SIX BUTT BBQ

SIX BUTT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 70 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 71 at the ND BBQ Championship (2026), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1094 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,094

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1595

peak 1595 · rated over 69 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 8, 2017

latest Sep 30, 2026 · 9.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#198

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

14% of 70 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

699.3828 / 720

Master · Puckaway Pigfest

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

686.67 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 666.89 (+19.78)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Puckaway Pigfest

Consistency

±14.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.52 · weakest Pork (165.55)

Road miles

12,499

across 70 mapped stops · furthest 426 mi

Schedule strength

75%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1595)

Purse competed for

$675K

listed at 58 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 58 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.89 / 720

69 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (16 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.6288 points from the title

Came within 0.6288 points of the Grand Championship at ND BBQ Championship (May 1, 2026).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×1
Brisket ×1

On the rise

+44 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 44 points across 8 contests since Oct 3, 2025 — from 1551 up to 1595.

8 contests since Oct 3, 2025
now 1595

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 37th
average top 19%

High-water mark

699.3828 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.3828 at Puckaway Pigfest — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2026

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

ACES HIGH BBQ has finished one call ahead of SIX BUTT BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2026 their best year

2026 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.

8 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 34%

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A tough matchup

50–5 behind in the head-to-head

HOT DADDY'S BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

HOT DADDY'S BBQ has come out ahead in 50 of their 55 shared contests.

A strong matchup

23–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Steel Smoke BBQ in 23 of their 26 shared contests.

The comeback

1.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Minnesota in May (May 7, 2021).

last seen Sep 13, 2019
back May 7, 2021

Pork Ribs nemesis

37 of 50 shared pork ribs entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 37 of 50 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Pigtamer BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 45% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 45% across 11 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

11 September contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

12,499 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,499 miles across 70 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 426 miles to Laurie Hillbilly BBQ.

70 mapped stops
furthest 426 mi

The metronome

±2.07% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.07% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.6% of a perfect score
70 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Puckaway Pigfest every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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
2026 ↗	Master	#198 (963 pts)	#217 (948 pts)	#137 (1,273 pts)	#295 (728 pts)	#313 (678 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#240 (921 pts)	#266 (841 pts)	#145 (1,386 pts)	#226 (986 pts)	#234 (981 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#268 (816 pts)	#332 (711 pts)	#258 (961 pts)	#324 (686 pts)	#196 (1,046 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#202 (1,020 pts)	#258 (870 pts)	#147 (1,330 pts)	#232 (915 pts)	#162 (1,165 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#359 (631 pts)	#315 (771 pts)	#280 (896 pts)	#419 (546 pts)	#186 (1,111 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#400 (478 pts)	#287 (723 pts)	#382 (543 pts)	#335 (623 pts)	#445 (443 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#435 (746 pts)	#417 (801 pts)	#571 (606 pts)	#300 (1,021 pts)	#516 (651 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#628 (541 pts)	#646 (576 pts)	#402 (896 pts)	#629 (596 pts)	#574 (631 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1886 (116 pts)	#1941 (116 pts)	#1963 (116 pts)	#1931 (116 pts)	#1533 (176 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SIX BUTT BBQ, 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.

GRINDERS BBQ KANSAS CITY

#1,088 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 118
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1640

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SIX BUTT BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SIX BUTT BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 117 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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Backroads BBQ

#1,090 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1596

1–5 in 6 shared contests (17% to SIX BUTT BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2024

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NICKLE BOYS BBQ

#1,089 of the rated field

1596 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1617

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before SIX BUTT BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 58 contests

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Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team

#1,096 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1595

Fewer contests behind them than SIX BUTT BBQ has cooked, 48 to 70, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 46 contests
last seen Jun 5, 2026

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Rankin County BBQ Company

#1,098 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1623

42 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 33% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 37 contests
last seen May 24, 2026

