A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
AMERICAN FIRE BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
RACKS N BUTTS BBQ
RACKS N BUTTS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 24 at the 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) (2018). They finished #719 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 13, 2018
latest Sep 26, 2020 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.47
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.85 · weakest Pork (154.67)
Road miles
1
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1607)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
626.75 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 156.5488 | 159.85 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7372 | 151.9200 | 155.27 | top 94% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8112 | 143.9656 | 154.67 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 144.5256 | 156.97 | top 83% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 92% | Jul 18, 2020 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
77
finished ahead 8 times, behind 122
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jul 13, 2018 → Jul 17, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20203 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.8228 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7256 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
- Most recent contest West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1489) 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) | Jul 13, 2018 |
| -10 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest | Sep 26, 2020 |
| -8.8 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | Jul 18, 2020 |
| -7.5 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Jul 17, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 89.8% | 88% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 84.2% | 84.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2020 | West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO | 35 / 36 (628.9944) | 35 (156.5488) | 35 (154.8572) | 31 (162.8112) | 35 (154.7772) |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 31 / 32 (625.0972) | 30 (164.5600) | 30 (157.7372) | 32 (143.9656) | 29 (158.8344) |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 37 / 42 (646.8228) | 38 (161.7372) | 39 (156.5488) | 40 (158.8112) | 19 (169.7256) |
| Jul 13, 2018 | 1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO | 23 / 24 (606.0912) | 19 (156.5600) | 22 (151.9200) | 20 (153.0856) | 24 (144.5256) |