On the rise
+39
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 39 points across 7 contests since 2017-10-06 — from 1559 up to 1598.
- 7 contests since 2017-10-06
- now 1598
BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1598
peak 1598 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2017-03-31
latest 2018-10-05
Best ToY finish
#498
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
676.05 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 677.75 (-1.69)
Walk rate
91%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.43
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.09)
Road miles
490
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 168 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Master avg
677.75 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
Happy hunting ground
Top 8%
average finish here
*Racing for the BBQ is their spot: an average finish in the top 8% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 4th
- average top 8%
They almost always walk
91%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 10 of 11 contests
A top-10 category call in 91% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
692.4684
career-best overall
96.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 692.4684 at *Racing for the BBQ — 96.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-07-28
A tough matchup
6–1
behind in the head-to-head
THE SMOKING HILLS ahead in 86% of their meetings
THE SMOKING HILLS has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
A strong matchup
7–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of The Boys in Que in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Pork nemesis
6 of 6
shared pork entries lost
DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared pork entries.
The metronome
±1.31%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.31% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 94.1% of a perfect score
- 11 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.
25 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 59
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1627
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1058 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1598
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1062 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 56%
- Peak
- 1600
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 18 contests to 11.
⚔ Head-to-head#1060 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1605
No shared contest yet.
21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1054 of the rated field
- Contests
- 34
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1598
No shared contest yet.
Level with BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1059 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1603
No shared contest yet.
38 contests to 11: their number has had years to settle where BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sons of a Brisket | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| The Boys in Que | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| LOVE 2 Q | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOOTH SMOKE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN MAN GAME DAY BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ROADKILL BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PETE'S PIG PIT POSSE | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| THUMP & STRUM BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 153.6572 | 170.47 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 157.6800 | 167.09 | top 40% |
| Pork | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 177.7028 | 159.3944 | 170.79 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 177.1772 | 157.7144 | 169.39 | top 28% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 10 | 0 | top 24% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 20% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 20% | 2018-10-05 |
| *Racing for the BBQ | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 8% | 2018-07-27 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.5 yrs
2017-03-31 → 2018-10-05
Busiest season
2018
6 contests
Contests a season
5.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
10 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
11 entries · 1 win · 6 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 170.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.09)
Walk rate
91%
a top-10 call in 10 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
64%
7 of 11 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Master average
677.75
out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
356
449–127 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
490
11 mapped stops · furthest 168 mi
Schedule strength
1585
average field rating faced — tougher than 68% of rated contests
Power rating
1598
peak 1598 · #1061 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- First call Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- First overall top-10 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.3140 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score692.4684 *Racing for the BBQ
- 2018
- First category win (Chicken) *Smokin On Big Creek
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 *Smokin On Big Creek
- 10th tracked contest *Racing for the BBQ
- Peak power rating (1598) *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
- Most recent contest *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | *Racing for the BBQ | 2017-07-28 |
| +15.2 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | 2017-10-06 |
| +14.1 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2017-03-31 |
| +13 | Smokin' On The Summit | 2017-06-02 |
| +12.3 | *Racing for the BBQ | 2018-07-27 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 83% | top 31% | 95.2% | 93.7% |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | top 23% | 96.2% | 94.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-05 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 19 / 56 (675.9200) | 11 (169.6800) | 39 (160.5028) | 3 (176.6172) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2018-07-27 | *Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 4 / 66 (685.6804) | 27 (165.1316) | 5 (173.1660) | 9 (173.1084) | 3 (174.2744) |
| 2018-06-01 | *Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 8 / 48 (681.6572) | 3 (174.8572) | 20 (167.3828) | 30 (162.2400) | 1 (177.1772) |
| 2018-05-11 | *The Grasshopper '18 (formerly Kansas 10x10)(JUDGES FULL) De Soto, KS | 33 / 56 (662.7888) | 15 (171.9772) | 47 (157.7372) | 42 (163.3944) | 16 (169.6800) |
| 2018-04-20 | *Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO | 9 / 40 (674.2284) | 7 (170.8456) | 28 (157.6800) | 9 (170.2628) | 3 (175.4400) |
| 2018-03-23 | *Smokin On Big Creek Pleasant Hill, MO | 18 / 39 (666.8232) | 1 (178.2972) | 7 (171.4172) | 30 (159.3944) | 30 (157.7144) |
| 2017-10-06 | *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 4 / 76 (690.8228) | 4 (174.2628) | 3 (174.8456) | 4 (177.7028) | 33 (164.0116) |
| 2017-09-08 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO | 19 / 28 (665.6228) | 27 (153.6572) | 7 (171.9656) | 3 (174.8800) | 17 (165.1200) |
| 2017-07-28 | *Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 5 / 54 (692.4684) | 6 (175.4172) | 28 (168.5256) | 8 (174.2628) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2017-06-02 | Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 9 / 65 (679.8972) | 25 (166.8228) | 21 (166.2516) | 2 (176.5600) | 13 (170.2628) |
| 2017-03-31 | Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Pleasant Hill, MO | 10 / 59 (679.3140) | 7 (174.2628) | 19 (168.5256) | 15 (170.2856) | 17 (166.2400) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #622 (545 pts) | #375 (925 pts) | #817 (430 pts) | #660 (560 pts) | #453 (800 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #498 (758 pts) | #602 (663 pts) | #651 (623 pts) | #401 (963 pts) | #710 (558 pts) |