NUTTHIN BUT PORK

NUTTHIN BUT PORK is a competition barbecue team with 37 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 40 at the Route 66 Smoke Out (2016). They are ranked #1442 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,442

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1568

peak 1571 · rated over 37 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 27, 2013

latest Jun 28, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#580

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 37 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

687.9088 / 720

Master · Flames on the Flint

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.06 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.26 (+8.80)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Consistency

±19.93

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 165.66 · weakest Brisket (161.51)

Road miles

10,786

across 37 mapped stops · furthest 839 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$47K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.26 / 720

37 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

Route 66 Smoke Out is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 19%

High-water mark

687.9088 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.9088 at Flames on the Flint — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 9, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

EF-Q has finished one call ahead of NUTTHIN BUT PORK 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

16–1 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.14 points below their pork, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 22%.

Brisket avg 161.51
Pork avg 165.66
8 calls in 37 entries

A strong matchup

8–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

12 of 15 shared pork entries lost

ALL IN QUE ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ALL IN QUE has out-cooked them in 12 of 15 shared pork entries.

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The long haul

10,786 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,786 miles across 37 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 839 miles to Humble Rodeo and BBQ.

37 mapped stops
furthest 839 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Up In Smoke on the Square every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 12th

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	#645 (505 pts)	#515 (675 pts)	#736 (455 pts)	#662 (505 pts)	#532 (630 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#589 (584 pts)	#511 (719 pts)	#544 (694 pts)	#536 (694 pts)	#644 (574 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#582 (679 pts)	#358 (1,029 pts)	#616 (659 pts)	#533 (734 pts)	#433 (914 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#580 (678 pts)	#646 (638 pts)	#476 (848 pts)	#475 (863 pts)	#662 (598 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#798 (433 pts)	#950 (358 pts)	#788 (463 pts)	#613 (633 pts)	#762 (483 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1296 (218 pts)	#1350 (223 pts)	#1189 (263 pts)	#1449 (203 pts)	#1275 (233 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1707 (124 pts)	#1746 (129 pts)	#1803 (124 pts)	#1656 (144 pts)	#1599 (144 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to NUTTHIN BUT PORK, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Lang BBQ Smokers

#1,439 of the rated field

1569 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1606

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to NUTTHIN BUT PORK)

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

rated over 35 contests
last seen May 23, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BIKER BBQ

#1,447 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1585

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to NUTTHIN BUT PORK)

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 37, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Sep 22, 2018

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CHARCOAL MONKEY

#1,443 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1588

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to NUTTHIN BUT PORK)

Level with NUTTHIN BUT PORK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 22, 2018

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FARMBOY BBQ

#1,445 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1605

They've been 1605 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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CHEFS GONE GRILLIN

#1,441 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1586

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

rated over 46 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2019

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Natural Born Grillers

#1,446 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1604

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

rated over 50 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUAU	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare
One2BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKY LINCS	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
Carrol Lou's Smokehouse	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
FIDDLIN' FATBACK	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
RACK MASTERS BBQ	13	6	7	46%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	13	5	8	38%	⚔ compare
CAPTAIN RON'S BREW-N-QUE	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare
BONEHEAD BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
SmokinGhost BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
THE BBQ BUS	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKE FREAKS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	37	7	2	177.7372	144.5372	165.38	top 49%
Pork Ribs	37	8	1	176.5600	144.5488	161.71	top 55%
Pork	37	8	2	176.5600	153.0856	165.66	top 44%
Brisket	37	8	1	177.7028	128.4456	161.51	top 51%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 63%
Medium (20–39)	12	top 53%
Large (40+)	24	top 49%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	25	top 53%
KS	3	top 43%
GA	3	top 40%
TN	2	top 54%
KY	2	top 51%
TX	1	top 17%
WI	1	top 90%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Up In Smoke on the Square	6	12	top 58%	May 31, 2019
CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	3	20	top 62%	Oct 12, 2018
Flames on the Flint	3	9	top 40%	Mar 9, 2018
RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2)	2	25	top 61%	May 26, 2018
Bands & BBQ at the Point	2	13	top 51%	Sep 15, 2017
Route 66 Smoke Out	2	3	top 19%	May 5, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 25 of 37 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 25 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,540 finished ahead 1,593 times, behind 1,373

Longest layoff 1 yrs Aug 23, 2013 → Sep 5, 2014

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

20192 milestones

May 31 Peak power rating (1571) Up In Smoke on the Square
Jun 28 Most recent contest BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland

20182 milestones

Mar 9 25th tracked contest Flames on the Flint
Mar 9 Career-best overall score687.9088 Flames on the Flint

20171 milestone

Sep 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20162 milestones

Mar 11 10th tracked contest Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
May 6 First overall podium Route 66 Smoke Out

20143 milestones

Sep 5 First call Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival
Sep 5 First overall top-10 Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival
Sep 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3028 Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival

20131 milestone

Jun 27 First tracked contest Legacy BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.7	Route 66 Smoke Out	May 6, 2016
+13.6	Flames on the Flint	Mar 9, 2018
+10.2	10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q	Oct 16, 2015
+9.3	Humble Rodeo and BBQ	Feb 1, 2019
+8.3	Route 66 Smoke Out	May 5, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.8	Up In Smoke On The Square	Jun 5, 2015
-11.5	Legacy BBQ Championship	Jun 27, 2013
-9.2	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival	May 16, 2015
-6	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 14, 2016
-5	McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ	Aug 19, 2017

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	6	0	50%	top 43%	93.5%	92.1%
2018	7	1	43%	top 48%	95.5%	91.2%
2017	8	1	88%	top 49%	94%	91.7%
2016	7	1	71%	top 47%	94.9%	91.6%
2015	5	1	60%	top 63%	92.2%	88.3%
2014	2	1	50%	top 53%	91%	90.9%
2013	2	0	0%	top 79%	88.1%	86.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 28, 2019	BBQ SmokeDown at Chicagoland 🏅 Joliet, IL	27 / 42 (659.2568)	20 (170.2628)	29 (162.2284)	24 (163.9428)	30 (162.8228)
May 31, 2019	Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL	12 / 36 (669.0512)	13 (169.1656)	28 (158.2400)	12 (168.5256)	3 (173.1200)
May 25, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ- Day 2 🏅 Westmont, IL	15 / 48 (666.2400)	14 (166.8456)	20 (164)	19 (164.5256)	8 (170.8688)
May 24, 2019	Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL	23 / 40 (647.7828)	27 (161.6340)	11 (165.1432)	21 (163.9428)	28 (157.0628)
Mar 8, 2019	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Nashville, TN	35 / 67 (672.9940)	40 (168.5256)	46 (163.9428)	20 (171.4056)	32 (169.1200)
Feb 1, 2019	Humble Rodeo and BBQ 🏅 Humble, TX	21 / 126 (664.4912)	3 (173.1428)	60 (161.1428)	33 (165.6800)	37 (164.5256)
Oct 12, 2018	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	27 / 45 (649.4972)	19 (167.3944)	35 (154.7772)	25 (162.7884)	22 (164.5372)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	175 / 467 (669.6568)	188 (168.5256)	20 (176.5600)	281 (162.2512)	266 (162.3200)
Jun 30, 2018	I-39 Smokin Car Show Minonk, IL	11 / 29 (647.8284)	6 (168.5600)	9 (161.0856)	15 (157.0744)	13 (161.1084)
Jun 1, 2018	Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL	22 / 40 (642.1028)	13 (167.4172)	5 (169.1200)	33 (153.0856)	31 (152.4800)
May 26, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 2) Westmont, IL	42 / 60 (648.4228)	43 (164.5372)	37 (162.8116)	19 (170.2628)	52 (150.8112)
May 25, 2018	RED, WHITE and BAR-B-Q ( DAY 1) Westmont, IL	25 / 49 (653.5432)	19 (168.5372)	16 (166.2516)	33 (159.9544)	36 (158.8000)
Mar 9, 2018	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	9 / 42 (687.9088)	11 (173.1084)	38 (163.9660)	2 (176.5600)	9 (174.2744)
Oct 13, 2017	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Arthur, IL	20 / 41 (654.1256)	4 (172.5484)	33 (156.5488)	29 (157.6456)	18 (167.3828)
Sep 15, 2017	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	13 / 33 (665.5772)	2 (177.1428)	31 (154.2288)	19 (163.9428)	8 (170.2628)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	163 / 407 (667.3716)	10 (177.7372)	337 (154.7888)	152 (168)	160 (166.8456)
Aug 19, 2017	McHenry Rotary Blues Brews & BBQ McHenry, IL	25 / 36 (620.9256)	27 (158.8000)	15 (160.5488)	24 (157.6684)	26 (143.9084)
Jun 2, 2017	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	17 / 32 (662.7312)	26 (159.9428)	9 (168.5256)	19 (164.5256)	7 (169.7372)
May 5, 2017	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	9 / 29 (665.5888)	11 (167.9772)	14 (165.0972)	8 (170.2628)	13 (162.2516)
Mar 31, 2017	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN	27 / 48 (676.4456)	25 (169.1200)	32 (165.0972)	7 (174.8456)	27 (167.3828)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	35 / 67 (670.7200)	12 (174.2628)	64 (155.3600)	49 (163.3944)	4 (177.7028)
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	285 / 557 (654.1484)	244 (165.7144)	302 (163.9656)	73 (172.5600)	448 (151.9084)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	42 / 55 (645.0284)	45 (158.8572)	54 (147.9428)	14 (167.9656)	16 (170.2628)
Jul 22, 2016	Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown (Formerly Morton BBQ Throwdown) Peoria, IL	16 / 37 (661.6112)	27 (161.6572)	5 (169.7028)	5 (170.2856)	22 (159.9656)
Jun 24, 2016	Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Belvidere, IL	20 / 33 (643.4056)	19 (164)	2 (172)	16 (163.9656)	29 (143.4400)
Jun 3, 2016	Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	22 / 52 (662.2056)	31 (164)	35 (157.0972)	6 (172)	14 (169.1084)
May 6, 2016	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	3 / 40 (683.3828)	9 (170.2628)	7 (173.1544)	7 (172.5600)	12 (167.4056)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	41 / 89 (664.4344)	7 (175.4172)	73 (159.9544)	30 (167.9656)	60 (161.0972)
Oct 16, 2015	10th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	10 / 35 (663.9544)	11 (168.5716)	17 (164.5488)	22 (161.6684)	8 (169.1656)
Sep 11, 2015	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	18 / 29 (658.1604)	29 (153.6344)	7 (170.2744)	13 (170.2744)	16 (163.9772)
Jul 24, 2015	5th Annual Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	18 / 47 (656.9940)	32 (157.0856)	26 (160.5028)	3 (173.1428)	14 (166.2628)
Jun 5, 2015	Up In Smoke On The Square Lincoln, IL	38 / 40 (597.4744)	37 (155.9544)	39 (144.5488)	13 (168.5256)	38 (128.4456)
May 16, 2015	Madison Magazine BBQ Festival Madison, WI	26 / 29 (601.1432)	28 (144.5372)	19 (153.6800)	18 (160.6516)	29 (142.2744)
Oct 17, 2014	9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL	18 / 42 (654.2060)	15 (167.9772)	13 (166.8804)	23 (162.2628)	27 (157.0856)
Sep 5, 2014	Heart of Illinois BBQ, Beer & Bluegrass Festival Peoria, IL	10 / 16 (655.3028)	12 (157.6572)	8 (162.8456)	9 (165.6800)	5 (169.1200)
Aug 23, 2013	Up In Smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL	32 / 46 (634.2972)	39 (157.1200)	28 (160)	30 (161.7600)	33 (155.4172)
Jun 27, 2013	Legacy BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	25 / 28 (609.7140)	24 (151.4286)	26 (146.8568)	21 (157.7144)	21 (153.7142)

NUTTHIN BUT PORK

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (9 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

The long haul

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)