4 FAT BUDS
4 FAT BUDS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 371st of 487 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2023
latest Sep 27, 2023
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.09)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$82K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 170.2628 | 170.26 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0856 | 157.0856 | 157.09 | top 88% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 162.8344 | 162.83 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2172 | 158.2172 | 158.22 | 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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4000 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score648.4000 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2628 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 371 / 487 (648.4000) | 196 (170.2628) | 428 (157.0856) | 344 (162.8344) | 393 (158.2172) |