Bucking Knockout KS
Rating
1517
peak 1541 · rated over 10 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2024-05-17
latest 2025-06-13
Best ToY finish
#102
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
339.98
last 5 Backyard vs avg 339.70 (+0.28)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±8.93
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.34 · weakest Brisket (160.41)
Road miles
1786
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 582 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$85K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
665.11 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
339.70 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
The Smokin Goat has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WOOD HOOK BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOLLOW Q in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD HOOK BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| MUNNY'S STOVE | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 161.0856 | 168.33 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 177.7144 | 154.2516 | 172.34 | top 25% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 155.9772 | 162.57 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 153.1200 | 160.41 | top 81% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 5 | 1 | top 53% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 21% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 33% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 73% | 2025-05-25 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (5 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Saucy and Glazed (2024-07-12)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 665.11 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 339.70 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-05-17 — First tracked contest · RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD)
- 📣 2024-05-17 — First call · RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD)
- 🏆 2024-07-12 — First Grand Championship · Saucy and Glazed
- 📈 2025-03-21 — Peak power rating (1541) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- ⭐ 2025-04-11 — Career-best overall score (680.0232) · Smoke in the Spring
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | Saucy and Glazed | 2024-07-12 |
| +11.6 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 2024-09-20 |
| +7.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 2025-03-21 |
| +4.6 | Smokin on the Route | 2024-07-26 |
| +3.7 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2025-05-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 2025-05-24 |
| -8.4 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest | 2025-06-13 |
| -8.1 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ | 2025-05-16 |
| -1.3 | Smoke in the Spring | 2025-04-11 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 63% | 96% | 93.3% |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 100% | top 27% | 96.3% | 93.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 24 / 36 (675.9656) | 17 (170.2628) | 10 (171.9884) | 29 (164.5944) | 22 (169.1200) |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 33 / 70 (339.9544) | 39 (165.0972) | 12 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 105 / 106 (653.1088) | 27 (176.0000) | 84 (168.0116) | 106 (155.9772) | 106 (153.1200) |
| 2025-05-16 | Tom Brigham Memorial BBQ 🏅 Iola, KS | 22 / 27 (651.3600) | 25 (161.0856) | 4 (176.5944) | 26 (158.2972) | 24 (155.3828) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 48 / 92 (680.0232) | 58 (168.5828) | 13 (176.0116) | 40 (171.4172) | 67 (164.0116) |
| 2025-03-21 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 10 / 33 (345.7256) | 16 (168.5712) | 4 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 3 / 26 (346.8228) | 7 (169.1084) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK | 8 / 27 (321.1088) | 6 (166.8572) | 8 (154.2516) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Saucy and Glazed 🏅 Newton, KS | 1 / 12 (346.2856) | 3 (172.0000) | 1 (174.2856) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | RTrowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (BACKYARD) Derby, KS | 8 / 14 (338.2744) | 12 (165.7144) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 ↗ | Backyard | #215 (193 pts) | #248 (163 pts) | #168 (333 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #712 (187 pts) | #830 (172 pts) | #558 (382 pts) | #800 (172 pts) | #786 (177 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #102 (595 pts) | #129 (495 pts) | #93 (645 pts) | — | — |