BEER & BUTTS QUE

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

Power ranking

#2305

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1526

peak 1527 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-03

latest 2016-09-09

Best ToY finish

#637

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8576 / 720

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

Perfect 180s

Current form

555.28 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 629.24 (-73.96)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Bikes Blues & BBQ

Consistency

±102.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.63 · weakest Pork (160.06)

Road miles

1,895

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 202 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

629.24 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 13 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

674.8576 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.8576 at Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-04-03

A tough matchup

12–1 behind in the head-to-head

PELLET ENVY ahead in 92% of their meetings

PELLET ENVY has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.6 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.57 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 24%.

Pork avg 160.06
Pork Ribs avg 166.63
2 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

9–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ALL FORKED UP FOR Q in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

Boom or bust

±14.27% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±14.27% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 87.4% of a perfect score
best 93.7%

An October team

Top 41% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 41% across 3 contests, versus top 50% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 50% the rest of the year

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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.

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

COACH'S DECISION BBQ

#2309 of the rated field

1526 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1540

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BEER & BUTTS QUE)

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2022-06-24

⚔ Head-to-head

TWO BUTTS AND A HAM

#2306 of the rated field

1526 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1526

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BEER & BUTTS QUE)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-09-12

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN GUNS BBQ

#2313 of the rated field

1526 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 42
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1603

3–4 in 7 shared contests (43% to BEER & BUTTS QUE)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 42 contests to 21.

rated over 42 contests
last seen 2024-09-20

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Smokin' Story BBQ

#2314 of the rated field

1526 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1534

No shared contest yet.

21 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2022-05-13

⚔ Head-to-head

TEAM BBQ SHOP LIMBURG

#2296 of the rated field

1527 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Level with BEER & BUTTS QUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2021-10-23

⚔ Head-to-head

Great White Smoke

#2300 of the rated field

1526 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PELLET ENVY	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
ALL FORKED UP FOR Q	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
Theslabs.com	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKING HILLS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
NICKLE BOYS BBQ	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
BURNT FINGER BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of a Brisket	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
R BUTTS R SMOKIN	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SWEET BEAVER BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
50 SHADES OF QUE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	4	0	178.2972	150.2172	164.25	top 50%
Pork Ribs	21	5	1	175.4172	155.4056	166.63	top 39%
Pork	21	2	0	173.1544	145.6684	160.06	top 60%
Brisket	21	3	0	173.7144	146.2744	160.53	top 54%

“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	Avg finish
MO	14	top 46%
KS	4	top 61%
AR	3	top 54%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 46%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest	3	14	top 53%	2015-07-03
Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief	2	16	top 44%	2016-04-01
Bikes Blues & BBQ	2	18	top 57%	2015-09-25

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

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2013-07-03 → 2016-09-09

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 14 of 21 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 17 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 21 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 166.63 · weakest Pork (160.06)

Walk rate 62% a top-10 call in 13 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 21 contests

Master average 629.24 out of 720 · 21 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,421 1,357–1,282 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,895 21 mapped stops · furthest 202 mi

Schedule strength 1546 average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1526 peak 1527 · #2305 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 3 First tracked contest Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
Jul 3 First call Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
Jul 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.0000 Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Bikes Blues & BBQ
2014
Sep 5 10th tracked contest Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival
2015
Apr 3 Career-best overall score674.8576 Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1527) 36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open
2016
Sep 9 Most recent contest *Independence Fire & Ice BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2013-10-03
+11.5	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full)	2015-04-03
+10.1	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ	2015-09-11
+8.3	Smokin on the Summit	2014-06-06
+7.1	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge	2014-08-01

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	2014-10-02
-7.3	BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway	2013-08-17
-4.4	NKC MO State Championship BBQ	2014-03-14
-3.1	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2014-05-24
-2.4	Smokin on the Smoky	2015-08-07

