Badboy Butchers BBQ

Badboy Butchers BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 23 at the Smoke in the North (2024), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1824 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,824

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1546

peak 1546 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2019

latest Aug 22, 2026 · 7.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#448

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 16 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3484 / 720

Master · Slow Joe's Barn Burner

Perfect 180s

Current form

674.42 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 656.53 (+17.89)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · Slow Joe's Barn Burner

Consistency

±21.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.80 · weakest Brisket (162.93)

Road miles

4,158

across 16 mapped stops

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Master avg

656.53 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

4.6516 points from the title

Came within 4.6516 points of the Grand Championship at Slow Joe's Barn Burner (Aug 15, 2020).

Happy hunting ground

Top 9% average finish here

Smoke in the North is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 9%

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.3484 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3484 at Slow Joe's Barn Burner — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 15, 2020

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

This'll do it BBQ has finished one call ahead of Badboy Butchers BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

7 of 10 shared pork entries lost

BBQ+ ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BBQ+ has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

The BBQ Ranch has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 34% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 34% across 8 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

8 August contests
top 49% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,158 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,158 miles across 16 mapped stops.

16 mapped stops

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
2024 ↗	Master	#649 (248 pts)	#1124 (93 pts)	#941 (143 pts)	#648 (273 pts)	#728 (223 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1077 (108 pts)	#1108 (113 pts)	#969 (163 pts)	#976 (123 pts)	#1137 (103 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#712 (200 pts)	#730 (220 pts)	#935 (145 pts)	#455 (415 pts)	#711 (225 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#448 (239 pts)	#608 (164 pts)	#447 (264 pts)	#662 (134 pts)	#486 (239 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#890 (314 pts)	#1218 (204 pts)	#790 (409 pts)	#873 (354 pts)	#1092 (249 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Badboy Butchers BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

OMERTA BBQ

#1,818 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1552

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Badboy Butchers BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Badboy Butchers BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Cook Shack BBQ

#1,822 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1554

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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THE DEVINE SWINE

#1,830 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1565

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Badboy Butchers BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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403 BBQ CO

#1,831 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1552

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 46% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 3, 2022

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Geaux 2 bbq

#1,834 of the rated field

1546 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1613

They've been 1613 at their best, 67 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Mar 6, 2026

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Florida Boy's BBQ

#1,817 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1547

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BBQ+	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
White Squirrel BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Clean Smoke BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
SMOKING ACES BBQ SWEDEN	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
BELGIAN BBQ TEAM FIVE Q	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
PARKSTAD SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
SLOWJOE BBQ SWEDEN	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BBQ TEAM WEST COAST	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	6	1	2	177.7028	149.6456	163.54	top 58%
Pork Ribs	16	8	2	2	179.4400	141.1088	163.05	top 51%
Pork	15	8	2	2	177.1544	157.6916	166.80	top 45%
Brisket	16	7	0	3	175.4056	142.7772	162.93	top 51%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	5	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	10	top 45%
Large (40+)	1	top 32%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2	3	12	top 64%	Apr 16, 2022
Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1	3	14	top 81%	Apr 15, 2022
Smoke in the North (Day 2)	2	10	top 39%	Aug 22, 2026
Smoke in the North	2	2	top 9%	Aug 22, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 4 contests

Contests a season 2 across 8 seasons in the data

Contests visited 10 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 146 finished ahead 205 times, behind 163

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Jul 20, 2019 → Aug 15, 2020

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

20262 milestones

Aug 22 Peak power rating (1546) Smoke in the North (Day 2)
Aug 22 Most recent contest Smoke in the North (Day 2)

20221 milestone

Sep 10 10th tracked contest Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest

20206 milestones

Aug 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) Slow Joe's Barn Burner
Aug 15 First overall top-10 Slow Joe's Barn Burner
Aug 15 First overall podium Slow Joe's Barn Burner
Aug 15 First Reserve Championship Slow Joe's Barn Burner
Aug 15 Career-best overall score691.3484 Slow Joe's Barn Burner
Aug 15 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Slow Joe's Barn Burner

