Brisket Butts AB
Rating
1643
peak 1651
Contests
37
in the data
First seen
2021-07-10
latest 2025-11-05
Best ToY finish
#80
Master 2025
Grand champs
5
3 reserve
Category wins
17
35 podiums
Overall top-10s
21
of 37 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
681.51 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 647.82 (+33.69)
Walk rate
68%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±117.03
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.02)
Road miles
14188
mi across 37 mapped stops · furthest 1759 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Kreiser Barbecue has finished one call ahead of Brisket Butts 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Q Cartel has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 14 of their 19 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MOTLEY QUE in 15 of their 19 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Barbeque on the Bow Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.3316 points of the Grand Championship at Barbeque on the Bow Festival (2023-09-02).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 18% across 3 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Columbia Valley Smokeshow (2022-06-24) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMELLAQUE.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 148.5256 | 167.11 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 35 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 179.4400 | 143.3716 | 167.02 | top 48% |
| Pork | 35 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 144.5484 | 169.83 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 35 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.3828 | 171.12 | top 29% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB | 18 | 3 | top 30% |
| KS | 6 | 0 | top 53% |
| SK | 2 | 1 | top 23% |
| IA | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| MB | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
| BC | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 2 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 3 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AB (18 of 37 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (35 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Columbia Valley Smokeshow (2022-06-24)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 647.82
- 6 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 699.3828 | 638.25 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 696.5140 | 620.95 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 711.4056 | 691.65 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 704.6172 | 682.09 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 651.4056 | 618.55 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 118 / 158 (676.9824) | 107 (170.8228) | 113 (169.1200) | 34 (175.4056) | 149 (161.6340) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 150 / 401 (683.9200) | 131 (173.1200) | 314 (163.4172) | 45 (176.5600) | 136 (170.8228) |
| 2025-10-11 | Bean Town BBQ Cookoff Bow Island, AB | 6 / 15 (666.1824) | 2 (171.9884) | 11 (160.5256) | 3 (169.6800) | 8 (163.9884) |
| 2025-09-27 | Smoke in the Valley Edmonton, AB | 4 / 23 (685.6572) | 10 (170.2972) | 2 (173.1200) | 4 (172.5716) | 8 (169.6684) |
| 2025-09-12 | Summer Grillin' BBQ Festival Leduc, AB | 1 / 16 (694.8000) | 3 (173.1200) | 2 (175.4172) | 8 (166.2628) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-09-06 | Big Smoke Bonnyville Bonnyville, AB | 2 / 15 (694.2512) | 3 (174.2628) | 7 (171.4400) | 7 (171.4056) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2025-07-26 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 16 / 32 (670.7084) | 14 (167.9772) | 17 (167.3828) | 15 (169.6800) | 14 (165.6684) |
| 2025-06-30 | Blue Bombers BBQ Pit Master Showdown Winnipeg, MB | 2 / 24 (699.3828) | 7 (170.2628) | 3 (176.0000) | 5 (173.1200) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-06-21 | Smokey Skies BBQ Competition Kipling, SK | 11 / 27 (680.4912) | 22 (163.4056) | 23 (165.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (173.1084) |
| 2025-05-31 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 1 / 25 (177.1428) | 11 (170.2512) | 2 (175.4172) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (175.4400) |