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)
2016	3	67%	top 56%	91.4%	90.5%
2015	6	67%	top 42%	93.7%	80%
2014	8	63%	top 55%	92.1%	89.4%
2013	4	50%	top 48%	92%	91.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-09-09	*Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	41 / 76 (658.2284)	7 (173.7028)	14 (172.0228)	68 (155.9428)	62 (156.5600)
2016-06-03	Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	33 / 67 (646.2744)	42 (157.7028)	47 (159.4056)	8 (173.1544)	47 (156.0116)
2016-04-01	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	47 / 72 (650.2632)	34 (166.8572)	43 (160.5716)	36 (166.2628)	53 (156.5716)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	165 / 606 (162.2972)	434 (158.8116)	169 (168.5600)	441 (158.2628)	42 (173.7144)
2015-09-25	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	19 / 35 (637.6344)	10 (169.1200)	25 (155.4056)	12 (164.5372)	30 (148.5716)
2015-09-11	Independence Fire & Ice BBQ Independence, MO	18 / 76 (669.0628)	24 (167.3828)	10 (173.1200)	29 (164.5600)	28 (164.0000)
2015-08-07	Smokin on the Smoky Salina, KS	21 / 33 (659.4288)	19 (166.8572)	20 (164.0000)	12 (170.3200)	27 (158.2516)
2015-07-03	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	16 / 27 (650.6968)	10 (166.8228)	13 (166.8456)	27 (148.5028)	7 (168.5256)
2015-04-03	Smokin On Big Creek BBQ Contest Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief(Judges Full) Pleasant Hill, MO	16 / 71 (674.8576)	17 (170.8572)	6 (175.4172)	24 (169.7260)	52 (158.8572)
2014-10-02	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	443 / 552 (625.0744)	506 (150.2172)	360 (159.4400)	445 (154.8800)	314 (160.5372)
2014-09-26	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	18 / 30 (650.8112)	16 (167.9656)	10 (172.0228)	29 (148.5828)	16 (162.2400)
2014-09-05	Bates County Barbecue State Championship & Festival 🏅 Butler, MO	25 / 43 (643.4284)	22 (164.0000)	26 (160.0000)	5 (172.0228)	35 (147.4056)
2014-08-01	Wheels 'N' Squeels BBQ Challenge Olathe, KS	22 / 70 (662.8116)	44 (161.6800)	15 (169.7028)	15 (168.5716)	29 (162.8572)
2014-07-03	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	16 / 31 (654.1944)	21 (165.1200)	23 (159.3944)	17 (163.9656)	6 (165.7144)
2014-06-06	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	21 / 79 (657.6112)	47 (157.0856)	16 (169.7028)	45 (158.2400)	7 (172.5828)
2014-05-24	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	59 / 87 (639.3600)	70 (155.4172)	23 (166.2744)	66 (157.7028)	51 (159.9656)
2014-03-14	NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO	41 / 61 (618.1712)	40 (155.9428)	3 (170.2856)	54 (145.6684)	53 (146.2744)
2013-10-03	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	86 / 535 (662.2056)	36 (172.5600)	60 (169.6800)	444 (150.8228)	59 (169.1428)
2013-09-20	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	24 / 49 (662.1828)	4 (178.2972)	19 (169.6684)	46 (151.9772)	26 (162.2400)
2013-08-17	BBQ at the Races Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	25 / 31 (643.3712)	26 (161.7144)	21 (164.0228)	28 (152.4912)	17 (165.1428)
2013-07-03	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	14 / 30 (656.0000)	16 (161.1430)	4 (173.7144)	12 (165.1430)	19 (155.9996)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1168 (285 pts)	#1330 (235 pts)	#1212 (275 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#792 (435 pts)	#821 (440 pts)	#680 (565 pts)	#970 (360 pts)	#894 (395 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#637 (579 pts)	#709 (534 pts)	#503 (789 pts)	#542 (714 pts)	#519 (719 pts)