BUNCH OF BUTTS

BUNCH OF BUTTS is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 6th of 30 at the Smoke on the Falls (2019). They are ranked #2550 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,550

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1518

peak 1518 · rated over 13 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 14, 2017

latest Nov 15, 2019 · 2.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#605

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

686.1712 / 720

Master · Atlanta BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.45 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.64 (+4.81)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Chicken · The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig

Consistency

±11.63

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.67 · weakest Brisket (164.30)

Road miles

1,518

across 20 mapped stops · furthest 440 mi

Schedule strength

88%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1620)

Purse competed for

$49K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.64 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

686.1712 career-best overall

95.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 686.1712 at Atlanta BBQ Classic — 95.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 28, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FYC BARBEQUE has finished one call ahead of BUNCH OF BUTTS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 38%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 38%

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

Angry Jack BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

Angry Jack BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.36 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 23% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 164.30
Chicken avg 168.67
3 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE FAT GUYZ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 9 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared chicken entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1620 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 88% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1620 power rating — a tougher draw than 88% of every rated contest in the data.

13 rated contests

An April team

Top 50% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 50% across 4 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 59% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.62% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
20 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
2020 ↗	Master	#605 (145 pts)	#654 (135 pts)	#644 (145 pts)	#671 (130 pts)	#794 (95 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#625 (520 pts)	#702 (485 pts)	#577 (600 pts)	#629 (535 pts)	#767 (425 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#878 (347 pts)	#774 (442 pts)	#933 (352 pts)	#871 (377 pts)	#740 (477 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1064 (300 pts)	#790 (500 pts)	#847 (465 pts)	#985 (375 pts)	#1103 (300 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUNCH OF BUTTS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

WATER HAWGS BBQ

#2,558 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1521

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BUNCH OF BUTTS)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUNCH OF BUTTS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jul 19, 2019

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ROCK N SMOKE

#2,549 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1532

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before BUNCH OF BUTTS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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Sloppy Hogs

#2,562 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1521

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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BIGMISTA'S BARBECUE

#2,559 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1521

Fewer contests behind them than BUNCH OF BUTTS has cooked, 12 to 20, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2015

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MASTERTECH BBQ

#2,546 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1519

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2018

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SIPPIN ON SMOKE

#2,544 of the rated field

1519 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1536

Level with BUNCH OF BUTTS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RUNWAY SMOKE	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
Angry Jack BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
CRIMSON Q	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Nice Rack BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ROAST BEAST BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	5	2	177.7028	158.2056	168.67	top 57%
Pork Ribs	13	4	1	176	161.0972	168.46	top 51%
Pork	13	4	0	174.2628	162.8000	167.21	top 54%
Brisket	13	3	0	175.4056	146.7544	164.30	top 61%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 75%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 47%
Large (40+)	5	top 72%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	11	top 61%
AL	1	top 20%
TN	1	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2)	2	25	0	top 57%	Nov 18, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 17 of 20 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 290 finished ahead 246 times, behind 333

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

20193 milestones

Apr 12 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Falls
Nov 15 Peak power rating (1518) Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown
Nov 15 Most recent contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown

20181 milestone

Apr 28 Career-best overall score686.1712 Atlanta BBQ Classic

20174 milestones

Jul 14 First call The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig
Jul 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.6744 The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig
Jul 14 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig
Nov 17 10th tracked contest Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel

20161 milestone

Apr 29 First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.4	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 12, 2019
+11.5	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1)	Nov 17, 2017
+9.5	Atlanta BBQ Classic	Apr 28, 2018
+9.1	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown	Nov 15, 2019
+0.4	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2)	Nov 18, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.2	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel	Nov 17, 2017
-5.7	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 26, 2019
-3.8	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig	Jul 14, 2017
-3.2	Dirty South-KOD	Feb 16, 2018
-2.6	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 20, 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	5	3	60%	top 38%	94.9%	93.4%
2018	4	0	75%	top 66%	95.3%	93.5%
2017	8	0	25%	top 70%	94.2%	92%
2016	3	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 15, 2019	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA	9 / 35 (683.3144)	10 (171.9772)	9 (173.1316)	11 (169.6800)	18 (168.5256)
May 31, 2019	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 LaFayette, GA	10 / 22 (666.1368)	9 (169.6800)	3 (173.1544)	7 (166.8228)	19 (156.4796)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	20 / 33 (658.6280)	32 (158.2056)	15 (169.6800)	12 (167.3712)	18 (163.3712)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	6 / 30 (681.6116)	7 (172.5716)	11 (169.6800)	10 (167.3828)	7 (171.9772)
Feb 8, 2019	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 unrated Little Rock, AR	—	—	—	—	—
May 11, 2018	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	27 / 39 (677.5656)	25 (169.6800)	29 (166.2516)	30 (166.2284)	6 (175.4056)
Apr 28, 2018	Atlanta BBQ Classic Atlanta, GA	11 / 26 (686.1712)	3 (175.4172)	16 (169.1084)	8 (174.2628)	15 (167.3828)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	32 / 42 (658.6628)	37 (165.0972)	38 (161.6572)	30 (162.8000)	24 (169.1084)
Feb 16, 2018	Dirty South-KOD Powder Springs, GA	12 / 16 (669.5888)	14 (165.0856)	8 (168.5488)	11 (167.4060)	8 (168.5484)
Nov 18, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA	43 / 58 (670.1140)	54 (165.0856)	17 (173.1084)	44 (165.0972)	41 (166.8228)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA	56 / 58 (648.4004)	49 (166.2516)	53 (161.0972)	45 (162.8000)	56 (158.2516)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA	25 / 62 (678.1944)	28 (170.2744)	6 (176)	35 (167.3828)	41 (164.5372)
Sep 15, 2017	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	26 / 39 (655.2684)	26 (165.6684)	23 (167.4172)	32 (163.3828)	27 (158.8000)
Jul 14, 2017	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA	30 / 41 (658.6744)	2 (177.7028)	33 (161.0972)	10 (173.1200)	39 (146.7544)
May 12, 2017	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 28, 2017	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 3, 2017	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 18, 2016	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Apr 29, 2016	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	—	—	—	—	—

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BUNCH OF BUTTS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

An April team

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)