BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE

BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 5th of 25 at the Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge (2014). They are ranked #1350 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,350

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1576

peak 1576 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 16, 2013

latest Oct 6, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#396

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

28% of 25 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

694.7884 / 720

Master · Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

673.72 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 671.40 (+2.32)

Walk rate

52%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±12.23

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.37 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.15)

Road miles

1,673

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Master avg

671.40 / 720

25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

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

694.7884 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.7884 at Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 10, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Organizer Portal has finished one call ahead of BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 24%.

6 contests
5 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 24%

A strong matchup

11–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGG LEGG SMOKERS in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

14 of 20 shared pork entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 14 of 20 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SWEET DREAMS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 21% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 21% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.70% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.70% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.2% of a perfect score
25 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Stand by Your Grill every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.

4 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)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017 ↗	Master	#783 (483 pts)	#633 (633 pts)	#927 (418 pts)	#960 (388 pts)	#660 (603 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#791 (463 pts)	#833 (458 pts)	#775 (513 pts)	#765 (513 pts)	#819 (458 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#837 (403 pts)	#928 (373 pts)	#969 (358 pts)	#824 (438 pts)	#800 (458 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#396 (953 pts)	#549 (713 pts)	#488 (818 pts)	#314 (1,108 pts)	#378 (988 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1654 (132 pts)	#1720 (132 pts)	#1251 (232 pts)	#1112 (272 pts)	#1688 (132 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BACON & WHISKEY

#1,348 of the rated field

1576 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1578

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jun 18, 2021

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WALLY BBQ

#1,352 of the rated field

1576 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1576

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 31 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 31 contests
last seen Sep 7, 2019

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BARK BROTHERS BBQ

#1,351 of the rated field

1576 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1579

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Jun 29, 2018

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OFF THE CHAIN

#1,347 of the rated field

1576 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1586

36 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 28% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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RACK CITY BBQ

#1,353 of the rated field

1575 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1575

They turned up 11 years after BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 18 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

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THE GRILL DOCTORS

#1,355 of the rated field

1575 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1587

Level with BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
South Pork	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
Swine Life	14	5	9	36%	⚔ compare
CUZ'S CUSTOM COOKING	13	10	3	77%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Sloppy Hog BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
Misfits of Smoke	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	25	2	0	2	177.7144	151.3372	167.38	top 51%
Pork Ribs	25	3	1	2	180 🔥	157.0856	167.15	top 47%
Pork	25	7	1	2	178.3200	158.8000	169.37	top 40%
Brisket	25	7	0	1	178.2972	151.9428	167.49	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)	11	0	top 52%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	19	top 42%
AL	4	top 56%
TN	2	top 51%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Stand by Your Grill	4	5	top 44%	Aug 19, 2016
Roast N Boast BBQ	2	11	top 44%	Oct 6, 2017
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2	2	22	top 56%	Mar 18, 2017
Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	2	35	top 49%	Mar 17, 2017
Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge	2	5	top 52%	Oct 10, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 19 of 25 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 18 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 444 finished ahead 662 times, behind 482

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

20173 milestones

Oct 6 25th tracked contest Roast N Boast BBQ
Oct 6 Peak power rating (1576) Roast N Boast BBQ
Oct 6 Most recent contest Roast N Boast BBQ

20151 milestone

May 15 10th tracked contest Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff

20144 milestones

Mar 14 First overall top-10 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre
Aug 15 First category win (Pork) Stand By Your Grill
Oct 10 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge
Oct 10 Career-best overall score694.7884 Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge

20133 milestones

Aug 16 First tracked contest Stand By Your Grill
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8516 Stand By Your Grill
Oct 11 First call Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.2	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 15, 2014
+14.9	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre	Mar 14, 2014
+12.8	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off	Jun 20, 2014
+12	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge	Oct 10, 2014
+10.3	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	Jun 16, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.5	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff	May 15, 2015
-8.1	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge	Oct 11, 2013
-6.1	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 16, 2013
-4.7	Southaven Springfest	Apr 28, 2017
-2.4	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	Mar 13, 2015

