BAD AZZ MULE BBQ PA

Power ranking

#310

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1645

peak 1706 · rated over 66 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-19

latest 2025-06-20

Best ToY finish

#37

Master 2021

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

35 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 67 contests

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

699.9660 / 720

Master · BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Current form

678.99 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 680.75 (-1.76)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)

Consistency

±9.80

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 172.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.47)

Road miles

14658

mi across 67 mapped stops · furthest 1153 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Purse competed for

$606K

listed at 50 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 58 state-championship entries

Master avg

680.75 / 720

66 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has finished one call ahead of BAD AZZ MULE BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 14 of their 17 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE in 20 of their 21 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Smoke in the Grove is their spot: an average finish in the top 8% across 3 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 0.5940 points of the Grand Championship at Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 (2021-08-27).

📅 A April team

Something about April: average finish in the top 21% across 9 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	49	22	27	45%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	43	26	17	60%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	43	16	27	37%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	33	21	12	64%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	30	18	12	60%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	29	14	15	48%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	28	14	14	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	27	18	9	67%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	27	11	16	41%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	24	14	10	58%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	23	19	4	83%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	21	20	1	95%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	21	12	9	57%	⚔ compare
Smack That Butt BBQ	20	16	4	80%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	20	9	11	45%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	66	15	1	4	178.2972	157.1428	170.38	top 43%
Pork Ribs	66	25	4	8	180.0000 🔥	155.9544	168.47	top 45%
Pork	67	40	8	17	180.0000 🔥	159.3828	172.23	top 27%
Brisket	66	27	0	6	177.7144	158.7884	169.53	top 37%

“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	Avg finish
PA	14	top 22%
VA	13	top 32%
NJ	8	top 20%
MD	7	top 20%
AL	6	top 43%
FL	6	top 37%
NC	3	top 36%
GA	3	top 29%
OK	2	top 67%
SC	1	top 66%
KS	1	top 22%
DE	1	top 5%
DC	1	top 35%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 27%
Medium (20–39)	29	top 27%
Large (40+)	34	top 33%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
York County BBQ Festival	4	6	top 30%	2022-06-17
Poosa Q	3	20	top 53%	2025-06-20
Lakeland Pig Festival	3	7	top 35%	2025-01-24
Smoke in the Grove	3	3	top 8%	2021-07-30
BBQ Jamboree	3	9	top 36%	2021-06-11
Plant City Pig Jam	2	4	top 24%	2023-11-17
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	18	top 48%	2022-04-23
New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2	4	top 12%	2022-04-22
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	6	top 14%	2022-03-26
Smoke in the Park	2	4	top 23%	2021-09-24
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	2	20	top 52%	2021-03-27

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (19 contests)
Cooks mostly in PA (14 of 67 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork (67 entries)
Average Master overall score: 680.75 / 720
4 perfect 180s on the books 🔥

Milestones

🚩 2019-04-19 — First tracked contest · Interstate BBQ Festival
📣 2019-04-19 — First call · Interstate BBQ Festival
🔥 2020-10-17 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
🎖️ 2021-03-26 — 25th tracked contest · BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
⭐ 2022-03-26 — Career-best overall score (699.9660) · BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
🎖️ 2022-06-17 — 50th tracked contest · York County BBQ Festival
📈 2023-03-31 — Peak power rating (1706) · Swampfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1	2019-05-24
+12.1	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2019-04-26
+11.1	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2019-06-08
+11	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	2020-10-16
+11	Boo-B-Que	2019-10-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16.9	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1	2024-05-03
-13.8	9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam	2025-01-09
-12.1	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational	2021-11-13
-11.9	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	2021-03-27
-10.7	Poosa Q	2024-10-04

