BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC

BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC is a competition barbecue team with 35 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 4th of 40 at the Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off (2018). They are ranked #1568 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,568

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1560

peak 1588 · rated over 35 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 29, 2016

latest Oct 4, 2019 · 3.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#223

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 35 contests

Avg finish

top 54%

overall standings

Best overall

691.9084 / 720

Master · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.71 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 666.11 (-6.40)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Pork Ribs · Jim Beam BBQ Classic

Consistency

±12.62

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.60 · weakest Brisket (165.04)

Road miles

3,121

across 35 mapped stops · furthest 191 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

666.11 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 22 of 35 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 35 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.9084 career-best overall

96.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.9084 at Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off — 96.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 13, 2018

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

SMOKE-N-PEPPERS has finished one call ahead of BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 11 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 38%.

11 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 38%

A tough matchup

27–1 behind in the head-to-head

GREY STREET BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

GREY STREET BBQ has come out ahead in 27 of their 28 shared contests.

A strong matchup

15–6 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ACME BBQ in 15 of their 21 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

22 of 28 shared pork ribs entries lost

GREY STREET BBQ ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GREY STREET BBQ has out-cooked them in 22 of 28 shared pork ribs entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LITTLE BOB'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 43% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 43% across 6 contests, versus top 54% the rest of the year.

6 October contests
top 54% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,121 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,121 miles across 35 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 191 miles to Fire on the Mountain.

35 mapped stops
furthest 191 mi

The metronome

±1.75% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.75% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.5% of a perfect score
35 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Bands & BBQ at the Point every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 13th

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
2019 ↗	Master	#492 (668 pts)	#525 (663 pts)	#455 (753 pts)	#469 (733 pts)	#430 (778 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#223 (1,315 pts)	#323 (1,020 pts)	#113 (1,665 pts)	#222 (1,295 pts)	#289 (1,100 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#463 (817 pts)	#424 (897 pts)	#340 (1,077 pts)	#382 (1,002 pts)	#553 (712 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#731 (515 pts)	#666 (610 pts)	#828 (475 pts)	#783 (500 pts)	#412 (970 pts)

Overall rank by season

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

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#1,571 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1605

4–3 in 7 shared contests (57% to BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC)

These two have cooked 7 of the same contests — BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC ahead 4–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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BUTTRUB.COM

#1,566 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 73
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1687

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC)

They've been 1687 at their best, 126 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 73 contests
last seen May 14, 2021

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SMOKIN' SOBER...SOMETIMES

#1,567 of the rated field

1561 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1574

Careers of much the same size, 37 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2018

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Rusty Que

#1,573 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1560

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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HELPING U BBQ

#1,570 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 93
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1718

Level with BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 91 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Butts Bellies & Buddies Too

#1,569 of the rated field

1560 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1562

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WeQ4U	31	5	26	16%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	28	4	24	14%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	28	1	27	4%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	24	8	16	33%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
ACME BBQ	21	15	6	71%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
HOGTOWN BARBECUE	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' 4-PLAY BBQ	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
CHARCOAL & MORE	14	6	8	43%	⚔ compare
SLIPPERY PETE'S BBQ	13	3	10	23%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	6	0	0	176.5600	155.3368	167.06	top 58%
Pork Ribs	35	11	1	3	179.4400	159.4172	167.60	top 47%
Pork	35	7	0	2	178.8572	156.4912	166.41	top 54%
Brisket	35	8	0	2	178.3200	150.2400	165.04	top 53%

“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)	26	0	top 57%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 44%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
IN	18	top 59%
KY	15	top 51%
OH	2	top 22%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bands & BBQ at the Point	4	13	top 60%	Sep 13, 2019
Jim Beam BBQ Classic	3	12	top 46%	Oct 4, 2019
Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	2	16	top 45%	Aug 16, 2019
Big Blue Barbecue	2	11	top 58%	Aug 9, 2019
Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	2	15	top 57%	Jun 14, 2019
Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	2	5	top 31%	Oct 19, 2018
Smoke on the Water	2	17	top 65%	May 5, 2018
Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	2	19	top 78%	Jun 16, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 11 contests

Contests a season 8.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 18 of 35 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 24 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 388 finished ahead 586 times, behind 614

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

20192 milestones

Jul 12 Peak power rating (1588) Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Oct 4 Most recent contest Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20185 milestones

Jul 13 First overall top-10 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Jul 13 Career-best overall score691.9084 Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
Sep 21 25th tracked contest Grilling & Chillin BBQ
Oct 5 First category win (Pork Ribs) Jim Beam BBQ Classic
Oct 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)179.4400 Jim Beam BBQ Classic

20171 milestone

Jun 2 10th tracked contest Smokin For Garrett

20163 milestones

Apr 29 First tracked contest Smokin on the Water
Apr 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4572 Smokin on the Water
Apr 30 First call Smokin on the Water 2