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LaTa-Que

#1,097 of the rated field

1595 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1614

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

rated over 36 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	55	5	50	9%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	54	9	45	17%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	50	4	46	8%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	49	12	37	24%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	44	11	33	25%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	40	10	30	25%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	37	8	29	22%	⚔ compare
UGLY BABY BBQ	36	18	18	50%	⚔ compare
Phoenix BBQ	35	14	21	40%	⚔ compare
Son of a Boar BBQ	34	2	32	6%	⚔ compare
MACHETE BOYS BBQ	33	9	24	27%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	32	5	27	16%	⚔ compare
RUB MY RACK	31	8	23	26%	⚔ compare
Ash Kickin' BBQ	31	5	26	16%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	31	3	28	10%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	69	10	1	1	180 🔥	150.2400	167.47	top 55%
Pork Ribs	69	20	4	6	178.8572	152	167.52	top 46%
Pork	69	8	1	5	178.2972	153.1200	165.55	top 61%
Brisket	69	15	1	4	180 🔥	150.8456	166.22	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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	40	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	29	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MN	28	top 52%
WI	25	top 60%
IA	6	top 57%
KS	3	top 28%
SD	3	top 72%
ND	2	top 32%
MO	1	top 17%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off	6	8	top 56%	Jul 12, 2024
Puckaway Pigfest	5	3	top 47%	Sep 11, 2026
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	5	18	top 69%	Jun 14, 2025
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	5	15	top 74%	Jun 13, 2025
Minnesota in May	4	28	top 54%	May 8, 2026
Smokin' in Steele	4	6	top 42%	May 30, 2025
MN Masters BBQ	3	6	top 52%	Aug 28, 2026
Minnesota in May (Masters)	3	24	top 48%	May 13, 2022
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	37	top 19%	Sep 30, 2026
KTD Smokn' Gobbler	2	8	top 35%	Jul 10, 2026
ND BBQ Championship	2	2	top 32%	May 1, 2026
11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2)	2	15	top 60%	Aug 25, 2023
Mankato Cookout (Day 2)	2	33	top 85%	Jun 9, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 11 contests

Contests a season 7.8 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MN 29 of 70 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 37 13 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,406 finished ahead 2,179 times, behind 2,294

Longest layoff 1.6 yrs Sep 13, 2019 → May 7, 2021

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

20265 milestones

May 1 First overall podium ND BBQ Championship
May 1 First Reserve Championship ND BBQ Championship
Sep 11 Career-best overall score699.3828 Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 30 Peak power rating (1595) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Sep 30 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

20242 milestones

Jul 26 First perfect 180 (Brisket) 8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest
Aug 23 50th tracked contest MN Masters BBQ

20221 milestone

May 13 25th tracked contest Minnesota in May (Masters)

20192 milestones

Aug 2 First category win (Pork) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Aug 2 First overall top-10 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ

20183 milestones

May 11 First call Minnesota in May
May 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.1712 Minnesota in May
Oct 5 10th tracked contest Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash

20171 milestone

Sep 8 First tracked contest Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.6	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Aug 2, 2019
+17	ND BBQ Championship	May 1, 2026
+13.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Sep 30, 2026
+13.2	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 11, 2026
+11.8	Big Island BBQ	Aug 23, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.1	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 7, 2024
-10.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1	Jun 11, 2021
-10.4	Iowa State BBQ Championship	Apr 4, 2025
-9.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2	Jun 12, 2021
-9.8	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 8, 2024

