A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Lazy Butt BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Lazy Butt BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
S.O.L. BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2015-04-24
latest 2021-08-13
Best ToY finish
#1125
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
641.48 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 638.56 (+2.93)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.03
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.61 · weakest Brisket (155.86)
Road miles
357
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 259 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
638.56 / 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.
The weak link
−5.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.75 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 155.86
- Chicken avg 161.61
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Just Smoked Your Butt in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at GOBS Que (DAY 1) (2021-08-13).
- last seen 2019-09-20
- back 2021-08-13
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
BROWN STREET BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
148 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1514 at their best, 39 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4373 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4370 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with S.O.L. BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before S.O.L. BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4366 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before S.O.L. BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4367 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 5 years before S.O.L. BBQ'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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 154.2740 | 161.61 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 155.4288 | 160.56 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 152.5256 | 160.53 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.5944 | 149.0744 | 155.86 | top 74% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The G Town Smokin Showdown | 3 | 17 | 0 | top 76% | 2017-04-28 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.3 yrs
2015-04-24 → 2021-08-13
Busiest season
2021
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
3 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.61 · weakest Brisket (155.86)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
638.56
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
124
39–129 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
357
6 mapped stops · furthest 259 mi
Schedule strength
1598
average field rating faced — tougher than 76% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$16,200
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2019-09-20 → 2021-08-13
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #4378 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze)
- Peak power rating (1492) The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze)
- 2017
- First call The G Town Smokin Showdown
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5944 The G Town Smokin Showdown
- 2021
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.2688 GOBS Que (DAY 1)
- Career-best overall score651.2688 GOBS Que (DAY 1)
- Most recent contest GOBS Que (DAY 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) | 2015-04-24 |
| -5.4 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2019-09-20 |
| -4.9 | 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | 2018-08-10 |
| -4.5 | The G Town Smokin Showdown | 2016-04-29 |
| -2.4 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) | 2021-08-13 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 89.6% | 89.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-13 | GOBS Que (DAY 1) 🏅 Arlington, NE | 18 / 26 (651.2688) | 24 (159.3944) | 14 (165.6916) | 10 (170.2628) | 23 (155.9200) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA | 28 / 34 (641.6456) | 20 (165.1428) | 22 (163.4744) | 27 (160.5256) | 28 (152.5028) |
| 2018-08-10 | 26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE | 24 / 30 (630.7200) | 17 (163.4056) | 19 (165.7144) | 25 (152.5256) | 25 (149.0744) |
| 2017-04-28 | The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS | 17 / 27 (645.0860) | 17 (161.1316) | 19 (156.5372) | 25 (154.8228) | 3 (172.5944) |
| 2016-04-29 | The G Town Smokin Showdown Garnett, KS | 21 / 26 (638.6972) | 14 (166.2972) | 22 (156.5144) | 15 (165.0856) | 23 (150.8000) |
| 2015-04-24 | The G Town Smokin Showdown (Formerly known as Autumn Blaze) Garnett, KS | 21 / 25 (623.9196) | 24 (154.2740) | 20 (155.4288) | 21 (159.9772) | 23 (154.2396) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1125 (86 pts) | #1532 (56 pts) | #1138 (106 pts) | #938 (126 pts) | #1241 (61 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2454 (59 pts) | #1901 (84 pts) | #1955 (74 pts) | #2476 (59 pts) | #2466 (59 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1842 (95 pts) | #1891 (85 pts) | #2534 (55 pts) | #2527 (55 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2019 (92 pts) | #2083 (92 pts) | #2179 (82 pts) | #2917 (52 pts) | #1319 (227 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2204 (71 pts) | #2092 (106 pts) | #2316 (66 pts) | #2110 (101 pts) | #2342 (61 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2085 (70 pts) | #2779 (55 pts) | #2111 (75 pts) | #2171 (70 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |