High-water mark
670.1256
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1256 at Luna County Heritage Days Festival — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 15, 2026
AZ Buckeye BBQ
AZ Buckeye BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 16 at the Luna County Heritage Days Festival (2026). They finished #746 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1508
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
May 15, 2026
their only contest in the data
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 176.56 · weakest Chicken (160.50)
Purse competed for
$8,500
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #746 (156 pts) | #976 (116 pts) | #904 (146 pts) | #817 (136 pts) | #633 (241 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5028 | 160.5028 | 160.50 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 167.9772 | 167.98 | top 44% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 165.0856 | 165.09 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 176.5600 | 176.56 | top 13% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Luna County Heritage Days Festival 🏅 Deming, NM | 6 / 16 (670.1256) | 10 (160.5028) | 7 (167.9772) | 8 (165.0856) | 2 (176.5600) |