A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BENEFICIAL SMOKE
BENEFICIAL SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 14th of 31 at the Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition (2016). They finished #1168 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 20, 2016
latest Apr 1, 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.02
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.42 · weakest Brisket (155.96)
Road miles
225
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Master avg
649.04 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 164.5484 | 168.42 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 150.8116 | 160.83 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 157.0856 | 163.83 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 146.2400 | 155.96 | top 65% |
“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 62% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 54 times, behind 99
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce
20166 milestones
- First tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172 Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
- First call Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9088 Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score659.9088 Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1504) Bikes Blues and BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.7 | Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition | Jun 17, 2016 |
| +4.7 | Bikes Blues and BBQ | Sep 23, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce | Apr 1, 2017 |
| -6 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | May 20, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 60% | 91.7% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2017 | Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR | 29 / 37 (637.6004) | 22 (164.5484) | 33 (150.8116) | 10 (170.8688) | 29 (151.3716) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Bikes Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 20 / 43 (651.3256) | 14 (170.2628) | 28 (156.5372) | 33 (157.0856) | 10 (167.4400) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition Carlton Landing, OK | 14 / 31 (659.9088) | 9 (169.7144) | 16 (163.9888) | 11 (167.4056) | 19 (158.8000) |
| May 20, 2016 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK | 40 / 46 (647.3372) | 32 (169.1544) | 15 (172) | 40 (159.9428) | 45 (146.2400) |