High-water mark
679.3716
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3716 at Qlathe BBQ Championship — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 18, 2022
KC Butt Smokers
KC Butt Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 21st of 71 at the Qlathe BBQ Championship (2022). They finished #856 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 11, 2020
latest Oct 28, 2022 · 2.1 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 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.85 · weakest Brisket (159.71)
Road miles
48
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 42 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1609)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.49 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #933 (140 pts) | #947 (150 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #778 (215 pts) | #954 (140 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #580 (175 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 165.1084 | 169.85 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 157.1200 | 163.53 | top 67% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 155.9428 | 166.40 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3088 | 143.3828 | 159.71 | top 66% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
166
finished ahead 102 times, behind 140
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score679.3716 Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1512) Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship
20211 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2172 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
20203 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Trails
- First call Smoke on the Trails
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0116 Smoke on the Trails
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 18, 2022 |
| +4.6 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 19, 2021 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | Oct 28, 2022 |
| -3.3 | Smoke on the Trails | Sep 11, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 94.4% | 92.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 37 / 40 (646.1600) | 31 (165.1084) | 29 (166.2400) | 38 (155.9428) | 38 (158.8688) |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 21 / 71 (679.3716) | 19 (172) | 42 (163.9428) | 8 (173.1200) | 21 (170.3088) |
| Mar 19, 2021 | 3rd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 34 / 70 (670.2172) | 43 (166.2744) | 41 (166.8344) | 26 (170.8456) | 36 (166.2628) |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 35 / 48 (642.1944) | 6 (176.0116) | 37 (157.1200) | 30 (165.6800) | 43 (143.3828) |