High-water mark
665.1428
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.1428 at Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 24, 2016
Burnt Butter
Burnt Butter is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 25th of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship (2016). They are ranked #3237 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1500 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 21, 2019 · 6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.31 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 633.74 (+3.56)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.37 · weakest Brisket (152.96)
Road miles
5
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
633.74 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2004 (110 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Burnt Butter, each with one reason worth a look.
119 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,248 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1499
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#3,250 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1499
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1514
They turned up 8 years after Burnt Butter did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#3,242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1516
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 12 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#3,246 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
Level with Burnt Butter on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1512
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Clue BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BITE MY BUTT BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| RAW DAWGIN BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Every Man A Smoker | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Notorious P.I.G. | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking Our Butts Off | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| The Drizzlers | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Brewski and Barbeque | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire in the Hole | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| B&D BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| DUNN UP BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Meaty Bone BBQ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Slow Cookin' Cats | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Engineers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Too Hot to Handle | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 151.4056 | 160.80 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 146.8456 | 162.37 | top 38% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 151.9772 | 157.60 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 141.6572 | 152.96 | 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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | 4 | 25 | 0 | top 52% | Jun 24, 2016 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
383
finished ahead 617 times, behind 661
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 21, 2013 → Jun 27, 2014
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5600 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1500) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20162 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.1428 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score665.1428 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2016 |
| +4.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
| -3 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
| -2.9 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 23, 2017 |
| -1.9 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -1.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle | Jun 22, 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 39% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 14% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 71 / 183 (649.1204) | 87 (161.1316) | 69 (164.5716) | 15 (172.5600) | 142 (150.8572) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle Lenexa, KS | 104 / 185 (630.1948) | 114 (156.5372) | 56 (164.5716) | 131 (153.6572) | 110 (155.4288) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 111 / 184 (627.3372) | 88 (158.8800) | 15 (171.4400) | 130 (155.3600) | 163 (141.6572) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 25 / 183 (665.1428) | 20 (169.1428) | 38 (167.4400) | 88 (160.5600) | 31 (168) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 143 / 183 (614.7428) | 49 (165.6800) | 164 (146.8456) | 152 (151.9772) | 130 (150.2400) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 111 / 184 (622.2400) | 152 (151.4056) | 110 (156) | 129 (151.9772) | 48 (162.8572) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 103 / 183 (627.4284) | 59 (162.8572) | 33 (165.7144) | 107 (157.1424) | 158 (141.7144) |