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Bazinga BBQ
Bazinga BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 5th of 26 at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2025). They are ranked #2278 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1528
peak 1536 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 1, 2015
latest Sep 26, 2025 · 10.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
18% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
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
Consistency
±24.16
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.06 · weakest Pork (159.54)
Road miles
1,013
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 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
650.19 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bazinga BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
64 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,282 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1531
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,272 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1533
Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 62%
- Peak
- 1540
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Bazinga BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1528
Level with Bazinga BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1540
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 15 contests, alongside a 13% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,280 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1528
They turned up 8 years after Bazinga BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 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 🔥 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 57% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
6 contests
Contests a season
3.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
10 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
11
a different one every time
Opponents faced
209
finished ahead 269 times, behind 271
Longest layoff
9.2 yrs
Jul 9, 2016 → Sep 26, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Pork) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score701.6688 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1536) Masters in May
- 10th tracked contest Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat
20155 milestones
- First tracked contest The Masters In May
- First call The Masters In May - The Classic
- First category win (Chicken) The Masters In May - The Classic
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1828 The Masters In May - The Classic
- First overall top-10 Poor Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 26, 2025 |
| +11.7 | The Masters In May - The Classic | May 2, 2015 |
| +10.2 | Poor Que | Jun 5, 2015 |
| +8.9 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay | Jul 10, 2015 |
| +6.9 | 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue | Aug 28, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Masters in May- The Classic | Apr 30, 2016 |
| -9.9 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-2nd Heat | Jul 9, 2016 |
| -4.8 | Badger Brews & Que | Jul 31, 2015 |
| -2 | The Masters In May | May 1, 2015 |
| -0.8 | Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-1st Heat | Jul 8, 2016 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 19% | 97.5% | 97.5% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90.9% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR | 5 / 26 (701.6688) | 11 (171.9772) | 14 (170.8344) | 2 (180) | 5 (178.8572) |
| Jul 9, 2016 | 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) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | 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) |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Masters in May- The Classic Appleton, WI | 55 / 58 (602.2516) | 53 (154.8916) | 27 (161.7144) | 52 (149.1200) | 57 (136.5256) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Masters in May Appleton, WI | 24 / 59 (654.1368) | 24 (166.2400) | 23 (165.1200) | 51 (151.9656) | 14 (170.8112) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | 4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI | 11 / 35 (657.0056) | 13 (166.8112) | 7 (167.4288) | 20 (158.7884) | 10 (163.9772) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI | 21 / 30 (631.9312) | 18 (163.4400) | 11 (165.1544) | 26 (153.6456) | 27 (149.6912) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | 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) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 8 / 38 (664.5372) | 10 (166.8456) | 8 (168.0116) | 18 (159.9428) | 5 (169.7372) |
| May 2, 2015 | The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI | 11 / 47 (658.1828) | 1 (176) | 23 (161.1316) | 33 (158.7884) | 24 (162.2628) |
| May 1, 2015 | The Masters In May Appleton, WI | 36 / 57 (636.4344) | 12 (166.8572) | 52 (146.7888) | 22 (163.3828) | 35 (159.4056) |