The heartbreaker
1.7256
points from the title
Came within 1.7256 points of the Grand Championship at Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) (Oct 28, 2023).
Fluffy Butt BBQ
Fluffy Butt BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 33 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (2022), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 7 times. They are ranked #455 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1687
peak 1687 · rated over 22 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
33
in the data
First seen
Mar 25, 2022
latest Mar 20, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
3
7 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time
Category wins
8
23 podiums
Overall top-10s
18
55% of 33 contests
Best top-10 run
12
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
343.38 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 345.47 (-2.09)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.57
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.89 · weakest Brisket (171.21)
Road miles
3,131
across 33 mapped stops · furthest 480 mi
Schedule strength
68%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)
Purse competed for
$144K
listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
won from 13 state-championship entries
Master avg
685.96 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
345.47 / 360
17 Backyard contests · 3 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
523.77 / 540
3 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #908 (100 pts) | #771 (175 pts) | #1161 (60 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #705 (185 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #190 (256 pts) | #185 (286 pts) | #209 (241 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #489 (383 pts) | #535 (373 pts) | #645 (318 pts) | #633 (283 pts) | #540 (363 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #19 (1,172 pts) | #47 (1,007 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1170 (80 pts) | #675 (258 pts) | #635 (332 pts) | #838 (170 pts) | #1072 (115 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #4 (1,287 pts) | #7 (1,262 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1174 (115 pts) | — | — |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Fluffy Butt BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
#452 of the rated field
- Contests
- 38
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1700
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Fluffy Butt BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Fluffy Butt BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#457 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1701
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Fluffy Butt BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#456 of the rated field
- Contests
- 42
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 69%
- Peak
- 1696
Careers of much the same size, 42 contests to 33, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#458 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 48%
- Peak
- 1714
Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 58 contests, alongside a 48% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#453 of the rated field
- Contests
- 58
- GCs
- 3
- Top-10s
- 45%
- Peak
- 1695
Level with Fluffy Butt BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#454 of the rated field
- Contests
- 121
- GCs
- 5
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1819
They've been 1819 at their best, 133 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swine-O-licious BBQ | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Reds Backyard BBQ | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Breaking Slabs BBQ | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke This Drink That BBQ | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Curly Bird BBQ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| HESSHOGS | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 12 | 9 | 3 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| PARTS 'R' SMOKIN | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Influence BBQ - MO | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| TEAM CRAWFORD | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
| Damn Fine Beef & Swine | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Bushwood BBQ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Furlongs Smoke & Seafood | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 180 🔥 | 166.2284 | 173.89 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 34 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 178.8572 | 159.9312 | 171.69 | top 34% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 164.5716 | 171.41 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.5828 | 163.9428 | 171.21 | top 32% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 1 | top 23% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 1 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 1 | top 25% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 5% | Oct 26, 2024 |
| 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 31% | Jul 12, 2024 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | 3 | 5 | 0 | top 32% | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 30% | Mar 29, 2024 |
| Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 17% | Sep 8, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2022
15 contests · 3 GCs
Contests a season
8.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
23 of 33 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
16
5 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
34 entries · 3 wins · 21 calls
First title
Apr 29, 2022
Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard)
Opponents faced
471
finished ahead 839 times, behind 266
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
Oct 26, 2024 → Mar 20, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Peak power rating (1687) 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
20241 milestone
- Career-best overall score694.7540 Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)
20232 milestones
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL
- 25th tracked contest Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
202212 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First call American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First category win (Chicken) American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First overall top-10 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score343.3828 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First overall podium Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard)
- First Grand Championship Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard)
- First multi-meat day Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard)
- First Reserve Championship 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
- First state championship 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)
- 10th tracked contest Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Biggest field won (40 teams) Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.2 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) | Jul 16, 2022 |
| +17.5 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Jul 15, 2022 |
| +16.8 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | Oct 28, 2022 |
| +16.4 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) | Apr 29, 2022 |
| +13.2 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | Oct 28, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | Jul 7, 2023 |
| -9.2 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest | Mar 22, 2024 |
| -2.5 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Mar 29, 2024 |
| -0.1 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off | Jul 12, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 25% | 95.7% | 95.7% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 41% | 96.5% | 94.8% |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 91% | top 24% | 98.4% | 96% |
| 2022 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 87% | top 13% | 99% | 96.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | 8th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 17 / 68 (689.1084) | 6 (177.7028) | 35 (167.9772) | 49 (166.8456) | 5 (176.5828) |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 4 / 56 (694.7540) | 15 (175.4056) | 9 (175.4056) | 17 (173.1200) | 18 (170.8228) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 2024 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 13 / 28 (681.5884) | 12 (171.4056) | 13 (170.8228) | 11 (170.8228) | 6 (168.5372) |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 20 / 47 (343.9544) | 12 (175.4172) | 31 (168.5372) | — | — |
| May 24, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN | 50 / 118 (686.2288) | 9 (177.7144) | 87 (167.3828) | 102 (164.5716) | 17 (176.5600) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 20 / 42 (335.3484) | 23 (168.5256) | 23 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 19 / 31 (336.4912) | 18 (167.3712) | 14 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 2 / 40 (350.8344) | 9 (173.1316) | 4 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Oak Grove, MO | — | 8 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 3 / 47 (350.2744) | 1 (178.2972) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 2 / 11 (348.5256) | 2 (175.4056) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 3 / 29 (354.2744) | 2 (180) | 12 (174.2744) | — | — |
| Jul 22, 2023 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO | 5 / 28 (520.5372) | 6 (174.8572) | 7 (171.9772) | 4 (173.7028) | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cameron, MO | 20 / 30 (678.1252) | 14 (173.1084) | 27 (159.9312) | 6 (174.2628) | 13 (170.8228) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Made for KC BBQ Championship (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Kansas City, MO | 28 / 44 (671.8512) | 28 (167.9656) | 26 (169.6800) | 22 (170.2628) | 32 (163.9428) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 6 / 47 (340.5484) | 2 (177.1428) | 17 (163.4056) | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 5 / 37 (342.8000) | 10 (169.6684) | 7 (173.1316) | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 4 / 32 (342.7884) | 7 (166.2284) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 1 / 40 (346.8456) | 2 (174.2856) | 5 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Oak Grove, MO | — | — | 14 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Oct 8, 2022 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 2 Tahlequah, OK | 2 / 32 (527.3712) | 10 (171.9656) | 2 (177.7028) | 5 (177.7028) | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Day 1 Tahlequah, OK | 2 / 32 (523.4056) | 6 (173.1428) | 1 (178.8572) | 16 (171.4056) | — |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Car-B-Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Belton, MO | 2 / 13 (355.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD) (JUDGING FULL) Warsaw, MO | 2 / 5 (333.6340) | 2 (167.3712) | 3 (166.2628) | — | — |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 2) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 1 / 25 (344.5484) | 1 (174.8456) | 2 (169.7028) | — | — |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off - One Meat Ribs Cameron, MO | — | — | 16 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | 2022 Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) 🏅 Cameron, MO | 2 / 27 (346.8456) | 1 (174.2628) | 2 (172.5828) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Clay County Juneteenth BBQ Contest (One Meat Ribs) Liberty, MO | — | — | 4 (169.7028) | — | — |
| May 1, 2022 | KCBS Media Pro-Am Presented by Prairie Fresh Kansas City, MO | — | — | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin (Backyard) Derby, KS | 1 / 6 (356.5600) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Rod Trowbridge Memorial Cook Flyin - One Meat Ribs Derby, KS | — | — | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 5 / 25 (343.3828) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (164.5256) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.