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	3	0	0	33%	top 53%	96.5%	94.7%
2024	5	1	1	60%	top 58%	97.1%	94.5%
2023	4	4	0	100%	top 27%	96.5%	95.2%
2022	12	7	3	75%	top 26%	97.2%	95.2%
2021	19	11	3	79%	top 29%	96.5%	94.1%
2020	9	6	3	89%	top 21%	96.3%	95.1%
2019	15	9	3	100%	top 25%	95.9%	94%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-06-20	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	25 / 42 (681.5884)	22 (173.1200)	32 (166.2400)	29 (170.2628)	16 (171.9656)
2025-01-24	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	13 / 40 (694.8116)	20 (172.5600)	21 (170.8344)	11 (175.4172)	8 (176.0000)
2025-01-09	9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL	26 / 38 (669.0284)	29 (168.5256)	22 (169.1544)	23 (168.5256)	29 (162.8228)
2024-10-04	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	42 / 59 (672.5028)	45 (165.7028)	33 (168.5716)	1 (179.4400)	54 (158.7884)
2024-07-11	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	50 / 76 (677.0288)	49 (169.6800)	41 (169.6916)	24 (173.1200)	56 (164.5372)
2024-05-04	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	4 / 35 (698.8116)	10 (176.5716)	27 (169.6800)	6 (176.5600)	5 (176.0000)
2024-05-03	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	38 / 45 (671.3028)	23 (169.6916)	41 (160.5372)	18 (172.5484)	30 (168.5256)
2024-01-26	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	36 / 61 (682.1944)	38 (170.8228)	48 (165.6800)	3 (177.7144)	37 (167.9772)
2023-11-17	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	8 / 25 (677.6116)	17 (162.8228)	4 (175.4172)	8 (170.8344)	7 (168.5372)
2023-10-06	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	10 / 29 (683.2796)	9 (173.1084)	12 (171.9772)	13 (171.9656)	18 (166.2284)
2023-03-31	Swampfest 🏅 Waycross, GA	8 / 28 (687.3488)	23 (165.0972)	17 (167.9772)	2 (176.5600)	2 (177.7144)
2023-01-27	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	7 / 51 (694.7772)	29 (170.8228)	19 (171.9772)	3 (177.7144)	14 (174.2628)
2022-12-01	Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL	4 / 13 (678.7432)	6 (167.3828)	10 (165.1088)	1 (177.7144)	6 (168.5372)
2022-11-18	Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL	4 / 25 (690.7772)	11 (171.9656)	13 (167.9888)	5 (174.2628)	3 (176.5600)
2022-11-12	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL	13 / 61 (698.8116)	23 (175.4172)	37 (171.4288)	14 (176.5600)	17 (175.4056)
2022-11-11	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL	45 / 91 (678.1828)	15 (175.4172)	79 (163.4288)	5 (177.7028)	76 (161.6340)
2022-09-16	Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA	7 / 30 (691.8968)	15 (170.2628)	6 (174.2628)	3 (177.7028)	15 (169.6684)
2022-06-17	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	15 / 34 (667.3372)	17 (167.9772)	12 (166.8572)	19 (164.5372)	13 (167.9656)
2022-05-05	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	20 / 72 (681.0168)	14 (173.1200)	65 (161.6800)	2 (175.4056)	28 (170.8112)
2022-04-23	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	21 / 41 (666.1596)	21 (170.8456)	27 (163.9772)	24 (165.1084)	22 (166.2284)
2022-04-22	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	4 / 48 (689.0744)	16 (170.8228)	19 (168.5372)	6 (174.2744)	4 (175.4400)
2022-04-08	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	4 / 36 (691.3484)	12 (171.4056)	19 (167.3828)	1 (178.2972)	5 (174.2628)
2022-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	6 / 50 (699.9660)	19 (174.2628)	27 (172.5832)	11 (176.5600)	5 (176.5600)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	8 / 53 (694.7656)	10 (175.4056)	1 (180.0000)	18 (173.1200)	38 (166.2400)
2021-11-13	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK	76 / 92 (677.5768)	43 (174.2628)	46 (173.1200)	88 (159.3828)	50 (170.8112)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK	57 / 111 (677.6228)	53 (170.8228)	99 (161.1316)	33 (173.1200)	31 (172.5484)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK	—	—	—	30 (162.8344)	—
2021-10-23	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	2 / 31 (686.8120)	2 (176.5716)	3 (173.1316)	11 (170.2744)	14 (166.8344)
2021-10-22	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	6 / 31 (670.1828)	17 (166.2400)	3 (170.8456)	7 (171.4172)	18 (161.6800)
2021-10-08	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	4 / 27 (671.8744)	4 (174.8572)	20 (158.2288)	3 (173.7028)	7 (165.0856)
2021-09-24	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	4 / 31 (684.4796)	13 (168.5484)	1 (176.5944)	12 (168.5140)	8 (170.8228)
2021-08-28	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD	10 / 20 (676.4916)	11 (170.2628)	19 (157.6800)	7 (173.1316)	5 (175.4172)
2021-08-27	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD	2 / 24 (685.0860)	4 (175.4172)	3 (172.0116)	13 (163.3828)	2 (174.2744)
2021-07-30	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	6 / 54 (681.6228)	23 (169.1084)	14 (169.1200)	10 (172.5600)	6 (170.8344)
2021-06-18	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	17 / 41 (665.0172)	19 (167.9656)	26 (162.2628)	7 (170.8344)	27 (163.9544)
2021-06-11	BBQ Jamboree 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	11 / 30 (672.4340)	2 (177.7028)	20 (161.0972)	11 (170.8228)	18 (162.8112)
2021-05-14	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	4 / 46 (671.3024)	3 (176.0000)	9 (169.6912)	9 (166.8228)	26 (158.7884)
