Not Bad BBQ MN
Rating
1461
peak 1461 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2025-05-09
latest 2026-08-07
Best ToY finish
#112
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
321.41 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 315.67 (+5.74)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.55
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.08 · weakest Chicken (156.12)
Road miles
699
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 162 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$49K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
315.67 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Boo Boo Bus BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Big Bear BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, FENDER BENDER BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 64% across 3 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MN first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKEY GQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Bear BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Mike's Smokehouse | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Ole Mae I BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Natural Born Grillers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SASSY SMOKE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Berg's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 148.5028 | 156.12 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 149.7028 | 160.08 | top 68% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN | 4 | 0 | top 65% |
| WI | 3 | 0 | top 88% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 55% | 2026-05-08 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MN (6 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (10 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 315.67 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-05-09 — First tracked contest · Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📈 2025-05-09 — Peak power rating (1492) · Minnesota in May
- 📣 2026-06-13 — First call · Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)
- ⭐ 2026-08-07 — Career-best overall score (333.0856) · Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.2 | Minnesota in May | 2026-05-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-04-24 |
| -9.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2026-06-12 |
| -7.9 | Minnesota in May | 2025-05-09 |
| -6.3 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-05-29 |
| -4.8 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 2026-06-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | top 76% | 92.5% | 88.4% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Chippewa Valley Ribfest (BACKYARD ONLY) Montevideo, MN | 10 / 14 (333.0856) | 8 (167.4056) | 10 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 27 / 37 (323.8740) | 28 (151.3140) | 4 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 37 / 40 (319.9200) | 36 (161.6800) | 36 (158.2400) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 21 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-05-29 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 20 / 25 (327.3600) | 23 (161.6684) | 15 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 32 / 77 (302.8228) | 33 (153.1200) | 32 (149.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 44 (157.1088) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 24 / 24 (301.6456) | 24 (149.1200) | 23 (152.5256) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 40 / 58 (301.0056) | 42 (148.5028) | 38 (152.5028) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 35 (163.3828) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #112 (363 pts) | #117 (368 pts) | #85 (552 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | — | #798 (135 pts) | — | — |