2015	1	0%	top 77%	87.2%	87.2%
2013	1	100%	top 66%	88.7%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 1, 2023	Smoke on the River 🏅 Burlington, KS	20 / 20 (624.3660)	20 (154.2400)	13 (166.2516)	20 (158.2400)	20 (145.6344)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	88 / 109 (617.0284)	90 (150.8000)	90 (152.5140)	87 (155.4172)	64 (158.2972)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	75 / 97 (627.8512)	56 (162.2628)	75 (155.9772)	89 (151.9428)	57 (157.6684)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	47 / 71 (638.8570)	65 (148.5712)	49 (158.8572)	8 (171.4286)	42 (160)