BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC KY

Power ranking

#2125

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1475

peak 1502

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-05

latest 2019-10-04

Best ToY finish

#223

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

678.7312

Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.71 ▼

last 5 vs career avg 664.91 (-5.20)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5484

Pork · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

Consistency

±8.52

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.61 · weakest Pork (165.25)

Road miles

857

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	0	170.8112	157.0628	166.45	top 64%
Pork Ribs	8	1	171.9772	159.9544	166.61	top 54%
Pork	8	1	172.5484	157.0972	165.25	top 64%
Brisket	8	2	168.5484	165.0972	166.60	top 50%

“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	Avg finish
KY	5	top 67%
IN	2	top 68%
OH	1	top 33%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 66%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
Cooks mostly in KY (5 of 8 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
All-time average overall score: 664.91

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

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2019	8	0	0	678.7312	664.91

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-10-04	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	30 / 42 (654.6972)	22 (167.9656)	25 (164.5372)	39 (157.0972)	25 (165.0972)
2019-09-13	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	15 / 28 (667.2568)	15 (169.6684)	18 (165.0856)	14 (165.6800)	11 (166.8228)
2019-08-16	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madsion, IN	28 / 47 (660.3424)	14 (170.8112)	22 (165.0972)	37 (159.3368)	24 (165.0972)
2019-08-09	Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN	22 / 29 (664.4228)	20 (166.2284)	15 (167.4060)	25 (165.6800)	22 (165.1084)
2019-07-26	Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY	22 / 25 (651.8284)	25 (157.0628)	22 (159.9544)	14 (166.2628)	10 (168.5484)
2019-07-12	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	11 / 33 (678.7312)	16 (168.5256)	9 (170.8344)	6 (172.5484)	15 (166.8228)
2019-06-14	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	21 / 30 (673.5768)	28 (165.6684)	11 (171.9772)	20 (169.1200)	18 (166.8112)
2019-04-05	Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off Franklin, KY	14 / 28 (668.4340)	19 (165.6800)	17 (167.9772)	17 (166.2512)	9 (168.5256)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#496 (668 pts)	#529 (663 pts)	#458 (753 pts)	#472 (733 pts)	#433 (778 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#223 (1315 pts)	#323 (1020 pts)	#113 (1665 pts)	#222 (1295 pts)	#289 (1100 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#463 (817 pts)	#424 (897 pts)	#340 (1077 pts)	#382 (1002 pts)	#553 (712 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#731 (515 pts)	#666 (610 pts)	#828 (475 pts)	#783 (500 pts)	#412 (970 pts)