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.
Nitro Boys BBQ
Nitro Boys BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 30 at The Sutherlin Throwdown (2024). They finished #1157 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 20, 2024
latest Jul 18, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Consistency
±7.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.42 · weakest Brisket (159.01)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
653.82 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1157 (65 pts) | #1152 (85 pts) | #1283 (70 pts) | #1170 (75 pts) | #1513 (55 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 163.9544 | 165.69 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 154.8572 | 161.69 | top 82% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 165.7028 | 167.42 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 157.6572 | 159.01 | top 80% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherlin Throwdown | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 79% | Jul 18, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OR
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
60
finished ahead 21 times, behind 70
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Sutherlin Throwdown
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score659.8860 Sutherlin Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2744 Sutherlin Throwdown
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest The Sutherlin Throwdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8000 The Sutherlin Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1493) The Sutherlin Throwdown
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 26 / 29 (642.7660) | 26 (163.9544) | 28 (154.8572) | 17 (166.2972) | 25 (157.6572) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 24 / 35 (659.8860) | 27 (165.1200) | 27 (166.2400) | 19 (170.2744) | 25 (158.2516) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | The Sutherlin Throwdown 🏅 Sutherlin, OR | 23 / 30 (658.8000) | 19 (168) | 22 (163.9772) | 21 (165.7028) | 25 (161.1200) |