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)
2026	8	3	2	63%	top 34%	97.1%	95.4%
2025	10	1	1	60%	top 56%	94.6%	93.2%
2024	9	1	1	33%	top 54%	95.4%	93.5%
2023	11	2	1	73%	top 47%	94.9%	93.5%
2022	9	0	1	44%	top 66%	92.9%	91.7%
2021	6	1	0	67%	top 60%	93%	91.5%
2019	7	2	1	43%	top 41%	95.1%	92.5%
2018	8	0	0	63%	top 72%	92%	90.5%
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 69%	88.5%	87.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 30, 2026	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS	37 / 360 (697.0972)	25 (177.7028)	42 (176.5716)	30 (176.5828)	229 (166.2400)
Sep 11, 2026	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	3 / 23 (699.3828)	1 (180)	11 (168.5372)	2 (178.2972)	10 (172.5484)
Aug 28, 2026	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	16 / 22 (669.0284)	12 (170.8228)	17 (163.3944)	13 (170.2512)	16 (164.5600)
Jul 10, 2026	KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN	8 / 33 (683.9200)	4 (174.8572)	—	27 (163.9428)	16 (169.1084)
Jul 10, 2026	KTD Smokn' Gobbler (ONE MEAT RIBS) Worthington, MN	—	—	5 (167.3944)	—	—
Jun 19, 2026	Rose Festival's 25th Annual KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	11 / 20 (683.9316)	14 (172.5600)	1 (176.5716)	17 (163.9428)	11 (170.8572)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	46 / 77 (677.0400)	36 (171.9656)	73 (161.6688)	15 (174.2628)	39 (169.1428)
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	2 / 71 (696.4912)	10 (174.8456)	3 (178.8572)	33 (169.6800)	12 (173.1084)
Oct 3, 2025	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	28 / 46 (660.4228)	17 (170.8228)	31 (163.9772)	40 (157.6456)	22 (167.9772)
Sep 5, 2025	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	17 / 35 (674.7540)	16 (171.9656)	24 (163.3828)	18 (169.1428)	14 (170.2628)
Aug 22, 2025	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	6 / 26 (679.9428)	16 (166.2744)	5 (172.5600)	6 (172.5600)	8 (168.5484)
Jul 25, 2025	9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	14 / 31 (673.5884)	9 (171.9656)	5 (174.2628)	27 (162.8228)	20 (164.5372)
Jul 11, 2025	KTD Smokn' Gobbler 🏅 Worthington, MN	12 / 26 (672.4344)	26 (157.6572)	13 (167.3944)	3 (176.5600)	7 (170.8228)
Jun 14, 2025	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	19 / 36 (678.7424)	30 (166.2856)	1 (176.5600)	14 (169.6684)	25 (166.2284)
Jun 13, 2025	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	33 / 36 (654.0912)	23 (165.0972)	14 (169.1200)	30 (163.3828)	34 (156.4912)
May 30, 2025	Smokin' in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	16 / 28 (681.0168)	16 (170.8228)	11 (171.9656)	24 (163.9656)	6 (174.2628)
May 9, 2025	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	31 / 58 (678.7424)	43 (166.8456)	4 (175.4056)	19 (173.7028)	45 (162.7884)
Apr 4, 2025	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	40 / 49 (657.5772)	37 (164.5372)	33 (164.5372)	36 (165.6800)	35 (162.8228)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	208 / 444 (677.6340)	141 (173.1200)	308 (165.1428)	250 (167.4056)	107 (171.9656)
Sep 6, 2024	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	21 / 37 (661.0288)	11 (171.9772)	20 (164.5372)	26 (162.2400)	24 (162.2744)
Aug 23, 2024	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	16 / 27 (673.0512)	13 (169.6800)	13 (168.5256)	21 (165.7028)	11 (169.1428)
