A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Oncue BBQ Team
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1423
peak 1423 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-06-14
latest 2019-04-05
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
586.81
last 5 Master vs avg 586.81 (-0.00)
Walk rate
11%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 150.34 · weakest Brisket (143.03)
Road miles
213
mi across 9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$5K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
586.81 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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.
The weak link
−7.3
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.31 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 143.03
- Chicken avg 150.34
- 0 calls in 9 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon (2019-04-05).
- last seen 2017-03-31
- back 2019-04-05
Chicken nemesis
7 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, BUFFALO'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.
The metronome
±1.70%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.70% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 81.5% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.
- 5 visits in all
- best finish 25th
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.
32 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6121 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6125 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1423
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#6123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1423
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#6122 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1424
No shared contest yet.
Level with Oncue BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#6127 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.
⚔ Head-to-head#6124 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1423
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUPER SWINE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rise N Swine | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SPICY SPITFIRE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SUNSET BBQ & GRILLING | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| RUB IT ALL OVER | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| IRON WHEEL COOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Turnin 'n' Burnin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.3544 | 130.8344 | 150.34 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1772 | 129.7140 | 143.74 | top 81% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4284 | 135.9428 | 149.69 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 135.4282 | 143.03 | top 83% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 87% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 5 | 25 | 0 | top 87% | 2019-04-05 |
| Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest | 3 | 24 | 0 | top 87% | 2015-06-26 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.8 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2019-04-05
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
9 of 9 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 150.34 · weakest Brisket (143.03)
Walk rate
11%
a top-10 call in 1 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
586.81
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
171
36–267 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
213
9 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1555
average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2017-03-31 → 2019-04-05
Power rating
1423
peak 1423 · #6126 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
- Peak power rating (1490) Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest
- 2014
- First call Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)165.1772 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
- 2015
- Career-best overall score610.9024 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
- 2019
- Most recent contest Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest | 2014-06-27 |
| -10 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest | 2013-06-14 |
| -9.5 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival | 2016-06-24 |
| -9.2 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 2014-04-04 |
| -8.8 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 2016-04-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 79.4% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 83.2% | 82.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 84.8% | 83.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 90% | 81.5% | 80.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-05 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon 🏅 Stillwater, OK | 33 / 34 (571.3944) | 34 (130.8344) | 33 (145.1544) | 27 (154.3084) | 30 (141.0972) |
| 2017-03-31 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 34 / 37 (580.4804) | 28 (153.6800) | 34 (143.3944) | 35 (136.5600) | 33 (146.8460) |
| 2016-06-24 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival Chandler, OK | 25 / 26 (589.5772) | 22 (158.2628) | 25 (137.6456) | 22 (154.2400) | 25 (139.4288) |
| 2016-04-01 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 39 / 44 (598.8348) | 34 (152.5944) | 35 (149.7488) | 42 (148.5028) | 35 (147.9888) |
| 2015-06-26 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK | 24 / 28 (593.7488) | 24 (150.2972) | 19 (156.6172) | 26 (146.8228) | 24 (140.0116) |
| 2015-04-03 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 25 / 34 (610.9024) | 13 (162.3544) | 33 (129.7140) | 22 (159.4284) | 16 (159.4056) |
| 2014-06-27 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK | 35 / 37 (586.7196) | 35 (149.6456) | 36 (135.3828) | 20 (163.4284) | 34 (138.2628) |
| 2014-04-04 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 34 / 40 (574.7888) | 39 (134.8344) | 4 (165.1772) | 36 (135.9428) | 34 (138.8344) |
| 2013-06-14 | Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Chandler, OK | 27 / 33 (574.8562) | 22 (160.5714) | 30 (130.8568) | 28 (147.9998) | 27 (135.4282) |