The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
BootsBBQ has finished one call ahead of NOT DAT BAD 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
NOT DAT BAD
NOT DAT BAD is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 19th of 20 at the Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition (2026). They finished #1020 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 16, 2023
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 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 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.40
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.40 · weakest Pork (155.67)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
84%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1612)
Purse competed for
$28K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.43 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 153.1316 | 161.40 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8460 | 153.6684 | 159.25 | top 86% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 147.9428 | 155.67 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 151.9316 | 156.11 | top 87% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
56
finished ahead 4 times, behind 89
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 14, 2024 → Jun 20, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.8460 Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score643.9088 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1488) Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | Jun 16, 2023 |
| -9.7 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition | Jun 14, 2024 |
| -8.4 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | Jun 20, 2025 |
| -7.6 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition | Jun 19, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 19 / 20 (637.5548) | 19 (162.2400) | 15 (166.8460) | 19 (156.5372) | 19 (151.9316) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 23 / 25 (632.4116) | 19 (164.5256) | 19 (161.6800) | 24 (153.0744) | 21 (153.1316) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 23rd Annual Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 24 / 25 (643.9088) | 18 (165.7144) | 25 (154.8228) | 20 (165.1200) | 23 (158.2516) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Rose Festival 22nd Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA | 27 / 27 (615.8628) | 27 (153.1316) | 25 (153.6684) | 27 (147.9428) | 21 (161.1200) |