Bucknutz BBQ IA
Rating
1474
peak 1474
Contests
43
in the data
First seen
2021-09-24
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#146
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 43 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
677.60 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 664.11 (+13.48)
Walk rate
51%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.32
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.51 · weakest Brisket (165.14)
Road miles
7621
mi across 43 mapped stops · furthest 584 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Daddy Dutch BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 28 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BUCKSHOTBBQ in 12 of their 16 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 54% across 5 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 138.8572 | 166.51 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 151.9544 | 166.10 | top 62% |
| Pork | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 147.3828 | 166.36 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 42 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 179.4400 | 145.6112 | 165.14 | top 57% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 21 | 0 | top 71% |
| KS | 7 | 0 | top 56% |
| NE | 5 | 0 | top 74% |
| MN | 4 | 0 | top 86% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 21% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 23 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 68% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IA (21 of 43 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (42 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 664.11
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 | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 687.3140 | 674.80 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 702.8112 | 674.78 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 680.5032 | 655.74 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 654.0912 | 649.79 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 656.9716 | 639.53 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 618.3544 | 618.35 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 17 / 20 (673.0172) | 17 (163.9428) | 19 (161.1088) | 9 (173.7028) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2026-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 11 / 37 (687.3140) | 17 (173.1200) | 16 (170.8228) | 34 (163.9312) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2026-06-12 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 5 / 40 (682.7888) | 22 (168.5256) | 27 (166.2516) | 10 (171.4172) | 1 (176.5944) |
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 71 / 77 (663.8284) | 44 (170.8228) | 12 (173.7144) | 53 (168.5140) | 76 (150.7772) |
| 2026-04-10 | Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) Osage City, KS | 65 / 101 (681.0284) | 49 (173.1084) | 87 (166.2400) | 43 (172.0000) | 58 (169.6800) |
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 32 / 42 (673.0288) | 23 (171.9656) | 33 (165.6916) | 28 (166.8228) | 20 (168.5488) |
| 2026-03-20 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 33 / 68 (677.5652) | 41 (168.5256) | 15 (173.7028) | 54 (166.2284) | 32 (169.1084) |
| 2026-01-30 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 33 / 38 (659.8512) | 24 (167.3712) | 31 (163.9772) | 29 (165.1200) | 29 (163.3828) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 11 / 401 (702.8112) | 65 (175.4056) | 73 (174.8456) | 34 (177.7028) | 59 (174.8572) |
| 2025-10-03 | La Belle MO Show Me BBQ Showdown La Belle, MO | 21 / 39 (688.4800) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (176.5600) | 24 (170.8228) | 33 (162.2400) |
| 2025-09-26 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 16 / 20 (687.3600) | 8 (175.4056) | 20 (169.1316) | 11 (172.5600) | 15 (170.2628) |
| 2025-09-19 | Tri-City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 12 / 26 (684.4684) | 11 (174.2628) | 25 (158.7884) | 11 (171.9772) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2025-08-22 | Cruisin' and BBQin' Hampton, IA | 12 / 18 (679.9200) | 14 (167.3828) | 8 (171.4172) | 10 (170.8344) | 9 (170.2856) |
| 2025-07-25 | 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest Emmetsburg, IA | 11 / 31 (678.7428) | 29 (161.0856) | 17 (167.3828) | 4 (174.8572) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2025-07-18 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 23 / 30 (670.7316) | 11 (173.1200) | 23 (165.0972) | 20 (170.2744) | 24 (162.2400) |
