BUCKAROO BBQ

BUCKAROO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 23 at The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition (2017). They are ranked #1419 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,419

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1570

peak 1607 · rated over 35 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 25, 2014

latest Apr 26, 2019 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#280

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

29% of 35 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

674.7428 / 720

Master · Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.23 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 651.32 (-11.09)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede

Consistency

±13.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.07 · weakest Brisket (158.20)

Road miles

4,156

across 35 mapped stops · furthest 315 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$5,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

651.32 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 29 of 35 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 35 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

674.7428 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.7428 at Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 1, 2014

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

PLASTERED PORK BBQ has finished one call ahead of BUCKAROO BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

11 contests
4 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

25–5 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 83% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 25 of their 30 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.86 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 66%.

Brisket avg 158.20
Chicken avg 169.07
4 calls in 35 entries

A strong matchup

12–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 86% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TOPPGATOR BBQ in 12 of their 14 shared contests.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

5 FINGER BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 37% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 37% across 8 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

8 May contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,156 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,156 miles across 35 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 315 miles to Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew.

35 mapped stops
furthest 315 mi

The metronome

±1.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.5% of a perfect score
35 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1730 (96 pts)	#1585 (121 pts)	#1868 (86 pts)	#1546 (126 pts)	#1967 (66 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#633 (537 pts)	#524 (702 pts)	#712 (502 pts)	#481 (767 pts)	#737 (482 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#553 (710 pts)	#282 (1,185 pts)	#508 (780 pts)	#636 (640 pts)	#650 (610 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1693 (137 pts)	#1480 (192 pts)	#1688 (157 pts)	#2013 (117 pts)	#2052 (112 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#280 (1,215 pts)	#90 (1,800 pts)	#244 (1,285 pts)	#385 (955 pts)	#405 (925 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#323 (1,116 pts)	#109 (1,791 pts)	#296 (1,201 pts)	#202 (1,406 pts)	#400 (941 pts)

Overall rank by season

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The teams rated closest to BUCKAROO BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

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#1,421 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1592

Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2025

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SMOKEVILLE

#1,416 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1584

44 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 23% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2020

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4 SMOKIN' BUTTS

#1,417 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1605

They've been 1605 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 1, 2021

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Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ

#1,415 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1599

They turned up 9 years after BUCKAROO BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2026

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YELLOW JACKET BBQ

#1,425 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1570

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2019

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SOUTHERN SMOKED SWINE

#1,414 of the rated field

1570 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1584

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before BUCKAROO BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 19 contests

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	30	5	25	17%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	24	7	17	29%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	20	11	9	55%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	19	11	8	58%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKIN' C'S BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
LEGENDS OF SMOKE - TEAM RED ARROW	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare
PLASTERED PORK BBQ	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
TOPPGATOR BBQ	14	12	2	86%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
A FINE SWINE	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
43RD PARALLEL BBQ	13	9	4	69%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	23	2	10	178.2972	152.5144	169.07	top 30%
Pork Ribs	35	9	0	2	172.0572	141.0628	161.67	top 47%
Pork	35	11	0	3	174.9144	150.2400	162.38	top 49%
Brisket	35	4	0	0	171.9772	148.4684	158.20	top 61%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 47%
Medium (20–39)	22	top 46%
Large (40+)	12	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	27	top 45%
IA	5	top 55%
MN	3	top 43%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grillin' in Grafton	3	5	top 34%	Jun 30, 2017
The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest	2	16	top 75%	Apr 26, 2019
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)	2	11	top 47%	Aug 25, 2017
Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2	17	top 47%	Apr 25, 2015
Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2	24	top 71%	Apr 26, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 11 contests

Contests a season 5.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 27 of 35 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 29 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 410 finished ahead 691 times, behind 523

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

20191 milestone

Apr 26 Most recent contest The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest

20172 milestones

Jun 30 25th tracked contest Grillin' in Grafton
Aug 25 Peak power rating (1607) 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2)

