A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUFFALO'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUFFALO'S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Horizon Smokers
Horizon Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 16th of 27 at the Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2013
latest Mar 31, 2017 · 3.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±64.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.96 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.38)
Road miles
64
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Master avg
591.67 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 144.5716 | 157.44 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.9028 | 151.9544 | 156.38 | top 63% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 149.0628 | 158.96 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2632 | 150.8344 | 157.98 | top 58% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | 3 | 21 | 0 | top 76% | Mar 31, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
95
finished ahead 36 times, behind 102
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
May 31, 2013 → Apr 3, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6684 Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
- Most recent contest Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff
- Career-best overall score632.5718 Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1498) Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Apr 1, 2016 |
| -1.8 | Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff | May 31, 2013 |
| -1.5 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -1.1 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon | Apr 3, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 87% | 87% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2017 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 25 / 37 (627.8744) | 37 (144.5716) | 28 (151.9544) | 12 (169.6684) | 23 (161.6800) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 44 / 44 (479.9432) | 17 (164.6172) | — | 41 (149.0628) | 16 (166.2632) |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK | 21 / 34 (626.2856) | 17 (158.8572) | 16 (162.9028) | 29 (153.6912) | 28 (150.8344) |
| May 31, 2013 | Okfuskee Volunteer Firefighters Wildfire Cookoff Okemah, OK | 16 / 27 (632.5718) | 14 (161.7144) | 18 (154.2860) | 12 (163.4284) | 14 (153.1430) |