MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ

MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 22 at the BBQ Throw Down (2017). They are ranked #821 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Mutts & Butts Bark BQ” and “Mutts & Butts Bark-B-Q”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#821

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1625

peak 1630 · rated over 29 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 9, 2013

latest Sep 13, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#349

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

45% of 29 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5488 / 720

Master · Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.46 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.81 (+10.65)

Walk rate

97%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork · Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

Consistency

±17.93

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.06 · weakest Brisket (162.61)

Road miles

4,100

across 29 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$14K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.81 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

97% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 28 of 29 contests

A top-10 category call in 97% of their 29 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

688.5488 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5488 at Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2015

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

PB&J'S BBQ TEAM has finished one call ahead of MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 21%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 21%

A tough matchup

21–4 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 84% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 21 of their 25 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.45 points below their pork, and turns into a call 34% of the time against 59%.

Brisket avg 162.61
Pork avg 168.06
10 calls in 29 entries

A strong matchup

14–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ in 14 of their 17 shared contests.

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Pork nemesis

15 of 22 shared pork entries lost

THE REAL SMOKIN ACES ahead 68% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE REAL SMOKIN ACES has out-cooked them in 15 of 22 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

FIREHOUSE SMOKE has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 29% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 29% across 8 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

8 September contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,100 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,100 miles across 29 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 250 miles to CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition.

29 mapped stops
furthest 250 mi

The metronome

±2.49% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.49% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
29 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#752 (435 pts)	#1219 (220 pts)	#735 (490 pts)	#949 (335 pts)	#686 (530 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#364 (1,026 pts)	#425 (896 pts)	#315 (1,131 pts)	#201 (1,391 pts)	#552 (716 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#797 (456 pts)	#972 (371 pts)	#638 (641 pts)	#693 (581 pts)	#923 (381 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#349 (1,069 pts)	#388 (969 pts)	#367 (999 pts)	#249 (1,224 pts)	#334 (1,054 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1625 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1625

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 26 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

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BOHEMIAN BBQ

#825 of the rated field

1625 power rating

Contests: 52
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1634

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 52 contests to 29.

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#822 of the rated field

1625 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1649

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 57 contests, alongside a 58% overall top-10 rate.

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#827 of the rated field

1625 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1625

Level with MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 56 contests
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#826 of the rated field

1625 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 64%
Peak: 1676

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 56 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2023

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BIG RED BBQ

#820 of the rated field

1625 power rating

Contests: 70
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1647

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 70 contests to 29.

rated over 69 contests
last seen Apr 11, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
iBQ'n	25	4	21	16%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKE	23	12	11	52%	⚔ compare
Mac Attack BBQ	23	10	13	43%	⚔ compare
THE REAL SMOKIN ACES	22	5	17	23%	⚔ compare
AWW HELL	20	11	9	55%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKERS MI	18	14	4	78%	⚔ compare
SWEET RACKS & SMOKIN' BUTTS BBQ	17	14	3	82%	⚔ compare
RUBBED, SMOKED, AND SAUCED BBQ	15	10	5	67%	⚔ compare
PapaDads BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
PB&J'S BBQ TEAM	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
BAD HABIT BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
BIG BROTHERS BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
Smokin Good Time BBQ	13	12	1	92%	⚔ compare
40 CALIBER BBQ	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	11	0	2	177.7144	151.9772	165.07	top 46%
Pork Ribs	29	14	2	4	176.5944	142.7544	165.07	top 39%
Pork	29	17	5	8	179.4400	151.3944	168.06	top 32%
Brisket	29	10	1	1	178.3200	136.5256	162.61	top 44%

“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)	24	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 29%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MI	22	top 33%
IN	6	top 48%
WI	1	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Blues.Brews & Barbecue	3	5	top 35%	Jul 29, 2016
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	3	3	top 21%	Sep 11, 2015
Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	2	11	top 33%	Sep 14, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	19	top 78%	Jul 14, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 8 contests

Contests a season 4.1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MI 22 of 29 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 23 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 351 finished ahead 635 times, behind 315

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

20191 milestone

Sep 13 Most recent contest Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival

20182 milestones

Apr 6 25th tracked contest CCS Fest
Sep 14 Peak power rating (1630) Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

20154 milestones

Aug 14 10th tracked contest Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle
Sep 11 First overall podium Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Sep 11 Career-best overall score688.5488 Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Sep 11 Career-best single call (Pork)179.4400 Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

20142 milestones

Aug 8 First overall top-10 Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship
Aug 22 First category win (Pork) Blues, Brews & Barbecue

20133 milestones

Aug 9 First tracked contest Dam Good BBQ Championship
Aug 9 First call Dam Good BBQ Championship
Aug 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3488 Dam Good BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Sep 11, 2015
+12.8	Blues, Brews & Barbecue	Aug 22, 2014
+12.1	CCS Fest	Apr 6, 2018
+11.7	BBQ Throw Down	May 19, 2017
+11.1	Smoke & Ale Fall Festival	Oct 13, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.8	ELF Khurafeh Shrine BBQ Competition and Music Festival	Jun 10, 2016
-12.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jul 14, 2017
-11.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 26, 2015
-4.8	Blues, Brews & Barbecue	Aug 21, 2015
-3.3	CCSFest	Apr 5, 2019

