BBQ BUDDHA

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

Power ranking

#3853

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1503 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-10-30

latest 2019-10-18

Best ToY finish

#972

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

664.5372 / 720

Master · Boo-B-Que

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.98 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 631.22 (+0.76)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

171.9772

Chicken · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

Consistency

±23.31

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.63)

Road miles

437

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 80 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$9K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

631.22 / 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.

High-water mark

664.5372 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.5372 at Boo-B-Que — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-10-21

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings

DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.7 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.68 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 22%.

Pork Ribs avg 151.63
Pork avg 162.31
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUST Q IT in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 8 shared pork entries lost

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DRILLING & GRILLING has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared pork entries.

An October team

Top 55% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 55% across 4 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 64% the rest of the year

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.

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

RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY

#3840 of the rated field

1486 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1486

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 2019-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke a little smoke

#3854 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1486

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 2018-09-15

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BLACK BETTY BBQ

#3834 of the rated field

1486 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before BBQ BUDDHA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 9 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

STRUGGLETOWN BBQ

#3837 of the rated field

1486 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-07-07

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The Woodhouse Grill

#3843 of the rated field

1486 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1528 at their best, 42 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-03-13

⚔ Head-to-head

BRAAI-BERY & QUE-RRUPTION

#3858 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 75%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2023-08-05
on a 5-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GUZZY-Q	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
HOG STREET BULLIES	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
FINN'S FINEST BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Piggin' Whiskey	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
JUST Q IT	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
TRIBAL SMOKERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	0	171.9772	141.6456	158.45	top 60%
Pork Ribs	9	0	160.5488	138.7544	151.63	top 81%
Pork	9	2	170.2628	144.5256	162.31	top 44%
Brisket	9	2	170.2628	146.2056	158.82	top 57%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
DE	7	0	top 59%
PA	2	0	top 83%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 63%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 64%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Boo-B-Que	2	7	0	top 24%	2018-10-19
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	28	0	top 77%	2018-06-08

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4 yrs 2015-10-30 → 2019-10-18

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in DE 7 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

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

Strongest meat Pork averages 162.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.63)

Walk rate 33% a top-10 call in 3 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 631.22 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 233 184–303 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 437 9 mapped stops · furthest 80 mi

Schedule strength 1566 average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests

Purse competed for $9,400 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1486 peak 1503 · #3853 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Oct 30 First tracked contest Boo B Que By the Sea
2016
Jun 10 First call The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park
Jun 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8056 The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park
Oct 21 First overall top-10 Boo-B-Que
Oct 21 Career-best overall score664.5372 Boo-B-Que
Oct 21 Peak power rating (1503) Boo-B-Que
2017
May 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9772 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
2019
Oct 18 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Boo-B-Que	2016-10-21
+7.7	Boo-B-Que	2018-10-19
+7.2	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park	2016-06-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Boo B Que By the Sea	2015-10-30
-9.7	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2018-06-08
-9.2	Boo-B-Que	2019-10-18
-8.1	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE	2016-09-10
-5.5	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2017-05-19

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 79%	85.8%	85.8%
2018	2	0	0%	top 66%	91.2%	87.8%
2017	2	0	0%	top 68%	88.9%	88.8%
2016	3	1	100%	top 46%	92.3%	89.2%
2015	1	0	0%	top 93%	82.4%	82.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-18	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	50 / 63 (617.5428)	56 (150.2628)	50 (154.2400)	34 (161.0856)	45 (151.9544)
2018-10-19	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	28 / 73 (656.5144)	17 (168.6172)	41 (160.5488)	18 (167.9656)	45 (159.3828)
2018-06-08	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	39 / 42 (607.2460)	39 (149.6916)	42 (138.7544)	22 (162.2400)	28 (156.5600)
2017-06-09	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	28 / 46 (638.7888)	33 (158.2744)	41 (146.2400)	16 (165.7144)	16 (168.5600)
2017-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	40 / 53 (639.7944)	12 (171.9772)	51 (146.1828)	19 (165.6800)	39 (155.9544)
2016-10-21	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	7 / 67 (664.5372)	25 (164.5600)	31 (159.4516)	5 (170.2628)	8 (170.2628)
2016-09-10	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	30 / 33 (611.2224)	33 (141.6456)	31 (151.9428)	8 (164.5484)	30 (153.0856)
2016-06-10	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	14 / 39 (651.8056)	11 (165.6800)	28 (159.9544)	28 (158.7884)	8 (167.3828)
2015-10-30	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	55 / 59 (593.4968)	42 (155.3712)	57 (147.3944)	56 (144.5256)	50 (146.2056)

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	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1432 (160 pts)	#1614 (120 pts)	#1412 (170 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1469 (185 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1423 (195 pts)	#1583 (165 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#972 (338 pts)	#1287 (248 pts)	#1581 (178 pts)	#949 (398 pts)	#953 (368 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)