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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2016-10-07
latest 2018-08-25
Best ToY finish
#1521
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
636.35
last 4 Master vs avg 636.35 (-0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.00
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.80 · weakest Brisket (155.93)
Road miles
94
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Master avg
636.35 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Budro's BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
BUTTS N STUFF has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 166 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1504 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with BUTTS N STUFF on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after BUTTS N STUFF did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2018-08-25 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2016-10-07 → 2018-08-25
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.80 · weakest Brisket (155.93)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 2 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
636.35
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
77
18–94 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
94
4 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
1560
average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2017-03-31 → 2018-08-24
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Downtown BBQ Throwdown
- First call Downtown BBQ Throwdown
- Peak power rating (1494) Downtown BBQ Throwdown
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2628 *Jack Town Throw Down
- 2018
- 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)
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) | 2018-08-25 |
| -8.8 | *Jack Town Throw Down | 2017-03-31 |
| -6.1 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | 2016-10-07 |
| -5.6 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) | 2018-08-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-25 | *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) |
| 2018-08-24 | *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) |
| 2017-03-31 | *Jack Town Throw Down Jackson, MS | 29 / 34 (640.9712) | 30 (154.2512) | 29 (158.8000) | 2 (174.2628) | 31 (153.6572) |
| 2016-10-07 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown Hattiesburg, MS | 20 / 26 (628.3428) | 23 (152.5372) | 21 (153.0744) | 7 (169.6684) | 21 (153.0628) |
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 | #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) |