High-water mark
694.8000
career-best overall
96.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.8000 at Smoke in the Spring — 96.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 6, 2018
Bamfer
Bamfer is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 8th of 103 at the Smoke in the Spring (2018).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1534
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 7, 2017
latest Jul 27, 2018 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.52
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.55 · weakest Chicken (166.70)
Road miles
192
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Master avg
677.37 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 163.4056 | 166.70 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 176.5600 | 164.5832 | 171.28 | top 31% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 164.5372 | 171.55 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 162.2400 | 167.83 | top 35% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 24% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 24% | Apr 6, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
181
finished ahead 185 times, behind 66
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20185 milestones
- First overall top-10 Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best overall score694.8000 Smoke in the Spring
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Smoke in the Spring
- Peak power rating (1534) Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
- Most recent contest Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6576 Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer)
- First call Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.2 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 6, 2018 |
| +6.6 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ | Jul 27, 2018 |
| +6.2 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) | Apr 7, 2017 |
| +3.6 | Hog Wild West BBQ Contest | Sep 8, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 96.5% | 95.2% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 42% | 93% | 92.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2018 | Smokin Hot Cars & BBQ Iola, KS | 11 / 27 (676.5028) | 7 (172.5600) | 16 (168.5600) | 5 (173.1428) | 19 (162.2400) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 8 / 103 (694.8000) | 53 (167.4056) | 3 (176.5600) | 6 (176.5600) | 8 (174.2744) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS | 11 / 25 (668.5148) | 16 (163.4288) | 3 (175.4172) | 12 (164.5372) | 9 (165.1316) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS | 40 / 100 (669.6576) | 68 (163.4056) | 50 (164.5832) | 21 (171.9772) | 26 (169.6916) |