BUTT BROS BBQ

BUTT BROS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 14th of 18 at the Sons of the American Legion Red White & Blue II BBQ Contest (2014). They are ranked #6306 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,306

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1410

peak 1410 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2013

latest Jul 19, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#736

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% 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

Chicken · Smokin' On The Summit

Consistency

±18.87

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 157.49 · weakest Brisket (152.87)

Road miles

310

across 17 mapped stops

Schedule strength

32%

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

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

622.47 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

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

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	#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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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THE PIG'S EAR

#6,302 of the rated field

1410 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1410

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2020

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SLOW EXPECTATIONS BBQ

#6,307 of the rated field

1410 power rating

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

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 Jun 26, 2026

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Rack Em Up

#6,303 of the rated field

1410 power rating

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

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 3, 2024

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BONES & BIBS SWINE TEAM

#6,305 of the rated field

1410 power rating

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

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2019

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OH YOU BET WE SMOKE

#6,304 of the rated field

1410 power rating

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

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

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1 2 BBQ

#6,308 of the rated field

1409 ▼ 1 power rating

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

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 Aug 9, 2024

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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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

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

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

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 2.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 16 of 17 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 12 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 506 finished ahead 216 times, behind 718

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

20191 milestone

Jul 19 Most recent contest Smokin on the Summit

20171 milestone

Jun 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)172 Smokin' On The Summit

20153 milestones

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

20141 milestone

Aug 8 First call Smokin' with Woods

20132 milestones

Jul 26 First tracked contest Racing For The BBQ
Jul 26 Peak power rating (1488) Racing For The BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+4.6	Battle of the Brisket	Sep 19, 2014
+2.4	Smokin on the Summit	Jun 6, 2014
+0.5	Smokin' on the Summit	Jun 5, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 25, 2014
-12.4	Racing For The BBQ	Jul 26, 2013
-11.6	NKC MO State Championship BBQ	Mar 14, 2014
-9.4	Racing for the BBQ	Jul 24, 2015
-7.9	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 20, 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	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
Jul 19, 2019	Smokin on the Summit 🏅 Unity Village, MO	33 / 35 (594.6288)	21 (163.9544)	33 (145.0744)	35 (142.2400)	32 (143.3600)
Apr 12, 2019	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)
Jul 27, 2018	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	53 / 66 (603.7716)	41 (160.5716)	44 (155.3600)	48 (154.1940)	53 (133.6460)
Jul 28, 2017	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	48 / 54 (618.7544)	43 (161.1200)	50 (146.2516)	35 (163.4172)	49 (147.9656)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO	46 / 65 (634.7888)	12 (172)	38 (160.0116)	55 (154.8456)	54 (147.9316)
Jun 3, 2016	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	54 / 67 (625.6456)	66 (137.7028)	30 (164.5600)	22 (168)	49 (155.3828)
Jul 24, 2015	Racing for the BBQ Lees Summit, MO	57 / 63 (623.9200)	45 (161.1200)	54 (152.5372)	41 (164.0456)	58 (146.2172)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	46 / 78 (631.3028)	40 (162.2284)	42 (156.5372)	29 (164)	64 (148.5372)
Apr 3, 2015	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)
Oct 18, 2014	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)
Sep 19, 2014	Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS	21 / 46 (646.7308)	32 (159.3712)	21 (162.8456)	34 (155.9884)	4 (168.5256)
Aug 8, 2014	Smokin' with Woods Odessa, MO	23 / 28 (630.2060)	8 (170.8800)	28 (137.0516)	21 (159.4172)	14 (162.8572)
Jul 25, 2014	Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	53 / 54 (610.7084)	54 (141.6228)	44 (156.5600)	50 (153.6912)	35 (158.8344)
Jun 6, 2014	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	39 / 79 (639.3596)	46 (157.1312)	26 (165.7144)	50 (156.5484)	31 (159.9656)
Mar 14, 2014	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)
Sep 20, 2013	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	42 / 53 (614.7200)	11 (168.5828)	51 (143.9544)	52 (146.7884)	35 (155.3944)
Jul 26, 2013	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	53 / 58 (625.0400)	55 (151.9544)	40 (159.9656)	47 (155.4172)	42 (157.7028)

BUTT BROS BBQ

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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 — 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)