A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN HOT BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
FLY LINE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-06-13
latest 2015-08-28
Best ToY finish
#1465
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
591.75
last 3 Master vs avg 591.75 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.09
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 150.66 · weakest Brisket (144.54)
Road miles
120
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)
Master avg
591.75 / 720
3 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.
FLY LINE BBQ has 3 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 145 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.
#4424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after FLY LINE BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#4436 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Level with FLY LINE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4433 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4399 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5484 | 139.4400 | 148.18 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.9884 | 138.8456 | 150.66 | top 78% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1312 | 141.7028 | 148.37 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 130.8120 | 144.54 | top 83% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WY | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
| MT | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 94% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best of the West BBQ Fest | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 94% | 2015-08-28 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2014-06-13 → 2015-08-28
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WY
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 150.66 · weakest Brisket (144.54)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
591.75
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
47
9–55 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
120
3 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Schedule strength
1542
average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests
Power rating
1474
peak 1474 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Cowtown Cook-off
- First call Cowtown Cook-off
- Career-best overall score630.2280 Cowtown Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)159.9884 Cowtown Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1498) Cowtown Cook-off
- 2015
- Most recent contest Best of the West BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | 2015-08-28 |
| -10.5 | Best of the West BBQ Fest | 2014-09-05 |
| -1.9 | Cowtown Cook-off | 2014-06-13 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 76% | 87.5% | 82.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-28 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 25 / 25 (585.0972) | 25 (139.4400) | 22 (153.1316) | 21 (146.2856) | 22 (146.2400) |
| 2014-09-05 | Best of the West BBQ Fest Sheridan, WY | 22 / 25 (559.9204) | 17 (148.5600) | 22 (138.8456) | 19 (141.7028) | 24 (130.8120) |
| 2014-06-13 | Cowtown Cook-off Miles City, MT | 11 / 17 (630.2280) | 11 (156.5484) | 10 (159.9884) | 12 (157.1312) | 11 (156.5600) |
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 | #1465 (177 pts) | #1446 (202 pts) | #1507 (182 pts) | #1512 (187 pts) | #1591 (167 pts) |