Bazinga BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2263

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1528

peak 1536 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-01

latest 2025-09-26

Best ToY finish

#584

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

701.6688 / 720

Master · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

647.68 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 650.19 (-2.51)

Walk rate

45%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Consistency

±24.16

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.06 · weakest Pork (159.54)

Road miles

1,013

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 606 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$13K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.19 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

High-water mark

701.6688 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.6688 at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-09-26

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 39%.

6 contests
1 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 39%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 100% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.52 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 27%.

Pork avg 159.54
Chicken avg 166.06
1 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

6–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

9.2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 9.2 years, then back at Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2025-09-26).

last seen 2016-07-09
back 2025-09-26

Chicken nemesis

6 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared chicken entries.

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73 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

FULAC BBQ

#2261 of the rated field

1528 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

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 2025-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN EGGHEADS

#2271 of the rated field

1528 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before Bazinga BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 12 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ NUTS

#2257 of the rated field

1528 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-06-09

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SHACK'S Q

#2262 of the rated field

1528 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2020-04-06

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EL SUPREMO BBQ

#2265 of the rated field

1528 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

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HELLBENT BBQ

#2255 of the rated field

1528 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1554

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 43% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2023-05-27

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
5 FINGER BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
DD'S BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ARCHIE'S MEATHEADS	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	3	1	1	176.0000	154.8916	166.06	top 44%
Pork Ribs	11	3	0	1	175.4172	146.2404	163.15	top 44%
Pork	11	1	0	1	180.0000 🔥	149.1200	159.54	top 62%
Brisket	11	3	0	0	178.8572	136.5256	161.43	top 50%

“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
WI	10	0	top 52%
AR	1	0	top 19%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 35%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 57%

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 10.4 yrs 2015-05-01 → 2025-09-26

Busiest season 2015 6 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 10 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 1 win · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.06 · weakest Pork (159.54)

Walk rate 45% a top-10 call in 5 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 18% 2 of 11 contests

Master average 650.19 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 209 269–271 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,013 11 mapped stops · furthest 606 mi

Schedule strength 1567 average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests

Purse competed for $13,200 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 9.2 yrs 2016-07-09 → 2025-09-26

Power rating 1528 peak 1536 · #2263 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
May 1 First tracked contest The Masters In May
May 2 First call The Masters In May - The Classic
May 2 First category win (Chicken) The Masters In May - The Classic
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1828 The Masters In May - The Classic
Jun 5 First overall top-10 Poor Que
2016
Apr 29 Peak power rating (1536) Masters in May
Jul 9 10th tracked contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat
2025
Sep 26 First perfect 180 (Pork) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 26 Career-best overall score701.6688 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 26 Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2025-09-26
+11.7	The Masters In May - The Classic	2015-05-02
+10.2	Poor Que	2015-06-05
+8.9	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2015-07-10
+6.9	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue	2015-08-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	Masters in May- The Classic	2016-04-30
-9.9	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat	2016-07-09
-4.8	Badger Brews & Que	2015-07-31
-2	The Masters In May	2015-05-01
-0.8	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat	2016-07-08

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	1	0	100%	top 19%	97.5%	97.5%
2016	4	0	0	0%	top 72%	90.9%	88.1%
2015	6	1	1	67%	top 39%	92.4%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-09-26	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	5 / 26 (701.6688)	11 (171.9772)	14 (170.8344)	2 (180.0000)	5 (178.8572)
2016-07-09	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat Green Bay, WI	50 / 55 (630.7316)	51 (155.9428)	54 (146.2404)	31 (163.9656)	28 (164.5828)
2016-07-08	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat Green Bay, WI	40 / 66 (649.6344)	42 (163.9544)	16 (166.8572)	56 (154.8572)	33 (163.9656)
2016-04-30	Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI	55 / 58 (602.2516)	53 (154.8916)	27 (161.7144)	52 (149.1200)	57 (136.5256)
2016-04-29	Masters in May Appleton, WI	24 / 59 (654.1368)	24 (166.2400)	23 (165.1200)	51 (151.9656)	14 (170.8112)
2015-08-28	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	11 / 35 (657.0056)	13 (166.8112)	7 (167.4288)	20 (158.7884)	10 (163.9772)
2015-07-31	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	21 / 30 (631.9312)	18 (163.4400)	11 (165.1544)	26 (153.6456)	27 (149.6912)
2015-07-10	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	21 / 80 (665.5768)	9 (173.7028)	3 (175.4172)	46 (160.5028)	49 (155.9540)
2015-06-05	Poor Que Montello, WI	8 / 38 (664.5372)	10 (166.8456)	8 (168.0116)	18 (159.9428)	5 (169.7372)
2015-05-02	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	11 / 47 (658.1828)	1 (176.0000)	23 (161.1316)	33 (158.7884)	24 (162.2628)
2015-05-01	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	36 / 57 (636.4344)	12 (166.8572)	52 (146.7888)	22 (163.3828)	35 (159.4056)

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

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#740 (176 pts)	#954 (121 pts)	#1134 (106 pts)	#661 (251 pts)	#788 (176 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1431 (185 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#1330 (235 pts)	#1564 (180 pts)	#1309 (235 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#584 (630 pts)	#426 (900 pts)	#481 (810 pts)	#849 (430 pts)	#666 (560 pts)