On the rise
+39
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 39 points across 5 contests since May 5, 2017 — from 1512 up to 1550.
- 5 contests since May 5, 2017
- now 1550
BUTT UP OR SHUT UP
BUTT UP OR SHUT UP is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 12 at the Conquer The Grill (2017). They are ranked #1740 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1550
peak 1550 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 3, 2016
latest May 4, 2018 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
63% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.90 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.89 (+10.01)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.82
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.86 · weakest Chicken (160.63)
Road miles
525
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
650.89 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1382 (155 pts) | #1949 (70 pts) | #1800 (105 pts) | #1380 (175 pts) | #1462 (155 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #556 (708 pts) | #650 (618 pts) | #524 (763 pts) | #641 (638 pts) | #694 (573 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1021 (316 pts) | #1196 (276 pts) | #971 (376 pts) | #858 (456 pts) | #1140 (286 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BUTT UP OR SHUT UP, each with one reason worth a look.
60 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,737 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1551
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUTT UP OR SHUT UP)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUTT UP OR SHUT UP has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,744 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1550
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1550
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1551
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2016.
⚔ Compare careers#1,748 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1550
Level with BUTT UP OR SHUT UP on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,746 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1554
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 36% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORT'S MEAT MAFIA | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWKEYEBBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' WEAD BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| RED VALLEY BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| BEHIND BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| KISS MY BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Priorville BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD SMOKE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Heat BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| THREE DOGS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK HART BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THE GOOD CUE CREW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169.1428 | 151.4056 | 160.63 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 176 | 149.7032 | 164.86 | top 36% |
| Pork | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 155.9540 | 164.35 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 147.9772 | 161.05 | top 46% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ in The Valley | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 22% | May 4, 2018 |
| Conquer The Grill | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 29% | Jun 2, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 142 times, behind 91
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Peak power rating (1550) BBQ in The Valley
- Most recent contest BBQ in The Valley
20174 milestones
- Career-best overall score677.1200 BBQ In the Valley
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Conquer The Grill
- First overall podium Conquer The Grill
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Conquer The Grill
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest Conquer The Grill
- First call Conquer The Grill
- First overall top-10 Conquer The Grill
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1832 Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.9 | BBQ In the Valley | May 5, 2017 |
| +10.8 | Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues | Jul 15, 2017 |
| +10.5 | Conquer The Grill | Jun 2, 2017 |
| +9 | BBQ in The Valley | May 4, 2018 |
| +8.5 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 22, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | Sep 23, 2016 |
| -0.1 | Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest | Aug 12, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 28% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 21% | 94% | 92.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 58% | 90.3% | 88.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | BBQ in The Valley Jamestown, NY | 7 / 25 (651.9660) | 21 (156.0116) | 14 (160.5716) | 5 (168.5600) | 7 (166.8228) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 13 / 53 (650.3544) | 17 (166.3316) | 33 (156.5372) | 9 (165.2000) | 12 (162.2856) |
| Jul 15, 2017 | Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY | 5 / 25 (654.8224) | 2 (169.1428) | 1 (172.5600) | 14 (155.9540) | 10 (157.1656) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA | 3 / 12 (670.2284) | 5 (165.1316) | 1 (176) | 4 (165.1428) | 9 (163.9540) |
| May 5, 2017 | BBQ In the Valley Jamestown, NY | 4 / 26 (677.1200) | 14 (162.8228) | 6 (170.2972) | 4 (170.8572) | 4 (173.1428) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY | 45 / 54 (605.6344) | 44 (151.4056) | 42 (149.7032) | 35 (156.5484) | 43 (147.9772) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest Salamanca, NY | 16 / 28 (650.1832) | 22 (153.6572) | 8 (168.6060) | 3 (169.7028) | 18 (158.2172) |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA | 6 / 18 (646.8228) | 7 (160.5484) | 5 (164.5944) | 5 (162.8344) | 8 (158.8456) |