A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bad Bears BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bad Bears BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Old Greenwood BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-05-26
latest 2025-08-09
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.45
last 3 Master vs avg 652.45 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.16 · weakest Pork (155.77)
Road miles
76
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1596)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.45 / 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.
Old Greenwood 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 145 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.
#4166 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1511 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4169 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Old Greenwood BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Level with Old Greenwood BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Old Greenwood BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 164.5484 | 168.16 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 158.2172 | 161.87 | top 76% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6912 | 149.6568 | 155.77 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 164.5372 | 166.64 | top 63% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.2 yrs
2023-05-26 → 2025-08-09
Busiest season
2025
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.16 · weakest Pork (155.77)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
652.45
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
46
10–60 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
76
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1596
average field rating faced — tougher than 75% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$18,000
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2024-03-01 → 2025-08-09
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off
- First call Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3368 Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1492) Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off
- 2024
- Career-best overall score658.6968 The Golden State Battle VI
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2628 The Golden State Battle VI
- 2025
- Most recent contest 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off | 2023-05-26 |
| -7.3 | The Golden State Battle VI | 2024-03-01 |
| -6.1 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 2025-08-09 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 91% | 91% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | 3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Felton, CA | 18 / 21 (643.3028) | 12 (169.6800) | 20 (159.4288) | 21 (149.6568) | 14 (164.5372) |
| 2024-03-01 | The Golden State Battle VI 🏅 Hollister, CA | 29 / 33 (658.6968) | 21 (170.2628) | 30 (158.2172) | 30 (161.6912) | 20 (168.5256) |
| 2023-05-26 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Felton, CA | 16 / 19 (655.3368) | 13 (164.5484) | 8 (167.9772) | 18 (155.9656) | 12 (166.8456) |