A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
913 BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Buckeye Barbeque
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1462
peak 1462 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
2016-10-29
latest 2026-06-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.13 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 636.91 (+6.22)
Walk rate
26%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.03 · weakest Brisket (157.93)
Road miles
3,170
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 509 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$144K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.91 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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
−10.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.09 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 29%.
- Brisket avg 157.93
- Chicken avg 168.03
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
6–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ATTITUDES OF SMOKE in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST (2021-09-16).
- last seen 2019-09-12
- back 2021-09-16
Chicken nemesis
6 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
913 BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, 913 BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
THE BLAZERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
A June team
Top 50%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 50% across 3 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
- 3 June contests
- top 61% the rest of the year
The long haul
3,170
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,170 miles across 18 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 509 miles to 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN).
- 18 mapped stops
- furthest 509 mi
The metronome
±2.40%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.40% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 88.5% of a perfect score
- 19 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.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5016 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to Buckeye Barbeque)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — BRUSHFIRE BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4989 of the rated field
- Contests
- 32
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 3%
- Peak
- 1506
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Buckeye Barbeque)
They've been 1506 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Buckeye Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Buckeye Barbeque has cooked, 7 to 19, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#5002 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Level with Buckeye Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5023 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1462
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Buckeye Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTITUDES OF SMOKE | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke & Beer BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| PORK RADIO 810 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine & Swine | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Rub You Long Time | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 BRATS AND A COCKTAIL WEENIE | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| DUSTY ROADS BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Hawg Wild | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Lb Town KC BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HI-TECH SMOKERS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| On the Dotte Smokers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Burn Rate! | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 GREEKS BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Bare Bones BBQ Team | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 173.7144 | 156.5256 | 168.03 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 147.9656 | 162.63 | top 59% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 145.7028 | 159.67 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 146.8228 | 157.93 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 6 | 0 | top 45% |
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 68% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 50% | 2026-06-12 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2 | 326 | 0 | top 70% | 2022-09-29 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.6 yrs
2016-10-29 → 2026-06-12
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 12 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
13 of 19 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
14 entries · 1 win · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 168.03 · weakest Brisket (157.93)
Walk rate
26%
a top-10 call in 5 of 19 contests
Overall top-10 rate
11%
2 of 19 contests
Master average
636.91
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
1,500
711–2,351 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,170
18 mapped stops · furthest 509 mi
Schedule strength
1593
average field rating faced — tougher than 73% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$143,535
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-09-12 → 2021-09-16
Power rating
1462
peak 1462 · #5011 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- First tracked contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First category win (Chicken) Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1495) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
- 2017
- 10th tracked contest 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1092 Brew B Q
- 2022
- Career-best overall score657.0740 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- 2025
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- 2026
- Most recent contest Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST | 2022-09-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2017-09-01 |
| -8.2 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | 2018-09-15 |
| -6.5 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -5.1 | Brew B Q | 2017-11-10 |
| -5 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 17% | — | — |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | — | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 33% | — | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 90.7% | 87.6% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88% | 88% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 17 / 32 (506.8232) | 11 (173.7144) | 27 (159.3944) | 11 (173.7144) | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 23 / 36 (497.0284) | 32 (156.5256) | 21 (166.2400) | 7 (174.2628) | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 11 / 33 (506.7656) | 11 (168.5256) | 15 (169.6800) | 16 (168.5600) | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 326 / 505 (657.0740) | 188 (169.6912) | 339 (163.9772) | 455 (154.2628) | 159 (169.1428) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 356 / 467 (637.6232) | 277 (163.4172) | 274 (164.0116) | 420 (150.8344) | 313 (159.3600) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 282 / 468 (651.4056) | 79 (172.0228) | 268 (164.0000) | 407 (152.5372) | 250 (162.8456) |
| 2019-05-11 | Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 8 / 41 (511.3484) | 6 (173.7028) | 14 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2018-09-15 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 413 / 467 (616.4452) | 292 (163.4284) | 396 (155.3828) | 423 (150.8112) | 421 (146.8228) |
| 2017-11-10 | Brew B Q Nashville, TN | 22 / 26 (653.1092) | 20 (170.2744) | 21 (160.5488) | 12 (169.7144) | 23 (152.5716) |
| 2017-09-01 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 377 / 407 (609.0284) | 205 (166.8228) | 380 (147.9656) | 392 (145.7028) | 359 (148.5372) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 417 / 557 (633.6684) | 385 (159.4400) | 382 (159.3828) | 521 (148.5828) | 192 (166.2628) |
| 2016-05-27 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cookoff Lewisburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-04-15 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-10-23 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | — | 7 (173.1428) | 8 (172.0000) | 16 (167.4400) | — |
| 2015-08-07 | Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-04-24 | Backyard BBQ Brawl (Competitor's Series) Murfreesboro, TN | — | 4 (168.5484) | 10 (165.1316) | — | — |
| 2015-04-17 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-04-18 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 6 / 36 (514.8344) | 1 (173.1200) | 16 (164.5600) | — | — |