BLUE BUCKET BBQ KS
Rating
1516
peak 1518
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2021-10-15
Best ToY finish
#251
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.55 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 652.56 (-21.01)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±52.07
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.22 · weakest Brisket (163.96)
Road miles
582
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 84 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SHIRTS ON FIRE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of M Squared Smokin' Q in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 166.2400 | 170.22 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 159.3600 | 167.41 | top 48% |
| Pork | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 161.0972 | 166.51 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 156.5028 | 163.96 | top 52% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (11 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 652.56
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 674.2288 | 632.70 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 680.4572 | 666.46 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-15 | Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS | 15 / 25 (666.1256) | 12 (169.6800) | 12 (170.2628) | 17 (165.6684) | 17 (160.5144) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 103 / 467 (481.6000) | 51 (174.2628) | 234 (166.2744) | 250 (164.5372) | 248 (163.4056) |
| 2021-08-20 | Smoke on the Bricks Baldwin City, KS | 19 / 46 (670.7428) | 16 (170.8344) | 22 (165.1200) | 18 (170.8228) | 22 (163.9656) |
| 2021-06-04 | Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS | 15 / 28 (670.7884) | 16 (167.4056) | 24 (163.4172) | 7 (170.8456) | 12 (169.1200) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS | 59 / 105 (674.2288) | 75 (166.2400) | 58 (167.4516) | 43 (170.8344) | 45 (169.7028) |
| 2019-10-11 | Cookin on the Kaw BBQ Contest(JUDGES FULL) DeSoto, KS | 24 / 51 (672.4568) | 28 (167.9772) | 29 (167.3828) | 15 (169.6912) | 21 (167.4056) |
| 2019-09-20 | Little Apple Classic Car & BBQ Cook Off Manhattan, KS | 8 / 24 (680.4572) | 5 (173.1316) | 9 (169.6800) | 9 (170.2628) | 8 (167.3828) |
| 2019-06-21 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship Lenexa, KS | 51 / 183 (655.9772) | 32 (168.5716) | 94 (159.9772) | 94 (161.7256) | 52 (165.7028) |
| 2019-05-10 | Grasshopper '19 DeSoto, KS | 25 / 53 (674.7428) | 14 (174.8572) | 4 (177.1544) | 43 (161.6456) | 41 (161.0856) |
| 2019-04-26 | Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS | 19 / 38 (659.2688) | 19 (166.2400) | 4 (175.4288) | 24 (161.0972) | 25 (156.5028) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke In the Springs Osage City, KS | 68 / 104 (655.8512) | 20 (173.1772) | 84 (159.3600) | 68 (164.5256) | 73 (158.7884) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #442 (413 pts) | #446 (438 pts) | #535 (368 pts) | #409 (463 pts) | #476 (403 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #674 (479 pts) | #593 (584 pts) | #474 (734 pts) | #689 (489 pts) | #724 (464 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #770 (425 pts) | #842 (395 pts) | #776 (460 pts) | #775 (455 pts) | #865 (385 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #656 (585 pts) | #408 (925 pts) | #867 (450 pts) | #907 (420 pts) | #811 (475 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #688 (554 pts) | #689 (584 pts) | #830 (474 pts) | #740 (534 pts) | #766 (499 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #397 (943 pts) | #343 (1063 pts) | #539 (723 pts) | #387 (953 pts) | #440 (858 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #313 (1140 pts) | #315 (1105 pts) | #342 (1060 pts) | #393 (940 pts) | #382 (980 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #251 (1197 pts) | #248 (1137 pts) | #170 (1407 pts) | #228 (1182 pts) | #301 (1012 pts) |