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BUTTS R US

BUTTS R US is a competition barbecue team with 28 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 28 at the Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n (2015). They are ranked #6204 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Butts R" Us!”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,204
of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1420
peak 1420 · rated over 25 contests

Contests

28
in the data

First seen

Oct 11, 2013
latest Oct 11, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1894
Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
1 podium

Overall top-10s

1
4% of 28 contests

Avg finish

top 74%
overall standings

Best overall

667.8052 / 720
Master · Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

635.08 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 636.08 (-1.00)

Walk rate

14%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8688
Pork Ribs · Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n

Consistency

±14.97
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs
avg 159.59 · weakest Brisket (158.28)

Road miles

4,110
across 28 mapped stops · furthest 840 mi

Schedule strength

42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$36K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.08 / 720
25 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

667.8052 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.8052 at Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Aug 7, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

THE SAUCE & ALL THAT GOES WITH IT has finished one call ahead of BUTTS R US 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of 2 GUYS AND A CHICK in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

16 of 16 shared pork ribs entries lost

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 16 of 16 shared pork ribs entries.

The long haul

4,110 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,110 miles across 28 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 840 miles to Sertoma 48 BBQ.

  • 28 mapped stops
  • furthest 840 mi

The metronome

±2.08% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.08% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 88.3% of a perfect score
  • 28 contests
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Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2019 ↗ Master #1955 (60 pts) #2049 (60 pts) #2026 (60 pts) #2029 (60 pts) #2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗ Master #1894 (70 pts) #2012 (60 pts) #1913 (80 pts) #1997 (65 pts) #1727 (115 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #1970 (75 pts) #1885 (105 pts) #2709 (50 pts) #1974 (95 pts) #1833 (110 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUTTS R US, each with one reason worth a look.

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

GRATEFUL 'QUE
#6,212 of the rated field
1420 power rating
Contests
24
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1420

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 24 contests
  • last seen Jun 21, 2019
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Coaches Pit BBQ
#6,210 of the rated field
1420 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1420

Fewer contests behind them than BUTTS R US has cooked, 19 to 28, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen Apr 24, 2026
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SMOKIN IRISH
#6,202 of the rated field
1420 power rating
Contests
19
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1500

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 19 contests
  • last seen Jun 1, 2019
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Smokin Engineers
#6,203 of the rated field
1420 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1420

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

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Jun 26, 2026
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Jonesy's Smoke Rangers
#6,205 of the rated field
1420 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1420

Level with BUTTS R US on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Jun 26, 2026
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Four Alarm Smokers
#6,209 of the rated field
1420 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1420

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Oct 3, 2025
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
PICKIN' PORKERS 17 3 14 18% ⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY 16 1 15 6% ⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ 16 0 16 0% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES 16 0 16 0% ⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM 16 0 16 0% ⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN 16 0 16 0% ⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA 16 0 16 0% ⚔ compare
Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ 15 7 8 47% ⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ 15 2 13 13% ⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q 15 1 14 7% ⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE 14 2 12 14% ⚔ compare
BAYOU POKER SMOKERS 14 1 13 7% ⚔ compare
K & D SMOKERS 14 0 14 0% ⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS 13 2 11 15% ⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC 13 2 11 15% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 25 0 0 0 170.2628 131.9772 158.93 top 72%
Pork Ribs 26 1 0 0 174.8688 139.3256 159.59 top 65%
Pork 26 2 0 1 174.8572 143.3712 159.11 top 69%
Brisket 25 2 0 0 174.2628 143.3484 158.28 top 63%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)90top 73%
Large (40+)160top 74%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
NC220top 72%
SC20top 80%
KS10top 93%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 4 23 0 top 72% Sep 20, 2019
Jiggy With The Piggy 3 44 0 top 67% May 3, 2019
Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 2 17 0 top 72% Oct 11, 2019
Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off 2 21 0 top 85% Oct 13, 2017
Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge 2 47 0 top 77% May 8, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 8 contests
Contests a season 4 across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in NC 22 of 28 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited 17 5 of them more than once
Opponents faced 477 finished ahead 341 times, behind 917

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

20191 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
20181 milestone
  1. 25th tracked contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
20155 milestones
  1. First call Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.8052 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
  3. Career-best overall score667.8052 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
  4. First overall top-10 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n
  5. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8688 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n
20141 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Hog Happnin'
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Anne Springs Close Greenway BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (Competitor's Series)
  2. Peak power rating (1491) Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+8.6Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'nOct 9, 2015
+3.3Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ ClassicSep 16, 2016
+2.5Jiggy With the PiggyMay 5, 2017
+2.3Jiggy With the PiggyMay 6, 2016
+1.8Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ ClassicSep 15, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-10.4Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ ChallengeMay 8, 2015
-9.3Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ RallySep 19, 2014
-9.3Sertoma 48 BBQMay 6, 2016
-8.8Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-offOct 11, 2013
-7.7Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ ClassicSep 20, 2019

