High-water mark
666.1488
career-best overall
92.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.1488 at Horse Town Brew B Que Festival — 92.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 1, 2018
BUTLER'S BBQ
BUTLER'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 30th of 40 at the West Coast BBQ Classic (2017). They are ranked #4724 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 29, 2016
latest May 31, 2019 · 2.8 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 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.11 · weakest Brisket (157.82)
Road miles
207
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
631.97 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1524 (120 pts) | #1598 (120 pts) | #1540 (135 pts) | #1610 (120 pts) | #1539 (130 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #1768 (125 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2170 (75 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BUTLER'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
158 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,717 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUTLER'S BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BUTLER'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,697 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1500
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BUTLER'S BBQ)
They've been 1500 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,727 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
They turned up 6 years after BUTLER'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,703 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Level with BUTLER'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE HOUND BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7600 | 144.4684 | 158.11 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 147.3944 | 157.99 | top 73% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 146.8000 | 157.97 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 151.9544 | 157.82 | top 69% |
“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 89% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
140
finished ahead 52 times, behind 183
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
May 12, 2017 → Jun 1, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
20183 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.1488 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- Career-best overall score666.1488 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8344 Horse Town Brew B Que Festival
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
- Peak power rating (1491) 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic | Jul 29, 2016 |
| -9.3 | 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 13, 2018 |
| -7.2 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 31, 2019 |
| -4.7 | West Coast BBQ Classic | May 12, 2017 |
| -0.8 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival | Jun 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 92.5% | 88.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA | 37 / 49 (632.2968) | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 9th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (JUDGES FULL) Vista, CA | 33 / 37 (611.7372) | 35 (144.4684) | 35 (147.3944) | 31 (160.5144) | 27 (159.3600) |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Horse Town Brew B Que Festival Norco, CA | 36 / 57 (666.1488) | 43 (164.5372) | 22 (170.8344) | 45 (162.8000) | 23 (167.9772) |
| May 12, 2017 | West Coast BBQ Classic Long Beach, CA | 30 / 40 (641.2116) | 12 (169.7600) | 29 (157.7372) | 22 (161.7600) | 31 (151.9544) |
| Jul 29, 2016 | 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA | 37 / 42 (608.4456) | 38 (153.6800) | 36 (155.9884) | 40 (146.8000) | 35 (151.9772) |