A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
MEAN MOE'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MEAN MOE'S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
THE STUFFED BUFFALO
THE STUFFED BUFFALO is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 13th of 19 at the Jack 9 Memorial (2023). They are ranked #4870 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 23, 2016
latest May 24, 2025 · 8.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±54.59
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.85 · weakest Brisket (154.25)
Road miles
301
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 199 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
598.73 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1125 (66 pts) | #1515 (51 pts) | #1274 (66 pts) | #1055 (101 pts) | #1085 (86 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1136 (70 pts) | #944 (130 pts) | #877 (170 pts) | #1123 (85 pts) | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1092 (104 pts) | #1246 (79 pts) | #1284 (99 pts) | #1061 (119 pts) | #1201 (84 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1792 (84 pts) | #1777 (104 pts) | #2473 (59 pts) | #1856 (89 pts) | #1879 (79 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE STUFFED BUFFALO, each with one reason worth a look.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,865 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,858 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with THE STUFFED BUFFALO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before THE STUFFED BUFFALO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Their last contest in the data was back in 2020, 5 years before THE STUFFED BUFFALO's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,855 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 148.5372 | 158.83 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 149.0972 | 159.85 | top 63% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 138.2400 | 156.65 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2516 | 151.9772 | 154.25 | top 71% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack 9 Memorial | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 84% | May 25, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
3 of 5 contests · 2 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
109
finished ahead 32 times, behind 116
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Jul 20, 2019 → May 27, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 Jack 9 Memorial
20231 milestone
- First call Jack 9 Memorial
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score644.9828 Ribs and Rhythm & Blues
- Peak power rating (1492) Ribs and Rhythm & Blues
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.9 | Ribs and Rhythm & Blues | Jul 20, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Jack 9 Memorial | May 25, 2024 |
| -10 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -8.6 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition | May 24, 2025 |
| -3.9 | Jack 9 Memorial | May 27, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 68.5% | 68.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2025 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 22 / 26 (618.7088) | 26 (148.5372) | 22 (149.0972) | 15 (162.8228) | 18 (158.2516) |
| May 25, 2024 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 20 / 20 (493.0856) | 9 (165.1200) | 5 (170.8228) | 17 (157.1428) | — |
| May 27, 2023 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 13 / 19 (632.9940) | 18 (155.9656) | 14 (160.5484) | 10 (163.3828) | 17 (153.0972) |
| Jul 20, 2019 | Ribs and Rhythm & Blues 🏅 Auburn, NY | 20 / 34 (644.9828) | 16 (166.2628) | 26 (163.3944) | 19 (161.6456) | 21 (153.6800) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY | 46 / 54 (603.8740) | 32 (158.2512) | 31 (155.4056) | 53 (138.2400) | 35 (151.9772) |