Buckeye Flavor MI
Rating
1558
peak 1558
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2023-10-13
latest 2025-09-05
Best ToY finish
#324
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
687.13 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 682.46 (+4.67)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.12
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.02)
Road miles
1522
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 308 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
iBQ'n has finished one call ahead of Buckeye Flavor 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
GO BIG OR GO BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BooyaQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SUCKA BONE BBQ TEAM in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Grizzly BBQ Brawl is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.4912 points of the Grand Championship at Grizzly BBQ Brawl (2024-09-06).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 163.3944 | 170.46 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 160.5372 | 169.02 | top 52% |
| Pork | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.1428 | 162.2516 | 170.96 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.8228 | 172.75 | top 25% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 4 | 0 | top 43% |
| OH | 3 | 0 | top 36% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 28% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (5 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (11 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 682.46
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 692.5028 | 685.63 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 699.3716 | 687.66 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 648.9828 | 648.98 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 7 / 42 (692.5028) | 24 (170.8228) | 18 (169.6916) | 3 (177.1428) | 4 (174.8456) |
| 2025-06-13 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 13 / 30 (683.9544) | 10 (174.2744) | 20 (165.7028) | 16 (169.6800) | 4 (174.2972) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten Westland, MI | 11 / 26 (681.0284) | 14 (169.6800) | 17 (166.2628) | 6 (174.2628) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-09 | Smoke in the Mitten (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 13 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-04-18 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 21 / 56 (685.0284) | 45 (166.2516) | 33 (167.9656) | 21 (173.1084) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wadsworth, OH | 2 / 30 (693.1544) | 23 (165.1316) | 5 (176.0000) | 2 (176.0000) | 1 (176.0228) |
| 2024-05-24 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest Rochester, PA | 3 / 23 (699.3716) | 3 (176.5716) | 7 (171.9772) | 8 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-05-17 | Rockin' BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN | — | — | 8 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Smoke in the Mitten BBQ Competition Westland, MI | 16 / 26 (670.7432) | 9 (173.1200) | 16 (167.3944) | 22 (162.2516) | 10 (167.9772) |
| 2024-04-19 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Charlotte, MI | 18 / 62 (687.3828) | 16 (174.8572) | 28 (169.1200) | 37 (169.1200) | 7 (174.2856) |
| 2023-10-13 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport Wadsworth, OH | 17 / 20 (648.9828) | 17 (163.3944) | 19 (160.5372) | 13 (166.2284) | 19 (158.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #421 (481 pts) | #557 (361 pts) | #605 (326 pts) | #388 (581 pts) | #307 (771 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #324 (669 pts) | #420 (529 pts) | #373 (641 pts) | #412 (524 pts) | #263 (844 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1148 (85 pts) | #1219 (85 pts) | #1368 (75 pts) | #1118 (105 pts) | #1221 (75 pts) |