SHORT BUS
SHORT BUS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 6th of 19 at the Roast-N-Boast (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 27, 2021
latest Oct 20, 2023 · 2.1 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.69 · weakest Brisket (147.94)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,500
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
649.02 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
500.46 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 161.1200 | 163.11 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 167.3944 | 169.69 | top 48% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 163.3828 | 167.97 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.9428 | 147.9428 | 147.94 | top 100% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roast N Boast | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 62% | Oct 20, 2023 |
More numbers
Opponents faced
48
finished ahead 27 times, behind 30
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Aug 27, 2021 → Oct 20, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score649.0172 Roast N Boast
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 Roast N Boast
- Most recent contest Roast N Boast
20214 milestones
- First tracked contest Roast-N-Boast
- First call Roast-N-Boast
- First overall top-10 Roast-N-Boast
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score500.4572 Roast-N-Boast
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2023 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 11 / 12 (649.0172) | 11 (161.1200) | 9 (167.3944) | 8 (172.5600) | 12 (147.9428) |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 6 / 19 (500.4572) | 10 (165.0972) | 4 (171.9772) | 10 (163.3828) | — |