BUTT UP OR SHUT UP

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1747

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1550

peak 1550 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-06-03

latest 2018-05-04

Best ToY finish

#556

Master 2017

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

677.1200 / 720

Master · BBQ In the Valley

Perfect 180s

Current form

660.90 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.89 (+10.01)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.0000

Pork Ribs · *Conquer The Grill

Consistency

±19.82

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 164.86 · weakest Chicken (160.63)

Road miles

525

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)

Master avg

650.89 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

On the rise

+38 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 38 points across 5 contests since 2017-05-05 — from 1511 up to 1550.

5 contests since 2017-05-05
now 1550

Signature meat

25% pork ribs entries won

2 wins from 8 entries

When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 25% of their entries (2 of 8).

best 176.0000
average 164.86
5 calls

They almost always walk

88% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 88% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

677.1200 career-best overall

94.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 677.1200 at BBQ In the Valley — 94.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-05-05

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 21%.

4 contests
3 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 21%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

GOOD SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.23 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 38% of the time against 63%.

Chicken avg 160.63
Pork Ribs avg 164.86
3 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

5–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 71% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MORT'S MEAT MAFIA in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

4 of 6 shared pork ribs entries lost

BEHIND BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BEHIND BBQ has out-cooked them in 4 of 6 shared pork ribs entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

HOGS ON THE RUN

#1740 of the rated field

1550 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-05-11

⚔ Head-to-head

SchwonnyQue

#1757 of the rated field

1549 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1549

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2022-05-13

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RACE CREW BBQ

#1744 of the rated field

1550 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Level with BUTT UP OR SHUT UP on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2021-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

MIDNIGHT RAMBLER'S BBQ

#1741 of the rated field

1550 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2017-06-23

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FAST EDDY'S BBQ

#1748 of the rated field

1550 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before BUTT UP OR SHUT UP's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin it up BBQ Australia

#1753 of the rated field

1549 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 91%
Peak: 1559

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 11 contests, alongside a 91% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-04-26
on a 4-contest top-10 run

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar 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
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
HAWKEYEBBQ	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	176.0000	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 state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	6	0	top 38%
PA	2	0	top 29%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 29%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 30%
Large (40+)	2	top 54%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ in The Valley	2	4	0	top 22%	2018-05-04
*Conquer The Grill	2	3	0	top 29%	2017-06-02

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.9 yrs 2016-06-03 → 2018-05-04

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 6 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 164.86 · weakest Chicken (160.63)

Walk rate 88% a top-10 call in 7 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 63% 5 of 8 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 650.89 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 111 142–91 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 525 8 mapped stops · furthest 101 mi

Schedule strength 1531 average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests

Power rating 1550 peak 1550 · #1747 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
Jun 3 First tracked contest Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 First call Conquer The Grill
Jun 3 First overall top-10 Conquer The Grill
Aug 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1832 Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest
2017
May 5 Career-best overall score677.1200 BBQ In the Valley
Jun 2 First category win (Pork Ribs) *Conquer The Grill
Jun 2 First overall podium *Conquer The Grill
Jun 2 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0000 *Conquer The Grill
2018
May 4 Peak power rating (1550) BBQ in The Valley
May 4 Most recent contest BBQ in The Valley

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	BBQ In the Valley	2017-05-05
+10.8	*Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues	2017-07-15
+10.4	*Conquer The Grill	2017-06-02
+8.9	BBQ in The Valley	2018-05-04
+8.2	Oinktoberfest	2017-09-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.9	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff	2016-09-23
-0.2	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest	2016-08-12

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	1	0	100%	top 28%	90.6%	90.6%
2017	4	3	2	100%	top 21%	94%	92.1%
2016	3	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
2018-05-04	BBQ in The Valley Jamestown, NY	7 / 25 (651.9660)	21 (156.0116)	14 (160.5716)	5 (168.5600)	7 (166.8228)
2017-09-22	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	13 / 53 (650.3544)	17 (166.3316)	33 (156.5372)	9 (165.2000)	12 (162.2856)
2017-07-15	*Rotary Ribs and Rhythm & Blues Auburn, NY	5 / 25 (654.8224)	2 (169.1428)	1 (172.5600)	14 (155.9540)	10 (157.1656)
2017-06-02	*Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA	3 / 12 (670.2284)	5 (165.1316)	1 (176.0000)	4 (165.1428)	9 (163.9540)
2017-05-05	BBQ In the Valley Jamestown, NY	4 / 26 (677.1200)	14 (162.8228)	6 (170.2972)	4 (170.8572)	4 (173.1428)
2016-09-23	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY	45 / 54 (605.6344)	44 (151.4056)	42 (149.7032)	35 (156.5484)	43 (147.9772)
2016-08-12	Salamanca Rock'in Ribfest Salamanca, NY	16 / 28 (650.1832)	22 (153.6572)	8 (168.6060)	3 (169.7028)	18 (158.2172)
2016-06-03	Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA	6 / 18 (646.8228)	7 (160.5484)	5 (164.5944)	5 (162.8344)	8 (158.8456)

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
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)