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

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	5	1	0	60%	top 46%	95.3%	93.6%
2016	7	0	0	43%	top 47%	95.3%	93.4%
2015	5	1	0	20%	top 53%	93.2%	92.2%
2014	6	5	2	83%	top 24%	96.5%	94.7%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 78%	90.5%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 6, 2017	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	11 / 25 (667.2684)	11 (166.2400)	16 (163.3828)	16 (169.1084)	7 (168.5372)
Jun 16, 2017	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	8 / 41 (686.2172)	2 (177.7144)	15 (170.2744)	20 (170.2628)	19 (167.9656)
Apr 28, 2017	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	22 / 33 (669.6228)	14 (169.7028)	18 (167.4172)	29 (158.8000)	5 (173.7028)
Mar 18, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	22 / 45 (677.0400)	21 (171.4056)	31 (165.0972)	19 (168.5372)	14 (172)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	35 / 68 (668.4460)	34 (168.5488)	39 (165.6800)	31 (169.1316)	48 (165.0856)
Sep 30, 2016	Roast N Boast BBQ Columbus, MS	12 / 27 (683.9084)	17 (167.3828)	2 (178.8800)	10 (171.9772)	19 (165.6684)
Aug 19, 2016	Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS	17 / 40 (670.1716)	16 (170.8344)	25 (163.3828)	13 (169.1200)	23 (166.8344)
Jun 17, 2016	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	12 / 41 (686.2284)	12 (171.4172)	6 (176)	11 (175.4056)	31 (163.4056)
May 13, 2016	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	14 / 26 (673.0284)	16 (166.2628)	11 (169.7028)	14 (170.8228)	16 (166.2400)
Apr 8, 2016	Sixth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	13 / 27 (666.7660)	12 (166.8344)	16 (164.5372)	7 (169.7144)	13 (165.6800)
Mar 19, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS	39 / 61 (663.8744)	27 (171.9772)	37 (166.8228)	25 (169.6800)	52 (155.3944)
Mar 18, 2016	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	45 / 95 (663.8744)	44 (167.9772)	74 (157.0856)	52 (164.5488)	11 (174.2628)
Oct 2, 2015	Roast N' Boast Columbus, MS	9 / 26 (667.8856)	17 (161.6572)	11 (168.5484)	10 (166.8344)	7 (170.8456)
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	20 / 55 (671.3368)	30 (165.1084)	28 (164.5372)	15 (170.2856)	15 (171.4056)
Aug 14, 2015	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	30 / 57 (668.9940)	38 (165.0972)	25 (167.3828)	27 (168.5256)	28 (167.9884)
May 15, 2015	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	23 / 27 (654.1372)	15 (170.8572)	24 (158.8000)	19 (163.3828)	21 (161.0972)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	53 / 94 (655.8400)	50 (165.6916)	67 (159.3600)	39 (166.8228)	46 (163.9656)
Oct 10, 2014	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	5 / 25 (694.7884)	13 (170.2628)	1 (180)	4 (174.2628)	10 (170.2628)
Aug 15, 2014	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	5 / 65 (689.7600)	53 (162.2972)	13 (172)	1 (178.3200)	2 (177.1428)
Jun 20, 2014	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	7 / 49 (687.9200)	23 (167.9656)	19 (167.3944)	2 (177.7144)	13 (174.8456)
May 9, 2014	Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS	9 / 23 (670.2972)	2 (172.5600)	14 (160.5716)	15 (164.0228)	5 (173.1428)
Apr 4, 2014	Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	17 / 31 (662.1944)	17 (165.0856)	11 (169.6916)	18 (166.2628)	20 (161.1544)
Mar 14, 2014	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS	8 / 95 (685.6572)	20 (170.2628)	37 (165.1200)	11 (171.9772)	5 (178.2972)
Oct 11, 2013	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	27 / 32 (647.7712)	32 (151.3372)	16 (166.2284)	7 (169.7028)	25 (160.5028)
Aug 16, 2013	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	45 / 62 (651.8516)	55 (159.9544)	14 (170.8344)	18 (169.1200)	57 (151.9428)

BUTTS A'BLAZE BATESVILLE

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

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, 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

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)