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BLUE BUCKET BBQ

BLUE BUCKET BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 51 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 40 at the 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #772 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#772
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1631
peak 1657 · rated over 51 contests

Contests

51
in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2013
latest Oct 15, 2021 · 8.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#251
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0
1 reserve

Category wins

4
13 podiums

Overall top-10s

13
25% of 51 contests

Best top-10 run

4
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%
overall standings

Best overall

693.1084 / 720

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

670.07 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.12 (+2.95)

Walk rate

55%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Consistency

±11.60
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 168.71 · weakest Brisket (164.89)

Road miles

2,618
across 51 mapped stops · furthest 87 mi

Schedule strength

41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)

Purse competed for

$142K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.12 / 720
51 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

1.1888 points from the title

Came within 1.1888 points of the Grand Championship at 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ (Jul 19, 2013).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

  • Pork Ribs ×1

High-water mark

693.1084 career-best overall

96.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 693.1084 at 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ — 96.3% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jul 19, 2013

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Four Men and A Pig has finished one call ahead of BLUE BUCKET BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

24–3 behind in the head-to-head

HIGH i QUE ahead in 89% of their meetings

HIGH i QUE has come out ahead in 24 of their 27 shared contests.

A strong matchup

21–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of INDIGO PIG in 21 of their 23 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

22 of 32 shared chicken entries lost

777 BBQ ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 777 BBQ has out-cooked them in 22 of 32 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE SMOKING HILLS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.66% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.66% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 92.6% of a perfect score
  • 51 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Smoke in the Spring every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

  • 7 visits in all
  • best finish 5th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2021 ↗ Master #442 (413 pts) #446 (438 pts) #535 (368 pts) #409 (463 pts) #476 (403 pts)
2019 ↗ Master #670 (479 pts) #590 (584 pts) #471 (734 pts) #686 (489 pts) #720 (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 (1,063 pts) #539 (723 pts) #387 (953 pts) #440 (858 pts)
2014 ↗ Master #313 (1,140 pts) #315 (1,105 pts) #342 (1,060 pts) #393 (940 pts) #382 (980 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #251 (1,197 pts) #248 (1,137 pts) #170 (1,407 pts) #228 (1,182 pts) #301 (1,012 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BLUE BUCKET BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

25 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

HOG HAMMER BBQ
#769 of the rated field
1631 power rating
Contests
22
GCs
2
Top-10s
41%
Peak
1631
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BLUE BUCKET BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLUE BUCKET BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 20 contests
  • last seen Sep 16, 2021
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SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ
#770 of the rated field
1631 power rating
Contests
58
GCs
0
Top-10s
34%
Peak
1634

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 58 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 58 contests
  • last seen Aug 28, 2026
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SMOKIN' HART'S
#768 of the rated field
1631 power rating
Contests
35
GCs
0
Top-10s
20%
Peak
1641

Fewer contests behind them than BLUE BUCKET BBQ has cooked, 35 to 51, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 35 contests
  • last seen Feb 15, 2019
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LG bbq
#773 of the rated field
1631 power rating
Contests
30
GCs
0
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1645

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 50% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 29 contests
  • last seen Apr 11, 2026
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JACKED UP BBQ
#771 of the rated field
1631 power rating
Contests
29
GCs
2
Top-10s
48%
Peak
1633

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before BLUE BUCKET BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 29 contests
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WICHITA SWINEMEN
#783 of the rated field
1630 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
46
GCs
1
Top-10s
39%
Peak
1665
4–4 in 8 shared contests (50% to BLUE BUCKET BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 45 contests
  • last seen Oct 18, 2019
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
777 BBQ 32 13 19 41% ⚔ compare
913 BBQ 30 6 24 20% ⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ 28 14 14 50% ⚔ compare
B & C SMOKERS 27 13 14 48% ⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE 27 3 24 11% ⚔ compare
INDIGO PIG 23 21 2 91% ⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig 22 10 12 45% ⚔ compare
SILVER FOX BBQ 18 18 0 100% ⚔ compare
Lazy Butt BBQ 18 10 8 56% ⚔ compare
Theslabs.com 18 9 9 50% ⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS 18 7 11 39% ⚔ compare
OLD STYLE BBQ 18 6 12 33% ⚔ compare
Boxer Q BBQ 18 6 12 33% ⚔ compare
RIBS N BIBS 16 12 4 75% ⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN 16 3 13 19% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 51 19 1 5 177.1772 151.9996 168.71 top 33%
Pork Ribs 51 14 2 3 180 🔥 147.9544 166.46 top 40%
Pork 51 10 1 4 176 154.8228 167.06 top 40%
Brisket 51 10 0 1 173.1200 155.3712 164.89 top 39%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)170top 38%
Large (40+)340top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
KS490top 36%
MO20top 5%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Smoke in the Spring 7 5 0 top 40% Apr 9, 2021
Sertoma 48 BBQ 4 9 0 top 34% Apr 26, 2019
2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest 3 11 0 top 36% Jun 5, 2015
Smoke on the Water 2 3 0 top 35% Oct 15, 2021
Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest 2 9 0 top 43% Aug 5, 2016
Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 2 6 0 top 5% Jun 24, 2016
Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ 2 10 0 top 44% Aug 21, 2015
Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest 2 3 0 top 24% Aug 1, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 8 contests
Contests a season 6.4 across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in KS 49 of 51 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 35 8 of them more than once
Opponents faced 1,948 finished ahead 3,497 times, behind 1,217
Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 11, 2019 → Apr 9, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20212 milestones
  1. 50th tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
  2. Most recent contest Smoke on the Water
20162 milestones
  1. 25th tracked contest Smoke in the Spring
  2. Peak power rating (1657) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20141 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)
20139 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Smoke In The Spring
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5714 Smoke In The Spring
  3. First call Sunflower Barbecue
  4. First overall top-10 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ
  5. First overall podium 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ
  6. First Reserve Championship 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ
  7. Career-best overall score693.1084 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ
  8. First category win (Pork) Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest
  9. First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.29th Annual WildBlue BBQJul 19, 2013
+14.634th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue OpenOct 3, 2013
+12.9Rossville Tall Corn BBQ ContestAug 2, 2013
+12.7Smoke In The SpringApr 11, 2014
+11Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State ChampionshipJun 26, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-12.9VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE)Apr 25, 2014
-7.9Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ ContestAug 5, 2016
-7.1Smoke In the SpringsApr 12, 2019
-6.9Smoke in the SpringApr 9, 2021
-6.2Smoke on the WaterOct 15, 2021

