A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
HELPING U BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
HELPING U BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
SMOKING DAT BUTT BBQ
SMOKING DAT BUTT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 30th of 34 at the Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge (2018). They finished #1722 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 5, 2016
latest Sep 1, 2018 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.67)
Road miles
25
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Master avg
610.82 / 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 142.2400 | 154.09 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 143.9544 | 149.67 | top 89% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7600 | 147.9200 | 156.97 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 143.3600 | 150.08 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NE
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
130
finished ahead 22 times, behind 163
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
Jul 21, 2017 → Sep 1, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- Career-best overall score626.1488 Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.7600 Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
- Most recent contest Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
- Peak power rating (1493) 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | BBQ in the Bluffs | May 12, 2017 |
| -7.5 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska | Aug 5, 2016 |
| -6.6 | Riverfest Community Festival | Jul 21, 2017 |
| -6.1 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge | Sep 1, 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87% | 87% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.5% | 83.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 85% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2018 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak Cookoff Challenge Omaha, NE | 30 / 34 (626.1488) | 30 (156.5144) | 23 (159.3944) | 14 (165.7600) | 33 (144.4800) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Riverfest Community Festival Bellevue, NE | 38 / 46 (615.8512) | 39 (154.8000) | 46 (143.9544) | 36 (157.1312) | 23 (159.9656) |
| May 12, 2017 | BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA | 38 / 39 (589.4972) | 38 (142.2400) | 38 (146.8116) | 33 (157.0856) | 38 (143.3600) |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE | 61 / 70 (611.7828) | 40 (162.8228) | 64 (148.5144) | 63 (147.9200) | 53 (152.5256) |