A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Go Pig or Go Home ahead in 100% of their meetings
Go Pig or Go Home has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Buds Boys
Buds Boys is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 31 at the East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2024
latest Aug 28, 2026 · 2.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.86
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.41 · weakest Brisket (153.11)
Road miles
18
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
635.43 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 160.0344 | 163.41 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 147.9200 | 158.23 | top 78% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 150.7656 | 160.68 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 142.8116 | 153.11 | top 88% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 94% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 21 times, behind 202
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Mar 15, 2024 → Mar 21, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4456 East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
- Career-best overall score656.4456 East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1490) 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 20, 2026 |
| -9.9 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2024 |
| -9.7 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 21, 2025 |
| -2.6 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival | Aug 28, 2026 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 91.2% | 88.8% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | East Central State BBQ Cookoff - Paola Roots Festival 🏅 Paola, KS | 22 / 31 (656.4456) | 20 (162.8000) | 20 (168.5372) | 14 (170.2628) | 27 (154.8456) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 64 / 68 (622.6632) | 61 (161.6916) | 38 (167.3944) | 66 (150.7656) | 68 (142.8116) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 67 / 70 (634.6744) | 43 (169.1200) | 69 (147.9200) | 65 (155.9428) | 57 (161.6916) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 53 / 58 (627.9432) | 49 (160.0344) | 55 (149.0856) | 40 (165.7372) | 49 (153.0860) |