A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
CAJUN BLAZE ahead in 100% of their meetings
CAJUN BLAZE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BUTTS N STUFF
BUTTS N STUFF is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 20th of 26 at the Downtown BBQ Throwdown (2016). They finished #1521 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 7, 2016
latest Aug 25, 2018 · 1.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.80 · weakest Brisket (155.93)
Road miles
94
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Master avg
636.35 / 720
4 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 | #1521 (121 pts) | #1561 (126 pts) | #1451 (161 pts) | #1801 (106 pts) | #1510 (141 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2781 (59 pts) | #2803 (59 pts) | #2809 (59 pts) | #1230 (259 pts) | #2785 (59 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2169 (76 pts) | #2347 (61 pts) | #2290 (71 pts) | #1718 (156 pts) | #2285 (71 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 152.5372 | 157.52 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 153.0744 | 160.09 | top 76% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 152.5144 | 162.80 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3712 | 153.0628 | 155.93 | top 81% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 88% | Aug 25, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
77
finished ahead 18 times, behind 94
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
Mar 31, 2017 → Aug 24, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score643.1768 Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1)
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2)
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 Jack Town Throw Down
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Downtown BBQ Throwdown
- First call Downtown BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1494) Downtown BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.1 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) | Aug 25, 2018 |
| -8.8 | Jack Town Throw Down | Mar 31, 2017 |
| -6.1 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | Oct 7, 2016 |
| -5.6 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) | Aug 24, 2018 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 89.3% | 88.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 85% | 89% | 89% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2018 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS | 27 / 28 (632.8912) | 27 (158.2056) | 20 (164.5256) | 27 (152.5144) | 23 (157.6456) |
| Aug 24, 2018 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS | 22 / 28 (643.1768) | 21 (165.0856) | 19 (163.9544) | 27 (154.7656) | 20 (159.3712) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS | 29 / 34 (640.9712) | 30 (154.2512) | 29 (158.8000) | 2 (174.2628) | 31 (153.6572) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown Hattiesburg, MS | 20 / 26 (628.3428) | 23 (152.5372) | 21 (153.0744) | 7 (169.6684) | 21 (153.0628) |