Jul 26, 2024	8th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	14 / 28 (676.4800)	24 (164.5256)	17 (166.8344)	21 (165.1200)	2 (180)
Jul 12, 2024	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	13 / 34 (679.3488)	20 (170.8572)	17 (167.9888)	16 (168.5256)	8 (171.9772)
Jun 8, 2024	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	31 / 37 (667.2568)	29 (166.2400)	26 (166.2284)	30 (163.9656)	17 (170.8228)
Jun 7, 2024	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	35 / 41 (656.9944)	21 (169.6800)	33 (159.9772)	18 (167.3944)	37 (159.9428)
May 31, 2024	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	6 / 32 (686.8000)	25 (165.0972)	1 (177.1544)	16 (169.1428)	6 (175.4056)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	28 / 58 (681.6456)	23 (173.1084)	15 (171.4172)	33 (170.2628)	41 (166.8572)
Oct 13, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	8 / 21 (680.4456)	15 (167.3828)	13 (166.2400)	8 (171.9656)	5 (174.8572)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	136 / 487 (683.3484)	118 (173.1428)	83 (174.2744)	253 (167.9656)	218 (167.9656)
Sep 8, 2023	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	15 / 28 (652.3768)	19 (159.9428)	19 (160.5028)	9 (169.1200)	17 (162.8112)
Aug 25, 2023	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	15 / 28 (679.8740)	18 (168.5372)	6 (174.2628)	27 (159.3712)	2 (177.7028)
Aug 24, 2023	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	18 / 27 (668.4340)	22 (165.0856)	15 (167.3712)	13 (169.6800)	19 (166.2972)
Jul 28, 2023	7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	14 / 32 (680.5140)	8 (173.7028)	12 (170.8456)	21 (168)	20 (167.9656)
Jul 14, 2023	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	27 / 39 (663.8168)	19 (170.8228)	34 (159.9428)	23 (167.9656)	20 (165.0856)
Jun 10, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	18 / 40 (677.6684)	34 (162.8112)	2 (176.5828)	18 (170.2972)	20 (167.9772)
Jun 9, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	15 / 43 (677.6112)	21 (167.4056)	4 (174.8572)	30 (164.5256)	16 (170.8228)
Jun 2, 2023	Smokin in Steele 🏅 Owatonna, MN	8 / 29 (673.0972)	17 (166.8456)	7 (169.7372)	14 (166.8228)	8 (169.6916)
May 12, 2023	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	33 / 59 (670.1484)	40 (167.3712)	1 (176.5944)	53 (161.0856)	37 (165.0972)
Sep 9, 2022	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	24 / 38 (657.5536)	26 (163.4056)	4 (177.7028)	33 (159.9312)	31 (156.5140)
Aug 26, 2022	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI	13 / 26 (658.7084)	12 (167.9656)	14 (164.5372)	21 (161.1200)	11 (165.0856)
Jul 29, 2022	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	22 / 32 (659.2912)	13 (168.5256)	19 (166.2400)	30 (157.6684)	17 (166.8572)
Jul 15, 2022	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	24 / 40 (667.3600)	33 (164.5256)	30 (162.2744)	34 (161.6800)	1 (178.8800)
Jun 11, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	30 / 37 (661.0284)	31 (165.6684)	7 (172.5600)	32 (161.1200)	26 (161.6800)
Jun 10, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	29 / 39 (657.5312)	16 (170.8228)	37 (155.9428)	30 (164.5372)	18 (166.2284)
Jun 3, 2022	Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN	21 / 33 (666.7656)	10 (171.4172)	30 (161.6684)	30 (160.5372)	3 (173.1428)
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	29 / 59 (669.0856)	37 (165.0972)	20 (168.5600)	41 (166.2856)	17 (169.1428)