| 2025-05-24 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 7 / 34 (679.9312) | 11 (168.0000) | 15 (162.8228) | 8 (169.6684) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 42 / 49 (649.5656) | 44 (159.4172) | 44 (158.8228) | 40 (161.6456) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2024-09-21 | Smoke 'N the Valley Fort Qu'Appelle, SK | 1 / 21 (696.5140) | 3 (174.8456) | 14 (167.4056) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2024-08-31 | Prairie Dog on the Bow Calgary, AB | 5 / 24 (682.2400) | 12 (169.7256) | 21 (162.2400) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (178.2972) |
| 2024-08-31 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 3 / 35 (694.2628) | 23 (168.0000) | 5 (174.2628) | 1 (176.0000) | 5 (176.0000) |
| 2024-07-27 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 8 / 28 (682.7996) | 26 (159.9428) | 6 (171.9884) | 2 (174.8456) | 2 (176.0228) |
| 2024-06-08 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano, AB | 12 / 27 (164.5372) | 15 (166.2284) | 19 (160.5028) | 1 (177.7144) | 10 (169.7028) |
| 2024-06-01 | Columbia Valley Smoke Show Invermere, BC | 6 / 9 (678.2628) | 8 (158.2628) | 6 (169.7372) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (170.2628) |
| 2024-05-25 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 12 / 39 (681.0284) | 30 (162.8228) | 13 (168.5372) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (169.6684) |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 5 / 42 (687.9660) | 18 (171.9888) | 16 (169.7144) | 8 (174.2628) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 141 / 487 (682.7540) | 369 (162.8000) | 139 (171.9884) | 98 (173.7028) | 60 (174.2628) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 119 / 211 (682.1600) | 66 (174.2744) | 199 (162.7884) | 95 (171.9656) | 51 (173.1316) |
| 2023-09-16 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (formerly Porkapalooza BBQ Festival) Sherwood Park, Edmonton, AB | 1 / 29 (711.4056) | 4 (175.4056) | 4 (177.1428) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-09-02 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 2 / 40 (699.9656) | 27 (163.3828) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (179.4400) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 38 / 62 (691.3716) | 57 (168.5372) | 29 (173.7028) | 20 (174.2744) | 25 (174.8572) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 54 / 90 (682.2172) | 44 (171.9772) | 77 (161.6572) | 22 (174.2972) | 19 (174.2856) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 18 / 83 (684.5140) | 37 (170.2856) | 4 (178.8572) | 66 (163.9656) | 29 (171.4056) |
| 2022-07-23 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 4 / 20 (675.9084) | 8 (166.8228) | 7 (167.9772) | 10 (163.9656) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2022-06-24 | Columbia Valley Smokeshow Invermere, V0A1K0 | 1 / 11 (704.6172) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (176.0000) | 2 (173.1428) | 2 (175.4744) |
| 2022-06-03 | Small Town Smoke Down Bassano Alberta Bassano, AB | 12 / 31 (663.3256) | 16 (163.3712) | 13 (169.1200) | 11 (166.2744) | 14 (164.5600) |
| 2021-11-26 | Agribition Supreme BBQ Regina, S4P 2Z6 | 8 / 14 (633.0056) | 11 (157.0856) | 9 (156.5600) | 6 (163.4056) | 10 (155.9544) |
| 2021-09-04 | BBQ on the Bow Didsbury, AB | 10 / 29 (651.4056) | 5 (168.5484) | 8 (166.2972) | 27 (144.5484) | 2 (172.0116) |
| 2021-09-03 | Didsbury Lions BBQ Didsbury, AB | 21 / 26 (601.6000) | 9 (158.8456) | 22 (143.3716) | 23 (146.8572) | 16 (152.5256) |
| 2021-08-14 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival SHERWOOD PARK, AB | 24 / 25 (594.7084) | 22 (148.5256) | 20 (153.6800) | 24 (145.1200) | 20 (147.3828) |
| 2021-07-10 | Smoke, Wind & Fire Lethbridge, T1J4R3 | 13 / 16 (612.0224) | 12 (154.2740) | 14 (144.0000) | 11 (151.4400) | 5 (162.3084) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #80 (1731 pts) | #129 (1436 pts) | #117 (1546 pts) | #70 (1716 pts) | #48 (1881 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #99 (1464 pts) | #278 (844 pts) | #251 (979 pts) | #30 (1879 pts) | #79 (1569 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #279 (779 pts) | #438 (504 pts) | #349 (729 pts) | #260 (844 pts) | #272 (809 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #324 (711 pts) | #388 (611 pts) | #392 (651 pts) | #375 (636 pts) | #326 (731 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #498 (356 pts) | #412 (486 pts) | #515 (386 pts) | #595 (281 pts) | #346 (591 pts) |