Bad Ass BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival (2016). Also listed in KCBS results as “*Badass BBQ”.
The teams rated closest to Bad Ass BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Bad Ass BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 125 rated teams sit within a point of it.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersLevel with Bad Ass BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersBoth teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careersCareers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersCareers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersCareers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 169.7144 | 156.0112 | 162.14 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 154.2400 | 158.38 | top 68% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 153.1084 | 157.97 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 170.2628 | 148.5600 | 162.40 | top 41% |
“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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17 | The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival | Jan 29, 2016 |
| +4.6 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival | Jan 31, 2015 |
| +0.6 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest | Aug 7, 2015 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | top 36% | 92.2% | 91.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 88.1% | 86.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 64 / 96 (663.8628) | 85 (159.9772) | 62 (167.3828) | 62 (166.2400) | 35 (170.2628) |
| Jan 29, 2016 | The Yaks Sydney Barbecue Festival Sydney, Australia | 1 / 17 (653.6344) | 1 (169.7144) | 9 (157.0856) | 4 (157.1316) | 1 (169.7028) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Med City BBQ & Musicfest Rochester, MN | 43 / 47 (611.9196) | 37 (156.0112) | 39 (154.2400) | 43 (153.1084) | 42 (148.5600) |
| Jan 31, 2015 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne, Victoria | 6 / 15 (634.1364) | 6 (162.8456) | 11 (154.8228) | 9 (155.3824) | 5 (161.0856) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | — | — | — | — | — |