Bucked Up BBQ IN

Power ranking

#599

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1576

peak 1576

Contests

in the data

First seen

2021-05-14

latest 2026-06-26

Best ToY finish

#215

Backyard 2025

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 22 contests

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

698.8000

Grizzly BBQ Brawl

Perfect 180s

Current form

613.53 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 583.36 (+30.16)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · GLBBQA Spring Fling

Consistency

±153.15

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 172.21 · weakest Brisket (167.64)

Road miles

2096

mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 196 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Risky Brisket has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Bleacher Bums BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Drum Smoke BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 3 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 1.0856 points of the Grand Championship at Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-06-16).

📅 A June team

Something about June: average finish in the top 23% across 5 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)

FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE #619 · 1574 · IN Bleacher Bums BBQ #555 · 1584 · IN Blowing Smoke BBQ #699 · 1565 · IN POOH BEAR BBQ #506 · 1592 · IN BILLY RAY BBQ #743 · 1559 · IN Butts-N-Racks BBQ #769 · 1557 · IN

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	6	0	2	176.0000	166.8228	171.14	top 41%
Pork Ribs	21	6	0	2	176.5600	157.0628	169.58	top 42%
Pork	10	5	0	3	178.8800	164.5372	172.21	top 37%
Brisket	10	2	1	2	179.4400	151.4172	167.64	top 50%

“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	Avg finish
IN	6	top 29%
MI	5	top 42%
OH	3	top 40%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 22%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 20%
Large (40+)	8	top 48%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2025 (8 contests)
Cooks mostly in IN (12 of 22 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (21 entries)
All-time average overall score: 583.36

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

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	3	0	698.8000	691.67
2025	8	0	683.9428	621.14
2024	5	1	695.9772	569.66
2023	3	0	342.8800	342.88
2022	1	0	334.8684	334.87
2021	2	0	670.1712	670.17

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-06-26	Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH	3 / 39 (698.8000)	19 (170.8228)	13 (171.9772)	2 (178.2972)	2 (177.7028)
2026-05-15	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN	—	—	20 (170.2628)	—	—
2026-04-17	GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI	19 / 48 (684.5372)	29 (171.4056)	26 (169.1316)	2 (178.8800)	35 (165.1200)
2025-09-05	Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH	23 / 42 (678.7312)	9 (176.0000)	26 (167.3828)	26 (168.5256)	20 (166.8228)
2025-08-09	Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN	4 / 18 (345.6800)	9 (171.4056)	4 (174.2744)	—	—
2025-08-01	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	32 / 43 (659.8856)	12 (173.1084)	43 (157.0628)	3 (178.2972)	42 (151.4172)
2025-08-01	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	26 (161.6688)	—	—
2025-07-18	Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH	23 / 40 (676.4572)	24 (169.1200)	16 (170.8344)	29 (164.5372)	12 (171.9656)
2025-05-16	11th Annual Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, IN	15 / 34 (682.1600)	19 (170.8228)	11 (173.1316)	9 (173.1200)	22 (165.0856)
2025-05-16	11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN	—	—	19 (166.2284)	—	—
2025-04-18	GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI	22 / 56 (683.9428)	16 (174.8456)	22 (170.2972)	37 (168.5256)	25 (170.2744)
2024-08-02	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	20 / 40 (669.6228)	29 (166.8228)	9 (171.4056)	24 (166.8572)	24 (164.5372)
2024-08-02	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	13 (170.2628)	—	—
2024-06-14	Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Logansport, IN	5 / 28 (343.3828)	8 (170.8112)	2 (172.5716)	—	—
2024-05-17	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN	—	—	5 (176.5600)	—	—
2024-04-19	GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI	4 / 62 (695.9772)	31 (169.7028)	27 (169.1200)	6 (177.7144)	1 (179.4400)
2023-08-25	Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN	—	6 (174.2972)	—	—	—
2023-06-16	Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Logansport, IN	2 / 21 (342.8800)	2 (170.2744)	3 (172.6056)	—	—
2023-05-19	Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN	—	—	11 (169.1200)	—	—
2022-06-17	Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Logansport, IN	3 / 14 (334.8684)	3 (168.0228)	4 (166.8456)	—	—
2021-06-18	Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN	30 / 51 (670.1712)	28 (169.6684)	20 (169.1200)	30 (167.3828)	38 (164.0000)
2021-05-14	Rockin' BBQ - Day 1 - One Meat Rib Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	11 (171.4172)	—	—

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#346 (325 pts)	#635 (150 pts)	#611 (180 pts)	#214 (520 pts)	#362 (320 pts)
2025 ↗	Backyard	#215 (193 pts)	#293 (128 pts)	#238 (193 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Master	#493 (384 pts)	#435 (529 pts)	#429 (567 pts)	#396 (559 pts)	#490 (404 pts)
2024 ↗	Backyard	#243 (178 pts)	#280 (148 pts)	#199 (253 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Master	#581 (295 pts)	#977 (120 pts)	#474 (498 pts)	#687 (240 pts)	#551 (350 pts)