A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
RED RIVER SMOKE
RED RIVER SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 52 at the Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon (2013). They are ranked #4444 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1511 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2013
latest Apr 19, 2019 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±181.07
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 155.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (126.38)
Road miles
102
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 51 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
510.06 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to RED RIVER SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,428 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,466 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
They turned up 9 years after RED RIVER SMOKE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,460 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Level with RED RIVER SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,429 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,431 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2856 | 129.0856 | 140.98 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1430 | 20 | 126.38 | top 71% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3712 | 140.5372 | 147.40 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 149.0972 | 155.98 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork-A-Palooza | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 96% | Apr 19, 2019 |
| Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 80% | Apr 1, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
135
finished ahead 61 times, behind 129
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Apr 19, 2019 → Apr 15, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Pork-A-Palooza
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
- First call Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
- First overall top-10 Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
- Career-best overall score627.9998 Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
- Career-best single call (Brisket)166.8572 Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
- Peak power rating (1511) Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.1 | Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon | Apr 5, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Apr 1, 2016 |
| -10.5 | Pork-A-Palooza | Apr 19, 2019 |
| -9.8 | Pork-A-Palooza | Mar 16, 2018 |
| -5.2 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Apr 4, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 20.7% | 20.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 82.3% | 82.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2022 | Pork-A-Palooza 🏅 Weatherford, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 33 / 33 (149.0856) | 33 (129.0856) | 33 (20) | — | — |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 24 / 26 (587.2572) | 26 (135.9088) | 24 (148.5600) | 23 (147.9656) | 20 (154.8228) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 40 / 44 (592.4800) | 39 (149.7028) | 37 (149.0972) | 44 (140.5372) | 30 (153.1428) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 28 / 40 (593.4740) | 36 (139.9200) | 28 (149.0856) | 13 (155.3712) | 25 (149.0972) |
| Apr 5, 2013 | Stillwater Elks 25th Annual Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 9 / 52 (627.9998) | 21 (150.2856) | 5 (165.1430) | 34 (145.7140) | 5 (166.8572) |