BUTTRUBBERS (NL)

BUTTRUBBERS (NL) is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 12 at the Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) (2015). They are ranked #6413 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,413

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1389

peak 1389 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 11, 2015

latest Sep 21, 2019 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1083

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 81%

overall standings

Best overall

646.3084 / 720

Master · Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)

Perfect 180s

Current form

577.08 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 611.12 (-34.04)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.6172

Pork · Beer,Fries & BBQ IV

Consistency

±41.60

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 157.28 · weakest Brisket (153.17)

Road miles

1,077

across 19 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Master avg

611.12 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

WESTHOEK SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of BUTTRUBBERS (NL) 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

16–0 behind in the head-to-head

BBQ+ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BBQ+ has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.11 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 26%.

Brisket avg 153.17
Pork avg 157.28
2 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

9–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

15 of 16 shared pork entries lost

BBQ+ ahead 94% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BBQ+ has out-cooked them in 15 of 16 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BBQ De Reizende Mannen has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1083 (234 pts)	#1130 (234 pts)	#1126 (240 pts)	#1014 (279 pts)	#1092 (249 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2226 (69 pts)	#2276 (74 pts)	#1754 (144 pts)	#2863 (59 pts)	#2101 (104 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1695 (135 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Black Tie BBQ

#6,412 of the rated field

1390 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1390

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Mar 3, 2023

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BUSHWHACKER COOKING CORP.

#6,411 of the rated field

1390 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1390

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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RUB ME TENDER

#6,415 of the rated field

1388 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1388

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2021

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BBQ Bros

#6,410 of the rated field

1390 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1390

Level with BUTTRUBBERS (NL) on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 25, 2024

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Fire in the Hole

#6,409 of the rated field

1390 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

They've been 1502 at their best, 112 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Jun 30, 2023

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CAUGHT BY THE FIRE

#6,414 of the rated field

1388 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1388

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ROKENDE REGAHS	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
DE VLIEGENDE HOLLANDER BBQ-TEAM	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
BBQ+	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ Team Laurentius	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
IQ - NETHERLANDS	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
BUNCH OF SWINES	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THE WILD SIDE	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTHERN DUTCH BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
ANTWERPS BBQ-TEAM	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
DE FILOUS	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
PUREBBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY THE BOAR	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
ROASTING ROMANS	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
BBQ RANGERS BELGIUM	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
WESTHOEK SMOKERS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	1	0	163.4628	145.1084	154.07	top 85%
Pork Ribs	18	2	0	168.6172	128.9372	154.74	top 65%
Pork	19	5	1	172.6172	139.4056	157.28	top 67%
Brisket	19	2	0	167.3828	137.0400	153.17	top 69%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 92%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 83%
Large (40+)	8	top 75%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NL	3	0	top 91%
BE	1	0	top 83%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	2	12	top 89%	Sep 21, 2019
Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	2	30	top 89%	May 12, 2018
Eastern BBQ Contest	2	24	top 72%	Mar 31, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NL 3 of 19 contests · 2 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 206 finished ahead 154 times, behind 521

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

20191 milestone

Sep 21 Most recent contest Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland

20172 milestones

May 13 10th tracked contest Beer,Fries & BBQ IV
May 13 Career-best single call (Pork)172.6172 Beer,Fries & BBQ IV

20161 milestone

Jun 4 Career-best overall score646.3084 Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)

20153 milestones

Apr 11 First tracked contest Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 First call Baseball & BBQ Cookoff
Apr 11 Peak power rating (1498) Baseball & BBQ Cookoff

