A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
PISTOLS FIRING
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1515 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-04-05
latest 2018-03-23
Best ToY finish
#1205
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.16 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 625.76 (-6.61)
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.00
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.14 · weakest Pork (152.97)
Road miles
192
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Master avg
625.76 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−8.2
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.16 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Pork avg 152.97
- Pork Ribs avg 161.14
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SUNSET BBQ & GRILLING in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
An April team
Top 50%
average finish in April
Something about April: average finish in the top 50% across 4 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.
- 4 April contests
- top 59% the rest of the year
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 16th
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
132 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3451 of the rated field
- Contests
- 25
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1531
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to PISTOLS FIRING)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team PISTOLS FIRING has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3475 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1523 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#3468 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3463 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with PISTOLS FIRING on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3477 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 11 years after PISTOLS FIRING did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KNOW BULL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICY SPITFIRE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUNSET BBQ & GRILLING | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB IT ALL OVER | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 143.3828 | 155.33 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 148.5028 | 161.14 | top 44% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 146.8568 | 152.97 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8570 | 145.1200 | 156.32 | top 56% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 56% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 4 | 16 | 0 | top 66% | 2017-03-31 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-04-05 → 2018-03-23
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 161.14 · weakest Pork (152.97)
Walk rate
29%
a top-10 call in 2 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
625.76
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
250
154–215 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
192
7 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi
Schedule strength
1553
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Power rating
1494
peak 1515 · #3470 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
- First call Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.4286 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- Career-best overall score659.4286 Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1515) Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
- 2018
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1
- Most recent contest Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.9 | Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon | 2013-04-05 |
| +4.3 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival | 2013-05-03 |
| +3.1 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 2015-04-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 2017-03-31 |
| -7.5 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 | 2018-03-23 |
| -5.3 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 2016-04-01 |
| -2.1 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 2014-04-04 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 47% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 28% | 91.6% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-23 | Fire Lake BBQ Cook-off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 77 / 84 (618.2168) | 80 (150.2744) | 29 (170.2628) | 82 (146.8568) | 79 (150.8228) |
| 2017-03-31 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 32 / 37 (606.7772) | 34 (147.4172) | 31 (148.5028) | 30 (150.8572) | 24 (160.0000) |
| 2016-04-01 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 31 / 44 (627.3940) | 16 (165.1312) | 25 (160.5372) | 36 (155.9656) | 37 (145.7600) |
| 2015-04-03 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 16 / 34 (643.3828) | 19 (158.2400) | 19 (162.2972) | 24 (158.8456) | 11 (164.0000) |
| 2014-04-04 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 24 / 40 (600.0116) | 30 (143.3828) | 7 (162.3544) | 23 (149.1544) | 30 (145.1200) |
| 2013-05-03 | Bixby BBQ & Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 31 / 88 (659.4286) | 25 (168.0000) | 32 (166.2856) | 54 (158.2860) | 25 (166.8570) |
| 2013-04-05 | Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 11 / 52 (625.1424) | 11 (154.8568) | 11 (157.7144) | 28 (150.8568) | 8 (161.7144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1915 (104 pts) | #2063 (89 pts) | #2048 (89 pts) | #2211 (64 pts) | #1715 (129 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2518 (70 pts) | #2633 (65 pts) | #1559 (170 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2630 (65 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1205 (220 pts) | #1261 (220 pts) | #1293 (220 pts) | #1560 (150 pts) | #1174 (245 pts) |