BUFFALO'S BBQ OK
Rating
1631
peak 1691
Contests
58
in the data
First seen
2019-02-08
latest 2024-05-03
Best ToY finish
#21
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
11
28 podiums
Overall top-10s
33
of 58 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
4 🔥
Current form
685.51
last 5 vs career avg 685.72 (-0.21)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±8.21
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.18)
Road miles
10976
mi across 58 mapped stops · furthest 535 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
DOUBLE BARREL BBQ - OK has finished one call ahead of BUFFALO'S BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CLARK CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 27 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKIN TIMBERS BBQ in 28 of their 31 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 is their spot: an average finish in the top 8% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.4512 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin' on the Square (2019-10-25).
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 15% across 7 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 57 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 179.4400 | 161.6456 | 171.59 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 57 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 178.8572 | 159.9772 | 171.18 | top 37% |
| Pork | 57 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.1084 | 171.24 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 57 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6456 | 171.70 | top 31% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 34 | 0 | top 31% |
| KS | 14 | 0 | top 36% |
| CO | 3 | 0 | top 29% |
| AR | 3 | 0 | top 14% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 20 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 29 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (18 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (34 of 58 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (57 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 685.72
- 4 perfect 180s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 689.0628 | 689.06 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 697.0744 | 684.62 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 694.7656 | 683.56 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 698.8000 | 685.63 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 697.1316 | 683.54 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 701.1084 | 688.26 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-03 | 3rd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK | 13 / 20 (689.0628) | 14 (171.9656) | 2 (178.8572) | 15 (170.8456) | 14 (167.3944) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 120 / 487 (685.0628) | 120 (173.1428) | 142 (171.9772) | 301 (165.6800) | 62 (174.2628) |
| 2023-05-12 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 13 / 16 (674.7316) | 14 (162.2516) | 2 (177.7144) | 14 (166.2400) | 10 (168.5256) |
| 2023-05-05 | 2nd Annual Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ Contest Alva, OK | 9 / 15 (697.0744) | 11 (174.2628) | 9 (171.9772) | 13 (170.8344) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2023-03-31 | Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) Wagoner, OK | 18 / 29 (681.6000) | 26 (165.6800) | 13 (174.2628) | 20 (169.6800) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2022-11-05 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 2 Harper, KS | 7 / 9 (689.0632) | 6 (174.2744) | 4 (175.4172) | 7 (170.8344) | 8 (168.5372) |
| 2022-11-04 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ - Day 1 Harper, KS | 5 / 10 (681.6116) | 5 (174.2628) | 10 (162.8000) | 6 (165.6916) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2022-10-21 | OKC BBQ Fest Oklahoma City, OK | 8 / 35 (694.7656) | 15 (170.8344) | 13 (173.1200) | 5 (177.7028) | 11 (173.1084) |
| 2022-10-01 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 163 / 249 (676.4572) | 209 (165.6800) | 160 (169.1200) | 199 (166.2400) | 29 (175.4172) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 85 / 505 (686.2168) | 155 (170.8684) | 44 (176.0000) | 218 (168.5372) | 130 (170.8112) |
