SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q

SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 38 at the National Western BBQ Throwdown (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1617 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,617

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1557

peak 1557 · rated over 8 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 6, 2017

latest Jan 11, 2019 · 2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#932

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

13% of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0972 / 720

Master · National Western BBQ Throwdown

Perfect 180s

Current form

675.21 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 671.11 (+4.11)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Pork · Central Plains Ribfest

Consistency

±12.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.63 · weakest Pork (165.75)

Road miles

2,052

across 8 mapped stops · furthest 396 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1601)

Purse competed for

$11K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

671.11 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

2.8112 points from the title

Came within 2.8112 points of the Grand Championship at National Western BBQ Throwdown (Jan 11, 2019).

On the rise

+29 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 29 points across 3 contests since Jun 15, 2018 — from 1528 up to 1557.

3 contests since Jun 15, 2018
now 1557

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

689.0972 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0972 at National Western BBQ Throwdown — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jan 11, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BOB'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

B-S BBQ OUTLAWS ahead in 86% of their meetings

B-S BBQ OUTLAWS has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

CLARK CREW BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CLARK CREW BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±1.78% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.78% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.2% of a perfect score
8 contests

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1004 (260 pts)	#1340 (175 pts)	#1489 (135 pts)	#1377 (165 pts)	#1191 (210 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1061 (250 pts)	#1089 (265 pts)	#1061 (285 pts)	#908 (355 pts)	#1049 (280 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#932 (374 pts)	#887 (439 pts)	#804 (499 pts)	#1057 (339 pts)	#831 (464 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

OINK, MOO & COCK-A-DOODLE DOO

#1,604 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1562

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 41 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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HONEYMAN BBQ

#1,603 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1602

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q)

They've been 1602 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2020

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ROOSTERS BULLS & BOARS

#1,609 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1557

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 Feb 3, 2023

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Meat Church

#1,602 of the rated field

1558 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1558

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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MUNCHIN HOGS

#1,619 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1557

Level with SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2014

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Mountain Smoke BBQ

#1,614 of the rated field

1557 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1557

5 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
B-S BBQ OUTLAWS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BOOMERANG BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	0	174.8572	156	168.63	top 40%
Pork Ribs	8	4	0	174.8688	154.2172	168.33	top 37%
Pork	8	2	1	177.7144	153.6456	165.75	top 49%
Brisket	8	4	0	175.4056	161.0856	168.39	top 36%

“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)	5	0	top 39%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 39%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
KS	4	top 43%
CO	3	top 36%
NE	1	top 31%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
National Western BBQ Throwdown	3	2	0	top 36%	Jan 11, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 4 of 8 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 6 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 599 finished ahead 513 times, behind 220

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

20196 milestones

Jan 11 First overall top-10 National Western BBQ Throwdown
Jan 11 First overall podium National Western BBQ Throwdown
Jan 11 First Reserve Championship National Western BBQ Throwdown
Jan 11 Career-best overall score689.0972 National Western BBQ Throwdown
Jan 11 Peak power rating (1557) National Western BBQ Throwdown
Jan 11 Most recent contest National Western BBQ Throwdown

20181 milestone

Jun 15 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Central Plains Ribfest

20173 milestones

Jan 6 First tracked contest National Western BBQ Throwdown
Jan 6 First call National Western BBQ Throwdown
Jan 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1372 National Western BBQ Throwdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.5	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 11, 2019
+10.2	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	Sep 15, 2018
+9.7	Central Plains Ribfest	Jun 15, 2018
+9.6	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 6, 2017
+7	Harper County Bullseye BBQ	Oct 20, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-2.8	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 5, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	1	100%	top 5%	95.7%	95.7%
2018	3	0	67%	top 42%	94.9%	93%
2017	4	0	100%	top 45%	94.3%	92.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 11, 2019	National Western BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Denver, CO	2 / 38 (689.0972)	6 (173.7372)	10 (170.8344)	7 (171.4172)	4 (173.1084)
Sep 15, 2018	39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	115 / 467 (676.5028)	117 (171.4284)	37 (174.8688)	320 (160.5256)	119 (169.6800)
Jun 15, 2018	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	11 / 35 (683.3488)	19 (167.9656)	7 (173.7144)	3 (177.7144)	24 (163.9544)
Jan 5, 2018	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	27 / 39 (648.3540)	14 (168.5256)	33 (154.2172)	30 (153.6456)	8 (171.9656)
Oct 20, 2017	Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS	19 / 47 (678.7656)	10 (174.8572)	37 (160.5372)	19 (167.9656)	6 (175.4056)
Jul 28, 2017	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	22 / 43 (671.8744)	5 (174.8572)	7 (174.2744)	32 (161.6572)	28 (161.0856)
Mar 10, 2017	Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS	19 / 34 (658.7772)	29 (156)	6 (174.2744)	21 (165.1200)	22 (163.3828)
Jan 6, 2017	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	13 / 38 (662.1372)	26 (161.6684)	17 (163.9544)	15 (167.9772)	8 (168.5372)

SMELL OUR BUTTS BAR-B-Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)