BUTT BROS BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6239

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1410

peak 1410 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-26

latest 2019-07-19

Best ToY finish

#736

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

648.4800 / 720

Master · Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)

Perfect 180s

Current form

612.30 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 622.47 (-10.17)

Walk rate

18%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0000

Chicken · Smokin' On The Summit

Consistency

±18.87

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.49 · weakest Brisket (152.87)

Road miles

310

mi across 17 mapped stops

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.47 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SMOKIN PHATTY'S has finished one call ahead of BUTT BROS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.62 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 12% of the time against 6%.

Brisket avg 152.87
Chicken avg 157.49
2 calls in 17 entries

Chicken nemesis

12 of 13 shared chicken entries lost

DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DIRT ROAD BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 13 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMKN Q MO has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 65% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 65% across 4 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 79% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

1 2 BBQ

#6240 of the rated field

1409 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1409

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2024-08-09

⚔ Head-to-head

SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ

#6237 of the rated field

1410 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

Rack Em Up

#6238 of the rated field

1410 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2024-08-03

⚔ Head-to-head

BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM

#6236 of the rated field

1410 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1410

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

OH YOU BET WE SMOKE

#6235 of the rated field

1410 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1410

No shared contest yet.

Level with BUTT BROS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2017-10-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Far Beyond BBQ

#6228 of the rated field

1411 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1411

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BUTT BROS BBQ)

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-04-17

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIRT ROAD BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMKN Q MO	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
BAD NEWS BEER 'N' QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
HANG 'EM' HIGH	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Go Pig or Go Home	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN PHATTY'S	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROADKILL BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	1	172.0000	137.7028	157.49	top 69%
Pork Ribs	17	1	169.7260	137.0516	154.96	top 70%
Pork	17	0	169.7028	141.1084	157.15	top 72%
Brisket	17	2	168.5256	133.6460	152.87	top 69%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	16	0	top 81%
KS	1	0	top 46%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 78%
Medium (20–39)	2	top 88%
Large (40+)	14	top 77%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin on the Summit	4	33	0	top 68%	2019-07-19
*Racing for the BBQ	3	48	0	top 87%	2018-07-27

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6 yrs 2013-07-26 → 2019-07-19

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 16 of 17 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 157.49 · weakest Brisket (152.87)

Walk rate 18% a top-10 call in 3 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 17 contests

Master average 622.47 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 513 216–718 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 310 17 mapped stops

Schedule strength 1543 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Power rating 1410 peak 1410 · #6239 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 26 First tracked contest Racing For The BBQ
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1488) Racing For The BBQ
2014
Aug 8 First call Smokin' with Woods
2015
Apr 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4800 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)
Apr 3 Career-best overall score648.4800 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)
Jun 5 10th tracked contest Smokin' on the Summit
2017
Jun 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0000 Smokin' On The Summit
2019
Jul 19 Most recent contest Smokin on the Summit

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.7	Battle of the Brisket	2014-09-19
+2.4	Smokin on the Summit	2014-06-06
+0.5	Smokin' on the Summit	2015-06-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Racing for the BBQ	2014-07-25
-12.4	Racing For The BBQ	2013-07-26
-11.6	NKC MO State Championship BBQ	2014-03-14
-9.4	Racing for the BBQ	2015-07-24
-7.9	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	2013-09-20

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0%	top 91%	84.7%	83.6%
2018	1	0%	top 80%	83.9%	83.9%
2017	2	0%	top 80%	88.2%	87.1%
2016	1	0%	top 81%	86.9%	86.9%
2015	3	0%	top 73%	90.1%	88.1%
2014	6	50%	top 74%	89.9%	86.8%
2013	2	0%	top 85%	86.8%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-07-19	Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO	33 / 35 (594.6288)	21 (163.9544)	33 (145.0744)	35 (142.2400)	32 (143.3600)
2019-04-12	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake 🏅 Smithville, MO	47 / 54 (609.5544)	47 (154.2628)	49 (150.2400)	34 (162.2400)	51 (142.8116)
2018-07-27	*Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	53 / 66 (603.7716)	41 (160.5716)	44 (155.3600)	48 (154.1940)	53 (133.6460)
2017-07-28	*Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	48 / 54 (618.7544)	43 (161.1200)	50 (146.2516)	35 (163.4172)	49 (147.9656)
2017-06-02	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	46 / 65 (634.7888)	12 (172.0000)	38 (160.0116)	55 (154.8456)	54 (147.9316)
2016-06-03	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	54 / 67 (625.6456)	66 (137.7028)	30 (164.5600)	22 (168.0000)	49 (155.3828)
2015-07-24	Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO	57 / 63 (623.9200)	45 (161.1200)	54 (152.5372)	41 (164.0456)	58 (146.2172)
2015-06-05	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	46 / 78 (631.3028)	40 (162.2284)	42 (156.5372)	29 (164.0000)	64 (148.5372)
2015-04-03	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	49 / 71 (648.4800)	66 (150.2744)	33 (165.0856)	25 (169.7028)	32 (163.4172)
2014-10-18	Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest Smithville, MO	14 / 18 (647.4060)	18 (155.4400)	8 (169.7260)	17 (159.9772)	9 (162.2628)
2014-09-19	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	21 / 46 (646.7308)	32 (159.3712)	21 (162.8456)	34 (155.9884)	4 (168.5256)
2014-08-08	Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO	23 / 28 (630.2060)	8 (170.8800)	28 (137.0516)	21 (159.4172)	14 (162.8572)
2014-07-25	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	53 / 54 (610.7084)	54 (141.6228)	44 (156.5600)	50 (153.6912)	35 (158.8344)
2014-06-06	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	39 / 79 (639.3596)	46 (157.1312)	26 (165.7144)	50 (156.5484)	31 (159.9656)
2014-03-14	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	57 / 61 (577.0052)	50 (149.1084)	53 (142.8228)	59 (141.1084)	55 (143.9656)
2013-09-20	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	42 / 53 (614.7200)	11 (168.5828)	51 (143.9544)	52 (146.7884)	35 (155.3944)
2013-07-26	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	53 / 58 (625.0400)	55 (151.9544)	40 (159.9656)	47 (155.4172)	42 (157.7028)

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

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1483 (140 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1469 (185 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2236 (75 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1776 (120 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#736 (477 pts)	#723 (522 pts)	#732 (507 pts)	#813 (452 pts)	#546 (682 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)