BUCKAROO BBQ

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

Power ranking

#1405

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1570

peak 1607 · rated over 35 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-04-25

latest 2019-04-26

Best ToY finish

#280

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 35 contests

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

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede

Consistency

±13.81

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.07 · weakest Brisket (158.20)

Road miles

4,156

mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 315 mi

Schedule strength

50%

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

Purse competed for

$5K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

651.32 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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.

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
2014-08-01

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.

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

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.

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

Royal Schmidt's BBQ competition team

#1403 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2025-07-26

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SMOKIN' R'S 2.0

#1410 of the rated field

1570 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1616

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1616 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 38 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

BAR-B-Q 101

#1408 of the rated field

1570 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1579

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 45 contests, alongside a 24% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 43 contests
last seen 2022-05-20

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKEVILLE

#1399 of the rated field

1570 ▲ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 44 contests
last seen 2020-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN SUZY

#1406 of the rated field

1570 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1570

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2017-09-01

⚔ Head-to-head

SmoQued On Main St

#1412 of the rated field

1570 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1573

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after BUCKAROO BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2026-07-10

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grillin' in Grafton	3	5	top 34%	2017-06-30
The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest	2	16	top 75%	2019-04-26
6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)	2	11	top 47%	2017-08-25
Central Iowa Expo BBQ	2	17	top 47%	2015-04-25
Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2	24	top 71%	2014-04-26

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5 yrs 2014-04-25 → 2019-04-26

Busiest season 2015 11 contests

Contests a season 5.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 27 of 35 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 29 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 35 entries · 2 wins · 23 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 169.07 · weakest Brisket (158.20)

Walk rate 83% a top-10 call in 29 of 35 contests

Overall top-10 rate 29% 10 of 35 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 651.32 out of 720 · 35 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 410 691–523 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 4,156 35 mapped stops · furthest 315 mi

Schedule strength 1565 average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests

Purse competed for $5,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1570 peak 1607 · #1405 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
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
2017
Jun 30 25th tracked contest Grillin' in Grafton
Aug 25 Peak power rating (1607) 6th Annual Death Door Barbeque(DAY 2)
2019
Apr 26 Most recent contest The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	Minnesota in May	2014-05-16
+11.2	The Masters In May - The Classic	2015-05-02
+11.1	Grillin' in Grafton	2015-06-26
+10.5	*The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Competition	2017-04-28
+10.1	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival	2014-06-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.5	*The Great Wisconsin Tune Up BBQ Contest	2018-04-27
-10.3	*Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay-Heat1	2018-07-13
-8.5	BBQ 4 ASTOP	2018-05-18
-6.6	*Big Muddy Brew N Que	2018-09-01
-6.2	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew	2014-04-25

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	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
2019-04-26	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)
2018-09-07	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	15 / 31 (643.9204)	4 (170.2628)	17 (156.5488)	11 (165.6916)	21 (151.4172)
2018-09-01	*Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN	15 / 22 (647.9088)	14 (163.3944)	15 (165.6800)	20 (154.8000)	10 (164.0344)
2018-07-13	*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)
2018-06-08	*Annual Poor Que Montello, WI	9 / 26 (661.6116)	8 (168.5256)	10 (165.1316)	2 (170.8572)	16 (157.0972)
2018-05-18	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	20 / 27 (639.3148)	9 (165.6916)	21 (157.0972)	7 (166.2516)	24 (150.2744)
2018-04-27	*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)
2017-08-25	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)
2017-08-24	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)
2017-08-04	Badger Brews & Que Port Washington, WI	14 / 30 (644.4000)	10 (166.8228)	16 (158.2516)	11 (162.2400)	18 (157.0856)
2017-06-30	Grillin' in Grafton Graffton, WI	11 / 27 (634.1372)	4 (168.0000)	2 (164.5716)	17 (153.0972)	25 (148.4684)
2017-05-19	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)
2017-04-28	*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)
2016-07-29	Birdies Barnyard BBQ Kohler, WI	8 / 17 (654.7656)	4 (170.2628)	6 (166.2628)	10 (161.1200)	11 (157.1200)
2015-08-28	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	7 / 35 (658.7888)	5 (170.8572)	15 (160.5260)	14 (163.9656)	11 (163.4400)
2015-07-31	Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI	20 / 30 (635.3376)	19 (162.8688)	18 (159.9660)	14 (161.1200)	25 (151.3828)
2015-07-10	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)
2015-06-26	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	5 / 33 (665.6572)	4 (172.5600)	8 (166.2972)	4 (167.9772)	22 (158.8228)
2015-06-12	Bend of the River CookOut Mankato, MN	20 / 42 (662.7544)	5 (171.9772)	3 (171.4172)	36 (157.6916)	31 (161.6684)
2015-05-29	BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	7 / 23 (660.0004)	2 (177.1428)	6 (163.4632)	15 (158.2744)	13 (161.1200)
2015-05-16	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Madison, WI	12 / 29 (658.2744)	3 (173.1200)	4 (168.5944)	14 (162.8800)	21 (153.6800)
2015-05-02	The Masters In May - The Classic Appleton, WI	9 / 47 (661.0744)	2 (172.0000)	20 (161.7144)	22 (162.2628)	17 (165.0972)
2015-05-01	The Masters In May Appleton, WI	21 / 57 (647.3256)	11 (168.0000)	30 (157.6800)	43 (156.5256)	24 (165.1200)
2015-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	22 / 41 (671.8628)	29 (168.5600)	12 (169.6916)	34 (162.7884)	20 (170.8228)
2015-04-24	Central Iowa Expo BBQ Boone, IA	17 / 42 (669.0284)	14 (172.5600)	31 (161.6456)	28 (163.3828)	12 (171.4400)
2014-09-05	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	17 / 40 (653.5772)	13 (168.5372)	14 (162.8000)	7 (169.7144)	28 (152.5256)
2014-08-22	Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	18 / 27 (646.1484)	14 (166.2628)	21 (153.6456)	5 (172.0000)	25 (154.2400)
2014-08-01	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA	8 / 21 (674.7428)	1 (178.2972)	6 (169.6800)	9 (166.2284)	11 (160.5372)
2014-06-27	Grillin' in Grafton Grafton, WI	15 / 32 (646.7540)	2 (173.1428)	13 (161.6800)	16 (159.3828)	24 (152.5484)
2014-06-20	Pig in the Park Whitewater, WI	14 / 26 (643.3600)	10 (166.2628)	11 (161.1200)	13 (162.2744)	20 (153.7028)
2014-06-13	Hog and Steer Barbecue Competition & Festival Oconomowoc, WI	5 / 22 (654.8120)	4 (170.8572)	12 (155.3832)	2 (174.9144)	14 (153.6572)
2014-05-16	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	7 / 58 (668.0116)	1 (176.0344)	34 (157.1200)	32 (162.8800)	4 (171.9772)
2014-05-02	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	24 / 62 (644.4572)	51 (152.5144)	33 (159.9656)	4 (170.8572)	20 (161.1200)
2014-04-26	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	24 / 39 (664.4800)	2 (177.7372)	12 (170.2744)	18 (166.2628)	33 (150.2056)
2014-04-25	Central Iowa Expo BBQ, Cruise & Brew Boone, IA	36 / 45 (646.8344)	28 (165.1316)	5 (172.0572)	35 (160.5372)	43 (149.1084)

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
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 (1185 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 (1215 pts)	#90 (1800 pts)	#244 (1285 pts)	#385 (955 pts)	#405 (925 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#323 (1116 pts)	#109 (1791 pts)	#296 (1201 pts)	#202 (1406 pts)	#400 (941 pts)