BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ

BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 5th of 46 at the Polar Bear Challenge (2013). They are ranked #1370 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,370

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1574

peak 1587 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest Aug 14, 2020 · 7.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#421

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

684.5484 / 720

Master · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.50 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 661.01 (-0.51)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4286

Pork Ribs · NKC MO State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±12.96

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.16 · weakest Pork (163.18)

Road miles

1,197

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$8,600

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

661.01 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

684.5484 career-best overall

95.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 684.5484 at 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open — 95.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 2, 2014

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

4 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

10–2 behind in the head-to-head

JAESTAR BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings

JAESTAR BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MEL'S BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 12 shared pork ribs entries lost

R BUTTS R SMOKIN ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, R BUTTS R SMOKIN has out-cooked them in 8 of 12 shared pork ribs entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 46 at their very first tracked contest, Polar Bear Challenge (Feb 22, 2013).

Feb 22, 2013
46-team field

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The metronome

±1.80% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.80% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
20 contests

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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#601 (165 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#1796 (100 pts)	#1697 (115 pts)	#1963 (70 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1949 (70 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#1846 (95 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1890 (115 pts)	#1384 (210 pts)	#2244 (70 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#1715 (135 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1621 (151 pts)	#1714 (151 pts)	#2036 (116 pts)	#1472 (206 pts)	#1833 (121 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#757 (460 pts)	#677 (565 pts)	#588 (660 pts)	#1148 (285 pts)	#903 (390 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#421 (728 pts)	#585 (558 pts)	#301 (1,003 pts)	#488 (673 pts)	#322 (948 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Go Ham BBQ

#1,376 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1594

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

⚔ Head-to-head

InTheRedZoneBBQ

#1,377 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1574

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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ShowMeMoSmoke

#1,372 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1592

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 33 contests to 20.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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MONKEYS' UNCLES BBQ

#1,378 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1586

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 18% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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BYG'S BBQ

#1,371 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1574

They turned up 9 years after BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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THE SMOKING SECTION - NY

#1,368 of the rated field

1574 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1574

Level with BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Apr 6, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
S&S BBQ	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
JAESTAR BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Three Brothers Different Mothers	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
POLITICAL PORK	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
MEL'S BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
T'S SMOKIN PIT	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	6	0	1	176.5716	149.7140	165.88	top 40%
Pork Ribs	20	7	2	3	179.4286	147.3828	166.16	top 38%
Pork	20	4	2	3	177.1544	145.1426	163.18	top 50%
Brisket	20	7	0	2	176	153.1428	165.79	top 37%

“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

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 42%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 38%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	15	0	top 40%
KS	5	0	top 38%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAM FULL)	3	7	top 32%	Jun 2, 2017
The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	2	11	top 29%	Apr 12, 2019
Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q	2	8	top 46%	May 5, 2017
Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest	2	15	top 52%	May 2, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 15 of 20 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 15 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,350 finished ahead 1,564 times, behind 905

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs May 3, 2019 → Aug 14, 2020

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

20201 milestone

Aug 14 Most recent contest BBQ & Fly in on the River

20161 milestone

May 6 Peak power rating (1587) Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q

20151 milestone

May 1 10th tracked contest Apple Blossom BBQ Contest

20141 milestone

Oct 2 Career-best overall score684.5484 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20136 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First call Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall top-10 Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2852 Polar Bear Challenge
Mar 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4286 NKC MO State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 2, 2014
+13.2	Polar Bear Challenge	Feb 22, 2013
+12.1	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest	May 1, 2015
+8.7	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 12, 2013
+8.6	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 5, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.3	BBQ & Fly in on the River	Aug 14, 2020
-6.9	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Oct 29, 2016
-5.5	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q	May 5, 2017
-3.8	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character	May 3, 2019
-3.5	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest	May 3, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0	0	100%	top 80%	91.3%	91.3%
2019	2	0	1	50%	top 50%	93.2%	91.9%
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 47%	92.1%	92.1%
2017	2	0	1	100%	top 53%	91.6%	90.7%
2016	2	1	0	50%	top 48%	94.2%	91.5%
2015	4	2	0	75%	top 29%	94.6%	92.8%
2014	2	0	1	50%	top 27%	95.1%	92.9%
2013	6	2	1	83%	top 32%	94.2%	91.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 14, 2020	BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	44 / 55 (657.5996)	7 (176.5716)	52 (155.9656)	41 (165.6684)	43 (159.3940)
May 3, 2019	Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO	25 / 39 (651.9772)	17 (166.2744)	14 (166.8572)	23 (165.1200)	34 (153.7256)
Apr 12, 2019	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	19 / 54 (670.8228)	26 (166.2628)	1 (175.4400)	32 (163.9656)	26 (165.1544)
Aug 17, 2018	BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	27 / 57 (662.7888)	23 (168.5600)	34 (162.2516)	18 (170.2744)	35 (161.7028)
Jun 2, 2017	Big Blue BBQ Championship (TEAM FULL) Marysville, KS	14 / 35 (659.3028)	4 (174.2744)	23 (161.6800)	27 (156.5256)	10 (166.8228)
May 5, 2017	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	26 / 39 (646.7884)	33 (152.5484)	29 (154.8228)	1 (177.1544)	23 (162.2628)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	386 / 557 (638.7084)	485 (152.5256)	249 (166.2628)	530 (146.8000)	61 (173.1200)
May 6, 2016	Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO	8 / 31 (678.2400)	8 (170.2972)	13 (169.7028)	4 (171.4172)	12 (166.8228)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	183 / 606 (665.6228)	170 (168.5600)	312 (163.3944)	453 (157.6684)	24 (176)
Jun 5, 2015	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	7 / 30 (665.0624)	2 (173.1428)	5 (171.9884)	26 (154.8112)	10 (165.1200)
May 1, 2015	Apple Blossom BBQ Contest St. Joseph, MO	6 / 36 (681.0856)	6 (172.5600)	4 (174.2972)	15 (166.2512)	10 (167.9772)
Apr 10, 2015	The Best Damn BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	24 / 52 (661.6228)	22 (166.2972)	4 (174.2744)	40 (159.3712)	25 (161.6800)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	43 / 552 (684.5484)	82 (172.5828)	83 (172)	199 (166.8456)	50 (173.1200)
May 2, 2014	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	15 / 33 (652.5600)	11 (165.1428)	27 (147.3828)	1 (174.9144)	10 (165.1200)
May 31, 2013	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	10 / 30 (662.2854)	10 (165.7142)	6 (169.1428)	19 (159.4286)	7 (167.9998)
May 3, 2013	Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO	23 / 39 (640.5706)	27 (161.7140)	18 (163.9998)	35 (145.1426)	3 (169.7142)
Apr 19, 2013	5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS	18 / 73 (655.9998)	21 (165.1430)	22 (161.1428)	29 (161.7142)	14 (167.9998)
Apr 12, 2013	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	11 / 48 (663.9994)	21 (164)	25 (159.9998)	14 (166.2854)	2 (173.7142)
Mar 15, 2013	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	32 / 79 (642.2852)	66 (149.7140)	1 (179.4286)	36 (159.9998)	55 (153.1428)
Feb 22, 2013	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	5 / 46 (678.2852)	19 (165.7142)	2 (173.1428)	3 (174.2856)	25 (165.1426)

BUCKY'S BADASS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Announced themselves early

The metronome

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)