A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BARBEQUE N BUDS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1504 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-06-21
latest 2016-10-29
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
638.24
last 3 Master vs avg 638.24 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.10
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.89)
Road miles
12
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.24 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Brewski and Barbeque in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) (2016-10-29).
- last seen 2014-06-27
- back 2016-10-29
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.
BARBEQUE N BUDS has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 114 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1513
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BARBEQUE N BUDS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BARBEQUE N BUDS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3064 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Level with BARBEQUE N BUDS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3046 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3057 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 6 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 147.9998 | 158.47 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 142.2400 | 157.89 | top 51% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 147.9544 | 159.60 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 157.7140 | 162.27 | top 38% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2 | 89 | 0 | top 53% | 2014-06-27 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.4 yrs
2013-06-21 → 2016-10-29
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 162.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.89)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
638.24
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
747
491–429 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
12
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1527
average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
2014-06-27 → 2016-10-29
Power rating
1504
peak 1504 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3716 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
- Career-best overall score659.3716 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
- Peak power rating (1504) 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
- Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.3 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
| +0.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2013-06-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 2014-06-27 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 43% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 238 / 557 (659.3716) | 410 (157.7144) | 202 (167.4400) | 126 (170.2628) | 253 (163.9544) |
| 2014-06-27 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 105 / 184 (625.0516) | 21 (169.7028) | 169 (142.2400) | 148 (147.9544) | 36 (165.1544) |
| 2013-06-21 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 89 / 183 (630.2854) | 154 (147.9998) | 46 (164.0002) | 82 (160.5714) | 90 (157.7140) |