Apr 29, 2022	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	36 / 43 (641.6112)	38 (155.9656)	24 (164)	33 (160.5372)	27 (161.1084)
Sep 10, 2021	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	10 / 30 (666.2632)	14 (167.4172)	10 (165.6916)	11 (165.1544)	10 (168)
Aug 20, 2021	13th Annual Big Island BBQ 🏅 Albert Lea, MN	21 / 35 (666.6852)	13 (170.8112)	27 (160.5256)	2 (174.8572)	27 (160.4912)
Jul 16, 2021	KTD Smokin' Gobbler Cook-off 🏅 Worthington, MN	20 / 33 (669.6232)	5 (175.4172)	9 (171.4288)	32 (158.8000)	22 (163.9772)
Jun 12, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI	38 / 45 (641.6112)	24 (167.4056)	34 (161.1544)	41 (155.4056)	36 (157.6456)
Jun 11, 2021	Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	44 / 52 (642.2400)	37 (163.4172)	19 (166.8572)	43 (161.1200)	48 (150.8456)
May 7, 2021	Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN	24 / 60 (665.7028)	5 (175.4516)	25 (165.1084)	44 (161.1428)	31 (164)
Sep 13, 2019	KTD Smokin Gobbler Cook-Off 🏅 Worthington, MN	8 / 26 (671.3600)	11 (167.3944)	19 (161.7372)	2 (172.5600)	6 (169.6684)
Aug 23, 2019	Big Island BBQ 🏅 Alberta Lea, MN	12 / 50 (678.2172)	12 (171.4056)	21 (165.7144)	13 (172.5600)	12 (168.5372)
Aug 16, 2019	SMSU Smokefest 🏅 Marshall, MN	25 / 46 (664.4228)	4 (176.5600)	39 (161.6800)	38 (159.9428)	26 (166.2400)
Aug 2, 2019	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ 🏅 Laurie, MO	5 / 30 (684.5028)	13 (170.8228)	12 (169.6800)	1 (176.0228)	17 (167.9772)
Jun 21, 2019	Bring'n Home the Bacon 🏅 West Salem, WI	17 / 37 (649.0740)	21 (165.0972)	20 (159.9884)	11 (167.4400)	20 (156.5484)
May 31, 2019	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	22 / 37 (653.5884)	25 (163.3712)	13 (167.4172)	17 (169.1200)	27 (153.6800)
May 10, 2019	Minnesota in May 🏅	32 / 57 (662.1484)	19 (171.9772)	31 (163.9656)	21 (169.7028)	46 (156.5028)
Oct 5, 2018	Wisconsin Colorfest & BBQ Bash Turtle Lake, WI	14 / 26 (662.1944)	19 (161.6800)	14 (166.8228)	11 (167.4172)	11 (166.2744)
Sep 14, 2018	KTD Smokin ' Gobbler Cook-Off Worthington, MN	20 / 25 (656.5484)	25 (150.2400)	16 (166.3084)	12 (168.5600)	8 (171.4400)
Aug 24, 2018	11th Annual Big Island BBQ Alberta Lea, MN	34 / 49 (644.4224)	40 (161.1084)	10 (169.1084)	41 (153.1200)	27 (161.0856)
Jul 20, 2018	Cookin On Kampeska Watertown, SD	34 / 45 (638.7196)	43 (151.9428)	18 (166.2628)	37 (158.8456)	24 (161.6684)
Jun 22, 2018	Rotary Rockn Ribs LaCrosse, WI	29 / 41 (650.1372)	36 (159.9428)	10 (170.2972)	35 (157.6456)	25 (162.2516)
Jun 9, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 2) Mankato, MN	33 / 42 (661.6456)	36 (163.9772)	4 (175.4172)	37 (159.9884)	37 (162.2628)
Jun 8, 2018	Mankato Cookout (Day 1) Mankato, MN	40 / 44 (638.6172)	42 (155.3716)	35 (164.5256)	42 (157.0628)	35 (161.6572)
May 11, 2018	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	38 / 70 (658.1712)	9 (173.7144)	41 (162.2400)	53 (160.5140)	38 (161.7028)
Oct 20, 2017	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	30 / 52 (637.0624)	32 (159.4056)	27 (159.9884)	28 (160.5600)	33 (157.1084)
Sep 8, 2017	Ribs, Rod & Rock'n Roll Vermillion, SD	25 / 31 (627.9084)	28 (155.9656)	26 (152)	27 (153.6684)	13 (166.2744)

SIX BUTT 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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (16 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

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)