A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
TELL YOU WHAT BBQ
TELL YOU WHAT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 11th of 51 at the Hudson Valley Ribfest (2013). They finished #1246 in the 2013 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2013
latest Aug 14, 2015 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.29
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.98 · weakest Pork (149.41)
Road miles
86
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
622.97 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1246 (207 pts) | #1140 (257 pts) | #1339 (207 pts) | #1147 (257 pts) | #1406 (177 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 146.2288 | 160.98 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7828 | 153.0972 | 158.86 | top 40% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 132.5144 | 149.41 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4744 | 143.9656 | 153.71 | top 46% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 32% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Valley Ribfest | 3 | 11 | 0 | top 32% | Aug 14, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
129
finished ahead 118 times, behind 73
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Aug 16, 2013 → Aug 16, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20152 milestones
- Peak power rating (1511) Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Most recent contest Hudson Valley Ribfest
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First call Hudson Valley Ribfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5368 Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Career-best overall score648.5368 Hudson Valley Ribfest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1084 Hudson Valley Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.7 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 16, 2013 |
| +9.2 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 16, 2014 |
| +1.1 | Hudson Valley Ribfest | Aug 14, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.1 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Aug 9, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 53% | 90.1% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2015 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 28 / 57 (621.0860) | 11 (165.7144) | 32 (155.3828) | 47 (146.2972) | 29 (153.6916) |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 15 / 60 (646.4348) | 18 (162.8688) | 10 (165.7828) | 39 (150.3088) | 4 (167.4744) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 11 / 51 (648.5368) | 6 (169.1084) | 23 (161.1772) | 5 (168.5256) | 36 (149.7256) |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Medford, NY | 23 / 27 (575.8060) | 22 (146.2288) | 11 (153.0972) | 24 (132.5144) | 15 (143.9656) |