A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUCKSHOT BBQ - TX has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Blue Smoke BBQ of Frisco
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1506
peak 1506 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-09-04
latest 2018-04-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.49
last 5 Master vs avg 641.49 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.43
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.22 · weakest Chicken (154.46)
Road miles
502
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
641.49 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−13.8
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.76 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 60%.
- Chicken avg 154.46
- Pork avg 168.22
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PAPPO'S BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2955 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2967 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Level with Blue Smoke BBQ of Frisco on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2952 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before Blue Smoke BBQ of Frisco's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2976 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before Blue Smoke BBQ of Frisco's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2975 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before Blue Smoke BBQ of Frisco's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0856 | 150.2172 | 154.46 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 154.8340 | 159.43 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 174.8800 | 154.8340 | 168.22 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 139.9316 | 159.38 | top 46% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 35% | 2018-04-06 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 64% | 2016-09-03 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.6 yrs
2015-09-04 → 2018-04-06
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 168.22 · weakest Chicken (154.46)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
641.49
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
220
166–163 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
502
5 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2017-03-31 → 2018-04-06
Power rating
1506
peak 1506 · #2966 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2016
- First call Cedar Fest BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8800 Cedar Fest BBQ
- 2017
- First category win (Pork) *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0856 *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score657.0856 *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1506) *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11 | *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2017-03-31 |
| +2.1 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2016-09-03 |
| +1.1 | Cedar Fest BBQ | 2016-04-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.9 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2015-09-04 |
| -0.1 | *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off | 2018-04-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 89.3% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 19% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 89.9% | 88.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-06 | *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 36 / 69 (642.7200) | 47 (156.5028) | 46 (158.2860) | 32 (163.9656) | 21 (163.9656) |
| 2017-03-31 | *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX | 13 / 70 (657.0856) | 33 (157.0856) | 35 (157.7600) | 1 (174.8572) | 13 (167.3828) |
| 2016-09-03 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 29 / 58 (647.2568) | 51 (155.9200) | 51 (154.8340) | 9 (172.5600) | 26 (163.9428) |
| 2016-04-01 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 35 / 67 (627.9200) | 43 (152.5712) | 31 (160.5372) | 5 (174.8800) | 62 (139.9316) |
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 55 / 70 (632.4568) | 66 (150.2172) | 30 (165.7144) | 58 (154.8340) | 32 (161.6912) |