20193 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1
Apr 19 First call Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1
Apr 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2172 Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.3	Smoke in the North	Aug 23, 2024
+13.6	Smoke in the North	Aug 22, 2025
+13.5	Slow Joe's Barn Burner	Aug 15, 2020
+8.8	Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp	Aug 26, 2023
+8.3	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	Jul 20, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1	Apr 15, 2022
-10	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2	Apr 16, 2022
-6	Vienna BBQ Days 2023	Oct 21, 2023
-4.9	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1	Apr 19, 2019
-3.9	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1	Aug 13, 2021

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	1	1	100%	top 39%	94.9%	94.4%
2025	1	1	1	100%	top 10%	93.2%	93.2%
2024	1	1	1	100%	top 9%	94.8%	94.8%
2023	2	1	0	100%	top 57%	93.6%	92.6%
2022	4	1	0	75%	top 69%	90.7%	88.7%
2021	2	0	1	100%	top 66%	89.9%	88.7%
2020	1	1	1	100%	top 14%	96%	96%
2019	3	0	0	67%	top 50%	91.4%	89.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 22, 2026	Smoke in the North (Day 2) Boras	10 / 26 (675.3372)	1 (176.5600)	17 (164.5600)	8 (169.1200)	16 (165.0972)
Aug 21, 2026	Smoke in the North (Day 1) Boras	11 / 28 (683.3600)	18 (167.4056)	11 (173.1316)	14 (170.8228)	9 (172)
Aug 22, 2025	Smoke in the North Rolfstorp	3 / 31 (671.2912)	4 (167.9772)	1 (175.4056)	11 (165.6684)	15 (162.2400)
Aug 23, 2024	Smoke in the North Rolfstorp	2 / 23 (682.8228)	16 (163.9772)	8 (168.5484)	1 (177.1544)	3 (173.1428)
Oct 21, 2023	Vienna BBQ Days 2023 Vienna	11 / 13 (659.2916)	10 (163.9544)	5 (171.9772)	9 (166.2744)	12 (157.0856)
Aug 26, 2023	Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp	6 / 21 (673.6688)	2 (177.7028)	10 (167.4172)	11 (163.9772)	10 (164.5716)
Sep 10, 2022	Farm Meat "De Vaartse Hoeve" BBQ Contest Dongen	15 / 28 (642.7312)	19 (162.8000)	21 (155.4056)	17 (163.4284)	9 (161.0972)
May 14, 2022	Longhorn BBQ Broerup	5 / 14 (653.0744)	11 (159.4288)	9 (156.5716)	6 (162.2284)	2 (174.8456)
Apr 16, 2022	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 2 Meerbeke	22 / 24 (631.1884)	15 (165.6684)	24 (145.0400)	20 (159.3600)	17 (161.1200)
Apr 15, 2022	Eastern BBQ Contest 2022-Day 1 Meerbeke	18 / 19 (628.9368)	19 (149.6456)	14 (156.5028)	9 (166.2972)	16 (156.4912)
Aug 14, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 2 Meerbeke	15 / 26 (647.3256)	9 (169.1084)	21 (151.9544)	8 (167.4056)	14 (158.8572)
Aug 13, 2021	Eastern BBQ Contest 2020-Day 1 Meerbeke	14 / 19 (630.2288)	17 (151.4056)	19 (141.1088)	1 (175.4172)	10 (162.2972)
Aug 15, 2020	Slow Joe's Barn Burner Vedum	2 / 14 (691.3484)	5 (167.3828)	1 (179.4400)	8 (169.1200)	2 (175.4056)
Jul 20, 2019	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen	14 / 44 (653.5888)	23 (162.8000)	12 (166.8228)	—	33 (153.6916)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	12 / 29 (658.2172)	22 (156)	9 (168)	11 (167.9772)	11 (166.2400)
Apr 19, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove	19 / 25 (622.1488)	22 (154.8116)	8 (166.8684)	16 (157.6916)	22 (142.7772)

Badboy Butchers BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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