High-water mark
677.5772
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.5772 at Rock'n Ribville — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-10-09
BUTT'N HEADS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1530 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2015-05-08
latest 2017-11-18
Best ToY finish
#713
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.78 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 662.00 (-5.22)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.33)
Road miles
1,075
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 397 mi
Schedule strength
85%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1613)
Master avg
662.00 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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.
Their season
2015
their best year
2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 36%.
- 4 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 1 category wins
- average top 36%
A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
J & B'S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
J & B'S BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of FIREQUE in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Brisket nemesis
6 of 8
shared brisket entries lost
J & B'S BBQ ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, J & B'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 8 shared brisket entries.
They cook the hard rooms
1613
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 85% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1613 power rating — a tougher draw than 85% of every rated contest in the data.
- 11 rated contests
The metronome
±1.21%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.21% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.9% of a perfect score
- 11 contests
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.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1512
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BUTT'N HEADS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUTT'N HEADS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3075 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#3066 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3061 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Level with BUTT'N HEADS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| J & B'S BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pot's BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROAST BEAST BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MIDNIGHT BURN | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Willingham's | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| RUNWAY SMOKE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| CRIMSON Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 157.1200 | 164.90 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 150.7772 | 164.33 | top 59% |
| Pork | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 173.1316 | 158.2288 | 165.88 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 158.7768 | 166.89 | top 49% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 9 | 0 | top 65% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 70% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) | 2 | 54 | 0 | top 91% | 2017-11-18 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.5 yrs
2015-05-08 → 2017-11-18
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
3.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
9 of 11 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
10
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
11 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 166.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.33)
Walk rate
36%
a top-10 call in 4 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
18%
2 of 11 contests
Master average
662.00
out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
258
171–333 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,075
11 mapped stops · furthest 397 mi
Schedule strength
1613
average field rating faced — tougher than 85% of rated contests
Power rating
1504
peak 1530 · #3063 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Boda Getta BBQ
- First call Boda Getta BBQ
- First category win (Pork) Boda Getta BBQ
- First overall top-10 Boda Getta BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9084 Boda Getta BBQ
- Career-best overall score677.5772 Rock'n Ribville
- Peak power rating (1530) The National BBQ Cup
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4400 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 10th tracked contest Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1)
- Most recent contest Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12 | Rock'n Ribville | 2015-10-09 |
| +9 | Boda Getta BBQ | 2015-05-08 |
| +6.6 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-08-14 |
| +2.4 | The National BBQ Cup | 2015-11-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.7 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) | 2017-11-18 |
| -4.6 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) | 2017-11-17 |
| -4.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2017-03-03 |
| -4.1 | Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-08-19 |
| -3.6 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel | 2017-11-17 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 85% | 91.3% | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 92.6% | 91.8% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75% | top 36% | 94.1% | 93.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-18 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA | 55 / 58 (648.9256) | 27 (173.1084) | 58 (152.4916) | 47 (164.5488) | 54 (158.7768) |
| 2017-11-17 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA | 54 / 62 (657.0860) | 60 (157.1200) | 51 (163.9544) | 31 (168.5600) | 27 (167.4516) |
| 2017-11-17 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA | 50 / 58 (657.6344) | 28 (170.9144) | 57 (158.2400) | 42 (164.5256) | 47 (163.9544) |
| 2017-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 46 / 63 (653.5428) | 37 (166.8344) | 60 (150.7772) | 48 (160.4912) | 6 (175.4400) |
| 2016-11-04 | Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA | 22 / 33 (666.7080) | 29 (157.6568) | 18 (170.2628) | 14 (170.2628) | 18 (168.5256) |
| 2016-08-19 | Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 28 / 39 (654.6744) | 29 (162.8000) | 28 (165.6916) | 24 (166.2400) | 30 (159.9428) |
| 2016-04-08 | 'Que at the View Gulfport, MS | 25 / 43 (661.6800) | 12 (169.6684) | 11 (169.7372) | 36 (158.2288) | 23 (164.0456) |
| 2015-11-20 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | 39 / 74 (675.2912) | 56 (163.9428) | 21 (171.9772) | 50 (165.1084) | 16 (174.2628) |
| 2015-10-09 | Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA | 5 / 26 (677.5772) | 15 (165.0856) | 4 (171.9772) | 5 (169.6800) | 4 (170.8344) |
| 2015-08-14 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 15 / 40 (668.9828) | 25 (166.2400) | 17 (166.8228) | 23 (163.9428) | 10 (171.9772) |
| 2015-05-08 | Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL | 7 / 21 (659.9084) | 16 (160.5484) | 7 (165.7028) | 1 (173.1316) | 13 (160.5256) |
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 | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #1538 (175 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1411 (193 pts) | #1305 (243 pts) | #1171 (283 pts) | #1337 (238 pts) | #1368 (223 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #713 (497 pts) | #1052 (312 pts) | #717 (532 pts) | #655 (577 pts) | #682 (547 pts) |