RACK 'N BUTT BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2230

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1529

peak 1529 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-05-02

latest 2016-09-09

Best ToY finish

#676

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

663.9200 / 720

Master · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.09 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 648.61 (+2.48)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay

Consistency

±9.99

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.76 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.39)

Road miles

688

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi

Schedule strength

19%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)

Master avg

648.61 / 720

8 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

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 5 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

663.9200 career-best overall

92.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.9200 at Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay — 92.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-07-10

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead in 86% of their meetings

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.36 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 13%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.39
Chicken avg 164.76
1 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BURNITA BAR-B-QUE in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.39% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.1% of a perfect score
8 contests

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.

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

CASE OF RIBS

#2224 of the rated field

1529 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1561

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to RACK 'N BUTT BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team RACK 'N BUTT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 47 contests
last seen 2022-04-29

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Tipsy Smoker

#2238 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

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GREEN APPLE Q

#2234 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2021-06-25

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FIRECRAFT

#2227 of the rated field

1529 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-04-08

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PIG LOVE Q

#2237 of the rated field

1529 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1532

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2014-05-16

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SPEEDY PIG BBQ - OK

#2226 of the rated field

1529 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1529

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 56% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-04-05

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CRASH TEST SMOKERS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
DD'S BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
CHEFS GONE GRILLIN	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
TIM'S FULL BELLI DELI	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SCRAPYARD SMOKERS	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
SMOKE INFUSION	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
5 FINGER BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
FOX RIVER BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
FAT ANDY'S BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
T-MAC SMOKIN	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BURNITA BAR-B-QUE	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
FOUNDING FATHERS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BUCKAROO BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Freeman Brothers BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	0	0	170.2512	155.9428	164.76	top 40%
Pork Ribs	8	1	0	0	170.2972	151.9084	158.39	top 59%
Pork	8	4	1	1	175.4172	151.4172	163.90	top 40%
Brisket	8	2	0	0	172.5944	153.6684	161.56	top 43%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 38%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Puckaway Pigfest	2	16	0	top 52%	2016-09-09
Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2	18	0	top 36%	2015-07-10

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

On the trail 2.4 yrs 2014-05-02 → 2016-09-09

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in WI 8 of 8 contests

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.76 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.39)

Walk rate 63% a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 648.61 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 186 224–129 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 688 8 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi

Schedule strength 1526 average field rating faced — tougher than 19% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2015-08-28 → 2016-09-09

Power rating 1529 peak 1529 · #2230 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
May 2 First tracked contest The Masters in May
May 2 First call The Masters in May
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2288 The Masters in May
2015
Jul 10 First category win (Pork) Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
Jul 10 Career-best overall score663.9200 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
Jul 10 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay
2016
Sep 9 Peak power rating (1529) Puckaway Pigfest
Sep 9 Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.1	The Masters in May	2014-05-02
+8.2	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2015-07-10
+7.3	Poor Que	2014-06-06
+2.9	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay	2014-07-11
+2.5	Puckaway Pigfest	2016-09-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.7	Puckaway Pigfest	2014-09-05
-1.3	Deaths Door Barbecue	2014-08-22

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	100%	top 43%	91%	91%
2015	2	1	50%	top 39%	92.2%	90.7%
2014	5	0	60%	top 42%	91.4%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-09-09	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	16 / 37 (655.3604)	13 (167.9772)	24 (159.9772)	10 (168.5488)	22 (158.8572)
2015-08-28	4th Annual Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	17 / 35 (641.6228)	11 (168.5372)	24 (156.5600)	22 (157.1200)	17 (159.4056)
2015-07-10	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	23 / 80 (663.9200)	62 (155.9428)	9 (170.2972)	1 (175.4172)	36 (162.2628)
2014-09-05	Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI	24 / 40 (641.0628)	16 (166.8228)	31 (153.6800)	23 (159.9772)	21 (160.5828)
2014-08-22	Deaths Door Barbecue Washington Island, WI	15 / 27 (653.5080)	9 (170.2512)	24 (151.9084)	18 (163.3828)	8 (167.9656)
2014-07-11	Gold Ribbin' BBQ Fest of Greater Green Bay Green Bay, WI	18 / 42 (632.4340)	12 (161.6684)	11 (165.6800)	30 (151.4172)	25 (153.6684)
2014-06-06	Poor Que Montello, WI	11 / 38 (642.7428)	14 (163.4172)	21 (156.5372)	8 (165.6800)	16 (157.1084)
2014-05-02	The Masters in May Fremont, WI	13 / 62 (658.2288)	22 (163.4400)	48 (152.5144)	8 (169.6800)	5 (172.5944)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1455 (170 pts)	#1440 (190 pts)	#1362 (210 pts)	#970 (360 pts)	#1556 (160 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#676 (542 pts)	#644 (587 pts)	#877 (417 pts)	#679 (557 pts)	#608 (607 pts)