Bottoms Up BBQ

Bottoms Up BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 13th of 78 at the Smokin' on the Summit (2015). They finished #856 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1505

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013

latest Feb 14, 2020 · 6.7 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

670.2288 / 720

Master · Smokin' on the Summit

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4172

Pork · Smokin' on the Summit

Consistency

±21.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 166.41 · weakest Brisket (154.26)

Road miles

571

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 570 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

642.65 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

670.2288 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.2288 at Smokin' on the Summit — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 5, 2015

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Mullet Brothers in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

4.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.7 years, then back at Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown (Feb 14, 2020).

last seen Jun 5, 2015
back Feb 14, 2020

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
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	0	167.4172	148.5712	160.28	top 56%
Pork Ribs	4	0	0	169.7144	154.8572	161.70	top 51%
Pork	4	2	1	175.4172	157.7140	166.41	top 37%
Brisket	4	0	0	157.6800	150.2858	154.26	top 67%

“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 state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	3	0	top 44%
TX	1	0	top 74%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin' on the Summit	3	13	0	top 44%	Jun 5, 2015

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 188 finished ahead 143 times, behind 133

Longest layoff 4.7 yrs Jun 5, 2015 → Feb 14, 2020

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20201 milestone

Feb 14 Most recent contest Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown

20154 milestones

Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2288 Smokin' on the Summit
Jun 5 Career-best overall score670.2288 Smokin' on the Summit
Jun 5 Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Smokin' on the Summit
Jun 5 Peak power rating (1509) Smokin' on the Summit

20141 milestone

Jun 6 First call Smokin on the Summit

20131 milestone

Jun 7 First tracked contest SMOKIN on the Summit

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.2	Smokin' on the Summit	Jun 5, 2015
+5.1	Smokin on the Summit	Jun 6, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.6	SMOKIN on the Summit	Jun 7, 2013
-3.4	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 14, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0%	top 74%	89%	89%
2015	1	100%	top 17%	93.1%	93.1%
2014	1	100%	top 38%	90%	90%
2013	1	0%	top 78%	84.9%	84.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 14, 2020	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown 🏅 Huntsville, TX	31 / 42 (641.0512)	29 (161.7028)	25 (164.5828)	29 (162.2400)	36 (152.5256)
Jun 5, 2015	Smokin' on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	13 / 78 (670.2288)	23 (167.4172)	11 (169.7144)	3 (175.4172)	45 (157.6800)
Jun 6, 2014	Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO	30 / 79 (647.8972)	30 (163.4284)	48 (157.6572)	8 (170.2744)	40 (156.5372)
Jun 7, 2013	SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO	63 / 81 (611.4282)	72 (148.5712)	57 (154.8572)	54 (157.7140)	60 (150.2858)