A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE BUCKET BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE BUCKET BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Partycrowd BBQ
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 2018-04-06
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
612.57 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 604.80 (+7.78)
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.29 · weakest Brisket (143.27)
Road miles
346
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Master avg
604.80 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
−12.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.03 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 143.27
- Chicken avg 155.29
- 0 calls in 9 entries
The comeback
1.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Smoke in the Spring (2016-04-08).
- last seen 2014-10-02
- back 2016-04-08
Chicken nemesis
7 of 7
shared chicken entries lost
OLD STYLE BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, OLD STYLE BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared chicken entries.
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
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Partycrowd BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Partycrowd BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#6128 of the rated field
- Contests
- 50
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1502
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Partycrowd BBQ)
They've been 1502 at their best, 79 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#6126 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 Partycrowd BBQ 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-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE BUCKET BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD STYLE BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK EYE BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBS N BIBS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Boxer Q BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKING HILLS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Outhouse BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Theslabs.com | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LIL' FIDDLER'S | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKERS WILD | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK ME PURPLE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Lazy Butt BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KC SMOKE DAWGS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SOMETHING OR OTHER | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 143.9656 | 155.29 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4286 | 137.7144 | 153.63 | top 68% |
| Pork | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 128.5600 | 152.61 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 133.0632 | 143.27 | top 86% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 86% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 90% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Spring | 4 | 70 | 0 | top 89% | 2018-04-06 |
| Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 74% | 2014-08-01 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.8 yrs
2013-06-14 → 2018-04-06
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
7 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 155.29 · weakest Brisket (143.27)
Walk rate
22%
a top-10 call in 2 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
604.80
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
955
127–1,431 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
346
9 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Schedule strength
1543
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
2014-10-02 → 2016-04-08
Power rating
1423
peak 1423 · #6125 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Sunflower Barbecue
- First call Sunflower Barbecue
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4286 Sunflower Barbecue
- Peak power rating (1485) Sunflower Barbecue
- 2014
- Career-best overall score636.0116 Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
- 2018
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Sunflower Barbecue | 2013-06-14 |
| -11.9 | Smoke In The Spring | 2014-04-11 |
| -11.7 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
| -10.5 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| -7.7 | Smoke in the Spring | 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 94% | 82.1% | 82.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 85% | 85% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 88.3% | 83.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 89% | 84.7% | 83.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-06 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 97 / 103 (591.3604) | 92 (156.5716) | 101 (137.7144) | 81 (157.1200) | 100 (139.9544) |
| 2017-04-07 | Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS | 81 / 100 (630.1832) | 52 (166.8228) | 96 (145.1660) | 83 (157.0628) | 60 (161.1316) |
| 2016-04-08 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 91 / 109 (611.7720) | 76 (158.8344) | 69 (159.3716) | 71 (160.5028) | 107 (133.0632) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 526 / 552 (593.5316) | 533 (143.9656) | 502 (149.6460) | 289 (163.4056) | 533 (136.5144) |
| 2014-08-01 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 27 / 37 (636.0116) | 29 (160.0228) | 25 (154.8572) | 21 (161.7028) | 20 (159.4288) |
| 2014-04-11 | Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS | 70 / 73 (581.6688) | 65 (146.2972) | 57 (151.4172) | 61 (150.8572) | 72 (133.0972) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 497 / 535 (581.0060) | 467 (149.1200) | 348 (155.9544) | 528 (128.5600) | 439 (147.3716) |
| 2013-08-02 | Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS | 19 / 25 (609.6228) | 16 (156.5600) | 9 (161.1200) | 22 (150.8228) | 22 (141.1200) |
| 2013-06-14 | Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS | 33 / 34 (607.9998) | 25 (159.4286) | 5 (167.4286) | 34 (143.4280) | 33 (137.7146) |