| 2025-07-11 | Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown Papillion, NE | 9 / 24 (679.3028) | 9 (170.8344) | 18 (167.3828) | 4 (177.7028) | 17 (163.3828) |
| 2025-06-27 | Art of the Que (Masters and Backyard 1) Spencer, IA | 12 / 15 (671.8400) | 11 (167.3828) | 9 (168.5372) | 4 (177.7028) | 12 (158.2172) |
| 2025-06-20 | Rose Festival's 24th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA | 16 / 25 (668.4344) | 18 (166.8344) | 18 (162.2400) | 14 (171.9772) | 14 (167.3828) |
| 2025-05-16 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 17 / 33 (681.0284) | 9 (176.0000) | 11 (171.4056) | 32 (162.7884) | 12 (170.8344) |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 42 / 58 (671.3372) | 5 (177.1428) | 41 (166.8228) | 46 (166.8228) | 49 (160.5488) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 24 / 49 (675.3484) | 16 (172.0000) | 47 (155.3828) | 8 (176.0000) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2025-03-21 | 7th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 54 / 70 (661.0744) | 62 (162.8228) | 63 (154.2744) | 29 (172.0000) | 19 (171.9772) |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship Onamia, MN | 36 / 42 (650.7088) | 23 (170.2628) | 9 (171.4172) | 41 (152.4916) | 38 (156.5372) |
| 2025-01-24 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 26 / 32 (644.9256) | 30 (157.6572) | 8 (174.2744) | 17 (167.3828) | 30 (145.6112) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 173 / 444 (680.5032) | 44 (176.5944) | 151 (171.9772) | 346 (161.6688) | 146 (170.2628) |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 23 / 30 (656.4116) | 30 (151.3600) | 19 (165.1088) | 14 (170.2628) | 16 (169.6800) |
| 2024-07-19 | Shenandoah ShenDig BBQ Shenandoah, IA | 19 / 36 (679.3140) | 26 (166.8228) | 27 (168.5256) | 9 (174.2628) | 16 (169.7028) |
| 2024-07-05 | Ditmars Red, White & Blue BBQ Council Bluffs, IA | 18 / 26 (653.0516) | 23 (156.5144) | 11 (165.6800) | 8 (170.8916) | 23 (159.9656) |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 35 / 36 (647.8860) | 34 (162.2516) | 28 (165.6800) | 34 (156.5144) | 27 (163.4400) |
| 2024-05-10 | Minnesota in May St. Peter, MN | 54 / 58 (658.1944) | 26 (172.0000) | 6 (174.3200) | 58 (149.6228) | 55 (162.2516) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 40 / 42 (638.6400) | 36 (165.0856) | 29 (163.3944) | 37 (163.9656) | 41 (146.1944) |
| 2024-03-15 | 6th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 47 / 58 (643.8056) | 30 (169.7028) | 21 (171.9656) | 56 (152.5144) | 53 (149.6228) |
| 2024-01-26 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 23 / 26 (643.8744) | 9 (171.9656) | 25 (151.9544) | 24 (157.7144) | 22 (162.2400) |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 27 / 32 (654.0912) | 24 (165.1200) | 16 (170.8228) | 18 (166.8112) | 30 (151.3372) |
| 2023-07-21 | Shenandoah ShenDig Shenandoah, IA | 21 / 37 (650.6972) | 27 (162.8228) | 30 (157.0972) | 23 (166.2400) | 17 (164.5372) |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn Ottumwa, IA | 39 / 45 (649.0512) | 39 (162.8456) | 31 (165.7372) | 28 (166.2512) | 42 (154.2172) |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 44 / 47 (641.5768) | 47 (147.9312) | 31 (165.7028) | 46 (155.9428) | 13 (172.0000) |
| 2023-03-17 | 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship Olathe, KS | 54 / 68 (651.9544) | 58 (158.8456) | 53 (162.2744) | 59 (160.5372) | 26 (170.2972) |
| 2023-01-27 | SJV Winter Rub Omaha, NE | 23 / 31 (651.3600) | 12 (168.5828) | 29 (154.8228) | 26 (157.6916) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2022-09-16 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 22 / 25 (622.0800) | 25 (150.7884) | 21 (158.8116) | 23 (147.3828) | 17 (165.0972) |
| 2022-07-29 | Shenandoah "ShenDig" Barbeque Championship Shenandoah, IA | 16 / 27 (656.9716) | 23 (161.6572) | 21 (161.0972) | 17 (164.5372) | 7 (169.6800) |
| 2021-09-24 | Smokin' in the Hills Hillsboro, OH | 16 / 26 (618.3544) | 24 (138.8572) | 9 (164.5944) | 13 (162.8800) | 19 (152.0228) |
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 | #146 (700 pts) | #210 (575 pts) | #196 (655 pts) | #163 (625 pts) | #55 (1115 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #199 (1082 pts) | #137 (1396 pts) | #201 (1168 pts) | #130 (1386 pts) | #130 (1382 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #361 (602 pts) | #376 (612 pts) | #335 (752 pts) | #297 (757 pts) | #359 (632 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #493 (383 pts) | #496 (423 pts) | #555 (398 pts) | #509 (398 pts) | #380 (548 pts) |