BALDY'S BUTTS

BALDY'S BUTTS is a competition barbecue team with 36 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 5th of 37 at the Roman Roast on the River (2017). They are ranked #3661 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,661

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1524 · rated over 29 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 22, 2014

latest Jun 19, 2020 · 5.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#393

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 36 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

687.4400 / 720

Master · Big BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.60 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.24 (+13.36)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Brisket · Barnesville BBQ & Blues

Consistency

±22.25

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.79)

Road miles

2,439

across 36 mapped stops · furthest 176 mi

Schedule strength

61%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Purse competed for

$63K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.24 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 23 of 36 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 36 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

687.4400 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.4400 at Big BBQ Bash — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 24, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. has finished one call ahead of BALDY'S BUTTS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 28%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 28%

A tough matchup

24–1 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 96% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 24 of their 25 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.1 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.09 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 3% of the time against 52%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.79
Chicken avg 169.89
1 call in 29 entries

A strong matchup

9–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 90% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROCKIN' PIG BBQ in 9 of their 10 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

15 of 25 shared chicken entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 15 of 25 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

RUNWAY SMOKE has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A March team

Top 49% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 49% across 4 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

4 March contests
top 60% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 6th

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
2020 ↗	Master	#393 (280 pts)	#295 (420 pts)	#560 (185 pts)	#368 (320 pts)	#219 (535 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#502 (653 pts)	#224 (1,203 pts)	#695 (488 pts)	#467 (738 pts)	#317 (998 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#640 (533 pts)	#429 (843 pts)	#791 (453 pts)	#739 (483 pts)	#363 (943 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#718 (525 pts)	#519 (765 pts)	#975 (385 pts)	#656 (625 pts)	#570 (690 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#828 (431 pts)	#682 (591 pts)	#1270 (251 pts)	#1006 (366 pts)	#865 (421 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1347 (188 pts)	#1506 (178 pts)	#1404 (198 pts)	#1441 (203 pts)	#1336 (208 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2518 (70 pts)	#2556 (70 pts)	#2560 (70 pts)	#1281 (245 pts)	#2542 (70 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BALDY'S BUTTS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

REC TEC GRILLS

#3,647 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1490

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BALDY'S BUTTS)

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

rated over 6 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2019

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STEELE FAMILY BBQ

#3,659 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1522

They've been 1522 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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SMOKING JOE'S BARBERQ

#3,673 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 36, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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COOKSHACK

#3,671 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1531

26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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ROASTING ROMANS

#3,664 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1536

Level with BALDY'S BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Sep 12, 2026

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GRILLSPITZ BBQ HUNTERS

#3,650 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1490

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Oct 5, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
FYC BARBEQUE	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
Angry Jack BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
RUNWAY SMOKE	16	7	9	44%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
ROAST BEAST BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	15	0	3	178.2972	131.8860	169.89	top 37%
Pork Ribs	29	1	0	0	170.8344	123.3144	158.79	top 78%
Pork	29	5	0	1	176.5944	145.0628	164.24	top 60%
Brisket	29	13	1	3	178.2972	146.2060	167.32	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	21	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	27	top 60%
AL	1	top 67%
TN	1	top 29%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	6	6	top 52%	Aug 23, 2019
BBQ Boogie & Blues	5	14	top 67%	Apr 26, 2019
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	17	top 55%	Mar 1, 2019
Barnesville BBQ & Blues	2	11	top 63%	Apr 20, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 8 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 34 of 36 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 17 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 521 finished ahead 501 times, behind 778

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

20201 milestone

Jun 19 Most recent contest The June Contest

20184 milestones

Apr 20 First category win (Brisket) Barnesville BBQ & Blues
Apr 20 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.2972 Barnesville BBQ & Blues
Apr 27 Peak power rating (1524) BBQ Boogie & Blues
Aug 24 25th tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival

20163 milestones

Mar 4 10th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 24 First overall top-10 Big BBQ Bash
Jun 24 Career-best overall score687.4400 Big BBQ Bash

20151 milestone

Aug 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4460 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20141 milestone

Aug 22 First call Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20131 milestone

