High-water mark
669.5888
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.5888 at Bands & BBQ at the Point — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2022-09-09
BUTTS-N-RACKS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1455
peak 1455 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2022-09-09
Best ToY finish
#2076
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.06 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 631.43 (+1.63)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.86
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.49)
Road miles
3,294
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 1625 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$9K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.43 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BIG POPPA SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
BIG POPPA SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.2
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.22 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.49
- Pork avg 160.71
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
4.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.3 years, then back at Bands & BBQ at the Point (2022-09-09).
- last seen 2018-06-01
- back 2022-09-09
The long haul
3,294
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,294 miles across 7 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,625 miles to Bands & BBQ at the Point.
- 7 mapped stops
- furthest 1,625 mi
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.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5312 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5314 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after BUTTS-N-RACKS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5293 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Level with BUTTS-N-RACKS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5290 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before BUTTS-N-RACKS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5299 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 6 years before BUTTS-N-RACKS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 149.0744 | 159.17 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6456 | 146.8000 | 155.49 | top 78% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 151.9772 | 160.71 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 143.9888 | 155.59 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Dam Barbecue | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 86% | 2016-05-27 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.1 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2022-09-09
Busiest season
2022
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NV
4 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 160.71 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.49)
Walk rate
43%
a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
631.43
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
186
47–185 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,294
7 mapped stops · furthest 1,625 mi
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$9,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
4.3 yrs
2018-06-01 → 2022-09-09
Power rating
1455
peak 1455 · #5304 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
- Peak power rating (1494) Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues
- 2016
- First call Best Dam Barbecue
- 2022
- First category win (Brisket) Bands & BBQ at the Point
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.5888 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best overall score669.5888 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Bands & BBQ at the Point
- Most recent contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Best Dam Barbecue | 2015-05-22 |
| -9.7 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge | 2014-05-23 |
| -9.4 | *Logandale Fall Festival | 2017-10-20 |
| -6.4 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues | 2013-08-16 |
| -4.3 | Best Dam Barbecue | 2016-05-27 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 59% | 93% | 93% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-09 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 19 / 32 (669.5888) | 12 (172.5600) | 28 (156.5144) | 24 (161.6572) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2018-06-01 | *Friends Of OBR Pitmaster Challenge(COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Louisville, KY | — | 14 (149.0744) | — | 9 (167.9884) | — |
| 2017-10-20 | *Logandale Fall Festival Logandale, NV | 17 / 18 (606.7088) | 17 (151.9772) | 18 (146.8000) | 17 (151.9772) | 14 (155.9544) |
| 2016-05-27 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 27 / 36 (641.6228) | 10 (170.2856) | 20 (161.6456) | 21 (165.7028) | 33 (143.9888) |
| 2015-05-22 | Best Dam Barbecue Boulder City, NV | 37 / 38 (621.6116) | 36 (153.1200) | 30 (157.6916) | 26 (163.9656) | 35 (146.8344) |
| 2014-05-23 | 10th Annual Best Dam Barbecue Challenge Boulder City, NV | 30 / 35 (625.7716) | 28 (157.2000) | 28 (152.0344) | 25 (159.4516) | 28 (157.0856) |
| 2013-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest: Barbeque & Blues Madison, IN | 43 / 60 (623.2800) | 35 (159.9772) | 38 (158.2516) | 50 (154.2284) | 44 (150.8228) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2076 (83 pts) | #2137 (83 pts) | #2211 (78 pts) | #2141 (83 pts) | #2046 (98 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #1791 (135 pts) | #2212 (85 pts) | #2208 (80 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2700 (60 pts) | #2713 (60 pts) | #2719 (60 pts) | #2715 (60 pts) | #2709 (60 pts) |