A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
THE BUTTS UP BARBECUE CREW
THE BUTTS UP BARBECUE CREW is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 28th of 40 at the Derby BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #4794 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 10, 2017
latest Jun 8, 2018 · 1.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.01
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.45 · weakest Pork (149.33)
Road miles
251
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Master avg
625.34 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE BUTTS UP BARBECUE CREW, each with one reason worth a look.
135 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,778 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 21%
- Peak
- 1468
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to THE BUTTS UP BARBECUE CREW)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THE BUTTS UP BARBECUE CREW has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,810 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,770 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
They turned up 5 years after THE BUTTS UP BARBECUE CREW did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
They've been 1510 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,777 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Level with THE BUTTS UP BARBECUE CREW on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,797 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIPPIN ON SMOKE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| OUT OF BOUNDS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 149.1200 | 158.93 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 139.9432 | 155.62 | top 82% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9772 | 139.9428 | 149.33 | top 96% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.9432 | 161.45 | top 63% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 82% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
130
finished ahead 31 times, behind 175
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20184 milestones
- First call Derby BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score641.5996 Derby BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.2628 Derby BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Derby BBQ Festival
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off
- Peak power rating (1489) Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off | Mar 10, 2017 |
| -7.4 | Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 | Mar 2, 2018 |
| -6.4 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ | Oct 20, 2017 |
| -5.2 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest | Jul 28, 2017 |
| -2.3 | Derby BBQ Festival | Jun 8, 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 | 50% | top 83% | 89.1% | 88.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.9% | 85.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2018 | Derby BBQ Festival Derby, KS | 28 / 40 (641.5996) | 34 (157.1084) | 27 (160) | 39 (154.2284) | 8 (170.2628) |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Kansas BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Cheney, KS | 45 / 47 (635.8972) | 16 (170.2628) | 44 (159.3944) | 47 (143.9772) | 34 (162.2628) |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ Harper, KS | 40 / 47 (632.9948) | 42 (159.3828) | 30 (165.6916) | 42 (155.9772) | 42 (151.9432) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 33 / 43 (632.3772) | 40 (158.8000) | 37 (153.0744) | 39 (152.5256) | 19 (167.9772) |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Kansas Winter Q and Chest to Chest National Cook Off Great Bend, KS | 34 / 34 (583.8288) | 34 (149.1200) | 34 (139.9432) | 34 (139.9428) | 31 (154.8228) |