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)
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 46%	93.2%	93%
2018	3	1	1	100%	top 21%	94.1%	93.4%
2017	7	4	4	100%	top 36%	93.5%	92.3%
2016	4	1	1	100%	top 53%	92.6%	89.8%
2015	8	4	1	100%	top 40%	95.6%	91.2%
2014	3	3	1	100%	top 21%	94%	93.5%
2013	2	0	0	100%	top 34%	91%	90.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 13, 2019	Silver Lake Sand Dunes Apple & BBQ Festival 🏅 Mears, MI	12 / 35 (670.8000)	5 (172)	8 (171.4056)	14 (165.6800)	21 (161.7144)
Apr 5, 2019	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	23 / 40 (668.4572)	27 (166.2628)	12 (170.2628)	30 (164.5372)	19 (167.3944)
Sep 14, 2018	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	11 / 48 (672.5368)	17 (166.2628)	20 (162.8456)	17 (165.1084)	1 (178.3200)
Aug 3, 2018	Westland Area Jaycee's All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	11 / 39 (667.9084)	26 (162.2628)	2 (176.5944)	14 (163.9656)	15 (165.0856)
Apr 6, 2018	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	6 / 49 (677.6112)	27 (166.2284)	9 (171.4056)	13 (168.5716)	10 (171.4056)
Oct 13, 2017	Smoke & Ale Fall Festival Chelsea, MI	4 / 32 (673.0972)	4 (169.7028)	1 (175.4516)	8 (169.1200)	17 (158.8228)
Sep 15, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Madison, WI	12 / 30 (671.9544)	19 (169.1316)	5 (170.2972)	21 (162.8572)	10 (169.6684)
Sep 8, 2017	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Silver Lake, MI	12 / 28 (663.9544)	14 (166.8572)	24 (153.0972)	1 (175.4400)	11 (168.5600)
Sep 1, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Traverse City, MI	8 / 27 (671.3368)	7 (169.1428)	10 (165.6912)	3 (175.4172)	17 (161.0856)
Jul 21, 2017	BBQ & BREWS Birch Run, MI	8 / 37 (661.6572)	10 (167.9884)	19 (159.4060)	1 (175.4400)	19 (158.8228)
Jul 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	24 / 27 (640.9944)	25 (153.6684)	11 (165.6916)	10 (167.9772)	23 (153.6572)
May 19, 2017	BBQ Throw Down Wyandotte, MI	3 / 22 (668.4800)	7 (163.3828)	1 (170.2972)	2 (170.8572)	10 (163.9428)
Jul 29, 2016	Blues.Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	11 / 39 (662.7540)	13 (168)	4 (172.5484)	13 (164.5256)	20 (157.6800)
Jul 15, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour South Bend, IN	19 / 28 (650.1140)	24 (157.6456)	8 (166.2972)	15 (162.7884)	15 (163.3828)
Jun 10, 2016	ELF Khurafeh Shrine BBQ Competition and Music Festival Clio, MI	19 / 20 (607.2684)	18 (151.9772)	6 (165.7028)	18 (153.0628)	18 (136.5256)
May 20, 2016	2nd Annual Pork in the Park Wyandotte, MI	6 / 28 (666.8684)	13 (161.1656)	11 (166.2400)	1 (178.2972)	13 (161.1656)
Sep 11, 2015	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	3 / 34 (688.5488)	2 (177.7144)	21 (163.9544)	1 (179.4400)	7 (167.4400)
Aug 28, 2015	Ribstock II: Ribs & Racing Marne, MI	8 / 32 (659.3484)	6 (166.8456)	10 (163.9772)	4 (169.7028)	12 (158.8228)
Aug 21, 2015	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	21 / 33 (635.3828)	27 (153.7028)	2 (170.8800)	27 (151.3944)	18 (159.4056)
Aug 14, 2015	Jimmy's Roadhouse Backyard BBQ Battle Newaygo, MI	6 / 26 (669.1544)	12 (165.7600)	18 (160.5716)	9 (168.5600)	4 (174.2628)
Jun 26, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Ypsilanti, MI	26 / 30 (614.7884)	23 (155.3712)	17 (157.7144)	10 (162.8456)	28 (138.8572)
May 15, 2015	WBA Pork In The Park Wyandotte, MI	11 / 22 (650.1828)	5 (169.7144)	14 (161.1200)	9 (165.6684)	15 (153.6800)
May 8, 2015	Rockin' BBQ for Riley Warsaw, IN	11 / 27 (658.7884)	22 (155.3828)	8 (169.1428)	15 (165.1200)	5 (169.1428)
Apr 10, 2015	CCS Spring Festival & BBQ Competition Indianapolis, IN	9 / 39 (674.1940)	25 (164.5600)	17 (165.6800)	6 (172.5484)	9 (171.4056)
Sep 12, 2014	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	9 / 43 (676.5140)	13 (169.7028)	26 (160.5484)	8 (173.1200)	4 (173.1428)
Aug 22, 2014	Blues, Brews & Barbecue Birch Run, MI	5 / 39 (675.9884)	4 (173.1544)	24 (160.5828)	1 (178.8800)	20 (163.3712)
Aug 8, 2014	Jimmy's Roadhouse BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	9 / 32 (667.9772)	19 (162.2972)	10 (168.5828)	15 (165.6800)	7 (171.4172)
Sep 13, 2013	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	15 / 47 (641.5888)	7 (169.1428)	44 (142.7544)	7 (166.2744)	11 (163.4172)
Aug 9, 2013	Dam Good BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	11 / 31 (655.3488)	3 (172)	20 (158.2516)	3 (170.8800)	22 (154.2172)

MUTTS & BUTTS BARK-BQ

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 (12 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

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

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)