20148 milestones

Apr 25 First tracked contest Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew
Apr 25 First call Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4800 Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew
May 16 First category win (Chicken) Minnesota in May
May 16 First overall top-10 Minnesota in May
Aug 1 Career-best overall score674.7428 Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede
Aug 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede
Sep 5 10th tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	Minnesota in May	May 16, 2014
+11.2	The Masters In May - The Classic	May 2, 2015
+11.1	Grillin' in Grafton	Jun 26, 2015
+10.5	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition	Apr 28, 2017
+10.1	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival	Jun 13, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest	Apr 27, 2018
-10.3	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	Jul 13, 2018
-8.5	BBQ 4 ASTOP	May 18, 2018
-6.6	Big Muddy Brew N Que	Sep 1, 2018
-6.2	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	Apr 25, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0	100%	top 62%	87.8%	87.8%
2018	6	1	0	67%	top 67%	91.9%	88.7%
2017	6	1	0	100%	top 41%	92.6%	89.8%
2016	1	1	0	100%	top 47%	90.9%	90.9%
2015	11	4	0	64%	top 36%	93.3%	91.6%
2014	10	3	2	100%	top 46%	93.7%	90.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 26, 2019	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest 🏅 Manawa, WI	16 / 26 (631.9316)	11 (163.4512)	18 (155.9772)	10 (160.5716)	22 (151.9316)
Sep 7, 2018	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	15 / 31 (643.9204)	4 (170.2628)	17 (156.5488)	11 (165.6916)	21 (151.4172)
Sep 1, 2018	Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN	15 / 22 (647.9088)	14 (163.3944)	15 (165.6800)	20 (154.8000)	10 (164.0344)
Jul 13, 2018	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1 Green Bay, WI	48 / 54 (615.7596)	37 (161.0856)	53 (141.0628)	31 (161.0972)	47 (152.5140)
Jun 8, 2018	Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	9 / 26 (661.6116)	8 (168.5256)	10 (165.1316)	2 (170.8572)	16 (157.0972)
May 18, 2018	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	20 / 27 (639.3148)	9 (165.6916)	21 (157.0972)	7 (166.2516)	24 (150.2744)
Apr 27, 2018	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest Manawa, WI	23 / 26 (621.5776)	25 (155.4172)	25 (147.9660)	15 (160.5144)	21 (157.6800)
Aug 25, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 2) Washington Island, WI	11 / 39 (666.8232)	3 (175.4172)	11 (169.1316)	36 (153.1200)	7 (169.1544)
Aug 24, 2017	6th Annual Death Door Barbeque (DAY 1) Washington Island, WI	26 / 40 (644.4232)	3 (175.4288)	18 (164.5372)	37 (150.2400)	36 (154.2172)
Aug 4, 2017	Badger Brews & Que Port Washington, WI	14 / 30 (644.4000)	10 (166.8228)	16 (158.2516)	11 (162.2400)	18 (157.0856)
Jun 30, 2017	Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI	11 / 27 (634.1372)	4 (168)	2 (164.5716)	17 (153.0972)	25 (148.4684)
May 19, 2017	ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	13 / 30 (644.4460)	3 (170.8688)	11 (162.8000)	20 (155.9772)	16 (154.8000)
Apr 28, 2017	The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition Manawa, WI	5 / 23 (643.8400)	7 (164.5372)	19 (154.2400)	3 (163.9772)	8 (161.0856)
Jul 29, 2016	Birdies Barnyard BBQ Kohler, WI	8 / 17 (654.7656)	4 (170.2628)	6 (166.2628)	10 (161.1200)	11 (157.1200)
Aug 28, 2015	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	7 / 35 (658.7888)	5 (170.8572)	15 (160.5260)	14 (163.9656)	11 (163.4400)
Jul 31, 2015	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	20 / 30 (635.3376)	19 (162.8688)	18 (159.9660)	14 (161.1200)	25 (151.3828)
Jul 10, 2015	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	16 / 80 (667.9428)	8 (173.7028)	27 (164.5828)	38 (161.6800)	16 (167.9772)
Jun 26, 2015	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	5 / 33 (665.6572)	4 (172.5600)	8 (166.2972)	4 (167.9772)	22 (158.8228)
Jun 12, 2015	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	20 / 42 (662.7544)	5 (171.9772)	3 (171.4172)	36 (157.6916)	31 (161.6684)
May 29, 2015	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	7 / 23 (660.0004)	2 (177.1428)	6 (163.4632)	15 (158.2744)	13 (161.1200)
May 16, 2015	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Madison, WI	12 / 29 (658.2744)	3 (173.1200)	4 (168.5944)	14 (162.8800)	21 (153.6800)
May 2, 2015	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	9 / 47 (661.0744)	2 (172)	20 (161.7144)	22 (162.2628)	17 (165.0972)
May 1, 2015	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	21 / 57 (647.3256)	11 (168)	30 (157.6800)	43 (156.5256)	24 (165.1200)
Apr 25, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	22 / 41 (671.8628)	29 (168.5600)	12 (169.6916)	34 (162.7884)	20 (170.8228)
Apr 24, 2015	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	17 / 42 (669.0284)	14 (172.5600)	31 (161.6456)	28 (163.3828)	12 (171.4400)
Sep 5, 2014	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	17 / 40 (653.5772)	13 (168.5372)	14 (162.8000)	7 (169.7144)	28 (152.5256)
Aug 22, 2014	Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	18 / 27 (646.1484)	14 (166.2628)	21 (153.6456)	5 (172)	25 (154.2400)
Aug 1, 2014	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA	8 / 21 (674.7428)	1 (178.2972)	6 (169.6800)	9 (166.2284)	11 (160.5372)
Jun 27, 2014	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	15 / 32 (646.7540)	2 (173.1428)	13 (161.6800)	16 (159.3828)	24 (152.5484)
Jun 20, 2014	Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI	14 / 26 (643.3600)	10 (166.2628)	11 (161.1200)	13 (162.2744)	20 (153.7028)
Jun 13, 2014	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival Oconomowoc, WI	5 / 22 (654.8120)	4 (170.8572)	12 (155.3832)	2 (174.9144)	14 (153.6572)
May 16, 2014	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	7 / 58 (668.0116)	1 (176.0344)	34 (157.1200)	32 (162.8800)	4 (171.9772)
May 2, 2014	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	24 / 62 (644.4572)	51 (152.5144)	33 (159.9656)	4 (170.8572)	20 (161.1200)
Apr 26, 2014	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	24 / 39 (664.4800)	2 (177.7372)	12 (170.2744)	18 (166.2628)	33 (150.2056)
Apr 25, 2014	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	36 / 45 (646.8344)	28 (165.1316)	5 (172.0572)	35 (160.5372)	43 (149.1084)

BUCKAROO BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)