A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CLARK CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Old Buzzard Cookers
Old Buzzard Cookers is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 17th of 26 at the Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff (2017). They are ranked #3763 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1502 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Feb 27, 2014
latest Feb 15, 2019 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.64 · weakest Pork (152.41)
Road miles
54
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
630.04 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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#3,760 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,778 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1503
They turned up 8 years after Old Buzzard Cookers did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#3,785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with Old Buzzard Cookers on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,775 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,783 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1488
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,749 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 147.9200 | 157.00 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 142.7772 | 156.98 | top 66% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 140.4452 | 152.41 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7600 | 153.6800 | 163.64 | top 41% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 4 | 18 | 0 | top 65% | Feb 15, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
150
finished ahead 69 times, behind 121
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
Feb 26, 2015 → Aug 11, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score644.4112 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
20151 milestone
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7600 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- First call Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1502) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.9 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 27, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.5 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 15, 2019 |
| -3.9 | Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff | Aug 11, 2017 |
| -3.5 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | Feb 26, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 65% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 49% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2019 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX | 28 / 33 (631.2796) | 23 (162.3084) | 26 (161.1088) | 32 (140.4452) | 19 (167.4172) |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 23 / 38 (644.4112) | 20 (164.5256) | 30 (152.5028) | 14 (167.4400) | 24 (159.9428) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Q'ing to Cure Childhood Cancer BBQ Cookoff Conroe, TX | 17 / 26 (618.0688) | 17 (153.6800) | 25 (142.7772) | 15 (154.2056) | 5 (167.4060) |
| Feb 26, 2015 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 40 / 61 (630.8684) | 46 (156.5828) | 31 (163.4056) | 56 (141.1200) | 6 (169.7600) |
| Feb 27, 2014 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 18 / 37 (625.5544) | 30 (147.9200) | 10 (165.1088) | 21 (158.8456) | 20 (153.6800) |