A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
All About Smokin Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
All About Smokin Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ
BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 35th of 40 at the Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2017). They finished #856 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jan 20, 2017
latest Jan 17, 2020 · 3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.21
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.18 · weakest Brisket (155.57)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
637.16 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 154.7884 | 159.95 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 151.9544 | 164.18 | top 45% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 150.2516 | 157.47 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 141.6112 | 155.57 | top 66% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 3 | 35 | 0 | top 76% | Jan 17, 2020 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AZ
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
107
finished ahead 41 times, behind 118
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jan 20, 2017 → Jan 18, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
20194 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3484 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best overall score655.3484 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8800 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Peak power rating (1493) Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- First call Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2020 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 50 / 59 (631.7940) | 38 (163.4056) | 56 (151.9544) | 38 (162.2284) | 47 (154.2056) |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 36 / 63 (655.3484) | 59 (154.7884) | 11 (169.7372) | 45 (159.9428) | 14 (170.8800) |
| Jan 20, 2017 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 35 / 40 (624.3428) | 36 (161.6456) | 9 (170.8344) | 38 (150.2516) | 38 (141.6112) |