Their season
2018
their best year
2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 54%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 54%
BuBByQ
BuBByQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 13th of 25 at the Smokin in the Bogs (2018). They are ranked #4780 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BUBBY-Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1508 · rated over 9 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
May 6, 2016
latest Jun 24, 2022 · 6.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
614.34 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 619.94 (-5.60)
Walk rate
27%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.48 · weakest Brisket (146.60)
Road miles
1,814
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 456 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
619.94 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BuBByQ, 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.
#4,785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1467
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BuBByQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BuBByQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,776 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to BuBByQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,799 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Level with BuBByQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#4,779 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before BuBByQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men of Erin | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' RUB | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| This is Nice | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Grill on Grill Action | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PARK AVENUE PORK | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Fat&Dumb BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Cove of Craziness | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 913 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Broken Bottle BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SLAPS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Flower of the Flames | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH i QUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 134.8228 | 156.19 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 145.7256 | 157.37 | top 60% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 145.6344 | 157.48 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 115.8972 | 146.60 | top 73% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 62% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 2 | 81 | 0 | top 60% | Jun 25, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 11 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
10
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
505
finished ahead 361 times, behind 594
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20211 milestone
- 10th tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20185 milestones
- First call The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2628 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
- Career-best overall score658.2628 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
- Peak power rating (1508) Smokin in the Bogs
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 2018 |
| +3.9 | Smokin in the Bogs | Aug 31, 2018 |
| +3.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -12.1 | Bring'n Home the Bacon | Jun 21, 2019 |
| -11 | Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash | Oct 5, 2018 |
| -7.2 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -6.4 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ | Oct 6, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 75% | 89.7% | 85.9% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 54% | 91.4% | 88.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 87.4% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 159 / 164 (580.3200) | 69 (164.5828) | 133 (154.2056) | 157 (145.6344) | 160 (115.8972) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 111 / 145 (621.6000) | 59 (163.9656) | 128 (149.6800) | 54 (165.1428) | 132 (142.8116) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI | 34 / 37 (614.6972) | 25 (161.1200) | 24 (156.5144) | 30 (153.7028) | 35 (143.3600) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 81 / 183 (646.1828) | 68 (163.4400) | 62 (165.6800) | 146 (154.8000) | 78 (162.2628) |
| May 3, 2019 | UMB Smokin Vault BBQ Contest (Invitational Competitor's Series) unrated Kansas City, MO | 14 / 16 (594.7316) | 16 (142.8228) | 13 (151.3828) | 8 (161.1200) | 15 (139.4060) |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI | 24 / 26 (608.9144) | 21 (159.9656) | 24 (153.1200) | 21 (159.3828) | 25 (136.4460) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Smokin in the Bogs Warrens, WI | 13 / 25 (648.5836) | 19 (159.4288) | 5 (170.2972) | 16 (161.1316) | 15 (157.7260) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 31 / 185 (658.2628) | 88 (159.4400) | 9 (172.5600) | 71 (163.4172) | 59 (162.8456) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO | 59 / 76 (616.4800) | 57 (157.1544) | 65 (147.4172) | 55 (160.5028) | 60 (151.4056) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Kelley Wilson BBQ Kansas City, MO | 35 / 61 (629.5428) | 52 (151.3944) | 25 (164.5372) | 32 (156.5140) | 30 (157.0972) |
| May 6, 2016 | UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) unrated Kansas City, MO | 20 / 24 (574.8112) | 23 (134.8228) | 17 (145.7256) | 12 (150.8800) | 15 (143.3828) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.