High-water mark
670.1484
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.1484 at Smokin' On The Summit — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 2, 2017
RUBBIN' BUTTS & RACKS
RUBBIN' BUTTS & RACKS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 14th of 65 at the Smokin' On The Summit (2017). They finished #1890 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1514
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 5, 2015
latest Jun 2, 2017 · 2 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 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.15
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.97 · weakest Brisket (158.52)
Road miles
28
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Master avg
655.30 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1890 (115 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2059 (100 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #2030 (100 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #2190 (90 pts) | #2208 (80 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #1988 (100 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2141 (70 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 165.1200 | 167.97 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 155.3716 | 161.67 | top 50% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 157.1428 | 167.14 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 134.7200 | 158.52 | 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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' On The Summit | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 28% | Jun 2, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
170
finished ahead 149 times, behind 111
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- Career-best overall score670.1484 Smokin' On The Summit
- Peak power rating (1514) Smokin' On The Summit
- Most recent contest Smokin' On The Summit
20163 milestones
- First call Racing for the BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6000 Racing for the BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1428 Racing for the BBQ
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin' on the Summit
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.9 | Smokin' On The Summit | Jun 2, 2017 |
| +6.2 | Smokin' on the Summit | Jun 5, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.2 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ | Jun 3, 2016 |
| -0.8 | Racing for the BBQ | Jul 29, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 22% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 91.9% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 35% | 89.9% | 89.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2017 | Smokin' On The Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 14 / 65 (670.1484) | 33 (165.1200) | 17 (167.3828) | 13 (170.2628) | 17 (167.3828) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Racing for the BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 34 / 54 (661.6000) | 36 (166.2284) | 48 (155.3716) | 10 (173.1428) | 22 (166.8572) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Smokin' on the Summit BBQ Lee's Summit, MO | 40 / 67 (642.1144) | 13 (170.8572) | 19 (168.5372) | 21 (168) | 66 (134.7200) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | 27 / 78 (647.3488) | 17 (169.6800) | 45 (155.3944) | 53 (157.1428) | 23 (165.1316) |