A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Q-INATOR! ahead in 100% of their meetings
Q-INATOR! has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SMOKING BUTTS BBQ
SMOKING BUTTS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 35 at the BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) (2015). They finished #917 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1454
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 24, 2015
latest Mar 5, 2021 · 5.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.54 · weakest Brisket (144.93)
Road miles
87
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
624.25 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 154.2172 | 157.67 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 155.9312 | 164.54 | top 62% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 150.2056 | 157.11 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 127.9204 | 144.93 | top 94% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 95% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
202
finished ahead 11 times, behind 260
Longest layoff
5.5 yrs
Jun 5, 2015 → Nov 20, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20154 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1488) BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score638.1716 Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1428 Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | Nov 20, 2020 |
| -11.7 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) | Apr 24, 2015 |
| -11.4 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | Jun 5, 2015 |
| -10.6 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 5, 2021 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 88.6% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 75 / 81 (629.4856) | 75 (154.2172) | 44 (165.6800) | 79 (150.2056) | 62 (159.3828) |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 40 / 40 (625.5548) | 40 (155.4060) | 28 (167.3944) | 40 (150.2400) | 40 (152.5144) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA | 39 / 42 (638.1716) | 33 (163.9656) | 17 (169.1428) | 29 (165.1428) | 42 (139.9204) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 33 / 35 (603.8060) | 31 (157.0972) | 29 (155.9312) | 21 (162.8572) | 35 (127.9204) |