A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
DAD BOD BARBEQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
DAD BOD BARBEQUE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BUG ZAPPER BBQ
BUG ZAPPER BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 17th of 21 at the Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 16, 2020
latest Oct 13, 2023 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±56.05
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (120.55)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
279.67 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 148.5716 | 159.13 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 20 | 120.55 | top 69% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 59% | Jun 11, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 76 times, behind 188
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
Jun 12, 2021 → Oct 13, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.6572 Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Career-best overall score329.6572 Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1200 Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD)
20203 milestones
- First tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
- First call Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
- Peak power rating (1495) Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 | Oct 16, 2020 |
| -3.7 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 | Jun 12, 2021 |
| -3.1 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | Jun 11, 2021 |
| -1.4 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) | Oct 13, 2023 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 84.6% | 84% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 51.3% | 51.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 17 / 21 (329.6572) | 12 (169.1200) | 21 (160.5372) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 27 / 45 (299.9888) | 28 (148.5716) | 26 (151.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 29 / 52 (304.4572) | 28 (154.2284) | 30 (150.2288) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 25 / 40 (184.5828) | 9 (164.5828) | 25 (20) | — | — |