A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Q BY 2
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2013-09-13
latest 2014-04-11
Best ToY finish
#1187
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
566.69
last 4 Master vs avg 566.69 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±58.02
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.25 · weakest Brisket (142.37)
Road miles
841
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 388 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
566.69 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
Q BY 2 has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 163 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after Q BY 2 did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4673 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with Q BY 2 on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 150.2516 | 156.25 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 137.0972 | 151.96 | top 67% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 139.3484 | 154.10 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.1316 | 129.6460 | 142.37 | top 81% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 3 | 0 | top 94% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.6 yrs
2013-09-13 → 2014-04-11
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
OK
3 of 4 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 156.25 · weakest Brisket (142.37)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
566.69
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
138
31–142 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
841
4 mapped stops · furthest 388 mi
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Cherokee Strip Cook-Off
- First call Cherokee Strip Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.2972 Cherokee Strip Cook-Off
- 2014
- Career-best overall score629.0172 Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1489) Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.5 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown | 2014-02-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Cherokee Strip Cook-Off | 2013-09-13 |
| -11.7 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off | 2014-03-28 |
| -9.1 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2014-04-11 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.4% | 83% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 65.9% | 65.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-11 | 9th Annual Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ Enid, OK | 55 / 64 (598.6280) | 40 (162.2284) | 34 (159.9656) | 62 (139.3484) | 59 (137.0856) |
| 2014-03-28 | Firelake BBQ Cook-off Shawnee, OK | 41 / 43 (564.9260) | 36 (150.2516) | 42 (137.0972) | 39 (147.9312) | 42 (129.6460) |
| 2014-02-27 | Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX | 17 / 37 (629.0172) | 22 (154.2400) | 19 (158.8228) | 14 (162.8228) | 21 (153.1316) |
| 2013-09-13 | Cherokee Strip Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 33 / 33 (474.1944) | 23 (158.2744) | — | 10 (166.2972) | 26 (149.6228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1187 (245 pts) | #1363 (220 pts) | #1292 (235 pts) | #1225 (260 pts) | #1306 (225 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2603 (58 pts) | #2489 (68 pts) | — | #1748 (133 pts) | #2629 (58 pts) |