High-water mark
674.2860
career-best overall
93.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2860 at North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival — 93.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 3, 2013
BUCK SNORT BBQ
BUCK SNORT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 6th of 38 at the North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival (2013). They are ranked #2767 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1513 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2013
latest Jul 10, 2015 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
33% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.74 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 652.43 (+4.31)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.91
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.53 · weakest Chicken (159.31)
Road miles
384
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 176 mi
Schedule strength
30%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
652.43 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1085 (260 pts) | #1134 (260 pts) | #1333 (210 pts) | #1254 (220 pts) | #1046 (285 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BUCK SNORT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1526
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1523
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,784 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1512
Level with BUCK SNORT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,775 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARROTHEAD SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 149.0856 | 159.31 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 157.1432 | 165.53 | top 41% |
| Pork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 158.2628 | 163.32 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 158.2284 | 164.27 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pony Express BBQ Challenge | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 51% | Apr 25, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
117
finished ahead 98 times, behind 80
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jul 4, 2014 → Jul 10, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Sauce & Cycles
20141 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5944 Sauce and Cycles
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Pony Express BBQ Challenge
- First call North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
- First overall top-10 North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2860 North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
- Career-best overall score674.2860 North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
- Peak power rating (1513) North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.1 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival | May 3, 2013 |
| +2.5 | Sauce & Cycles | Jul 10, 2015 |
| +0.9 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | Apr 26, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.7 | North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival | May 2, 2014 |
| -1.6 | Sauce and Cycles | Jul 4, 2014 |
| -0.2 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge | Apr 25, 2014 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 55% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 90.6% | 90.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 32% | 93.7% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2015 | Sauce & Cycles Falls City, NE | 17 / 31 (658.2628) | 12 (169.7028) | 24 (157.1544) | 18 (162.8228) | 11 (168.5828) |
| Jul 4, 2014 | Sauce and Cycles Falls City, NE | 10 / 15 (652.4800) | 12 (159.3944) | 2 (176.5944) | 10 (158.2628) | 13 (158.2284) |
| May 2, 2014 | North Platte Honky Tonk BBQ Festival North Platte, NE | 15 / 25 (650.7540) | 18 (155.3828) | 11 (166.8456) | 9 (166.2628) | 16 (162.2628) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 15 / 28 (647.9312) | 28 (149.0856) | 8 (168.0228) | 10 (164.5600) | 11 (166.2628) |
| May 3, 2013 | North Platte Honky Tonk Barbecue Festival North Platte, NE | 6 / 38 (674.2860) | 5 (166.2858) | 10 (167.4286) | 9 (169.7144) | 6 (170.8572) |
| Apr 26, 2013 | Pony Express BBQ Challenge Gothenburg, NE | 23 / 47 (630.8568) | 26 (155.9998) | 27 (157.1432) | 25 (158.2854) | 18 (159.4284) |