High-water mark
690.2400
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.2400 at Laurie Hillbilly BBQ — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 6, 2021
Sum' Buck BBQ
Sum' Buck BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 26 at the Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2021). They finished #576 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 26, 2021
latest Apr 5, 2024 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.97 · weakest Brisket (165.82)
Road miles
535
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 230 mi
Schedule strength
87%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1619)
Purse competed for
$59K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.58 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1093 (103 pts) | #1311 (63 pts) | #1344 (83 pts) | #872 (158 pts) | #622 (278 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #576 (286 pts) | #696 (236 pts) | #853 (176 pts) | #746 (196 pts) | #584 (311 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 162.8000 | 166.39 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 166.2516 | 168.97 | top 52% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 159.4056 | 168.40 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 137.0288 | 165.82 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 78 times, behind 121
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Aug 6, 2021 → Sep 8, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Peak power rating (1515) Smoke in the Spring
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Spring
20232 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) Primo BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7028 Primo BBQ Bash
20216 milestones
- First tracked contest Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge
- First call Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall top-10 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall podium Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score690.2400 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best overall score690.2400 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 6, 2021 |
| +5.2 | Primo BBQ Bash | Sep 8, 2023 |
| +0.9 | Smoke in the Spring | Apr 5, 2024 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge | Mar 26, 2021 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 54% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 95.9% | 91.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 59 / 97 (678.7084) | 82 (163.9428) | 38 (171.9772) | 53 (169.6800) | 32 (173.1084) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Primo BBQ Bash 🏅 Poplar Bluff, MO | 15 / 28 (680.4456) | 23 (164.5256) | 19 (166.2516) | 7 (171.9656) | 1 (177.7028) |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO | 3 / 26 (690.2400) | 5 (174.2744) | 16 (167.9772) | 9 (172.5484) | 2 (175.4400) |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Kickin It Route 66 Barbeque Challenge 🏅 St. Roberts, MO | 48 / 52 (628.9144) | 45 (162.8000) | 21 (169.6800) | 45 (159.4056) | 50 (137.0288) |