2021-04-24	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	18 / 40 (665.6456)	12 (171.9656)	11 (168.6172)	26 (164.5372)	24 (160.5256)
2021-04-23	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	6 / 40 (679.3712)	1 (177.7028)	26 (162.2628)	8 (171.4056)	11 (168.0000)
2021-04-17	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	4 / 34 (694.8116)	27 (165.0972)	9 (173.1544)	1 (180.0000)	6 (176.5600)
2021-04-16	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	4 / 47 (691.3828)	20 (170.8228)	4 (176.5716)	3 (176.5828)	25 (167.4056)
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	24 / 40 (673.0284)	21 (169.6684)	26 (166.2628)	4 (174.8572)	35 (162.2400)
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	20 / 46 (673.0516)	7 (174.2972)	42 (155.9544)	21 (169.6800)	9 (173.1200)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS	21 / 94 (693.0744)	13 (176.5600)	84 (163.3944)	4 (180.0000)	34 (173.1200)
2020-10-30	Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA	16 / 33 (675.9316)	4 (178.2972)	8 (172.5716)	31 (160.5028)	19 (164.5600)
2020-10-29	The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA	8 / 33 (688.4916)	14 (170.8344)	11 (173.1316)	18 (169.6800)	5 (174.8456)
2020-10-17	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	3 / 40 (681.7028)	18 (169.1544)	16 (164.5600)	1 (180.0000)	11 (167.9884)
2020-10-16	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	3 / 37 (683.8972)	13 (171.9656)	11 (167.4060)	6 (173.1200)	2 (171.4056)
2020-08-08	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 🏅 WYTHE, VA	3 / 17 (686.8000)	14 (166.2400)	6 (170.2744)	2 (176.0000)	4 (174.2856)
2020-08-07	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 WYTHE, VA	6 / 19 (686.2172)	11 (169.6800)	1 (175.4516)	9 (169.1200)	5 (171.9656)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	3 / 59 (690.8572)	18 (169.1772)	7 (171.9772)	1 (177.7028)	9 (172.0000)
2020-06-26	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	11 / 53 (677.6232)	24 (168.5600)	27 (166.2516)	12 (170.8344)	12 (171.9772)
2019-10-25	Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) 🏅 Wytheville, VA	8 / 20 (676.4688)	12 (165.6916)	9 (169.1200)	1 (173.1200)	12 (168.5372)
2019-10-18	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	3 / 63 (679.3140)	28 (165.0856)	1 (174.2628)	5 (173.1200)	13 (166.8456)
2019-09-27	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	13 / 40 (656.4456)	21 (163.9772)	21 (159.3944)	10 (167.9772)	18 (165.0968)
2019-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	25 / 65 (657.5996)	8 (171.9884)	48 (158.8228)	22 (165.6800)	32 (161.1084)
2019-08-09	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	6 / 30 (678.2512)	11 (167.9656)	8 (171.4744)	3 (173.7028)	12 (165.1084)
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	4 / 53 (683.9544)	11 (171.9656)	16 (167.9772)	8 (171.4172)	6 (172.5944)
2019-06-28	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	6 / 48 (685.0856)	31 (162.8000)	9 (171.4400)	1 (177.7028)	8 (173.1428)
2019-06-22	Giant National Capital BBQ Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	11 / 31 (674.7772)	21 (158.8000)	10 (169.7144)	4 (176.0000)	14 (170.2628)
2019-06-08	Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	5 / 37 (676.4800)	8 (171.4172)	3 (174.2628)	9 (168.5256)	12 (162.2744)
2019-05-25	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	18 / 32 (680.4456)	14 (171.4172)	5 (176.5600)	29 (160.5028)	12 (171.9656)
2019-05-24	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	2 / 33 (690.2516)	9 (172.0116)	6 (171.9772)	10 (169.6684)	2 (176.5944)
2019-05-04	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	9 / 33 (686.1828)	15 (171.4056)	19 (167.3944)	12 (170.8228)	2 (176.5600)
2019-05-03	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	15 / 34 (663.3144)	24 (165.7028)	29 (157.6572)	14 (167.9772)	6 (171.9772)
2019-04-26	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA	5 / 32 (686.7996)	15 (167.4056)	6 (170.8228)	6 (174.8456)	6 (173.7256)
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	14 / 54 (673.2228)	46 (157.1428)	6 (174.3200)	7 (175.4172)	26 (166.3428)

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
2025 ↗	Master	#631 (240 pts)	#736 (220 pts)	#786 (215 pts)	#638 (260 pts)	#558 (320 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#392 (535 pts)	#497 (415 pts)	#528 (440 pts)	#233 (935 pts)	#419 (520 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#206 (1010 pts)	#319 (715 pts)	#385 (645 pts)	#125 (1340 pts)	#205 (995 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#159 (1219 pts)	#272 (859 pts)	#241 (999 pts)	#165 (1189 pts)	#206 (1059 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#37 (2063 pts)	#37 (1953 pts)	#59 (1791 pts)	#47 (1867 pts)	#86 (1553 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#53 (1467 pts)	#114 (907 pts)	#78 (1167 pts)	#47 (1392 pts)	#56 (1292 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#103 (1824 pts)	#221 (1225 pts)	#81 (1778 pts)	#61 (1948 pts)	#104 (1679 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#326 (1030 pts)	#398 (895 pts)	#338 (995 pts)	#282 (1115 pts)	#285 (1110 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#591 (667 pts)	#580 (697 pts)	#448 (872 pts)	#504 (782 pts)	#522 (762 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1735 (126 pts)	#1816 (131 pts)	#1689 (156 pts)	#1835 (126 pts)	#1262 (246 pts)