DAD BOD BARBEQUE WI
Rating
1620
peak 1646 · rated over 39 contests
Best runs
13
straight top-10s
Contests
46
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2026-08-07
Best ToY finish
#100
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
3
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
23
of 46 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
338.35 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 335.32 (+3.03)
Walk rate
65%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
13
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.93
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.10 · weakest Brisket (153.70)
Road miles
7501
mi across 45 mapped stops · furthest 844 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$262K
listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 24 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.45 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
335.32 / 360
36 Backyard contests · 2 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Sensuous BBQ has finished one call ahead of DAD BOD BARBEQUE 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Pittie Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Wrecking Crew BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of UGLY BABY BBQ in 17 of their 24 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 60-team field at Minnesota in May.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 20% across 7 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 26 | 14 | 12 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 24 | 17 | 7 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Good Grefe! | 22 | 15 | 7 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 22 | 10 | 12 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY | 21 | 16 | 5 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| What’cha Got BBQ | 21 | 16 | 5 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT DADDY'S BBQ | 21 | 5 | 15 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| Pittie Q | 20 | 16 | 4 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Racks BBQ | 20 | 11 | 9 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 40 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 177.7372 | 155.9200 | 166.96 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 46 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 176.0000 | 153.0972 | 167.10 | top 37% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.2972 | 147.9772 | 160.54 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 138.2172 | 153.70 | top 88% |
“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 | 20 | 0 | top 35% |
| MN | 14 | 2 | top 32% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 1 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 1 | top 30% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 6 | 4 | 0 | top 33% | 2026-06-12 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 35% | 2026-06-13 |
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 15% | 2026-05-08 |
| Minnesota in May (Backyard) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 27% | 2022-05-13 |
| Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 7% | 2023-09-09 |
| Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 48% | 2025-04-25 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 32% | 2023-10-15 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 52% | 2022-10-15 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 25% | 2022-10-14 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WI (21 of 46 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (46 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Minnesota in May (2021-05-07)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 640.45 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 335.32 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 🏆 2021-05-07 — First Grand Championship · Minnesota in May
- ⭐ 2021-11-11 — Career-best overall score (663.2912) · 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open
- 🎖️ 2023-05-12 — 25th tracked contest · Minnesota in May
- 📈 2024-07-05 — Peak power rating (1646) · Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16 | Minnesota in May | 2021-05-07 |
| +14.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2022-06-11 |
| +13.6 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-09-10 |
| +12.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | 2021-10-15 |
| +12.3 | Minnesota in May | 2026-05-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -19 | Poosa Q | 2024-10-04 |
| -15.6 | The Hayfield | 2020-06-19 |
| -12.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2025-06-13 |
| -12.5 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship | 2025-02-21 |
| -8.3 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2025-06-14 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 20% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 29% | 95.5% | 94.5% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17% | top 63% | 95.7% | 91.9% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 93.8% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 88% | top 18% | 96% | 94.8% |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 78% | top 31% | 97.1% | 93.8% |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44% | top 37% | 95.1% | 91.8% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 45% | 92.8% | 90% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) Montevideo, MN | 6 / 14 (338.8116) | 4 (172.5716) | 9 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 14 / 37 (335.9316) | 25 (165.0972) | 7 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 11 / 40 (343.9544) | 7 (175.4172) | 24 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 6 / 77 (342.2400) | 5 (171.9772) | 10 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 9 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 25 / 36 (326.1940) | 27 (159.3712) | 18 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 33 / 36 (326.8228) | 40 (157.1084) | 12 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 6 / 58 (344.5256) | 19 (170.8112) | 3 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 41 (153.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 14 / 24 (329.0972) | 11 (166.2628) | 17 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 35 / 42 (654.2748) | 30 (167.3828) | 22 (168.0232) | 39 (158.8456) | 36 (160.0232) |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 59 / 59 (626.1140) | 58 (155.9540) | 56 (159.9544) | 57 (159.3600) | 58 (150.8456) |
| 2024-07-05 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 6 / 16 (337.6572) | 9 (164.5372) | 6 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 19 / 58 (337.0628) | 13 (173.1200) | 26 (163.9428) | 3 (170.2972) | — |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 34 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2023-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 6 / 24 (343.9312) | 5 (174.2628) | 9 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 8 / 21 (338.2400) | 18 (166.2400) | 4 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 3 / 30 (342.8688) | 5 (174.8572) | 13 (168.0116) | — | — |
| 2023-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 10 / 40 (333.6460) | 14 (166.2400) | 8 (167.4060) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 4 / 43 (342.2400) | 7 (170.8228) | 3 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 3 / 29 (345.7372) | 3 (174.8456) | 4 (170.8916) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 6 / 59 (342.2628) | 7 (172.0000) | 9 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 15 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 8 / 20 (337.6800) | 17 (163.9544) | 2 (173.7256) | — | — |
| 2022-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) West Salem, WI | — | — | 7 (164.5488) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 9 / 22 (337.1200) | 13 (165.7028) | 2 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-09-10 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 1 / 30 (349.7144) | 1 (177.7372) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-07-22 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 5 / 13 (338.8112) | 9 (167.9656) | 4 (170.8456) | — | — |
| 2022-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 2 / 37 (347.4056) | 8 (171.4056) | 3 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 9 / 39 (330.8000) | 10 (166.8344) | 12 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 24 / 38 (321.0168) | 16 (166.8228) | 32 (154.1940) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 32 (154.8000) | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 16 / 33 (335.3944) | 19 (168.5372) | 15 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 87 / 111 (663.2912) | 17 (175.4172) | 106 (155.9544) | 87 (166.2168) | 77 (165.7028) |
| 2021-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 23 / 36 (325.1200) | 26 (159.4172) | 15 (165.7028) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 4 / 40 (335.9656) | 16 (162.8228) | 2 (173.1428) | — | — |
| 2021-08-07 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 6 / 21 (332.0000) | 7 (164.5256) | 7 (167.4744) | — | — |
| 2021-06-25 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day one) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 14 / 49 (317.0400) | 16 (155.9200) | 8 (161.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 17 / 45 (330.2400) | 17 (163.9772) | 15 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 17 / 52 (325.0972) | 21 (162.8344) | 13 (162.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 1 / 60 (342.2400) | 10 (167.9656) | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS | 20 / 94 (334.2516) | 24 (165.6916) | 13 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2020-10-16 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 40 (328.5028) | 17 (156.5372) | 1 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2020-06-19 | The Hayfield 🏅 Fort Ripley, MN | 22 / 22 (618.1372) | 5 (171.4400) | 18 (160.5028) | 22 (147.9772) | 22 (138.2172) |
| 2019-05-10 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 9 / 57 (321.1428) | 7 (164.5828) | 15 (156.5600) | — | — |
| Dells BBQ Bash(BACKYARD ONLY) Wisconsin Dells, WI | 5 / 25 (330.8228) | 14 (159.4056) | 1 (171.4172) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #100 (413 pts) | #108 (403 pts) | #95 (503 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #770 (145 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #145 (395 pts) | #160 (325 pts) | #103 (600 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #964 (135 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #196 (246 pts) | #203 (246 pts) | #185 (276 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #62 (897 pts) | #68 (916 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1225 (110 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #57 (783 pts) | #23 (1135 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1193 (100 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #67 (575 pts) | #37 (928 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #96 (90 pts) | #36 (275 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #853 (62 pts) | #590 (172 pts) | #858 (82 pts) | #896 (62 pts) | #878 (62 pts) |