BBQ BUDDHA

BBQ BUDDHA is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 67 at the Boo-B-Que (2016). They are ranked #3836 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,836

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1486

peak 1504 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 30, 2015

latest Oct 18, 2019 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#972

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.31 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.63)

Road miles

437

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 80 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$9,400

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

631.22 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

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
Oct 21, 2016

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-10
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

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	#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)

Overall rank by season

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

139 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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#3,819 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1502

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 Oct 30, 2021

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RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY

#3,839 of the rated field

1486 power rating

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

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 Apr 26, 2019

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BLACK BETTY BBQ

#3,841 of the rated field

1486 power rating

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

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

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DIVINE SMOKE

#3,823 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2018

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The Woodhouse Grill

#3,844 of the rated field

1486 power rating

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

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 Mar 13, 2026

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Smokey Boys

#3,840 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1510

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 8 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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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
302SMOKE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
JUST Q IT	5	4	1	80%	⚔ 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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Boo-B-Que	2	7	0	top 24%	Oct 19, 2018
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	28	0	top 77%	Jun 8, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 3 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in DE 7 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 232 finished ahead 184 times, behind 303

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

20191 milestone

Oct 18 Most recent contest Boo-B-Que

20171 milestone

May 19 Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9772 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

20165 milestones

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 (1504) Boo-B-Que

20151 milestone

Oct 30 First tracked contest Boo B Que By the Sea

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	Boo-B-Que	Oct 21, 2016
+7.7	Boo-B-Que	Oct 19, 2018
+7.3	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park	Jun 10, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Boo B Que By the Sea	Oct 30, 2015
-9.7	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	Jun 8, 2018
-9.1	Boo-B-Que	Oct 18, 2019
-8.1	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE	Sep 10, 2016
-5.4	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 19, 2017

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	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
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	50 / 63 (617.5428)	56 (150.2628)	50 (154.2400)	34 (161.0856)	45 (151.9544)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	28 / 73 (656.5144)	17 (168.6172)	41 (160.5488)	18 (167.9656)	45 (159.3828)
Jun 8, 2018	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)
Jun 9, 2017	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)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	40 / 53 (639.7944)	12 (171.9772)	51 (146.1828)	19 (165.6800)	39 (155.9544)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	7 / 67 (664.5372)	25 (164.5600)	31 (159.4516)	5 (170.2628)	8 (170.2628)
Sep 10, 2016	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	30 / 33 (611.2224)	33 (141.6456)	31 (151.9428)	8 (164.5484)	30 (153.0856)
Jun 10, 2016	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)
Oct 30, 2015	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)

BBQ BUDDHA

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

An October team

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 — 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)