Aug 23 First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	Roman Roast on the River	May 12, 2017
+13.6	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 26, 2016
+11	Big BBQ Bash	Jun 24, 2016
+10.3	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 2, 2018
+8.4	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 29, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 24, 2015
-11.9	Roman Roast on the River	May 11, 2018
-11.6	Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition	Jul 24, 2015
-7.7	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 26, 2019
-7.3	Barnesville BBQ & Blues	Apr 21, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	2	0	0	100%	top 50%	94.6%	94.2%
2019	8	0	0	100%	top 61%	93.9%	92.3%
2018	6	0	1	83%	top 59%	93.6%	92.2%
2017	6	1	0	67%	top 63%	95%	91.8%
2016	5	2	0	60%	top 28%	95.5%	94.8%
2015	4	0	0	0%	top 85%	90.6%	85%
2014	3	0	0	33%	top 71%	88.9%	88.9%
2013	2	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 19, 2020	The June Contest Cumming, GA	17 / 25 (674.7544)	4 (175.4172)	22 (161.0972)	20 (164.5372)	5 (173.7028)
Mar 6, 2020	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	19 / 61 (681.0512)	10 (173.7028)	44 (165.1200)	45 (165.0856)	2 (177.1428)
Nov 15, 2019	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA	17 / 35 (676.4340)	20 (170.8112)	28 (163.9544)	5 (173.1428)	17 (168.5256)
Oct 11, 2019	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	20 / 27 (668.4344)	5 (173.1200)	25 (161.6688)	20 (162.8228)	8 (170.8228)
Aug 23, 2019	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	16 / 32 (667.3256)	21 (165.6684)	19 (167.4516)	25 (161.0856)	6 (173.1200)
Aug 2, 2019	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	28 / 45 (669.5884)	4 (177.7028)	30 (166.8572)	41 (161.0856)	35 (163.9428)
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	16 / 31 (663.2336)	6 (170.8112)	29 (159.9312)	20 (163.3828)	6 (169.1084)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	22 / 33 (655.8512)	5 (174.2856)	33 (151.9200)	27 (157.6684)	7 (171.9772)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	20 / 30 (659.2568)	18 (166.8228)	29 (153.0628)	7 (169.7028)	11 (169.6684)
Mar 1, 2019	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	40 / 62 (658.1028)	4 (175.4172)	52 (159.3600)	45 (161.6800)	44 (161.6456)
Sep 7, 2018	Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival Atlanta, GA	22 / 31 (666.2056)	7 (175.4172)	28 (154.2400)	15 (169.1656)	19 (167.3828)
Aug 24, 2018	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	22 / 34 (651.2344)	3 (175.4172)	33 (144.4800)	15 (168.5372)	15 (162.8000)
May 11, 2018	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	38 / 39 (649.4972)	23 (169.6800)	39 (156.5028)	39 (155.9316)	24 (167.3828)
Apr 27, 2018	BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA	14 / 28 (674.1944)	25 (163.4056)	10 (170.8344)	18 (166.8344)	2 (173.1200)
Apr 20, 2018	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnesville, GA	11 / 25 (671.8856)	2 (174.2628)	17 (165.0856)	23 (154.2400)	1 (178.2972)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	17 / 59 (671.8856)	22 (170.8228)	31 (165.1084)	31 (164.5372)	8 (171.4172)
Aug 25, 2017	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA	20 / 37 (674.1716)	4 (177.7028)	35 (154.7888)	13 (168.5600)	6 (173.1200)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	53 / 67 (654.1488)	31 (170.8344)	51 (163.9772)	61 (161.6800)	54 (157.6572)
May 12, 2017	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	5 / 37 (683.8972)	18 (169.6684)	17 (165.6800)	4 (174.2744)	4 (174.2744)
Apr 28, 2017	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	20 / 26 (648.4344)	9 (169.6800)	26 (147.9428)	13 (163.3944)	11 (167.4172)
Apr 21, 2017	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA	24 / 29 (650.1712)	4 (173.7028)	26 (153.6344)	23 (161.0856)	23 (161.7484)
Mar 3, 2017	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	45 / 63 (653.5544)	34 (167.9656)	59 (152.5144)	30 (165.0972)	25 (167.9772)
Aug 26, 2016	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	6 / 38 (681.6228)	2 (178.2972)	18 (168.5256)	27 (162.2400)	10 (172.5600)
Jun 24, 2016	Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	9 / 31 (687.4400)	4 (177.1428)	17 (168)	4 (176.5944)	21 (165.7028)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 29, 2016	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	14 / 35 (678.7772)	12 (172)	25 (163.3944)	17 (167.9772)	4 (175.4056)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 21, 2015	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	22 / 41 (652.4460)	31 (162.2516)	26 (159.3944)	19 (167.4172)	20 (163.3828)
Jul 24, 2015	Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition Carrollton, GA	28 / 28 (595.7720)	28 (131.8860)	20 (160.5372)	28 (145.0628)	23 (158.2860)
May 8, 2015	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	35 / 35 (587.7032)	24 (160.5144)	35 (123.3144)	32 (155.3828)	33 (148.4916)
Oct 18, 2014	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 22, 2014	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	32 / 45 (639.8860)	33 (162.2628)	39 (156.5600)	3 (174.8572)	43 (146.2060)
Apr 3, 2014	Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 23, 2013	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	—	—	—	—	—

BALDY'S BUTTS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)