They almost always walk
75%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 6 of 8 contests
A top-10 category call in 75% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ
LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 18 at the Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #1868 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1545
peak 1548 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Oct 27, 2017 · 4.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
50% of 8 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
671.72 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 673.35 (-1.64)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.46
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.63)
Road miles
2,221
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 422 mi
Schedule strength
84%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1611)
Master avg
673.35 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
73 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,871 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1550
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1,872 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1545
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#1,875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1545
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,867 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1545
They turned up 5 years after LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#1,862 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1545
Level with LIL EARL'S BUTT NAKED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#1,861 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1545
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 178.3200 | 158.2284 | 167.90 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 162.2744 | 167.63 | top 50% |
| Pork | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4628 | 159.3600 | 170.13 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.1544 | 158.8684 | 167.69 | 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) | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2 | 71 | 0 | top 77% | Oct 27, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
2 of 8 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
287
finished ahead 148 times, behind 200
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 27, 2013 → Sep 19, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20176 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall podium Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score693.2116 Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)178.3200 Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1548) Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20151 milestone
- First overall top-10 Hot Springs Blues & BBQ
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
- First call Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.9712 Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15 | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ | Sep 19, 2015 |
| +14.1 | Smoke On the Water Arkansas State Barbecue Championship | Sep 16, 2016 |
| +11.7 | Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival | Oct 13, 2017 |
| +9.7 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Mar 3, 2017 |
| +6.3 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Sep 27, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.7 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 21, 2016 |
| -4.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) | Sep 22, 2017 |
| -2.8 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | Oct 27, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75% | top 53% | 96.3% | 93.9% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 50% | 94.2% | 92.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 14% | 95.1% | 95.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 71 / 95 (664.4800) | 78 (163.3828) | 75 (164.5372) | 29 (170.8572) | 61 (165.7028) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival Duncanville, TX | 3 / 18 (693.2116) | 1 (178.3200) | 10 (162.2744) | 3 (175.4628) | 3 (177.1544) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Edmond, OK | 27 / 30 (672.5024) | 23 (170.2512) | 25 (166.3084) | 10 (172.5600) | 28 (163.3828) |
| Mar 3, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA | 9 / 29 (673.6340) | 13 (170.8456) | 15 (166.2744) | 5 (169.7028) | 12 (166.8112) |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 77 / 96 (654.7652) | 92 (158.2284) | 49 (169.6800) | 46 (167.9884) | 79 (158.8684) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Smoke On the Water Arkansas State Barbecue Championship Pine Bluff, AR | 4 / 21 (678.1944) | 10 (169.6916) | 6 (169.1200) | 4 (171.9772) | 8 (167.4056) |
| Sep 19, 2015 | Hot Springs Blues & BBQ Hot Springs, AR | 4 / 29 (685.0744) | 15 (167.9888) | 13 (168.5600) | 4 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4056) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA | 13 / 38 (664.9712) | 22 (164.5256) | 2 (174.2628) | 24 (159.3600) | 10 (166.8228) |