A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Buzzards BBQ
Buzzards BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 20th of 25 at the 9th Annual Bull Moose (2019). They finished #1653 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 5, 2019
latest Jul 1, 2022 · 3.2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Consistency
±15.78
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.39 · weakest Brisket (149.25)
Road miles
253
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 148 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
631.39 / 720
3 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 151.3828 | 159.95 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 159.9772 | 163.39 | top 59% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9540 | 150.8000 | 158.80 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 140.4572 | 149.25 | top 85% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
87
finished ahead 20 times, behind 83
Longest layoff
3.1 yrs
Jun 7, 2019 → Jul 1, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest 9th Annual Bull Moose
- Peak power rating (1494) 9th Annual Bull Moose
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9140 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score648.9140 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2022 | Lowell's Smokin' In the Ozarks-Arkansas State Challenge 🏅 Lowell, AR | 30 / 30 (610.6512) | 30 (151.3828) | 25 (159.9772) | 29 (150.8000) | 29 (148.4912) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR | 36 / 51 (648.9140) | 14 (173.1200) | 23 (167.3828) | 24 (167.9540) | 48 (140.4572) |
| Apr 5, 2019 | 9th Annual Bull Moose 🏅 Millington, TN | 20 / 25 (634.5940) | 19 (155.3484) | 12 (162.8000) | 23 (157.6456) | 16 (158.8000) |