BUCKY'S BETTER HALF
BUCKY'S BETTER HALF is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2018. Their best overall finish is 37th of 42 at the Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) (2018). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1492
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jun 1, 2018
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.12 · weakest Pork (147.38)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 161.1200 | 161.12 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6800 | 149.6800 | 149.68 | top 81% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3824 | 147.3824 | 147.38 | top 98% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3828 | 155.3828 | 155.38 | top 76% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2018 | Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAMS FULL) Marysville, KS | 37 / 42 (613.5652) | 29 (161.1200) | 34 (149.6800) | 41 (147.3824) | 32 (155.3828) |