They almost always walk
63%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 5 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
PICK'N OUR BUTTS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1498
peak 1511 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2015-07-03
latest 2018-05-04
Best ToY finish
#1400
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Best overall
690.2628 / 720
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.13 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 644.89 (-1.76)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Best single call
177.7144
Consistency
±55.06
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.69)
Road miles
507
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.89 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (8 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.
High-water mark
690.2628
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.2628 at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-09-08
Their season
2017
their best year
2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.
- 4 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 47%
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Q-BONES BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Q-BONES BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−22.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 22.42 points below their pork, and turns into a call 25% of the time against 57%.
- Pork Ribs avg 147.69
- Pork avg 170.11
- 2 calls in 8 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HOGG LEGG SMOKERS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
1.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Southaven Springfest (2017-04-28).
- last seen 2015-07-03
- back 2017-04-28
Boom or bust
±7.65%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±7.65% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 89.6% of a perfect score
- best 95.9%
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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3253 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Level with PICK'N OUR BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3271 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3265 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before PICK'N OUR BUTTS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3258 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1517
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3290 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1498
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q-BONES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| VICTORY LANE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 162.2284 | 169.04 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 20.0000 | 147.69 | top 61% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 163.4172 | 170.11 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1888 | 151.9428 | 161.93 | top 64% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.8 yrs
2015-07-03 → 2018-05-04
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
3 of 8 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 170.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.69)
Walk rate
63%
a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
25%
2 of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
644.89
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
171
95–152 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
507
8 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Schedule strength
1575
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
2015-07-03 → 2017-04-28
Power rating
1498
peak 1511 · #3274 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival
- 2017
- First call Southaven Springfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0516 Southaven Springfest
- First overall top-10 *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
- Career-best overall score690.2628 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
- Peak power rating (1511) International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN
- 2019
- Most recent contest Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.3 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN | 2017-09-08 |
| +9.7 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | 2017-07-28 |
| +3.2 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | 2017-06-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | *Hog Wild BBQ Contest | 2018-03-16 |
| -7.5 | Southaven Springfest | 2017-04-28 |
| -7.2 | Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival | 2015-07-03 |
| -2 | *37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | 2018-05-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90.9% | 81.3% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 95.9% | 93.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-10 | Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR | — | — | 3 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2018-05-04 | *37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO | 17 / 25 (654.7656) | 12 (169.1428) | 20 (157.6456) | 20 (165.1316) | 14 (162.8456) |
| 2018-03-16 | *Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS | 33 / 36 (515.2680) | 26 (163.9312) | 34 (20.0000) | 21 (168.5256) | 28 (162.8112) |
| 2017-09-08 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN | 8 / 42 (690.2628) | 11 (173.1428) | 7 (173.7144) | 2 (177.7144) | 17 (165.6912) |
| 2017-07-28 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 9 / 26 (682.2976) | 10 (170.8344) | 15 (167.4288) | 10 (170.8456) | 7 (173.1888) |
| 2017-06-16 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS | 21 / 41 (673.0512) | 3 (177.1428) | 33 (160.5372) | 7 (171.9884) | 26 (163.3828) |
| 2017-04-28 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 28 / 33 (653.0516) | 23 (166.8344) | 29 (161.1316) | 6 (173.1428) | 30 (151.9428) |
| 2015-07-03 | Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN | 43 / 51 (645.5428) | 41 (162.2284) | 32 (166.2400) | 38 (163.4172) | 48 (153.6572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1400 (150 pts) | #1377 (175 pts) | #1540 (135 pts) | #1454 (155 pts) | #1425 (165 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |