BAD WOLF BBQ

BAD WOLF BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 4th of 32 at the Ribstock (2016). They are ranked #1299 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,299

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1580

peak 1586 · rated over 44 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 19, 2013

latest Aug 1, 2025 · 12 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#317

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

22% of 45 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

686.8000 / 720

Master · GLBBQA Spring Fling

Perfect 180s

Current form

676.58 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.46 (+21.12)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)

Consistency

±29.46

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.50)

Road miles

6,792

across 45 mapped stops · furthest 386 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$127K

listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.46 / 720

44 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 35 of 45 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 45 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

686.8000 career-best overall

95.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.8000 at GLBBQA Spring Fling — 95.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 19, 2024

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

iBQ'n has finished one call ahead of BAD WOLF BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

6 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 29%

A strong matchup

16–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE in 16 of their 20 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

33 of 39 shared chicken entries lost

iBQ'n ahead 85% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, iBQ'n has out-cooked them in 33 of 39 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

BAD HABIT BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.

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The long haul

6,792 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,792 miles across 45 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 386 miles to Jim Beam BBQ Classic.

45 mapped stops
furthest 386 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked All American BBQ Throwdown every year from 2020 to 2023 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 6th

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	#762 (170 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#804 (205 pts)	#638 (260 pts)	#774 (180 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1080 (85 pts)	#1065 (110 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1064 (100 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1209 (70 pts)	#820 (185 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#840 (175 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#683 (255 pts)	#688 (270 pts)	#633 (340 pts)	#695 (265 pts)	#510 (430 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#317 (612 pts)	#453 (432 pts)	#280 (754 pts)	#265 (762 pts)	#228 (882 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#346 (319 pts)	#226 (549 pts)	#312 (404 pts)	#396 (289 pts)	#342 (359 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#426 (828 pts)	#459 (793 pts)	#428 (853 pts)	#614 (608 pts)	#410 (863 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1091 (290 pts)	#946 (405 pts)	#886 (440 pts)	#1051 (340 pts)	#1122 (295 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1293 (207 pts)	#774 (477 pts)	#1503 (177 pts)	#1191 (272 pts)	#1035 (312 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1726 (139 pts)	#1801 (139 pts)	#1781 (139 pts)	#760 (489 pts)	#1747 (144 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2640 (56 pts)	#1856 (111 pts)	#2646 (56 pts)	#2645 (56 pts)	#2440 (71 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BAD WOLF BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Sugar Shack

#1,300 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1588

Careers of much the same size, 56 contests to 45, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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SMOKE IN THE EYE

#1,298 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 62
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1638

They've been 1638 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 62 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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OINK-A-DOODLE-MOO 1559

#1,293 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1587

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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PICKIN' PORKERS

#1,297 of the rated field

1580 power rating

Contests: 83
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1630

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before BAD WOLF BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 83 contests

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ROUGHNECKS BBQ

#1,303 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1598

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 15, 2018

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BIG DADDY QUE

#1,305 of the rated field

1579 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1579

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

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	41	6	35	15%	⚔ compare
iBQ'n	39	2	37	5%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	38	14	24	37%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	31	12	19	39%	⚔ compare
KEVLAR BBQ	29	11	18	38%	⚔ compare
BO B Q BBQ	27	14	13	52%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	27	11	16	41%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	26	3	23	12%	⚔ compare
PapaDads BBQ	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
S & G BBQ	21	15	6	71%	⚔ compare
B&R SMOKE	21	13	8	62%	⚔ compare
BROTHERHOOD OF SWINE	20	16	4	80%	⚔ compare
Q-JITSU	20	9	11	45%	⚔ compare
BAVARIAN SMOKE BBQ	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	12	1	2	176.5600	155.9656	166.97	top 48%
Pork Ribs	44	17	1	4	174.2860	131.3828	163.50	top 49%
Pork	44	9	2	2	176.5828	145.7028	164.75	top 51%
Brisket	44	16	3	3	178.8572	135.9088	163.86	top 48%

“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)	31	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MI	36	top 50%
IN	5	top 57%
KY	3	top 55%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
All American BBQ Throwdown	5	6	top 47%	Aug 1, 2025
Bordertown BBQ Brawl	4	5	top 43%	Jul 15, 2022
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	3	17	top 55%	Oct 4, 2019
Blues.Brews & Barbecue	3	19	top 62%	Jul 29, 2016
GLBBQA Spring Fling	2	18	top 32%	Apr 18, 2025
8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)	2	13	top 54%	May 14, 2022
Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	12	top 71%	Sep 25, 2020
The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	2	7	top 48%	Sep 21, 2018
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2	8	top 44%	Sep 14, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 6 contests

Contests a season 3.5 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 37 of 45 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 28 9 of them more than once

Opponents faced 436 finished ahead 791 times, behind 773

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

20251 milestone

Aug 1 Most recent contest All American BBQ Throwdown

20241 milestone

Apr 19 Career-best overall score686.8000 GLBBQA Spring Fling

20221 milestone

May 14 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2)

20211 milestone

Aug 6 Peak power rating (1586) All American BBQ Throwdown

20191 milestone

Jul 19 25th tracked contest Bordertown BBQ Brawl

20162 milestones

Jun 24 First overall top-10 8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff
Jun 24 10th tracked contest 8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff

20141 milestone

Jul 25 First category win (Pork) Taste of Grand Rapids 2014

20133 milestones

Jul 19 First tracked contest Taste of Grand Rapids
Jul 19 First call Taste of Grand Rapids
Jul 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3028 Taste of Grand Rapids

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.7	Ribstock	Aug 26, 2016
+13.4	Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown	Aug 3, 2018
+13.1	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 21, 2018
+12.1	Bordertown BBQ Brawl	Jul 19, 2019
+11.6	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Sep 14, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 24, 2021
-13.8	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com	Sep 20, 2019
-13	Rockin BBQ	May 29, 2020
-10.4	Blues, Brews & Barbecues	Aug 23, 2013
-5.7	7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off	Jun 19, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2025	2	0	0	50%	top 42%	95.1%	94.6%
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 32%	95.4%	95.4%
2023	1	0	0	100%	top 52%	93.1%	93.1%
2022	5	0	1	60%	top 57%	94.2%	93%
2021	5	2	3	100%	top 43%	94.5%	89.5%
2020	4	0	0	50%	top 66%	93.4%	90.5%
2019	4	2	1	75%	top 52%	94%	92.1%
2018	6	4	0	100%	top 29%	94.3%	93.1%
2017	5	0	0	80%	top 66%	93.2%	90.4%
2016	5	2	0	100%	top 43%	92.3%	90.3%
2015	3	0	1	67%	top 70%	88.7%	87.1%
2014	2	0	1	100%	top 56%	89.6%	89.4%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 62%	91%	87.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 1, 2025	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	22 / 43 (677.0284)	29 (168.5256)	21 (169.1200)	8 (176)	34 (163.3828)
Apr 18, 2025	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	18 / 56 (685.0628)	47 (166.2284)	12 (172.5600)	16 (173.1428)	13 (173.1316)
Apr 19, 2024	GLBBQA Spring Fling 🏅 Charlotte, MI	20 / 62 (686.8000)	15 (175.4056)	35 (167.4056)	17 (173.7144)	30 (170.2744)
Aug 4, 2023	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	23 / 44 (670.1716)	5 (176.5600)	41 (157.1088)	28 (163.9428)	6 (172.5600)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	26 / 50 (663.8168)	34 (165.0740)	16 (169.7028)	28 (166.2284)	34 (162.8116)
Aug 5, 2022	All American BBQ Throwdown - One Meat Ribs Westland, MI	—	—	31 (159.3944)	—	—
Jul 15, 2022	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	21 / 30 (661.5772)	18 (168.5600)	7 (172.5600)	26 (158.2288)	18 (162.2284)
May 14, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	13 / 25 (675.3028)	24 (158.7884)	12 (170.8344)	18 (166.8228)	1 (178.8572)
May 13, 2022	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Warsaw, IN	20 / 36 (678.1944)	8 (175.4288)	30 (161.6800)	13 (170.8344)	18 (170.2512)
Sep 24, 2021	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	28 / 28 (509.6112)	17 (168.5256)	—	1 (175.4056)	15 (165.6800)
Aug 6, 2021	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	6 / 32 (680.5256)	21 (166.8344)	5 (171.4056)	9 (167.9884)	1 (174.2972)
Jul 16, 2021	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	5 / 27 (680.5600)	18 (166.8228)	2 (173.7144)	16 (165.6800)	1 (174.3428)
May 15, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 2 🏅 Warsaw, IN	13 / 39 (677.6920)	15 (171.4288)	2 (174.2860)	25 (166.8572)	22 (165.1200)
May 14, 2021	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 🏅 Warsaw, IN	19 / 41 (674.2060)	24 (167.3944)	38 (158.2400)	5 (174.3088)	9 (174.2628)
Sep 25, 2020	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	12 / 28 (672.4916)	2 (174.8572)	5 (172)	21 (162.2516)	22 (163.3828)
Aug 7, 2020	All American BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Westland, MI	25 / 42 (656.0232)	12 (168.0116)	15 (166.3316)	25 (164.5600)	34 (157.1200)
