WICKED BUZZ BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5040

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1461 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2016-08-12

Best ToY finish

#1454

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

637.6228 / 720

Master · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

611.54 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 615.67 (-4.13)

Walk rate

11%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Brisket · Pickin' in the Panhandle

Consistency

±17.68

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 159.92 · weakest Chicken (150.64)

Road miles

600

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

615.67 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.3 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.28 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Chicken avg 150.64
Brisket avg 159.92
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PARTY PIGS BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

1.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.7 years, then back at *Interstate BBQ Festival (2016-04-15).

last seen 2014-08-08
back 2016-04-15

Brisket nemesis

8 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared brisket entries.

An August team

Top 58% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 58% across 3 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 71% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.46% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.46% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 85.5% of a perfect score
9 contests

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135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Great Shepherd BBQ

#5042 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

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Onlyfansbbq

#5041 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-04-25

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I QUE & BREW

#5028 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2016-10-14

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Big O BBQ

#5032 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

Level with WICKED BUZZ BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-09-09

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Rhythm & Ribz

#5050 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2020-09-11

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THE BREADMAN

#5037 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-03-28

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PORK BARREL BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
DIZZY PIG	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
ASTRO PIGS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
BONE TO BARK BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
FAT MAXINE'S BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
PEPPER MONKEY BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	0	0	158.8570	130.8000	150.64	top 79%
Pork Ribs	9	0	0	0	165.1660	144.5600	153.83	top 64%
Pork	9	0	0	0	163.9772	134.2284	151.28	top 72%
Brisket	9	1	1	1	178.2972	149.6800	159.92	top 42%

“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	Avg finish
MD	6	top 67%
DE	1	top 83%
WV	1	top 70%
PA	1	top 86%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 78%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 69%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.3 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2016-08-12

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 6 of 9 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 159.92 · weakest Chicken (150.64)

Walk rate 11% a top-10 call in 1 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 9 contests

Master average 615.67 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 286 140–326 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 600 9 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi

Schedule strength 1536 average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.7 yrs 2014-08-08 → 2016-04-15

Power rating 1461 peak 1461 · #5040 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 Peak power rating (1498) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Sep 6 First call Pickin' in the Panhandle
Sep 6 First category win (Brisket) Pickin' in the Panhandle
Sep 6 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 Pickin' in the Panhandle
2016
Aug 12 Career-best overall score637.6228 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 12 Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.5	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash	2013-08-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South	2013-07-12
-8.8	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	2014-04-11
-8	*Interstate BBQ Festival	2016-04-15
-5.1	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2016-05-06
-5	Pickin' in the Panhandle	2013-09-06

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	3	0	0%	top 81%	88.6%	85.7%
2014	2	0	0%	top 73%	86%	83.8%
2013	4	1	25%	top 62%	88.3%	86.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-08-12	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	32 / 42 (637.6228)	35 (158.2516)	22 (165.1428)	23 (163.9656)	34 (150.2628)
2016-05-06	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	39 / 51 (598.6856)	49 (137.6572)	45 (145.1200)	37 (151.9428)	14 (163.9656)
2016-04-15	*Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	37 / 41 (614.7428)	41 (150.2400)	22 (160.5600)	34 (154.2628)	36 (149.6800)
2014-08-08	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	34 / 54 (619.3028)	32 (158.8112)	43 (145.7144)	14 (163.9772)	33 (150.8000)
2014-04-11	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	91 / 109 (587.3372)	107 (130.8000)	60 (152.5488)	102 (141.1084)	23 (162.8800)
2013-09-06	Pickin' in the Panhandle Inwood, WV	26 / 37 (634.7888)	29 (154.8228)	30 (154.2516)	36 (147.4172)	1 (178.2972)
2013-08-09	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	21 / 60 (635.4400)	46 (148.0000)	16 (165.1660)	23 (160.0112)	14 (162.2628)
2013-07-12	The Gettysburg Cook-off North vs South Gettysburg, PA	25 / 29 (594.2512)	18 (158.3084)	22 (144.5600)	27 (134.2284)	16 (157.1544)
2013-05-03	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	32 / 55 (618.8566)	31 (158.8570)	33 (151.4284)	50 (144.5710)	11 (164.0002)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1547 (180 pts)	#1416 (210 pts)	#1522 (190 pts)	#1309 (235 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1666 (150 pts)	#1653 (150 pts)	#1435 (205 pts)	#1625 (160 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1615 (137 pts)	#1677 (137 pts)	#1696 (137 pts)	#1710 (137 pts)	#748 (432 pts)