| 2022-09-16 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 9 / 39 (682.7196) | 1 (177.1428) | 8 (171.9656) | 31 (161.6456) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smokin on the Route Miami, OK | 9 / 19 (681.6224) | 13 (167.4056) | 10 (171.9656) | 15 (167.9884) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2022-05-20 | City of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 6 / 25 (690.2628) | 7 (172.5600) | 6 (171.4516) | 15 (171.4056) | 3 (174.8456) |
| 2022-05-06 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 9 / 38 (687.9316) | 14 (173.1200) | 9 (174.2744) | 22 (167.3944) | 5 (173.1428) |
| 2022-04-15 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 19 / 29 (664.9712) | 24 (164.5256) | 19 (165.6800) | 23 (162.8000) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 10 / 92 (698.2512) | 59 (171.4056) | 17 (176.5600) | 34 (173.1428) | 6 (177.1428) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 73 / 111 (671.8740) | 81 (165.6684) | 72 (166.8572) | 81 (167.3828) | 34 (171.9656) |
| 2021-10-15 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 4 / 16 (698.8000) | 5 (174.2744) | 4 (177.1544) | 5 (175.4056) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 144 / 185 (669.5884) | 173 (161.6456) | 105 (169.7144) | 132 (166.8228) | 68 (171.4056) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 40 / 467 (685.0744) | 265 (163.9888) | 27 (176.5600) | 17 (177.1428) | 174 (167.3828) |
| 2021-09-10 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 2 / 25 (695.9200) | 12 (168.5372) | 7 (175.4172) | 4 (176.5600) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2021-08-06 | SLV Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 21 / 42 (668.9940) | 15 (170.8228) | 18 (168.5600) | 16 (171.9656) | 32 (157.6456) |
| 2021-07-16 | County Seat Cookoff Jay, OK | 8 / 15 (677.6340) | 13 (164.5368) | 5 (173.1544) | 5 (170.8228) | 9 (169.1200) |
| 2021-06-11 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 7 / 25 (684.4568) | 7 (174.2628) | 12 (170.2628) | 13 (169.1200) | 6 (170.8112) |
| 2021-05-07 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 10 / 53 (690.7884) | 8 (176.0000) | 8 (174.2972) | 10 (174.2628) | 21 (166.2284) |
| 2021-05-01 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 7 / 14 (680.4796) | 4 (175.4056) | 9 (167.9656) | 9 (163.4056) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2021-04-23 | 16th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 6 / 41 (689.6112) | 23 (168.5256) | 27 (164.5256) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2021-03-20 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 5 / 50 (693.6572) | 27 (170.2628) | 11 (173.1316) | 20 (172.5600) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2021-03-19 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 5 / 56 (693.6340) | 7 (176.5828) | 39 (166.2284) | 3 (180.0000) | 26 (170.8228) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 66 / 94 (677.6112) | 49 (170.8456) | 29 (173.1316) | 75 (166.8112) | 75 (166.8228) |
| 2020-10-24 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 6 / 58 (696.5372) | 7 (177.7144) | 6 (177.1544) | 29 (170.2628) | 27 (171.4056) |
| 2020-10-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off-Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 4 / 64 (697.1316) | 39 (170.2628) | 15 (172.5716) | 20 (174.2972) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-10-02 | Ottumwa Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 11 / 66 (681.6456) | 35 (167.9772) | 1 (176.5828) | 39 (166.8228) | 17 (170.2628) |
| 2020-09-19 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 30 / 56 (679.9084) | 23 (173.1200) | 23 (169.7144) | 7 (175.4056) | 50 (161.6684) |
| 2020-09-18 | The Oklahoma Grand BBQ Championship Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 15 / 56 (684.5256) | 40 (165.7372) | 3 (176.5600) | 40 (167.9656) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2020-09-05 | Mozingo Lake BBQ Maryville, MO | 17 / 34 (675.3828) | 3 (176.0116) | 12 (171.4172) | 25 (161.1084) | 12 (166.8456) |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 14 / 54 (678.2516) | 1 (176.0116) | 44 (159.9772) | 6 (173.1428) | 15 (169.1200) |
| 2020-07-10 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 30 / 61 (678.2172) | 43 (163.9772) | 35 (167.3944) | 26 (169.7028) | 6 (177.1428) |
| 2020-06-12 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 11 / 55 (686.1940) | 39 (165.1200) | 7 (174.2628) | 13 (173.7028) | 12 (173.1084) |