Jul 17, 2020	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	20 / 31 (654.8576)	14 (168.5600)	29 (153.1088)	17 (164.0460)	6 (169.1428)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	64 / 66 (622.6632)	56 (155.9656)	65 (146.7888)	61 (154.2172)	34 (165.6916)
Oct 4, 2019	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	28 / 42 (658.1032)	35 (162.8000)	27 (163.9544)	33 (160.5144)	8 (170.8344)
Sep 20, 2019	Rumble on the River Presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com 🏅 Grand Haven, MI	28 / 28 (647.8400)	22 (165.6684)	27 (158.8344)	21 (163.3828)	27 (159.9544)
Jul 19, 2019	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	5 / 28 (676.5372)	12 (166.8688)	1 (174.2856)	20 (166.2628)	8 (169.1200)
Jun 21, 2019	11th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Auburn Hills, MI	7 / 30 (670.7996)	16 (165.0856)	11 (167.9656)	6 (168.0228)	8 (169.7256)
Oct 12, 2018	Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI	17 / 38 (659.3372)	21 (164.5372)	7 (168.5140)	25 (157.1204)	6 (169.1656)
Oct 5, 2018	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	17 / 42 (671.2916)	8 (173.1200)	28 (163.9544)	20 (167.9772)	24 (166.2400)
Sep 21, 2018	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	7 / 28 (671.3712)	10 (170.2856)	16 (167.4172)	15 (163.9428)	6 (169.7256)
Sep 14, 2018	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	8 / 48 (678.8228)	4 (174.8456)	9 (171.4744)	20 (162.2400)	9 (170.2628)
Aug 3, 2018	Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	6 / 39 (676.5372)	27 (161.7144)	8 (169.1544)	7 (171.4056)	4 (174.2628)
Jun 22, 2018	10th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-Off Auburn Hills, MI	9 / 30 (663.4288)	7 (170.2972)	3 (170.8572)	14 (161.6800)	16 (160.5944)
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	26 / 44 (670.8000)	24 (168.5600)	34 (161.6800)	26 (168.5600)	12 (172)
Sep 22, 2017	The Rumble on the River presented by TheBBQSuperStore.com Grand Haven, MI	17 / 24 (670.2060)	13 (170.2744)	8 (173.1432)	15 (169.1200)	20 (157.6684)
Sep 8, 2017	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Silver Lake, MI	20 / 28 (645.0516)	18 (162.8572)	9 (166.8572)	18 (163.4056)	26 (151.9316)
Jul 21, 2017	BBQ & BREWS Birch Run, MI	27 / 37 (624.4232)	8 (169.1772)	25 (157.0628)	19 (162.2744)	34 (135.9088)
Jun 23, 2017	9th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	18 / 32 (645.0288)	17 (164.5372)	5 (166.8344)	16 (161.6916)	27 (151.9656)
Aug 26, 2016	Ribstock Marne, MI	4 / 32 (664.5260)	5 (169.7144)	12 (161.6916)	8 (166.8228)	10 (166.2972)
Jul 29, 2016	Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	19 / 39 (647.9428)	6 (170.8572)	16 (163.9772)	23 (159.3828)	27 (153.7256)
Jun 24, 2016	8th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cookoff Auburn Hills, MI	10 / 30 (659.8972)	14 (165.1428)	10 (163.4060)	13 (162.2284)	4 (169.1200)
Jun 10, 2016	ELF Khurafeh Shrine BBQ Competition and Music Festival Clio, MI	13 / 20 (633.0400)	12 (163.9772)	7 (164)	19 (151.9656)	15 (153.0972)
May 20, 2016	2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	15 / 28 (646.8228)	15 (158.2628)	7 (167.9884)	14 (161.1088)	18 (159.4628)
Aug 28, 2015	Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI	20 / 32 (619.8632)	18 (158.2744)	24 (149.6572)	28 (146.8116)	6 (165.1200)
Aug 21, 2015	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	24 / 33 (622.1828)	1 (176.0344)	32 (131.3828)	17 (161.6684)	24 (153.0972)
Jun 19, 2015	7th Annual Auburn Hills Barbecue Cook-off Auburn Hills, MI	24 / 32 (638.6168)	16 (162.8000)	28 (149.6456)	13 (165.6684)	21 (160.5028)
Aug 22, 2014	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	25 / 39 (645.0744)	27 (159.4056)	36 (151.3716)	5 (174.8688)	24 (159.4284)
Jul 25, 2014	Taste of Grand Rapids 2014 Grand Rapids, MI	26 / 55 (642.8000)	35 (156.5484)	41 (150.2400)	1 (176.5828)	27 (159.4288)
Aug 23, 2013	Blues, Brews & Barbecues Birch Run, MI	26 / 31 (607.8856)	14 (162.2856)	27 (150.2172)	30 (145.7028)	22 (149.6800)
Jul 19, 2013	Taste of Grand Rapids Comstock Park, MI	16 / 39 (655.3028)	8 (169.7028)	6 (171.9772)	19 (164.5372)	33 (149.0856)

BAD WOLF 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

A standing appointment

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)