Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 61%.
- 3 contests
- 0 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 61%
Butts Up BBQ
Butts Up BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 28th of 55 at the Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival (2013). They are ranked #4726 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 19, 2013
latest Aug 1, 2014 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Best overall
638.0224 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
615.85
last 5 Master vs avg 615.97 (-0.12)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.92
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.17 · weakest Brisket (153.76)
Road miles
1,093
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 474 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Master avg
615.97 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1589 (150 pts) | #1666 (150 pts) | #1653 (150 pts) | #1668 (150 pts) | #1518 (180 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Butts Up BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
157 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with Butts Up BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,737 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
They turned up 6 years after Butts Up BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Compare careers#4,713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They've been 1503 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,716 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 146.2856 | 154.15 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 145.6572 | 153.88 | top 65% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 146.2856 | 154.17 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.7884 | 136.4572 | 153.76 | top 56% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | 2 | 28 | 0 | top 62% | May 2, 2014 |
More numbers
Contests a season
3
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
263
finished ahead 119 times, behind 245
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score638.0224 The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)162.8572 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1499) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.2 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | May 3, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off | May 30, 2014 |
| -8 | Hogs & Hops Dover | Sep 20, 2013 |
| -7.2 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ | Aug 1, 2014 |
| -5.7 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival | May 2, 2014 |
| -0.8 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival | Apr 19, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.6% | 85.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 61% | 86.3% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2014 | Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD | 48 / 59 (603.8056) | 36 (159.4056) | 36 (154.8344) | 42 (153.1084) | 55 (136.4572) |
| May 30, 2014 | The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN | 42 / 48 (638.0224) | 46 (152.4684) | 37 (161.0856) | 37 (161.6800) | 31 (162.7884) |
| May 2, 2014 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 43 / 59 (612.9600) | 44 (152.5028) | 55 (145.6572) | 40 (153.7028) | 19 (161.0972) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE | 35 / 45 (602.7316) | 33 (151.4056) | 30 (152.5488) | 30 (154.2628) | 31 (144.5144) |
| May 3, 2013 | Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD | 28 / 55 (621.7144) | 23 (162.8572) | 34 (150.8574) | 47 (146.2856) | 17 (161.7142) |
| Apr 19, 2013 | Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD | 56 / 106 (616.5712) | 93 (146.2856) | 35 (158.2862) | 52 (155.9998) | 50 (155.9996) |