BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI

BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 12th of 26 at the Smokin' the Fort (2013). They are ranked #4139 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,139

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1502 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jun 1, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

669.0860 / 720

Master · Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.96 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 645.03 (-6.07)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.9028

Pork · 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

Consistency

±14.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.88 · weakest Brisket (157.70)

Road miles

1,144

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 113 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Master avg

645.03 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

669.0860 career-best overall

92.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 669.0860 at Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival — 92.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 7, 2017

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.18 points below their pork, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 25%.

Brisket avg 157.70
Pork avg 163.88
1 call in 16 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Fat Daddy BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

13 of 15 shared pork entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 87% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 15 shared pork entries.

An April team

Top 52% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 52% across 3 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 65% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.95% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.95% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.6% of a perfect score
16 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI, each with one reason worth a look.

134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Burn Out BBQ

#4,132 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1516

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2021

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HURRY UP AND WAIT

#4,157 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1480

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI)

Fewer contests behind them than BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI has cooked, 7 to 16, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Apr 21, 2017

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Silence of the Hams

#4,161 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1480

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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SMOKIN' WITH SWAG

#4,135 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1480

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Feb 28, 2020

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CRAZY BONES BBQ

#4,128 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1523

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2018

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Squeeze My Slabs

#4,148 of the rated field

1480 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1516

Level with BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BUTCHER BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SPICY SPITFIRE	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BC'S	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
LITTLE PIG TOWN BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
OKIEQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SIZZLIN' BONES BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
INDIAN TERRITORY SMOKE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Blue BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	0	170.2856	153.0972	161.48	top 68%
Pork Ribs	16	1	170.8456	147.9088	161.97	top 57%
Pork	16	4	170.9028	149.1088	163.88	top 54%
Brisket	16	1	170.8228	140.4916	157.70	top 65%

“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)	8	0	top 67%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 63%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	2	23	0	top 81%	Jun 1, 2018
Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	2	26	0	top 89%	May 20, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 16 of 16 contests

Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 337 finished ahead 250 times, behind 401

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20181 milestone

Jun 1 Most recent contest Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)

20171 milestone

Apr 7 Career-best overall score669.0860 Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

May 20 10th tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ & Festival

20141 milestone

Apr 11 Career-best single call (Pork)170.9028 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ

20134 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.7142 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Oct 25 First call Smokin' the Fort
Oct 25 Peak power rating (1502) Smokin' the Fort

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.9	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ	Apr 11, 2014
+5.1	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff	Sep 18, 2015
+4.5	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 6, 2016
+4.1	Smokin' the Fort	Oct 25, 2013
+3.6	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship	Jun 10, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	May 20, 2016
-7.8	Smokin' At The Run Shootout	Mar 14, 2014
-6.5	Grand Lake BBQ Festival	May 16, 2014
-5.7	Boots and BBQ Festival	Jun 2, 2017
-4.6	Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	Jun 1, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 80%	89.3%	89.3%
2017	3	33%	top 68%	92.9%	89.1%
2016	5	0%	top 68%	90.7%	88.7%
2015	2	50%	top 59%	91.1%	90.8%
2014	3	67%	top 66%	92%	89.7%
2013	2	50%	top 52%	91.3%	91.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 1, 2018	Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Claremore, OK	24 / 30 (642.7428)	20 (166.2972)	21 (159.3828)	26 (158.8344)	22 (158.2284)
Oct 27, 2017	Smokin the Fort BBQ & Blue Grass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	22 / 32 (630.7204)	23 (158.2400)	15 (164.5944)	16 (167.3944)	29 (140.4916)
Jun 2, 2017	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	23 / 28 (624.9944)	14 (167.4172)	20 (158.2400)	25 (149.1088)	25 (150.2284)
Apr 7, 2017	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	18 / 33 (669.0860)	25 (166.8572)	11 (168.5372)	10 (170.8572)	21 (162.8344)
Oct 21, 2016	Smokin' The Fort-BBQ & Bluegrass Festival FortGibson, OK	22 / 28 (627.2572)	24 (154.8228)	11 (166.8344)	22 (154.8228)	24 (150.7772)
Jun 10, 2016	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK	21 / 41 (653.0740)	32 (156.5256)	23 (163.4056)	14 (166.2972)	15 (166.8456)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	46 / 46 (619.2228)	45 (158.2400)	43 (155.3828)	38 (161.1200)	46 (144.4800)
May 6, 2016	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	34 / 83 (643.2800)	55 (153.0972)	17 (170.8456)	21 (169.1200)	57 (150.2172)
Apr 8, 2016	Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK	29 / 43 (650.1948)	23 (166.8688)	16 (165.7144)	32 (161.0972)	31 (156.5144)
Sep 18, 2015	Cherokee Strip BBQ Cookoff Ponca City, OK	15 / 32 (655.9200)	26 (154.2628)	6 (170.2744)	13 (167.4172)	12 (163.9656)
Mar 27, 2015	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Shawnee, OK	37 / 52 (651.9892)	40 (160.0344)	42 (159.3944)	25 (166.8572)	25 (165.7032)
May 16, 2014	Grand Lake BBQ Festival Langley, OK	26 / 33 (640.9716)	29 (155.9772)	32 (147.9088)	8 (169.7028)	15 (167.3828)
Apr 11, 2014	9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK	22 / 64 (662.2400)	23 (167.4172)	22 (165.6916)	9 (170.9028)	33 (158.2284)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	36 / 43 (634.6512)	27 (165.7028)	37 (154.8000)	39 (155.9312)	34 (158.2172)
Oct 25, 2013	Smokin' the Fort Fort Gibson, OK	12 / 26 (656.4344)	19 (161.6800)	21 (155.9316)	10 (168)	6 (170.8228)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	32 / 55 (657.7142)	14 (170.2856)	25 (164.5714)	33 (164.5714)	41 (158.2858)

BUZZARD BAIT BBQ & CHILI

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

An April team

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)