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	Jul 13, 2018
+12.6	Grilling & Chillin BBQ	Sep 21, 2018
+12.1	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off	Oct 19, 2018
+9.4	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	Oct 5, 2018
+8.6	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival	Aug 17, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Fire on the Mountain	Jul 26, 2019
-8.4	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 16, 2016
-7	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	Jun 24, 2016
-5.4	Bands & BBQ at the Point	Sep 13, 2019
-4.9	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness	Jun 16, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2019	8	0	0	38%	top 63%	94.3%	92.3%
2018	11	3	1	82%	top 38%	96.1%	93.4%
2017	9	0	0	67%	top 56%	94.5%	92.4%
2016	7	0	0	57%	top 65%	93.6%	91.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 4, 2019	Jim Beam BBQ Classic 🏅 Springfield, KY	30 / 42 (654.6972)	22 (167.9656)	25 (164.5372)	39 (157.0972)	25 (165.0972)
Sep 13, 2019	Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY	15 / 28 (667.2568)	15 (169.6684)	18 (165.0856)	14 (165.6800)	11 (166.8228)
Aug 16, 2019	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	28 / 47 (660.3424)	14 (170.8112)	22 (165.0972)	37 (159.3368)	24 (165.0972)
Aug 9, 2019	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	22 / 29 (664.4228)	20 (166.2284)	15 (167.4060)	25 (165.6800)	22 (165.1084)
Jul 26, 2019	Fire on the Mountain 🏅 Leburn, KY	22 / 25 (651.8284)	25 (157.0628)	22 (159.9544)	14 (166.2628)	10 (168.5484)
Jul 12, 2019	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH	11 / 33 (678.7312)	16 (168.5256)	9 (170.8344)	6 (172.5484)	15 (166.8228)
Jun 14, 2019	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival 🏅 Barbourville, KY	21 / 30 (673.5768)	28 (165.6684)	11 (171.9772)	20 (169.1200)	18 (166.8112)
Apr 5, 2019	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)
Oct 19, 2018	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY	5 / 29 (687.3140)	19 (167.3828)	3 (175.4056)	8 (171.4056)	4 (173.1200)
Oct 5, 2018	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	12 / 42 (677.5884)	30 (163.9544)	1 (179.4400)	8 (171.9772)	35 (162.2168)
Sep 21, 2018	Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY	7 / 37 (674.7656)	5 (174.2744)	6 (169.1544)	20 (165.1084)	15 (166.2284)
Sep 14, 2018	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	13 / 27 (670.1716)	9 (171.4172)	17 (166.2632)	17 (164.5256)	14 (167.9656)
Aug 17, 2018	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	16 / 54 (681.6116)	26 (168.5372)	4 (174.8688)	27 (166.2400)	13 (171.9656)
Aug 10, 2018	Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN	11 / 27 (675.9088)	8 (173.1200)	19 (165.6916)	15 (168.5600)	12 (168.5372)
Jul 13, 2018	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off Kettering, OH	4 / 40 (691.9084)	29 (161.6456)	2 (178.8572)	2 (178.8572)	9 (172.5484)
Jun 15, 2018	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	15 / 34 (674.1600)	19 (169.1200)	22 (165.0972)	4 (175.4056)	23 (164.5372)
May 5, 2018	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	18 / 28 (660.9828)	20 (162.7884)	17 (163.9544)	14 (167.9772)	14 (166.2628)
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	17 / 38 (658.7656)	13 (169.6800)	7 (169.1200)	22 (162.2972)	26 (157.6684)
Apr 6, 2018	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	36 / 49 (643.7708)	44 (155.3368)	23 (166.8228)	31 (161.0972)	36 (160.5140)
Oct 20, 2017	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off Munfordville, KY	16 / 36 (671.3484)	5 (176.5600)	9 (170.8456)	11 (170.2628)	33 (153.6800)
Oct 6, 2017	Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY	17 / 44 (680.4916)	9 (175.4400)	28 (165.0972)	16 (171.9888)	24 (167.9656)
Sep 15, 2017	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	17 / 33 (659.8628)	29 (159.9428)	23 (163.4056)	8 (173.1200)	15 (163.3944)
Aug 18, 2017	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	29 / 55 (663.8516)	26 (168.5372)	17 (168.5716)	22 (166.2400)	35 (160.5028)
Jul 21, 2017	Smoke on the Square Vernon, IN	12 / 25 (677.0628)	22 (159.9544)	9 (170.2628)	3 (175.4400)	8 (171.4056)
Jun 16, 2017	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	19 / 25 (649.5312)	20 (163.3944)	10 (170.2628)	20 (157.0856)	22 (158.7884)
Jun 2, 2017	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	20 / 31 (659.9544)	11 (170.8456)	12 (166.8460)	26 (162.8572)	23 (159.4056)
May 6, 2017	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	17 / 26 (665.6228)	17 (168.5488)	11 (170.8228)	20 (160.5828)	17 (165.6684)
May 5, 2017	Smoke on the Water Day 1 Liberty, IN	18 / 27 (660.4688)	17 (165.0972)	4 (175.4172)	14 (169.7144)	25 (150.2400)
Oct 14, 2016	Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cookoff Munfordville, KY	20 / 34 (672.4804)	15 (170.8344)	26 (161.6688)	27 (164.5600)	3 (175.4172)
Sep 16, 2016	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	27 / 31 (651.2684)	21 (167.9772)	19 (166.2628)	23 (163.3828)	29 (153.6456)
Sep 2, 2016	Homecoming 2016 Vernon, IN	17 / 26 (638.6628)	8 (170.2744)	18 (159.4172)	22 (156.4912)	18 (152.4800)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	22 / 63 (673.6572)	46 (161.0972)	23 (168.5372)	32 (165.7028)	3 (178.3200)
Jun 24, 2016	Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN	25 / 31 (637.5428)	23 (163.9772)	26 (159.4172)	27 (157.0972)	23 (157.0512)
Apr 30, 2016	Smokin on the Water 2 Liberty, IN	22 / 35 (671.3144)	27 (167.3828)	32 (161.0972)	15 (169.1316)	6 (173.7028)
Apr 29, 2016	Smokin on the Water Liberty, IN	21 / 33 (664.4572)	18 (168.5256)	26 (160.5372)	20 (165.0972)	13 (170.2972)

BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)