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20193000 0% top 80% 90.2% 88.1%
20182000 0% top 80% 88.8% 88.3%
20174000 25% top 69% 91.1% 88.4%
20165000 20% top 73% 90.8% 88.4%
20154010 50% top 67% 92.8% 90%
20148000 0% top 75% 89.3% 88%
20132000 0% top 80% 85.8% 85.8%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Oct 11, 2019 Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC 17 / 27 (649.4856) 18 (161.6572) 11 (166.8228) 15 (165.0856) 20 (155.9200)
Sep 20, 2019 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC 52 / 56 (619.1656) 48 (157.0972) 34 (164.5372) 55 (149.0400) 53 (148.4912)
May 3, 2019 Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC 51 / 60 (635.2460) 49 (158.2744) 35 (161.6572) 45 (159.3944) 52 (155.9200)
Oct 12, 2018 Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC 21 / 26 (632.3312) 23 (154.1940) 19 (159.9544) 22 (157.0856) 12 (161.0972)
Sep 14, 2018 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC 23 / 29 (639.1884) 25 (157.0856) 23 (161.0972) 24 (155.9084) 16 (165.0972)
Oct 13, 2017 Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC 25 / 29 (614.7316) 28 (131.9772) 13 (163.3944) 27 (154.8000) 18 (164.5600)
Sep 15, 2017 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC 39 / 63 (655.8288) 52 (162.8000) 31 (166.8460) 41 (163.9428) 29 (162.2400)
Aug 4, 2017 Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC 31 / 46 (629.5436) 29 (157.6920) 43 (145.6228) 29 (158.2516) 14 (167.9772)
May 5, 2017 Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC 44 / 75 (645.5084) 24 (169.6684) 61 (157.0972) 5 (174.2628) 72 (144.4800)
Oct 7, 2016 Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC 21 / 25 (626.1368) 23 (147.4056) 19 (158.8344) 24 (153.6112) 10 (166.2856)
Sep 16, 2016 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC 38 / 68 (645.5316) 48 (161.6916) 49 (157.0744) 38 (161.0856) 20 (165.6800)
May 6, 2016 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL — — — — —
May 6, 2016 Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS 39 / 42 (621.6460) 26 (165.7488) 30 (161.1772) 42 (143.3712) 34 (151.3488)
May 6, 2016 Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC 44 / 76 (654.0452) 37 (167.3828) 21 (169.6684) 33 (165.6684) 67 (151.3256)
Oct 9, 2015 Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n Waxhaw, NC 10 / 28 (666.7316) 26 (155.9200) 4 (174.8688) 2 (174.8572) 15 (161.0856)
Aug 7, 2015 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC 25 / 36 (667.8052) 26 (165.0856) 28 (164.5256) 30 (163.9312) 7 (174.2628)
May 8, 2015 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC 70 / 74 (610.0912) 67 (153.1200) 36 (165.0972) 70 (148.5256) 71 (143.3484)
May 1, 2015 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL — — — — —
Oct 31, 2014 Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC 50 / 61 (637.5196) 58 (153.6112) 58 (150.2284) 32 (164.5600) 23 (169.1200)
Oct 10, 2014 Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC 32 / 53 (641.5312) 12 (169.1200) 19 (165.1200) 36 (155.9200) 42 (151.3712)
Sep 19, 2014 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally Salisbury, NC 58 / 64 (626.0112) 60 (155.9428) 44 (158.2172) 58 (155.3600) 51 (156.4912)
Aug 29, 2014 Beach Boogie and Barbeque Myrtle Beach, SC 30 / 38 (642.6744) 11 (170.2628) 23 (165.1088) 31 (158.2056) 32 (149.0972)
Jul 10, 2014 SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC 69 / 86 (620.2856) 71 (155.9200) 69 (154.8116) 69 (153.6456) 57 (155.9084)
May 9, 2014 Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC 47 / 80 (638.1144) 44 (161.1200) 30 (163.9888) 69 (154.2056) 51 (158.8000)
Apr 25, 2014 BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC 43 / 62 (631.8284) 39 (160.5484) 58 (146.2172) 18 (166.2628) 30 (158.8000)
Apr 18, 2014 17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC 44 / 55 (633.5316) 45 (158.2400) 53 (149.1088) 21 (165.0856) 30 (161.0972)
Oct 11, 2013 Waxhaw Grill'n and Chill'n BBQ Cook-off Waxhaw, NC 20 / 25 (617.5768) 14 (161.7372) 25 (139.3256) 16 (159.4284) 13 (157.0856)
Sep 20, 2013 Anne Springs Close Greenway BBQ & Bluegrass Festival (Competitor's Series) Fort Mills, SC — — 13 (158.8688) 19 (155.4284) —

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

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