High-water mark
679.4176
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.4176 at Dana Point State BBQ Championship — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-10-02
BUTT LOVER BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1512
peak 1516 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2014-10-02
latest 2015-05-29
Best ToY finish
#1167
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.44
last 5 Master vs avg 663.44 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.07
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.74 · weakest Brisket (161.09)
Road miles
485
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
663.44 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Burnin and Lootin ahead in 100% of their meetings
Burnin and Lootin has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−9.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.65 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 161.09
- Chicken avg 170.74
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DESPERADO in 4 of their 4 shared 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.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2756 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2749 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after BUTT LOVER BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2759 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Level with BUTT LOVER BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2745 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOL GRILLING | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 162.2628 | 170.74 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 159.3600 | 164.99 | top 50% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 156.5600 | 166.62 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 151.3372 | 161.09 | top 60% |
“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.
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.7 yrs
2014-10-02 → 2015-05-29
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.74 · weakest Brisket (161.09)
Walk rate
20%
a top-10 call in 1 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
663.44
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
243
231–175 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
485
5 mapped stops · furthest 206 mi
Schedule strength
1541
average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests
Power rating
1512
peak 1516 · #2758 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.4176 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score679.4176 Dana Point State BBQ Championship
- 2015
- First call 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0000 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1516) 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Horse Town Brew n Que Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.8 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship | 2014-10-02 |
| +5.2 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship | 2015-03-20 |
| +3.9 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival | 2015-05-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.4 | West Coast BBQ Classic | 2015-05-08 |
| -2.6 | 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship | 2015-02-27 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 56% | 93.9% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 13% | 94.4% | 94.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-29 | Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA | 32 / 75 (675.8740) | 28 (170.2628) | 15 (173.1200) | 19 (171.9656) | 54 (160.5256) |
| 2015-05-08 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 45 / 57 (644.4800) | 37 (162.2628) | 43 (159.4172) | 20 (168.0344) | 50 (154.7656) |
| 2015-03-20 | 4th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arcadia, CA | 38 / 100 (674.1712) | 15 (174.2856) | 46 (167.3828) | 56 (164.5372) | 39 (167.9656) |
| 2015-02-27 | 6th Annual Lake Havasu Music Brews & BBQ Championship Lake Havasu City, AZ | 52 / 82 (643.2572) | 6 (176.0000) | 48 (159.3600) | 64 (156.5600) | 69 (151.3372) |
| 2014-10-02 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 13 / 97 (679.4176) | 25 (170.8688) | 48 (165.6800) | 16 (172.0116) | 15 (170.8572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1167 (240 pts) | #882 (405 pts) | #1119 (290 pts) | #1118 (295 pts) | #1219 (240 pts) |