DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ

DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 16 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 6th of 55 at the CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ (2016). They are ranked #2024 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,024

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1538

peak 1544 · rated over 16 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 24, 2015

latest Sep 22, 2017 · 2.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#505

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

19% of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

682.7772 / 720

Master · 2nd Annual Brew B-Q

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.56 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.10 (+1.46)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · EffingHAM Jam

Consistency

±14.13

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.88 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.50)

Road miles

3,216

across 16 mapped stops · furthest 536 mi

Schedule strength

55%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)

Master avg

658.10 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.7772 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.7772 at 2nd Annual Brew B-Q — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 11, 2016

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FIGHTIN' RIBTIPS has finished one call ahead of DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 41%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 41%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

One2BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

One2BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 19% of the time against 56%.

Pork Ribs avg 160.50
Chicken avg 170.88
3 calls in 16 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' WET BBQ in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

7 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

One2BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, One2BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared chicken entries.

The long haul

3,216 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,216 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 536 miles to Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship.

16 mapped stops
furthest 536 mi

The metronome

±1.96% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
16 contests

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	#622 (623 pts)	#536 (743 pts)	#617 (658 pts)	#681 (608 pts)	#527 (748 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#505 (784 pts)	#297 (1,164 pts)	#768 (519 pts)	#411 (969 pts)	#640 (619 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

WOOD N PIG SMOKERS

#2,020 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1545

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 20 contests
last seen May 17, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

Grinders BBQ

#2,023 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1538

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

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In Hognito

#2,034 of the rated field

1537 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1546

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Skinny's BBQ

#2,014 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1538

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2016

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SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ

#2,017 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1538

Level with DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2015

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Single Barrel BBQ

#2,022 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1538

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 3, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
One2BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKEY'S Q	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
ALL IN QUE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' WET BBQ	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
PORK PARADISE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Oui Oui Oui BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BLUE RIDGE BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
HotMess BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Its 5 Oclock Somewhere	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
EAT MOR BUTT BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	9	2	2	178.8572	154.2400	170.88	top 30%
Pork Ribs	16	3	0	0	173.1200	138.7888	160.50	top 62%
Pork	16	4	0	2	176.5600	143.9312	163.84	top 53%
Brisket	16	3	0	1	174.8572	146.8916	162.88	top 51%

“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 78%
Medium (20–39)	8	top 42%
Large (40+)	6	top 54%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IL	9	top 50%
IN	2	top 52%
IA	2	top 47%
TN	2	top 62%
MN	1	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
EffingHam-Jam	2	11	top 38%	Jul 28, 2017
Smokin For Garrett	2	15	top 52%	Jun 2, 2017
Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)	2	14	top 47%	Apr 29, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 7 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 9 of 16 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 13 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 354 finished ahead 290 times, behind 280

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

20173 milestones

Mar 3 10th tracked contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship
Jul 28 Peak power rating (1544) EffingHam-Jam
Sep 22 Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff

20164 milestones

Apr 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9084 High on the Hog Festival
Apr 22 First overall top-10 Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship
Jul 22 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 EffingHAM Jam
Nov 11 Career-best overall score682.7772 2nd Annual Brew B-Q

20153 milestones

Jul 24 First tracked contest Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship
Jul 24 First call Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship
Jul 24 First category win (Chicken) Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ	Oct 14, 2016
+13.1	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship	Apr 22, 2016
+7.1	Smokin' for Garrett	May 20, 2016
+6.9	EffingHAM Jam	Jul 22, 2016
+6.4	EffingHam-Jam	Jul 28, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12	Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship	Jul 24, 2015
-6.5	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff	Sep 22, 2017
-6.1	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 15, 2016
-3.5	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual	Jun 30, 2017
-2.6	Central Illinois Bragging Rights	Oct 9, 2015

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	7	1	0	71%	top 53%	93.1%	91.6%
2016	7	2	1	86%	top 41%	94.8%	92.4%
2015	2	0	1	50%	top 81%	88.6%	87.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 22, 2017	Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL	41 / 55 (649.6232)	11 (173.1200)	42 (162.2516)	46 (159.4172)	46 (154.8344)
Jul 28, 2017	EffingHam-Jam Effingham, IL	13 / 35 (662.7084)	13 (167.3828)	8 (171.4056)	19 (161.0972)	15 (162.8228)
Jun 30, 2017	Assumption Fest Smokin Hot BBQ 2nd Annual Assumption, IL	10 / 16 (654.7884)	6 (171.9884)	13 (158.8000)	15 (154.8456)	3 (169.1544)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	19 / 31 (660.4800)	22 (164.5372)	16 (165.6800)	15 (168)	20 (162.2628)
Apr 29, 2017	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) Boone, IA	17 / 35 (670.2172)	12 (171.9772)	30 (157.7028)	6 (174.2628)	17 (166.2744)
Apr 28, 2017	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA	14 / 31 (659.9084)	11 (171.4056)	28 (150.2400)	20 (163.4056)	5 (174.8572)
Mar 3, 2017	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Onamia, MN	19 / 47 (657.6688)	9 (171.9772)	5 (171.4172)	24 (163.9772)	37 (150.2972)
Nov 11, 2016	2nd Annual Brew B-Q Nashville, TN	11 / 25 (682.7772)	6 (173.7028)	10 (173.1200)	16 (166.8344)	15 (169.1200)
Oct 14, 2016	CIBR-BBQ Central Illinois Bragging Right BBQ Authur, IL	6 / 55 (677.6228)	7 (171.9656)	27 (165.6800)	6 (173.7144)	25 (166.2628)
Jul 22, 2016	EffingHAM Jam Effingham, IL	11 / 29 (658.7548)	1 (178.8572)	24 (151.3716)	11 (165.6916)	14 (162.8344)
May 20, 2016	Smokin' for Garrett Boonville, IN	15 / 35 (666.2168)	4 (175.4056)	29 (151.9656)	2 (176.5600)	21 (162.2856)
May 6, 2016	Route 66 Smoke Out Dwight, IL	20 / 40 (651.2912)	6 (170.8228)	16 (167.9772)	37 (143.9312)	9 (168.5600)
Apr 22, 2016	Wabash Ribberfest BBQ Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	6 / 30 (659.4284)	6 (169.7372)	14 (159.3828)	2 (170.3428)	11 (159.9656)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	45 / 56 (659.9084)	23 (170.8456)	54 (155.9544)	49 (159.3828)	15 (173.7256)
Oct 9, 2015	Central Illinois Bragging Rights Arthur, IL	32 / 48 (637.6340)	41 (154.2400)	19 (166.2512)	29 (161.1428)	36 (156)
Jul 24, 2015	Effing-Ham-Jam State BBQ Championship Effingham, IL	17 / 18 (620.5720)	1 (176.0572)	16 (138.7888)	13 (158.8344)	17 (146.8916)

DAD'S SMOKIN' BUTT BBQ

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 (10 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The long haul

The metronome

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)