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20215000 20% top 47% 93.6% 92.3%
20196010 50% top 45% 94.5% 92.6%
20185000 20% top 40% 93% 92.3%
20175011 80% top 34% 94.4% 92.9%
20166010 17% top 36% 94.8% 92.9%
20158030 75% top 25% 94.8% 93.2%
20148030 75% top 32% 94.8% 91.8%
20138043 75% top 27% 96.3% 92.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 15, 2021 Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS 15 / 25 (666.1256) 12 (169.6800) 12 (170.2628) 17 (165.6684) 17 (160.5144)
Sep 16, 2021 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)
Aug 20, 2021 Smoke on the Bricks 🏅 Baldwin City, KS 19 / 46 (670.7428) 16 (170.8344) 22 (165.1200) 18 (170.8228) 22 (163.9656)
Jun 4, 2021 Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS 15 / 28 (670.7884) 16 (167.4056) 24 (163.4172) 7 (170.8456) 12 (169.1200)
Apr 9, 2021 Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS 59 / 105 (674.2288) 75 (166.2400) 58 (167.4516) 43 (170.8344) 45 (169.7028)
Oct 11, 2019 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)
Sep 20, 2019 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)
Jun 21, 2019 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)
May 10, 2019 Grasshopper '19 🏅 DeSoto, KS 25 / 53 (674.7428) 14 (174.8572) 4 (177.1544) 43 (161.6456) 41 (161.0856)
Apr 26, 2019 Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS 19 / 38 (659.2688) 19 (166.2400) 4 (175.4288) 24 (161.0972) 25 (156.5028)
Apr 12, 2019 Smoke In the Springs 🏅 Osage City, KS 68 / 104 (655.8512) 20 (173.1772) 84 (159.3600) 68 (164.5256) 73 (158.7884)
Oct 6, 2018 Rib's and Bibs Topeka, KS 18 / 37 (667.3600) 27 (162.2628) 23 (163.9772) 11 (171.4400) 18 (169.6800)
Sep 28, 2018 Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS 30 / 68 (669.6000) 16 (172.5828) 34 (167.3944) 34 (166.2400) 37 (163.3828)
Jun 22, 2018 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS 15 / 185 (669.6112) 15 (169.1428) 54 (165.1200) 14 (172.5600) 60 (162.7884)
May 4, 2018 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 17 / 41 (658.2516) 33 (155.3944) 4 (173.7372) 20 (163.9772) 15 (165.1428)
Apr 6, 2018 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 60 / 103 (656.9828) 60 (165.1200) 61 (165.0856) 24 (170.8344) 80 (155.9428)
Sep 22, 2017 Jammin In JC Blues & BBQ Festival Junction City, KS 12 / 35 (679.9544) 4 (177.1772) 7 (172.5600) 13 (168.5488) 22 (161.6684)
Aug 18, 2017 Smokin on Oak Bonner Springs, KS 14 / 28 (663.8512) 9 (168.5828) 14 (163.9428) 15 (166.2400) 14 (165.0856)
Jun 23, 2017 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 7 / 184 (669.6800) 3 (176.0228) 35 (166.8572) 77 (162.2628) 48 (164.5372)
Jun 2, 2017 McLouth BBQ Blowout 26th Anniversary (JUDGES FULL) McLouth, KS 11 / 32 (665.6344) 1 (177.1772) 25 (158.2632) 21 (158.2284) 6 (171.9656)
Apr 7, 2017 Smoke in the Spring (WFC Quilfyer) Osage City, KS 46 / 100 (663.9200) 60 (165.1200) 38 (168.5600) 54 (165.0856) 41 (165.1544)
Aug 5, 2016 Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS 19 / 29 (658.7884) 17 (167.4056) 19 (160.5600) 15 (168.5256) 17 (162.2972)
Jul 15, 2016 Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS 22 / 46 (666.7428) 23 (166.8228) 21 (167.9656) 31 (163.9772) 19 (167.9772)
Jun 24, 2016 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 11 / 183 (674.1828) 31 (167.9772) 25 (170.2744) 12 (173.1084) 62 (162.8228)
Jun 3, 2016 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 27 / 55 (659.8512) 19 (168.5256) 21 (165.1200) 47 (161.0856) 20 (165.1200)
May 6, 2016 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 9 / 42 (682.2172) 4 (174.8456) 15 (169.6916) 12 (170.8228) 15 (166.8572)
Apr 8, 2016 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 29 / 109 (670.1712) 26 (170.2512) 33 (166.8572) 34 (168.5256) 40 (164.5372)
Oct 9, 2015 Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS 3 / 33 (675.9200) 11 (166.2744) 9 (164.5600) 5 (171.9656) 3 (173.1200)
Oct 3, 2015 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO 47 / 606 (682.7656) 222 (166.8228) 161 (169.1200) 55 (173.7028) 57 (173.1200)
Aug 21, 2015 Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS 17 / 36 (664.4800) 2 (177.1428) 22 (163.9428) 33 (154.8228) 12 (168.5716)
Jul 31, 2015 Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS 9 / 46 (674.7200) 8 (171.9772) 14 (169.1200) 23 (165.0972) 11 (168.5256)
Jul 17, 2015 11th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS 21 / 48 (669.6456) 26 (165.1544) 24 (165.7028) 18 (167.9656) 13 (170.8228)
Jun 26, 2015 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS 6 / 183 (681.6572) 44 (166.2744) 9 (173.1200) 7 (172.5828) 23 (169.6800)
Jun 5, 2015 2015 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 19 / 64 (661.6228) 6 (173.1544) 46 (157.0972) 2 (176) 41 (155.3712)
Apr 10, 2015 Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS 42 / 97 (654.6624) 7 (171.9884) 60 (161.0856) 47 (163.3828) 55 (158.2056)
Oct 10, 2014 Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS 4 / 37 (682.8344) 5 (172.5600) 8 (169.7144) 3 (174.2628) 6 (166.2972)
Aug 22, 2014 Flint Hills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS 10 / 25 (655.8744) 21 (155.3828) 3 (170.8344) 12 (164.5372) 9 (165.1200)
Aug 1, 2014 Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS 13 / 37 (652.4112) 27 (160.5484) 13 (162.7884) 12 (168.5372) 15 (160.5372)
Jul 18, 2014 10th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS 14 / 41 (663.3600) 6 (170.2628) 30 (157.1544) 15 (169.1200) 9 (166.8228)
Jun 6, 2014 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 11 / 54 (669.5884) 8 (173.1428) 7 (171.9656) 36 (162.2400) 27 (162.2400)
May 9, 2014 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 12 / 54 (665.6000) 5 (173.1200) 18 (166.2972) 35 (159.9428) 21 (166.2400)
Apr 25, 2014 VFW Post 846 6th Annual BBQ Challenge (10 TEAM SPOTS STILL AVAILABLE) Overland Park, KS 54 / 65 (622.6516) 57 (153.0972) 58 (147.9544) 44 (161.0972) 31 (160.5028)
Apr 11, 2014 Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS 5 / 73 (677.0400) 9 (171.4056) 15 (169.1200) 16 (167.3944) 9 (169.1200)
Oct 11, 2013 Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS 12 / 43 (657.6112) 8 (168.5256) 4 (169.1200) 27 (157.0856) 13 (162.8800)
Oct 3, 2013 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO 10 / 535 (682.2172) 91 (169.1200) 1 (180) 115 (167.4172) 119 (165.6800)
Aug 23, 2013 Flinthills Beef Fest BBQ Emporia, KS 6 / 26 (682.2172) 2 (176.5600) 1 (174.2856) 2 (175.4172) 20 (155.9544)
Aug 2, 2013 Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS 3 / 25 (666.2284) 4 (173.1428) 16 (159.3828) 1 (170.8572) 5 (162.8456)
Jul 19, 2013 9th Annual WildBlue BBQ Burlington, KS 2 / 40 (693.1084) 3 (175.4400) 4 (173.7028) 5 (172.5484) 7 (171.4172)
Jun 14, 2013 Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS 15 / 34 (657.1420) 29 (151.9996) 18 (163.9998) 6 (171.9998) 4 (169.1428)
Jun 7, 2013 Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS 41 / 69 (643.4282) 30 (162.8570) 59 (152.5716) 35 (162.8570) 19 (165.1426)
Apr 12, 2013 Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS 28 / 71 (660.5714) 38 (161.7140) 13 (169.1430) 28 (166.2856) 30 (163.4288)

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