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
PICK'N OUR BUTTS is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 8th of 42 at the International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (2017). They are ranked #3284 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1511 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jul 3, 2015
latest May 4, 2018 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
25% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
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
Best single call
177.7144
Consistency
±55.06
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.69)
Road miles
507
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
644.89 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PICK'N OUR BUTTS, each with one reason worth a look.
108 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,270 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1501
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,279 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1520
Level with PICK'N OUR BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,265 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1505
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,273 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,267 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1499
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,281 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
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.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 | 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
3 of 8 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
169
finished ahead 95 times, behind 152
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Jul 3, 2015 → Apr 28, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
20176 milestones
- 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
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN | Sep 8, 2017 |
| +9.8 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | Jul 28, 2017 |
| +3.3 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off | Jun 16, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Hog Wild BBQ Contest | Mar 16, 2018 |
| -7.5 | Southaven Springfest | Apr 28, 2017 |
| -7.2 | Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival | Jul 3, 2015 |
| -2 | 37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | May 4, 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2019 | Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR | — | — | 3 (174.8572) | — | — |
| May 4, 2018 | 37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO | 17 / 25 (654.7656) | 12 (169.1428) | 20 (157.6456) | 20 (165.1316) | 14 (162.8456) |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS | 33 / 36 (515.2680) | 26 (163.9312) | 34 (20) | 21 (168.5256) | 28 (162.8112) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | 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) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 9 / 26 (682.2976) | 10 (170.8344) | 15 (167.4288) | 10 (170.8456) | 7 (173.1888) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS | 21 / 41 (673.0512) | 3 (177.1428) | 33 (160.5372) | 7 (171.9884) | 26 (163.3828) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 28 / 33 (653.0516) | 23 (166.8344) | 29 (161.1316) | 6 (173.1428) | 30 (151.9428) |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN | 43 / 51 (645.5428) | 41 (162.2284) | 32 (166.2400) | 38 (163.4172) | 48 (153.6572) |