BUTTS-N-RACKS BBQ, LLC KY

Power ranking

#2169

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1475

peak 1502 · rated over 8 contests

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 / 720

Master · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.71 ▼

last 5 Master vs 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 Master 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

Schedule strength

22%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.91 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ 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.

😤 Pork Ribs nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, HOGTOWN BARBECUE has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating, KY first)

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOGTOWN BARBECUE	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
WeQ4U	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
FARMER'S RETREAT SMOKIN BARBEQUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS, KY	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

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)
Average Master overall score: 664.91 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-04-05 — First tracked contest · Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off
📣 2019-04-05 — First call · Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off
⭐ 2019-07-12 — Career-best overall score (678.7312) · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off
📈 2019-07-12 — Peak power rating (1502) · Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.4	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off	2019-07-12
+0.8	Operation Stand Down KY II Annual Smoke off	2019-04-05

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Fire on the Mountain	2019-07-26
-5.8	Big Blue Barbecue	2019-08-09
-5.2	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	2019-06-14
-4.7	Jim Beam BBQ Classic	2019-10-04
-4	Bands & BBQ at the Point	2019-09-13

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	8	0	0	0	38%	top 63%	94.3%	92.3%

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)

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
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)