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.7	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI	May 11, 2019
+3.2	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015	Sep 25, 2015
+1.1	Eastern BBQ Contest	Apr 15, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat)	Jun 6, 2015
-11.9	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland	Sep 19, 2015
-11.7	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II	Apr 23, 2016
-9.8	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV	May 13, 2017
-9.4	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2)	May 12, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	4	0%	top 84%	88.2%	80.2%
2018	4	25%	top 83%	86.9%	84.8%
2017	3	33%	top 78%	88.4%	86.7%
2016	3	67%	top 88%	89.8%	87.3%
2015	5	80%	top 73%	88.9%	86.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 21, 2019	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint Niklaas	31 / 36 (620.0460)	25 (161.1884)	24 (157.7372)	21 (161.1544)	33 (139.9660)
May 11, 2019	Beer,Fries & BBQ VI Kapermolenpark, Hasselt	26 / 49 (634.8916)	42 (152.6172)	14 (162.2972)	20 (165.7256)	37 (154.2516)
Apr 20, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 2 Ninove	29 / 29 (451.9540)	29 (149.7028)	—	29 (145.6684)	22 (156.5828)
Mar 30, 2019	Spring Break BBQ Contest Lommel	38 / 40 (602.1028)	35 (153.1084)	35 (150.2172)	33 (153.6916)	35 (145.0856)
May 12, 2018	Beer,Fries & BBQ V (Day 2) Hasselt	49 / 51 (576.4000)	47 (146.8456)	49 (141.6916)	45 (150.8228)	50 (137.0400)
May 11, 2018	Beer Fries & BBQ V (Day1) Hasselt	30 / 37 (619.9084)	37 (149.6912)	26 (154.8688)	33 (151.3600)	15 (163.9884)
Mar 31, 2018	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove	28 / 33 (621.5544)	33 (145.1084)	11 (163.9888)	21 (159.9428)	28 (152.5144)
Mar 24, 2018	Springbreak BBQ Contest Lommel Belgium	28 / 39 (625.6460)	29 (155.4172)	37 (142.2288)	9 (166.3200)	14 (161.6800)
Jun 10, 2017	KCBS International BBQ Contest Vuur en Vlees Deurne	20 / 24 (636.4684)	21 (157.0972)	15 (162.2972)	22 (153.0740)	12 (164)
May 13, 2017	Beer,Fries & BBQ IV Hasselt	46 / 50 (601.1660)	48 (148.6056)	49 (141.1088)	3 (172.6172)	45 (138.8344)
Apr 15, 2017	Eastern BBQ Contest Ninove, Belgium	24 / 41 (636.0232)	38 (154.3088)	15 (163.4172)	27 (158.8572)	16 (159.4400)
Jun 4, 2016	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) Deurne, The Netherlands, NL	21 / 24 (646.3084)	20 (160.5828)	8 (168.6172)	23 (157.7028)	14 (159.4056)
May 8, 2016	Beers, Fries & BBQ III - The Belgian Championship Low & Slow BBQ Hasselt, Belgium	33 / 40 (623.9656)	32 (158.8456)	13 (163.4400)	34 (152.5600)	36 (149.1200)
Apr 23, 2016	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff II Hoofdorp, NL	32 / 34 (614.7540)	30 (151.9656)	9 (166.8344)	32 (150.3084)	34 (145.6456)
Oct 10, 2015	3rd Annual BBQ Society Cook Off Hoofddorp Netherlands	32 / 42 (625.1088)	38 (150.2972)	35 (150.2516)	29 (157.1772)	11 (167.3828)
Sep 25, 2015	2nd Ruhrpott BBQ 2015 Herten, NRW	31 / 67 (640)	45 (159.4400)	30 (160)	10 (169.7028)	46 (150.8572)
Sep 19, 2015	Het BBQ Kampioenschap Van Het Waasland Sint-Niklaas	12 / 13 (581.4168)	11 (153.0968)	13 (128.9372)	12 (139.4056)	6 (159.9772)
Jun 6, 2015	Vuur en Vlees (Fire and Meat) Deurne, The Netherlands, NL	11 / 12 (631.3944)	8 (163.4628)	11 (153.7144)	10 (159.3944)	10 (154.8228)
Apr 11, 2015	Baseball & BBQ Cookoff Hoofddorp Netherlands	19 / 33 (622.2172)	20 (156.0228)	28 (153.6344)	10 (162.8572)	22 (149.7028)

BUTTRUBBERS (NL)

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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 — 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)