The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest (2015-07-03).
- last seen 2013-08-02
- back 2015-07-03
BIG BAD DAD BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1501 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-04-12
latest 2015-07-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.95
last 3 Master vs avg 639.95 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.91
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.07 · weakest Brisket (158.28)
Road miles
765
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 382 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
639.95 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
BIG BAD DAD 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 129 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.
#3538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after BIG BAD DAD BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIG BAD DAD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3542 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 154.2856 | 159.42 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 149.1200 | 160.18 | top 57% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8570 | 160.5372 | 162.07 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8570 | 145.6800 | 158.28 | top 60% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2013-04-12 → 2015-07-03
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.07 · weakest Brisket (158.28)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 2 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
639.95
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
92
40–57 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
765
3 mapped stops · furthest 382 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2013-08-02 → 2015-07-03
Power rating
1492
peak 1501 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First call The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2854 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8570 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- Peak power rating (1501) The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- 2015
- Career-best overall score654.8116 Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.8 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest | 2015-07-03 |
| +1.3 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2013-04-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ | 2013-08-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 90.3% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-03 | Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 14 / 27 (654.8116) | 14 (164.5600) | 9 (169.1200) | 20 (162.8228) | 18 (158.3088) |
| 2013-08-02 | United Wireless / Five State Fair BBQ Liberal, KS | 23 / 25 (614.7656) | 20 (159.4284) | 24 (149.1200) | 14 (160.5372) | 24 (145.6800) |
| 2013-04-12 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 23 / 48 (650.2854) | 40 (154.2856) | 20 (162.2858) | 25 (162.8570) | 9 (170.8570) |