Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 65%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 65%
BUTT FIRST BBQ
BUTT FIRST BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 19th of 38 at the Firelake BBQ Cook-off (2013). They are ranked #5519 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1451
peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Mar 29, 2013
latest Aug 30, 2019 · 6.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.58 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 622.70 (-1.12)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.55 · weakest Chicken (153.83)
Road miles
714
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 249 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Purse competed for
$11K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
622.70 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #1559 (170 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1129 (243 pts) | #990 (318 pts) | #1320 (213 pts) | #1075 (283 pts) | #1123 (258 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BUTT FIRST BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,535 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BUTT FIRST BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUTT FIRST BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,513 of the rated field
- Contests
- 49
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1451
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BUTT FIRST BBQ)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 46 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1450
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,531 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1450
Level with BUTT FIRST BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,532 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#5,515 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1451
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN PENDEJOS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ELLIS COUNTY BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0002 | 133.1544 | 153.83 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 147.3600 | 154.98 | top 73% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4286 | 148.5484 | 157.55 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 145.6688 | 156.33 | top 59% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 80% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 3 | 42 | 0 | top 90% | Aug 30, 2019 |
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2 | 46 | 0 | top 73% | Aug 30, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
5 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
319
finished ahead 109 times, behind 352
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
Aug 30, 2014 → Jun 16, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20142 milestones
- First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8572 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1501) Firelake BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best overall score641.1430 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.8 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off | Mar 29, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.1 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 2, 2017 |
| -10.8 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2013 |
| -9.8 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 30, 2019 |
| -8 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | Aug 31, 2018 |
| -4.7 | Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition | Jun 16, 2017 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 86% | 89% | 86.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 61% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 89% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2019 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Bedford, TX | 54 / 58 (610.1944) | 52 (155.9656) | 54 (153.6916) | 50 (154.8684) | 53 (145.6688) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 64 / 74 (619.8396) | 73 (143.9540) | 72 (147.3600) | 28 (167.4056) | 45 (161.1200) |
| Sep 2, 2017 | Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bedford, TX | 42 / 46 (602.6168) | 40 (146.7540) | 41 (151.9316) | 42 (148.5484) | 29 (155.3828) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Carlton Landing's 2nd Annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Comptition Carlton Landing, OK | 21 / 26 (640.4572) | 17 (163.9428) | 23 (152.0116) | 23 (156.5372) | 6 (167.9656) |
| Aug 30, 2014 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 46 / 76 (634.7888) | 51 (156.6060) | 8 (170.8572) | 70 (151.3828) | 42 (155.9428) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 76 / 89 (594.8116) | 87 (133.1544) | 55 (155.9656) | 65 (150.8116) | 49 (154.8800) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | 8th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 38 / 63 (641.1430) | 16 (168.0002) | 38 (159.4286) | 36 (163.4284) | 49 (150.2858) |
| Mar 29, 2013 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK | 19 / 38 (637.7146) | 13 (162.2858) | 31 (148.5716) | 11 (167.4286) | 16 (159.4286) |