A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Old Buzzard BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1487
peak 1487 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2016-02-25
latest 2020-02-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.66
last 3 Master vs avg 641.66 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.87
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.06 · weakest Brisket (156.18)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
641.66 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Sigma Chi in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (2020-02-14).
- last seen 2017-02-16
- back 2020-02-14
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.
Old Buzzard BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 140 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Level with Old Buzzard BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3806 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0456 | 159.3828 | 163.06 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8684 | 155.9428 | 160.73 | top 63% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 146.2628 | 161.70 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 149.7488 | 156.18 | top 75% |
“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-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 3 | 30 | 0 | top 75% | 2020-02-14 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2016-02-25 → 2020-02-14
Busiest season
2020
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.06 · weakest Brisket (156.18)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
641.66
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
96
31–91 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1588
average field rating faced — tougher than 70% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2017-02-16 → 2020-02-14
Power rating
1487
peak 1487 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- First call Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1496) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- 2017
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7540 * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score654.7540 * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL)
- 2020
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.8456 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.3 | * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-02-16 |
| -4.3 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2020-02-14 |
| -3.6 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2016-02-25 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 71% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-14 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 33 / 42 (639.3144) | 28 (161.7372) | 33 (155.9428) | 14 (170.8456) | 39 (150.7888) |
| 2017-02-16 | * Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown(JUDGES FULL) Huntsville, TX | 31 / 41 (654.7540) | 34 (159.3828) | 35 (159.3828) | 26 (168.0000) | 17 (167.9884) |
| 2016-02-25 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 30 / 42 (630.9256) | 11 (168.0456) | 10 (166.8684) | 40 (146.2628) | 38 (149.7488) |