HEY GOOD BUDDY
HEY GOOD BUDDY is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 12th of 25 at the Squealin' on the Square (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Oct 2, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.34 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.39)
Road miles
401
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 374 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
648.83 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 159.9656 | 164.34 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 152.5144 | 159.39 | top 67% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 160.5256 | 163.60 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 154.8228 | 161.50 | 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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 46 times, behind 66
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Apr 18, 2014 → Oct 2, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20154 milestones
- First call Squealin' on the Square
- Career-best overall score658.6856 Squealin' on the Square
- Peak power rating (1494) Squealin' on the Square
- Most recent contest Squealin' on the Square
20142 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0516 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6916 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2015 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 12 / 25 (658.6856) | 11 (163.9312) | 12 (166.2400) | 20 (160.5256) | 9 (167.9888) |
| Apr 18, 2014 | 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC | 26 / 55 (653.0516) | 19 (169.1200) | 32 (159.4172) | 12 (169.6916) | 45 (154.8228) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Ohio Veteran Battle of the Barbecue Xenia, OH | 31 / 35 (634.7428) | 28 (159.9656) | 33 (152.5144) | 25 (160.5828) | 19 (161.6800) |