| 2019-10-25 | Smokin' on the Square El Dorado, AR | 2 / 20 (691.3716) | 4 (175.4172) | 4 (172.5716) | 6 (167.9772) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2019-10-18 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 3 / 25 (694.2624) | 8 (173.1084) | 12 (168.5484) | 7 (172.6056) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-09-20 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 4 / 28 (681.0400) | 5 (173.1084) | 8 (167.4172) | 2 (175.4172) | 10 (165.0972) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 29 / 135 (691.9772) | 6 (178.8572) | 87 (168.0000) | 80 (169.1200) | 18 (176.0000) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 9 / 468 (695.9428) | 13 (177.7028) | 162 (167.9772) | 33 (174.8456) | 32 (175.4172) |
| 2019-08-09 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day Milliken, CO | 7 / 30 (685.0856) | 1 (177.7028) | 13 (167.4400) | 6 (171.9772) | 8 (167.9656) |
| 2019-08-02 | San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO | 8 / 54 (685.0400) | 15 (173.1200) | 24 (167.9656) | 2 (176.5716) | 22 (167.3828) |
| 2019-07-12 | Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS | 4 / 59 (701.1084) | 5 (175.4172) | 10 (175.4056) | 1 (178.8800) | 16 (171.4056) |
| 2019-06-22 | Festival of the Pig - Oklahoma BBQ Championship Oklahoma City, OK | 6 / 27 (684.5256) | 15 (166.8228) | 13 (167.4172) | 6 (173.1428) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2019-06-07 | Beats, Brews, & BBQ Wagoner, OK | 6 / 21 (682.2400) | 6 (171.9772) | 12 (166.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | 13 (165.1428) |
| 2019-05-10 | City Of Springs BBQ Championship Sulphur, OK | 3 / 25 (684.5600) | 4 (174.2972) | 12 (165.1200) | 10 (168.0000) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2019-05-03 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 4 / 56 (696.5372) | 2 (179.4400) | 5 (175.4288) | 16 (172.5600) | 15 (169.1084) |
| 2019-04-26 | 14th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 7 / 39 (682.7772) | 18 (168.5600) | 10 (168.5488) | 5 (173.7028) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2019-04-19 | Pork-A-Palooza Weatherford, OK | 12 / 33 (675.9200) | 6 (174.8800) | 11 (169.7144) | 10 (170.8228) | 23 (160.5028) |
| 2019-04-06 | Smoke On the Border Gravette, AR | 3 / 29 (696.5256) | 7 (174.2628) | 1 (176.5944) | 10 (170.2628) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2019-03-23 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 2 Shawnee, OK | 14 / 62 (689.0740) | 22 (172.5484) | 13 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7372) | 39 (165.6684) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 Shawnee, OK | 11 / 74 (685.6684) | 20 (170.8456) | 30 (167.9772) | 4 (176.0000) | 22 (170.8456) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR | 19 / 92 (685.0744) | 12 (176.0000) | 54 (166.2400) | 20 (171.9888) | 32 (170.8456) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #994 (105 pts) | #1100 (100 pts) | #738 (245 pts) | #1089 (95 pts) | #1046 (100 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #343 (614 pts) | #397 (569 pts) | #333 (774 pts) | #378 (564 pts) | #252 (864 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #178 (1138 pts) | #202 (1068 pts) | #217 (1068 pts) | #300 (818 pts) | #130 (1343 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #81 (1635 pts) | #124 (1285 pts) | #142 (1250 pts) | #76 (1600 pts) | #75 (1595 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #87 (1089 pts) | #87 (1054 pts) | #63 (1284 pts) | #132 (844 pts) | #74 (1154 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #71 (2040 pts) | #52 (1966 pts) | #134 (1555 pts) | #32 (2146 pts) | #63 (1900 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #83 (1987 pts) | #46 (2051 pts) | #56 (1985 pts) | #113 (1658 pts) | #27 (2237 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #47 (2297 pts) | #17 (2361 pts) | #25 (2231 pts) | #61 (1999 pts) | #29 (2343 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #48 (2356 pts) | #95 (1828 pts) | #36 (2218 pts) | #31 (2224 pts) | #6 (2568 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #21 (2538 pts) | #31 (2261 pts) | #59 (2007 pts) | #3 (2642 pts) | #20 (2394 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #168 (1645 pts) | #205 (1400 pts) | #170 (1570 pts) | #172 (1520 pts) | #280 (1225 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #84 (2062 pts) | #154 (1438 pts) | #33 (2172 pts) | #21 (2380 pts) | #102 (1876 pts) |